Yeah, I think the snow we had in the north-east in November 1965 was more memorable for me. For a start, I was older then and more aware of the world. I had started secondary school the previous year and my school was new, built on top of a hill in County Durham. First real snow storm we had after the school opened and the school buses couldn't get through for a week.
I suppose we were lucky we didn't get trapped in the school. Thursday morning it was snowing, and went on snowing all morning. (We had a swimming lesson that morning in a nice heated pool.) Lunchtime, the headmaster called us all into the assmembly hall and said that the snow ploughs had been along the lane the school was on and had given up when they got as far as the school. They didn't think they could keep the road open much longer so the head had called the school bus company to come and fetch us.
Of course, when I got home, my mother was out and I didn't have a house key in those days, but even waiting around in the snow for half an hour, I don't remember feeling particularly cold.
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Date: 2013-01-20 02:03 pm (UTC)I suppose we were lucky we didn't get trapped in the school. Thursday morning it was snowing, and went on snowing all morning. (We had a swimming lesson that morning in a nice heated pool.) Lunchtime, the headmaster called us all into the assmembly hall and said that the snow ploughs had been along the lane the school was on and had given up when they got as far as the school. They didn't think they could keep the road open much longer so the head had called the school bus company to come and fetch us.
Of course, when I got home, my mother was out and I didn't have a house key in those days, but even waiting around in the snow for half an hour, I don't remember feeling particularly cold.