Snow!

mcflux · 10-08-2005, 04:46 PM

So, who experienced the snow today? We did at uni, and Churchill is only 50m above sea level! It snowed for hours and we got really huge flakes.

This has never happened before here, and the last time it snowed in the region, it was in the hills behind churchill 10-15 years ago.

What a great day! We skipped half our classes to have snowball fights & to tobboggan down the hillside

out: We also made a snowman

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Spewin I didn't bring my digi, but my mates took plenty of shots on their phones. Will try & load some pix up if I get them off them.

I heard it snowed in Frankston and Essendon too... Can anyone confirm this? How weird is this weather?!?

-Dave-

Sourbastard · 10-08-2005, 04:55 PM

Was it snow in Frankston? Or did a drug lab just explode showering the area in cocaine.

Velociraptor · 10-08-2005, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by sourbastard

Was it snow in Frankston? Or did a drug lab just explode showering the area in cocaine.

Snowcain, now theres a slippery slope to slide down.

Kryton · 10-08-2005, 04:56 PM

well living in Warrnambool it apparently cant snow (something to do with sea level and salt or some crap) but it did hail which is kinda the same. well the same meaning its bloody freezing at least.
got up this morning and i almost thought i was living back in Ballarat!

SileNceR · 10-08-2005, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by davway

well living in Warrnambool it apparently cant snow (something to do with sea level and salt or some crap) but it did hail which is kinda the same. well the same meaning its bloody freezing at least.
got up this morning and i almost thought i was living back in Ballarat!

I woke up to the radio telling me it was cold... and then felt glad i'd left the central heating on 10 degrees overnight

Kryton · 10-08-2005, 08:28 PM

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Originally Posted by SileNceR

I woke up to the radio telling me it was cold... and then felt glad i'd left the central heating on 10 degrees overnight

central what now??

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oh you mean standing in the middle of the shower

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10-08-2005, 08:55 PM

I just had the worst shower of my life.

Snowing and freezing so i thought id have a shower and thaw out - bad idea. Got in, soaped myself up, was all good then it went dead cold (hot water service had blown out during the day). Had to stay in to get the soap off with ice cold water, now i think i am entirely frozen!

GRR!

Paris Hilton · 10-08-2005, 06:11 PM

Snowed here too, but not enough to do anything fun :(

Dezza · 10-08-2005, 06:21 PM

My sister goes to uni at Churchill. (At least Monash didn't make her move to Clayton). She messaged me to say it was snowing. I wish I was there to see that. She said she's taken some photos though, so I can't wait to see them.

At Clayton, all we got was a brief downburst of hail. It came down pretty quick, and left plenty of hail all over cars and stuff. It was pretty funny when one of my friends scooped up a heap of hail off a car and made something that resembled a snowball. He threw a fair few of these at other friend's windows.

pauljh74 · 10-08-2005, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by ea_silver_ghia

My sister goes to uni at Churchill. (At least Monash didn't make her move to Clayton). She messaged me to say it was snowing. I wish I was there to see that. She said she's taken some photos though, so I can't wait to see them.

At Clayton, all we got was a brief downburst of hail. It came down pretty quick, and left plenty of hail all over cars and stuff. It was pretty funny when one of my friends scooped up a heap of hail off a car and made something that resembled a snowball. He threw a fair few of these at other friend's windows.

I work in Clayton Sth, and we got Sweet FA there. It was bloody cold though. When I start complaining it's cold at work, it has to be! Still had one driver who wore shorts and a polo shirt - bloody mad.

I heard there was some snow in Sth Yarra and perhaps the city. Some more in Moe and Leongatha according to our drivers.

LUXO_8 · 10-08-2005, 06:27 PM

nope, i got ripped off..

had to put up with the freezing cold without actually getting to see any white stuff.!!

mcflux · 10-08-2005, 07:06 PM

A lecturer in a 2nd story room opened his window to take some pictures, and my mate sconned him a beauty :P

Another mate stole a table from a classroom to use for surfing down the hill

-Dave-

Mike Gayner · 10-08-2005, 07:12 PM

Oh it doesn't ever snow here. Ever. :(

Supa R00 · 10-08-2005, 07:16 PM

snowed here in ballarat at the uni, was the best fun ever. started comin down heavily in a tute at 4.30 so we begged our tutor till he let us go outside for 5 mins, had a HUGE snowball fight and even our tutor got in on the action... he copped it bad though!!! hehehe then after we finished at 5.30, walked back to res and got heaps of maccas trays and we were boarding down a bigass hill... best fun! so funny watchin people fall over and there was guys going down in real boogey boards... they flew down! got heaps of pic and hopefully tomorro there will be more!!!

