Take care on the roads, be especially wary of numptys in these conditions...
Anybody know what it's like in Louth??
[Edited on 5/2/09 by koiking125]
Around Rushden, Northants we have up to 6 inches of standing snow on the main roads and side roads. Most of the problems are being caused by people
who THINK they have the skills necessary to dive in these conditions.
Also there are total plonkers around who THINK they are better than anyone else. To, whit, the DPD van driver (Becky if you read this please make my
feelings known to all your drivers) who thought that 15 - 20 mph down hill in a built up area (Newton road near the council yard) was not fast enough
and over-took me. I hope he spends the rest of the week stuck in a
ditch.
There are not enough words to describe this kind of poor driving standards.
Slowest vehicle I came across this morning....Landrover Disco... 10mph!
Its pretty bad out there, even on the main roads. Apparently lots of stuck lorries adding to the chaos too.
Was good fun driving into work this morning 
David
yip snows started up again in Aberdeen, out at my work theres about 4 inchs on the ground, should have stayed in bed as heaps are off today
what snow?!?!?!?
I couldn't get home on Tuesday, so not even bothering to venture out this morning.
Driving up a hill the tw@t in front decides he's going to crawl up it, then realises he can't make it.
He stops, I try to go around him and then the muppet does a 3 point turn on the hill 
Cue a big line of stuck traffic 
My car is RWD, mega torque and with an empty tank of juice I have no traction, I can drive in the snow, it's the other cocks worry me, who think
opposite lock is something fitted to their back door 
Had the misfortune to watch some woman in an old merc sliding down an icy hill the other day. Luckily she knew the textbook solution to recover control in this situation - keep foot firmly on the brake to ensure all wheels remain locked, and constantly turn the wheel from lock to lock...
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Most of the problems are being caused by people who THINK they have the skills necessary to dive in these conditions.
been raining all night in the deep south.
my gf being Polish was asking if reports on the news about our problems were true,when i said yes,she roared with laughter,we are the laughing stock
of the rest of europe
Just saying goodbye to my wife after clearing car. My attention was drawn to an Audi convertible driving backwards in reverse at speed in the snow. Needless to say, he got it wrong, hit the car next to my wifes, then drove off - YR58 MHN you were seen and will be reported.
What ya going on about......We've not had one flake here in Ipswich, just rain.
eh? its barely half an inch. stop whingeing
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Originally posted by theconrodkid
been raining all night in the deep south.
my gf being Polish was asking if reports on the news about our problems were true,when i said yes,she roared with laughter,we are the laughing stock of the rest of europe
Just started now in Leeds.
Tuesday was "fun". I had no problem getting to work (4wd Scooby did well even with fat directional tyres) but some of the driving around
was silly. Pick of the day, I was heading for a 90 degree bend on snow/slush covered road, at a speed I knew I could get round. In mirror
there's a Peugeot 107 catching me up. Gets round the corner with a tiny twitch of predictable understeer then watches the mirror with interest.
107 ploughs straight on into kerb and suspension collapses underneath!
It's basic physics, not rocket science!
[Edited on 5/2/09 by gingerprince]
quote:
Originally posted by oldtimer
Just saying goodbye to my wife after clearing car. My attention was drawn to an Audi convertible driving backwards in reverse at speed in the snow. Needless to say, he got it wrong, hit the car next to my wifes, then drove off - YR58 MHN you were seen and will be reported.
can't make it out in the picture but it now getting quite heavy this is out my office window, might just go home as there's hardy anyone
in today
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I see no ships! was the cry and the same goes for snow... not exactly spring here but if the fog clears off i reckon we're in for a nice dry
sunny day....
I may regret that statement later
[Edited on 5/2/09 by coozer]
The funny part is they'll always claim there was a patch of black ice or something they couldn't see !
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Originally posted by gingerprince
Just started now in Leeds.
Tuesday was "fun". I had no problem getting to work (4wd Scooby did well even with fat directional tyres) but some of the driving around was silly. Pick of the day, I was heading for a 90 degree bend on snow/slush covered road, at a speed I knew I could get round. In mirror there's a Peugeot 107 catching me up. Gets round the corner with a tiny twitch of predictable understeer then watches the mirror with interest. 107 ploughs straight on into kerb and suspension collapses underneath!
It's basic physics, not rocket science!
[Edited on 5/2/09 by gingerprince]
no snow here
tho being honest, i WANT it to snow, gonna hitch up my team of huskys again, he he you should see the look on faces of the drivers i pass as they get
stuck
i get the usually comments like, "hey get your dogs to pull me out please" i just wave and smile
woof woof
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Originally posted by flak monkey
Slowest vehicle I came across this morning....Landrover Disco... 10mph!
Its pretty bad out there, even on the main roads. Apparently lots of stuck lorries adding to the chaos too.
Was good fun driving into work this morning
David
aha its just started snowing here in north east, getting dogs harnesses at the ready
i can do 8 miles in 19 mins with a team of 4 dogs, tho i,ve got a few spare dogs so might hitch another 2 dogs into the team & start my own
"bus" service, lol
andy
It would be great to see some pics, or better still a vid of you and your dogs passing stuck cars.....
i,ll see what i can do with ref some photos, i,m useless with computers so if i was to email someone on the forum could you post the pics for me? i
don,t know how to.
cheers
andy
i used my gaylander which was getting me to work, slowly but wasn;t going to get stuck. After 1.5 hours and 14 miles under my belt and only 3 miles from motorway (35miles to do on motorway), massive long line of traffic on dual carriage way to motorway. I had no radio and had no idea if the road was closed, slow or motorway was knackered, so i turned round and went home. Work have been snotty with me, but there was no way i was going to fight it to work for 3 hours, only then to have to try and get home again at sometime. My car is capable, but the some others cars/drivers aren't and they block the road for everyone else. On the way home a beemer in front decided it was best to try and get up the hill at a snails pace, he slowly lost traction and got stuck sideways, result:- long line of traffic stuck on a hill!!!
started snowing at about 10pm last night here in south Wales, still snowing now!
I'm on afternoons so I'll probably make it out later.
I went out in our Kia Sportage yesterday and parked on a nice flat bit in the local shop car park. When I came back the car looked like the tyres were
flat it had sunk in as where I parked had the tarmac removed which was hidden by the snow. I spun the back wheels a bit then stuck it in 4H and drove
straight out much to the dismay of spectators. I don't care if it does look like a nerd car, it does everything we want
Just logged on to Cairngorm Mountain website to check the conditions for skiing.
Bu@@er the road is closed as too much snow (45-60cm) fell overnight
quote:
Originally posted by koiking125
Take care on the roads, be especially wary of numptys in these conditions...
Anybody know what it's like in Louth??
quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
can't make it out in the picture but it now getting quite heavy
quote:
Originally posted by oldtimer
Just saying goodbye to my wife after clearing car. My attention was drawn to an Audi convertible driving backwards in reverse at speed in the snow. Needless to say, he got it wrong, hit the car next to my wifes, then drove off - YR58 MHN you were seen and will be reported.
quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
can't make it out in the picture but it now getting quite heavy
What's an office window?
r1_pete - 5/2/09 at 01:37 PMquote:
Originally posted by James
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Originally posted by Mr Whippy
can't make it out in the picture but it now getting quite heavy
Oh.... so *now* your camera works in the office!!!
Yes but none of the totty will have got in cos of the snow......
[Edited on 5/2/09 by r1_pete]