Thought for today:
"Fifty years ago Britain fell into the arctic grip of one of its bitterest winters on record. What became known as the 'Big Freeze' began on December 22nd, 1962 and continued without abatement until March 6th, 1963, bringing with it ten solid weeks of crises and suffering along with its toll of human and animal life. Not since the 'little ice age' of 1740 had there been a colder winter and it was the only time in my life that I saw frozen grass blades as sharp as any pirate's cutlass. It was so bad that it drove me to emigrate to Canada in December 1963, where I sought the refuge of a warmer climate in Nova Scotia and Quebec at the height of its winter there. Given the drastic decline in our weather systems over the past few years, I feel the breaking of another British record coming on. With the coldest of possible winters still to come after having just experienced the wettest summer for 100 years on record and the wettest autumn for 224 years, we may be in line for the Triple Crown if we get 'the worst of winters.'" William Forde: December 27th, 2012.
"Fifty years ago Britain fell into the arctic grip of one of its bitterest winters on record. What became known as the 'Big Freeze' began on December 22nd, 1962 and continued without abatement until March 6th, 1963, bringing with it ten solid weeks of crises and suffering along with its toll of human and animal life. Not since the 'little ice age' of 1740 had there been a colder winter and it was the only time in my life that I saw frozen grass blades as sharp as any pirate's cutlass. It was so bad that it drove me to emigrate to Canada in December 1963, where I sought the refuge of a warmer climate in Nova Scotia and Quebec at the height of its winter there. Given the drastic decline in our weather systems over the past few years, I feel the breaking of another British record coming on. With the coldest of possible winters still to come after having just experienced the wettest summer for 100 years on record and the wettest autumn for 224 years, we may be in line for the Triple Crown if we get 'the worst of winters.'" William Forde: December 27th, 2012.
