| The weather 13:46 - Mar 1 with 12476 views | mingthemerciless |
I've lived in Rochdale since the mid 1950's but I can't honestly remember weather like this. I remember the big freeze of 1963 when there were no games of football for the best part of 10 weeks but that was a different kettle of fish. I live facing Cronkeyshaw Common and the wind is gusting the standing snow right across the common from the Syke area onto the top of Whitehall St. The waste pipe for my bathroom wash basin is exposed to the East wind and has frozen up. That's never happened before.
No buses and not many taxis are operating.
I need to get over to Heywood tomorrow morning. Any residents care to give me a lowdown on current weather/driving conditions in central Heywood ? |  | | |  |
| The weather on 14:05 - Mar 1 with 9641 views | SuddenLad |
Buses are running, but a reduced service in operation.. |  |
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| The weather on 14:14 - Mar 1 with 9609 views | mingthemerciless |
| The weather on 14:05 - Mar 1 by SuddenLad |
Buses are running, but a reduced service in operation.. |
Is that generally or specifically regarding Heywood buses ? The 440 bus service which goes up past the Infirmary and down Mizzy Rd hasn't run since about 8.00 am. [Post edited 1 Mar 2018 14:15]
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| The weather on 14:14 - Mar 1 with 9608 views | mexmike |
Heywood is just as bad as Rochdale mate, roads are bad and only getting worse with the wind is bringing large drifts to. |  | | |
| The weather on 14:16 - Mar 1 with 9596 views | mingthemerciless |
| The weather on 14:14 - Mar 1 by mexmike |
Heywood is just as bad as Rochdale mate, roads are bad and only getting worse with the wind is bringing large drifts to. |
Thanks for that. I was just wondering if Heywood had been spared the worst of it. | | | |
| The weather on 14:19 - Mar 1 with 9582 views | BartRowou |
Not seen a bus in High Crompton. Got blown into the road at Wren's Nest. #oldhamhour |  |
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| The weather on 14:23 - Mar 1 with 9567 views | mingthemerciless |
Avoid heading up Whitehall St to the top near the Common. The snow has drifted across the road enough to block it. Needs a snow plough ASAP. Cars getting stuck. [Post edited 1 Mar 2018 14:35]
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| The weather on 14:27 - Mar 1 with 9559 views | mexmike |
Affraid not, I would say if you can postpone your trip here then absolutely do so.
Also a fair few places not open or closing early due to staff shortages or trying to get staff home safely. | | | |
| The weather on 16:41 - Mar 1 with 9287 views | ChaffRAFC |
| The weather on 14:19 - Mar 1 by BartRowou |
Not seen a bus in High Crompton. Got blown into the road at Wren's Nest. #oldhamhour |
I made the mistake of walking from Rochdale back to Shaw last night and fell in a 4ft snow drift over Rochdale Road just short of the Fairview. Couldn't move and genuinely thought the end was nigh. Barely managed to "swim" through and just about made it home.
Not one if my brightest decisions. Worst weather I've ever known. |  |
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| The weather on 17:22 - Mar 1 with 9163 views | mingthemerciless |
| The weather on 16:41 - Mar 1 by ChaffRAFC |
I made the mistake of walking from Rochdale back to Shaw last night and fell in a 4ft snow drift over Rochdale Road just short of the Fairview. Couldn't move and genuinely thought the end was nigh. Barely managed to "swim" through and just about made it home.
Not one if my brightest decisions. Worst weather I've ever known. |
You were lucky there matey. | | | |
| The weather on 19:23 - Mar 1 with 8961 views | davidab2202 |
| The weather on 16:41 - Mar 1 by ChaffRAFC |
I made the mistake of walking from Rochdale back to Shaw last night and fell in a 4ft snow drift over Rochdale Road just short of the Fairview. Couldn't move and genuinely thought the end was nigh. Barely managed to "swim" through and just about made it home.
Not one if my brightest decisions. Worst weather I've ever known. |
Lived opposite Fairview growing up--that doesn't sound to bad.
Road was always blocked following heavy snowfall all the way from Turf Hill Rd to High Crompton.
It did improve a bit once "snow fences" were put up in the fields which seemed to collect the snow behind them rather than it accumulate on the road.Couldn't understand how they worked but they did | | | |
| The weather on 22:39 - Mar 1 with 8689 views | rochdalefan9 |
So glad you made it Chaff..............your programme articles are always good too. | | | |
| The weather on 00:27 - Mar 2 with 8579 views | Sandyman |
Winter early 1979 was the worst I can remember. Seriously deep snow. |  | | |
| The weather on 01:03 - Mar 2 with 8553 views | rochdale_ranger |
Felt really sorry for the people on the coach who were trying to get hold of Taxis to no avail. I parked near COA and drove back to my parents in Whitworth at twenty mile an hour. Couple of crashed and abandoned cars along Whitworth road and in Whitworth. Drove past Cronkeyshaw common today on the way home drifts near the bustop on. |  | | |
| The weather on 07:03 - Mar 2 with 8411 views | The_Knightowl |
| The weather on 00:27 - Mar 2 by Sandyman |
Winter early 1979 was the worst I can remember. Seriously deep snow. |
I am sure there were worse in the sixties as I recall my Dad squeezing me outside through the gap at the top of the front door to dig them out.
