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Entropy
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Monday's commute to sunny chaven'try.....sorry Coventry only took the standard 55 minutes......hardly a soul on the M6 for a Monday.
Saying that....the roads where I work are 6" deep......including the car park....so being the nice person I am...I cleared them out, only to snap my cheapo Asda snow shovel in 2.....
Saying that....the roads where I work are 6" deep......including the car park....so being the nice person I am...I cleared them out, only to snap my cheapo Asda snow shovel in 2.....
Gramaisc
Forum O. G.
I went to Bristol on a motorbike, just before that nasty, early December snowfall that happened some time in the mid/late 90s. By the time I was due to return here on Sunday, the full White Hell system was in operation. Official advice was that travel north of Gloucester was possible with four-wheel drive, but only up to Tewkesbury - beyond that, there was nothing..
I decided to see how true this was, based on years of experience of some exaggeration in these reports. I could always turn round, if things got too dodgy.
I did not put a tyre on snow or ice until I got onto my own drive. It was eerie, like a post-nuclear attack scene.
Even better, the power had been off here for most of the two days and I switched the hall light on to see if it was still off - it was, but it came back on about five seconds later.
staffordjas
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Hubby got in touch to say he was at work safe. He was amazed at how many silly idiots were driving with the cars covered and back windows still completely snowed up 
Standing up the top of my drive in my dressing gown today, battling to get the bin lids unstuck. Rather icy out there still, but at least the brown bin has been emptied this morning.
Lying freezing in bed last night, decided it was time to change the summer sheets for the flannelette ones.
Standing up the top of my drive in my dressing gown today, battling to get the bin lids unstuck. Rather icy out there still, but at least the brown bin has been emptied this morning.
Lying freezing in bed last night, decided it was time to change the summer sheets for the flannelette ones.
PeterD
ST16 Represent.
oh my, well good luck, I feel you might need it.I picked a really bad week for a Driving test
I would have needed it just as much if it was 24 degrees outside to be fair
Cue
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I picked a really bad week for a Driving test
Honestly, if it's still like this they'll cancel and ask you to reschedule anyway.
Laurie61
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I have not been out since a run up to Sainsbury’s on Friday evening. On that trip I was able to give TB2 a first test run on snow, it now has the new CrossClimate tyres fitted.
Driving up through the lanes into Doxey was no problem but I thought the railway bridge might be more of a challenge; it coped with the uphill bend without drama, no slip or lights on the dash.
Tyres will need a longer run on snow, to give them a proper test, but so far so good.
Driving up through the lanes into Doxey was no problem but I thought the railway bridge might be more of a challenge; it coped with the uphill bend without drama, no slip or lights on the dash.
Tyres will need a longer run on snow, to give them a proper test, but so far so good.
staffordjas
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Good luck , hope the weather improves for it and it does go ahead. When is it?I picked a really bad week for a Driving test
That was my big worry when sons test was due and the weather started to deteriate as it was getting close, I had frosty conditions on mine and the emergency stop was down an icy Fairway. Managed to keep in a straight line as it skidded along the road to a stop when I slammed my brakes on. Then later had to do a real emergency stop as some-one suddenly changed their mind about walking towards town on the pavement and, without looking, ran across the zebra crossing by the prison, so proved (luckily for them and me) that I could actually stop quick.( I see they have metal barriers there now each side of the crossing..)
At least you don't have to drive along with your window open these days, waiting for the instructions to do hand signals!
thehotelier
Active Member
Found this out the hard way on Saturday morning. Heading towards Queensway, car went sideways into the metal barrier on the left hand side.
Road can’t have seen a grain of salt.
gon2seed
(and me! - Ed)
Love that!
During my first post at Burton Fire Station, Leading hand used to say that to us when the stations bells had sounded, and we were sitting on the pump ready to go to a job!
Sorry for sharing that, but brought back some good memories, even if a tad cheesy!
Mikinton
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Yes, the motorway route was the right answer.
I left Baswich at 6:45 and was at J14 at 7:00. I rarely got above 50mph and got to Manchester airport at 8:20. The only incident I saw was on Queensway where a car had tried to take the ASDA roundabout too quickly and went into the barrier. Another car was parked a little further on and a police car was in attendance. I suspect they may have put too much faith in the gritting as it was a bit patchy.
Krakow is excellent. A few degrees warmer than Stafford.
Gramaisc
Forum O. G.
Just ventured to Lidl whilst things were quiet. Began to wonder if it has become compulsory to have only one headlight on in these conditions.
Madford car park could be exciting, if entered at any speed.
The dash thermometer showed -4, but there was no spatter on the screen when following traffic, often a clue of a temperature well below freezing.
There was plenty of potential for over-ambition. Quite a few places where roofloads of snow had been dropped.
Madford car park could be exciting, if entered at any speed.
The dash thermometer showed -4, but there was no spatter on the screen when following traffic, often a clue of a temperature well below freezing.
There was plenty of potential for over-ambition. Quite a few places where roofloads of snow had been dropped.