Bloke in a pub (well, bloke working on the drive next door) said he had
heard that we were due for the worst winter in 100 years.

May know what he is on about as he used to work for Notcutts so at least
he should be a little in tune with nature.

He is also laying block paving and stuff so the quality of the winter has
a major effect on his business.

However (as discussed in a previous thread) the accuracy of long range
forecasts is not particularly high in some cases.

My issue is my Olive tree in a pot.

Over a normal winter I would expect to leave it outside, but long term
harsh conditions may not suit it.

I have the option to:

bring it into the sun lounge at the first forecast of really nasty weather
bring it in when the nasty weather starts
bring it in now (and subject it to occasional burst of warmth on sunny
days)
leave it outside to tough it out

What does the team think?
Is a really nasty frost or a week of snow and ice likely to see it off?
Would it make a good alternative Christmas tree?

I would rather like a week or two of snow.
Seems like ages since we had a real winter.
Here in Suffolk by the sea it seems to be generally very mild.
Last real snow (lasting more than a couple of days) was at least 10
years ago.

You can now all blame me for wishing for it when we are blizzard bound for
a month.

Cheers

Dave R