Snow here has accumulated over night with drifts making it worse in some areas. There is now a nice glassy sheen where the surface s have frozen and more snow to be dumped later this morning.
Mother in law lives in Okehampton I can't see the Plymouth match going ahead as would be too treacherous to travel . | | | |
| The weather on 07:07 - Mar 2 with 8408 views | fitzochris |
Worst snow I remember in Rochdale was in the late 80s when the drifts were so high you could’t open your front door. Not sure of the exact year.
However, that was nothing compared to the snow that has fallen over Glasgow in the past 48 hours. I was always sceptical of this colour-coded weather nonsense, but, as it transpires, red snow is pretty serious stuff. |  |
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| The weather on 07:45 - Mar 2 with 8348 views | DaleiLama |
This is what it's like down there!
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| The weather on 08:14 - Mar 2 with 8280 views | mingthemerciless |
What's it like getting over to Heywood ? I would like to run an errand over there today but it's not essential. Living facing Cronky Common give you a false impression of the weather in the rest of the area. Yesterday the wind was blowing clouds of snow straight down the Common from the Pennines, you'd have thought we were living in Siberia !
My wife walked into town and came back saying things were OK. | | | |
| The weather on 08:53 - Mar 2 with 8189 views | deeplishblue |
| The weather on 07:45 - Mar 2 by DaleiLama |
This is what it's like down there!
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i'd play in that. |  |
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| The weather on 10:45 - Mar 2 with 7982 views | DaleiLama |
| The weather on 09:38 - Mar 2 by aleanddale |
Cornish shandy drinkers!!
Three quarter swing and keep your head still and you would be reet.  |
Extra "n" in your post aleanddale? Should that be three-quarter swig? | |
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| The weather on 11:12 - Mar 2 with 7928 views | aleanddale |
| The weather on 10:45 - Mar 2 by DaleiLama |
Extra "n" in your post aleanddale? Should that be three-quarter swig? |
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| The weather on 11:23 - Mar 2 with 7894 views | mingthemerciless |
| The weather on 07:03 - Mar 2 by The_Knightowl |
I am sure there were worse in the sixties as I recall my Dad squeezing me outside through the gap at the top of the front door to dig them out.
Snow here has accumulated over night with drifts making it worse in some areas. There is now a nice glassy sheen where the surface s have frozen and more snow to be dumped later this morning.
Mother in law lives in Okehampton I can't see the Plymouth match going ahead as would be too treacherous to travel . |
1963 was the worst. The Dale played Crewe at home on Dec 29 1963 in the snow ( my first ever game ) and and one game at Oldham away on Feb 2nd. The next game was at home to Gillingham on Mar 5th. That was it !
After that they played on 9th, 12th, 16th, 20th, 23rd, 27th, 30th of March.
6th, 8th, 13th, 16th, 20th, 22nd, 27th of April.
4th, 7th, 11th, 17th, 20th, 23rd of May.
How would today's players go on with that amount of games. In such a short space of time ? And how would the fans afford to pay for them all ? [Post edited 2 Mar 2018 11:25]
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| The weather on 11:27 - Mar 2 with 7879 views | TVOS1907 |
| The weather on 11:23 - Mar 2 by mingthemerciless |
1963 was the worst. The Dale played Crewe at home on Dec 29 1963 in the snow ( my first ever game ) and and one game at Oldham away on Feb 2nd. The next game was at home to Gillingham on Mar 5th. That was it !
After that they played on 9th, 12th, 16th, 20th, 23rd, 27th, 30th of March.
6th, 8th, 13th, 16th, 20th, 22nd, 27th of April.
4th, 7th, 11th, 17th, 20th, 23rd of May.
How would today's players go on with that amount of games. In such a short space of time ? And how would the fans afford to pay for them all ? [Post edited 2 Mar 2018 11:25]
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If tomorrow is off, we won’t have played a Saturday home game between 23rd December and 17th March! |  |
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| The weather on 14:09 - Mar 2 with 7638 views | mingthemerciless |
| The weather on 11:27 - Mar 2 by TVOS1907 |
If tomorrow is off, we won’t have played a Saturday home game between 23rd December and 17th March! |
That's worrying. People get out of the habit of going and find other things to do on a Saturday afternoon. Especially in this weather. | | | |
| The weather on 14:29 - Mar 2 with 7608 views | TVOS1907 |
| The weather on 14:09 - Mar 2 by mingthemerciless |
That's worrying. People get out of the habit of going and find other things to do on a Saturday afternoon. Especially in this weather. |
Apart from the Southend and Fleetwood games, it’s mainly down to the FA Cup and this week’s weather, which people would realise. | |
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