10-08-2005, 07:21 PM

Yeah i live in Churchill and it snowed all day...pretty strange to see the hills all white, didn't feel right - but it looked wicked.

MITCHAY · 10-08-2005, 07:45 PM

Sure did snow in Canberra. Bloody hard to type at the moment lol. My car is iced over at the moment so looks like im gonna have fun tommorow morning when i have to leave at 7:30 as if it wasnt cold enough.

Dezza · 10-08-2005, 08:59 PM

Great photos Dave, that is absolutely insane. I never thought I would see the day when it would snow at Churchill. A good argument against global warming.

Xplodefalcon · 10-08-2005, 09:11 PM

Me and a few mates went to korumburra for a drive, when down this road to paddock full of snow, bit steeper on the way out, so 4 attemps later with a hell of run up, finaly got out, but yeah about 8inchs where we were

KEV EB XR8 · 11-08-2005, 07:54 AM

G'day all

at 1120m above sea level you would expect snow , but we havent had a lot in the three years of livin here after leavin sydney took some pics anyway .

no work today so i suppose ill have to visit licenced premises
love this place
Kev

bindi · 11-08-2005, 08:02 AM

I'm coming to Oberon!

Well I can't, they've closed the road past Katoomba... grrrr.

We only got a smattering, enough for a good snow fight and the kids begging to have the day off school lol.

KEV EB XR8 · 11-08-2005, 08:26 AM

bindi.....
i was good till ya mentioned ! KIDS ! no2 daughter just informed me if i cant drive she dosent go to school . got relos at winmalee and said they got a good cover there.
as i have only joined im still learnin but how do ya get the pictures full size and not in the attachments .
thus .... a taboggin will get ya's here , gettin back's a worry?

MITCHAY · 11-08-2005, 10:48 AM

There was bit in Canberra this moring. If you cant see it you surely can feel it. Bloody hell Canberra has such extremities when it comes to climate.

Too cold in winter and too hot in summer. Middle ground doesnt even come into the equation in regards to climate here.

**Mechan1k** · 12-08-2005, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by bindi

I'm coming to Oberon!

Well I can't, they've closed the road past Katoomba... grrrr.

We only got a smattering, enough for a good snow fight and the kids begging to have the day off school lol.

That's what my place in Kurrajong looks like every morning with ice ... every day .. it's actually thicker than that ... hee hee

Pilch · 11-08-2005, 10:49 AM

Dave, great pics, love the morwell river one it's my background on the computer now! Didn't get SFA in Sale, spewing I wasn't back at the folks place.... or back at Uni

mcflux · 11-08-2005, 11:57 AM

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Dave, great pics, love the morwell river one it's my background on the computer now! Didn't get SFA in Sale, spewing I wasn't back at the folks place.... or back at Uni

Pity my roof & aerial got in the way of that pic :P I can't take "night" shots without having the camera sitting still & on time delay...

Well if u can drive out to the Jeeralangs this arvo, there's still plenty of snow there today!

Can't wait to get the uni pix off my mates :P You won't believe what it was like there

-Dave-

Pilch · 11-08-2005, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Ghia5L

Pity my roof & aerial got in the way of that pic :P I can't take "night" shots without having the camera sitting still & on time delay...

Well if u can drive out to the Jeeralangs this arvo, there's still plenty of snow there today!

Can't wait to get the uni pix off my mates :P You won't believe what it was like there

-Dave-

nah the photo is sweet, havn't seen the Morwell river in ages... nice to see it again, and in such rare conditions!

I'll make it as far as Traralgon tonight, but not to the Jeeralangs... if it's still around Friday night though i'll be checking it out.

The uni would be fully sik with snow and tables and access to beer and hills.... imagine the sh!t we coulda got up to, and that you probably did get up to :hihi:

Leah · 11-08-2005, 11:52 AM

We got snow... was pretty cool. It started snowing at like 6pm and we mucked around a bit making little snowmen. Woke up this morning and the most of the snow was still there. Ill put some pics up later.

Donut Queen · 11-08-2005, 12:56 PM

The news last night reported that it snowing in Bathurst and I was cranky because we just moved away from there and it never snowed while we were there. But I rang a friend there and she said it never snowed at all. Lying weathermen! :P

Mr Turbo · 11-08-2005, 01:08 PM

Snowing in Berwick (Vic) Last night... live on a very high hill and got a dusting of white on the lawn.

Rob...

KEV EB XR8 · 11-08-2005, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Donut Queen

The news last night reported that it snowing in Bathurst and I was cranky because we just moved away from there and it never snowed while we were there. But I rang a friend there and she said it never snowed at all. Lying weathermen! :P

just for curiosity . some parts of bathurst did get some ,windradyne and perthsville i was told by a customer i seen this morning

cheers ....