Winter Of 1947

[nicebloke1]

Did anyone see this on TV last night. Dare say its a repeat, but its the first time I've seen it. Its normally a repeat of the sixties winter. Thats what you call a real hard time, worth watching if you've not seen it.

[nicebloke1]

Most if not all goods were transported by train, the tracks had like 15ft of snow and ice on them. Coal and food supplies came to a halt, not to mention no running water. Houses were like fridges due to no coal fire to which was the main sorce of heating your home.

[davebro3]

//the tracks had like 15ft of snow and ice on them//

What was it that was "like" 15ft of snow and ice? 🤣

[davebro3]

//Houses were like fridges//

That was handy as we had no fridge at the time.🤣

[Canary42]

Now now Dave 😁

[hellywelly4]

I remember it - I was 6 and had the measles. I remember looking out my bedroom window and there was a deep trench from the front door to the front gate. I know I was upset because I wasn't allowed to go out when I got better, but can't remember anything else.

[nicebloke1]

Let him play nicely on his own, he's got very little else to amuse himself with. Bless

[andres]

I remember how terrible it was . Lived on a farm back then. Had to help dig the sheep out from under the snow before going to school and break the ice on the well to give the animals and ourselves some water. Melting  snow in a bucket on a stove so that we could have a hot drink before walking on top of the snow covered walls, no buses  the lanes had drifts 6 foot high. We still got to school and people walked to work. No-one seemed to moan . They just accepted the situation and made the best of it. 

The fun part came when we made igloos and shelters for the sheep. Snowmen and snowball fights. Sledging and skating. I remember the 60s winter but by then we lived in a town and believe you me there was no comparison at all to country life in the winter. 

[nicebloke1]

According to the program last night the rationing of food was worse than when the war was on, especially when the snow melted, the floods were even worse.

[davebro3]

Food rationing didn't end until the early 50s I think. Any rationing for bad weather would have been made by the suppliers not officially (?).

[ladybirder]

I was born in 1930's so remember it quite well.  The inside of my bedroom window was all iced up.

[andres]

I can remember sent  to the shop with the ration book.  I think it was a ' D'  for 2oz sweets and an 'E' for a quarter. Then there were the B T Us for bread.  Once the shopkeeper had cut the right one out of the book then you had to wait so long before you could go again.