91Èȱ¬

You need to get a grip man. 1-2 inches is not "heavy snow" and temperatures above zero do not constitute "severe weather conditions".
There are 40mph speed limits on the M4 between Cardiff and Newport, not a single flake of snow on any carriageway, although admittedly it is a "bit damp".
Reporting the weather must be really boring if you have to hype up the conditions in this manner.
Oh and this is just speculation, but maybe we are having "Wintry weather" because its January and even in these uncertain times and the era of Global Warming Winter is usully around then.
So please do at least try and communicate a sense of proportion.

I wasn't really having a go at Derek as much as 91Èȱ¬ Wales in general. This morning's radio wales programmes were like reports from embedded reporters in a war zone :)
This disproportiate response to what are really relatively mild weather conditions, completely unremarkable for the time of year, are helping to turn us into a nation of pussies unable to cope or function in face of even modest adversity.

Having started out at 7.45am this morning, I hit severe weather conditions between Whitland and St. Clears and turned back. Cars were sliding everywhere (5 in Llanddewi Velfrey) and lorries jack knifed - the snow was heavy. This afternoon we have had heavy persistent snow, which has caused further disruption on the far west coast of Pembrokeshire - main roads are virtually impassible and the temperature has dropped considerably and winds from the north increasing!

Yes, it beggars belief the varying forecasts, as I don't think we in Pembrokeshire were predicted the level of snowfall we have endured. The county town is gridlocked. The local areas have been dependent upon the farming community to pull traffic along. Pembroke is suffering and I know my brother has been stuck on the Cleddau Bridge since 3pm this afternoon and is still there at 7.50pm! Where are the emergency services? Where are the gritters and snow ploughs?

Likewise this morning - using the roads in Carmarthenshire, it was severely problematic, due to no grit, no services.

Thankfully after 4 hours of gridlock on a local A road near Simpson Cross, it is the local farmers and army that are towing vehicles - well done everyone - it is great to see how the community pull together during times like this!

I have just seen a Red Kite flying over Mynydd Meio above Abertridwr - the first ever in this area. It looked magical against the snowy background. I am wondering if anyone else has seen a Red Kite around here?

Record snowfalls in China, Japan, Korea and the US - worst winter in the UK for 30 years and yet we still here people hyping up the climate change agenda.

As for the forecasters, following in from the promised Barbecue Summer we were promised and wetter and milder winter than normal.

I think pretty much the next time you hear a long range forecast from the Met Office, expect the complete opposite

The reason we don't cope with the snow in the UK is because snow is pretty rare, certainly in South East Wales where I live, we had a bit last February and some in February 2007 but we've not had a really decent fall since February 1995 and no major snowfall since 1982, prior to that 1963, 1947 etc

Snow is rare in this country, a decent fall once every 10 years or so, it is pointless pouring resources into something that is not a regular occurrence.

Germany, Austria etc get heavy constant snow every winter so they have to put in the resources to allow them to cope - snow chains on the tyres etc - we just don't do that and then we wonder why the country grinds to a halt when we get a mere dusting. It's just something we have to put up with