Leeds storm, 1961

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Si wrote: Uno Hoo wrote: Chrism wrote: I think that was '63 Si, but I'm sure someone will know the exact date. The winter of 1962/63 was a shocker. Snow & ice lasted for months. I travelled to and from work on a motor-bike and got frozen despite protective clothing. The alternative was to freeze at bus stops. The pain on the bike was worse, but didn't last as long. The additional "bonus" of the cold weather was sulphurous fog caused by the low temperatures plus all the extra coal being burnt. Not many places centrally heated then. Traffic followed me in the fog in the belief that my vision was better than theirs. What they didn't know was that my glasses had frozen over, so I took 'em off. My vision was marginally better without them. Thanks, Chris and Uno Hoo,'62/'63 makes sense. I would have been three. I assume you had a "pudding basin" on, Uno! The big freeze of 1962/63 began on the Saturday before Christmas (22-12-62)with a freezing fog and it didn't thaw until March. I was supposed to turn out for Ossett Trinity U17 's at Mount Pleasant that Saturday, and I turned up to play needless to say I was on my own. I next played at Staincliffe in March, the field was so muddy as the frost came out, a kid who walked on at half time had to be lifted out of his wellies!