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Easter weekend of misery forecast
We could see a return of the snow
We could see a return of the snow

We're facing a weekend of misery this Easter with forecasters warning of wintry weather, and long delays expected on roads and rail.

With Easter falling just one day off the earliest it can possibly be, forecasters were predicting snow in Scotland and some parts of north eastern and eastern England over the holiday period.

While hundreds of thousands will travel from airports and sea ports to sunnier climes, those left behind were being warned to expect the worst Easter yet on the roads.

And with Network Rail carrying out engineering work on many rail routes, train travellers were facing disrupted journeys.

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    1:00pm Wednesday 19th March 2008

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    Posted by: chas, suffolk on 1:15pm Wed 19 Mar 08
    Global warming????
    Posted by: Brak, Bolton on 2:05pm Wed 19 Mar 08
    Easter weekend of misery forecast
    for the Wanderers no doubt. :-(
    Posted by: anne, bolton on 2:11pm Wed 19 Mar 08
    ' return of the snow' ? what snow? we didn't have any.
    Posted by: Sun Tzu on 2:20pm Wed 19 Mar 08
    chas wrote:
    Global warming????
    Quick! let's all fly off to warmer climes to avoid it.
    Posted by: Montys mum on 2:31pm Wed 19 Mar 08
    anne wrote:
    ' return of the snow' ? what snow? we didn't have any.
    Must have been walking around with your eyes shut then love. 2 weeks ago..snow... Ring any bells??
    Posted by: chas, suffolk on 2:59pm Wed 19 Mar 08
    Will there be a lack of Sun. I hope not, as it will be dull on here.
    Posted by: Tommy on 3:16pm Wed 19 Mar 08
    Global Warming Schmobal Warming.
    Posted by: tom stott, torrevieja spain on 3:21pm Wed 19 Mar 08
    21 degrees bright and sunny it`s a hard life but somebody as got to do it
    Posted by: chas, suffolk on 3:25pm Wed 19 Mar 08
    I bought an air conditioner the year before last. Didn't use it last year. What happened to Global Warming?
    Posted by: Montys mum on 3:28pm Wed 19 Mar 08
    tom stott wrote:
    21 degrees bright and sunny it`s a hard life but somebody as got to do it
    I went to where you are at Christmas. It's a dump.
    Posted by: tom stott, torrevieja spain on 4:13pm Wed 19 Mar 08
    Montys mum wrote:
    tom stott wrote: 21 degrees bright and sunny it`s a hard life but somebody as got to do it
    I went to where you are at Christmas. It's a dump.
    It`s still 21 degrees bright and sunny
    Posted by: Montys mum on 5:03pm Wed 19 Mar 08
    Still a dump though.
    Posted by: Le Roi on 5:08pm Wed 19 Mar 08
    65 here yesterday, today snowing....brrrrr.
    Posted by: mick, bolton on 5:10pm Wed 19 Mar 08
    Montys mum wrote:
    tom stott wrote: 21 degrees bright and sunny it`s a hard life but somebody as got to do it
    I went to where you are at Christmas. It's a dump.
    prefer benidorm myself.salford by the sea,you can't beat it.
    Posted by: tom stott, torrevieja spain on 5:17pm Wed 19 Mar 08
    mick wrote:
    Montys mum wrote:
    tom stott wrote: 21 degrees bright and sunny it`s a hard life but somebody as got to do it
    I went to where you are at Christmas. It's a dump.
    prefer benidorm myself.salford by the sea,you can't beat it.
    We go too benidorm a lot 50 miles away takes about 1 hour no traffic lights or speed cameras. Still 21 degrees bright and sunny
    Posted by: tom stott, torrevieja spain on 5:21pm Wed 19 Mar 08
    Good luck to the wanderers tonight a win is more important than the weather
    Posted by: RagReader, Horwich on 5:26pm Wed 19 Mar 08
    tom stott wrote:
    Good luck to the wanderers tonight a win is more important than the weather
    We're facing a weekend of misery this Easter with forecasters warning of wintry weather, and long delays expected on roads and rail.

    With Easter falling just one day off the earliest it can possibly be, forecasters were predicting snow in Scotland and some parts of north eastern and eastern England over the holiday period.

    While hundreds of thousands will travel from airports and sea ports to sunnier climes, those left behind were being warned to expect the worst Easter yet on the roads.

    And with Network Rail carrying out engineering work on many rail routes, train travellers were facing disrupted journeys.

