On Feb 13, 3:10*pm, "Muddymike" wrote:
"moghouse" wrote in message

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On Feb 13, 1:08 pm, "Muddymike" wrote:



Charles Dickens has much to answer for on peoples expectations of British
winter weather. The years (mid 1800s) he was writing coincided with a
series
of cold snowbound winters.

Sorry, I can't remember the 1850s with any clarity!

Bloody youngsters :-)

Mike

I hear 'twas rather chilly across mainland Europe chilly in 1709