by mapperleywhite » 28 Dec 2016, 12:59
When I first moved up to East Midlands in the winter of 1979 I lived in Derby but worked out in the sticks out towards Belper. There were a couple of occasions when everyone was sent home because we were in danger of being cut off because the snow was so heavy. Driving on the road that led to the relative safety of the A6 was like being on a toboggan run, with high walls of snow on either side of the road. A few days later I drove to the top of the hill near work only to find the it blocked by what must have been an 8 foot snow drift - never seen anything like it.
In fact the winters in the early 80's were extremely cold...I seem to recall a period of several weeks when going out to work it was minus 20, perhaps lower. Nowadays people get panicky if it just goes below freezing, yet back then there wasn't a fuss and we just got on with things.
Might have to take an interest in the Premier League now....