    Posted by: chas, suffolk on 5:46pm Wed 19 Mar 08
    tom stott wrote:
    Good luck to the wanderers tonight a win is more important than the weather
    I agree tom. It's most important whether BWFC stay up or not. Whether it rains or whether it snows is nowhere near as important.
    Posted by: cow-head, westhoughton on 6:27pm Wed 19 Mar 08
    Erica - International Jet Setter - In your dreams Erica!!!!

    Taking the bus to Salford does not qualify for International Jet Setter status.

    Ex-Pat - Well maybe Erica - you said that you come from an Irish background - that's the only way that you will ever be an ex-pat.
    Posted by: donmarg, devon on 6:56pm Wed 19 Mar 08
    Forcast very windy at OT tonight,
    All from fergies gob,
    The guy should be brought to book over the whinging in this mornings papers,
    Posted by: Le Roi on 7:20pm Wed 19 Mar 08
    Cowpoke I know that you think you need a passport for a trip to Wigan Pier..... for you it's the pinnacle of your travels dreams.
    Posted by: cow-head, westhoughton on 7:29pm Wed 19 Mar 08
    HaHaha Erica, Why aren't you at the Theatre of Wet dreams - part time supporter.

    A typical manure glory hunting hanger on.

    By the way, I couldn't get a ticket for tonight Erica
    Posted by: werty, bolton on 8:47pm Wed 19 Mar 08
    Chinese survey ship stuck in frozen arctic, from Chinanews. Global Warming? Just the latest gravy train. ok if you can get on it,
    Posted by: Le Roi on 10:45pm Wed 19 Mar 08
    HaHaha Erica, Why aren't you at the Theatre of Wet dreams - part time supporter.


    I'm abroad at your expense working .... ;-))

    Comfortable win ...
    Posted by: John, Milton Keynes on 10:51pm Wed 19 Mar 08
    Global warming...

    Ive just been looking at the records and the last time easter was this cold and dull was 1964 - and that was the coldest and dullest in 81 years with temperatures at 6 to 7 degrees C.

    This easter looks set to be as cold if not colder !

    So it could be the coldest and dullest in over 100 years !

    ... global warming ?

    Total rubbish... Global Cooling more like !

    Wish I could afford to get away from this miserable country.
    Posted by: Le Roi on 10:59pm Wed 19 Mar 08
    So a freak Easter negates scientific opinion about global warming ?
    Stick to the MK Cow Gazette in future.
    Posted by: chas, suffolk on 11:07am Thu 20 Mar 08
    The Whites had two good goals disallowed by that biased referee.
    Posted by: Le Roi on 12:43pm Thu 20 Mar 08
    Posted by: cow-head, westhoughton on 7:29pm Wed 19 Mar 08

    By the way, I couldn't get a ticket for tonight Erica


    Bolton only sold 900 tickets out of a 3000 allocation so you can't have tried very hard.
    You really need to rid yourself of this chip on your shoulder about United, it's not good for your health.
    Posted by: cow-head, westhoughton on 5:09pm Thu 20 Mar 08
    Erica, I don't have a chip on my shoulder about Manure:

    I have a fish
    Posted by: Le Roi on 5:15pm Thu 20 Mar 08
    So answer the question, what 'stopped' you getting a ticket ?
    There were 2000 spares in your end.
    Maybe you were bullsh.itting and have been found out ?
    Posted by: cow-head, westhoughton on 7:40pm Thu 20 Mar 08
    Erica, my business partner normally gets tickets for both of us.

    He had wrongly assumed that they would be impossible to get, so didn't pursue them. No bullsh*t, just an honest mistake, which he has apologised for.

    Anyway, I see that you managed to cheat to another win.

    How much does Satan pay the refs?
    Posted by: Bury Red Devils, Bury, Greater Manchester on 12:26am Sat 22 Mar 08
    Glad to see we crushed those backward inbreds from Bolton with a reserve team. the cheeky little up starts are nothing more than one of our suburbs send them back down a league to teach them a lesson.
    Posted by: Kraftwerk Dolly, Radcliffe, Manchester on 2:32am Sat 22 Mar 08
    Cow head you Trotters were soundly spanked by a team of mostly subs with a few first teamers. Sir Alex must have said to Ronaldo" Right son, it's only Bolton, the ugly side of football, just knock two past them son that'll be enough".

    Bolton's lack of skill and ugly style of football will see you back in the championship where you belong.
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