Winter of 63

Who remembers the snow of 63, my dad had to dig the snow so we could just get out of our house so we could walk to school yes shock horror the schools stayed open, our house was freezing because we couldn’t get any coal or wood for the fire, my brother and I got dressed under the covers because it was so cold, there were no cars or buses on the roads and the football was cancelled for months, it was great being a 5 year old in 63 but bloody cold even for a half Yorkshire boy

 

They don't make proper winters like that anymore, do they, Baz?

 

I was born 9 months after that

 

, I thought you started work in 63

 

I think that was the year my tortoise died while in hibernation

 

I was 9 and don't remember it been owt special .... perhaps mi mam made me put mi big coat on .... ye soft southerner ... half Yorkshire.... pah !

 

There were no snow downt pit lad!

 

And steel work furnaces melted the snow before it hit the ground.

 

I was in 6th form and had been selected for the 1st XV as hooker - thankfully only had to play 2 games as the rest were cancelled

 

Couple of nice moggie not-so-travellers there

 

Perhaps you should explain to all the footballing Jessie's that you were not sent out "on the game" "streetwalking" etc?

 

Bazza was starting to get excited

 

To work straight out of the womb Bazza

 

I was 2 1/2. That's a Brussel sprout in the background.
My dad made us a sledge.

 

I was only about 6 months old then
You could imagine if it was now
A child would be in a full ski suit
Scarfed
And told you can only stay out for ten minutes
Quick get him inside
Before he gets hyperthermia

 

That was the first time I'd seen snow which no doubt explains why I'm eating it. Looks like I wasn't too impressed.

 

Me too 60 in May!

 

This has confused me. I’m sure I left school in ‘62, but I’m also sure I was still doing my paper round through that winter. Maybe I should check the dates on my exam certificates

 

You beat me by a couple of months, 60 in July , can't say I remember the snow.