Snowfall on the west of the island - video

[curiouswombat]

I must start by saying that we live on what was the windward side during this particular snow storm - and most of the snow fell on the leeward side. We had only a couple of inches.

But this video on the BBC news site shows what it is still like on the leeward side.

The farmers on my Friends' List will want to weep, I think.

One farmer has lost almost her stock as she managed to get them into the sheds - and the weight of snow on the roofs caused them to collapse, killing alost all the stock within.

This photo, which is not one of mine, it was taken by someone about 4 miles from our house, gives you the idea;



For those of you unfamiliar with UK road signs, that one is on top of a pole at least 6 feet high. It is the worst weather we have had since 1963 - and the loss of stock is probably worse this time than it was then - lambing has been so badly hit.

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[brutti-ma-buoni.livejournal.com]

That's just ghastly. We knew it was bad, of course, but these stories really bring it home.

[curiouswombat.livejournal.com]

Today the problems on the west of our island actually made it to the British news. A measure of how bad it is in itself, really.

Such a loss of stock is heartbreaking for the farmers - it isn't even the money as much as the fact that they have bred those sheep, cared for them, they really know them. And now they'll have to start again. Or not, if they can't afford it.