catsinthewelder 8069 Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 I'm sure it'll cause a bit of chaos here. My job for tomorrow has been delayed as tree surgery in slippy conditions seemed inadvisable. No idea how we're going to get the Corsa down the hill so my girlfriend can go to work tomorrow. Six-cylinder 1 Link to post Share on other sites
sutty2006 6923 Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 They’ve gritted last night before the snow came. Problem is, it came down so heavy it settled ontop of the grit and with little traffic about to smush it in its had little effect. Roads round stoke aren’t too bad now everyone’s been out and got stuck and worked the grit in. Floatylight 1 Link to post Share on other sites
goosey 399 Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 Clent hills early yesterday morning, my jeep and my sons Jimny chodweaver, Flat4, Lacquer Peel and 1 other 4 Link to post Share on other sites
Matty 1824 Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 OMGSNOKAOS just now in fact. Be gone in a bit Link to post Share on other sites
TrabbieRonnie 921 Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 (edited) No chaos, place looks pretty though... Edit.... Had to take the big beast up the same spot to test the quattro/esp... Had a good laugh doing four-wheel 'burnouts', and a good panic doing bigger-drifts-than-advisable on a single track road! As I said on day one, the A8 manages to do both civilised and hooligan very well! Will I ever grow up though? 41 now, and seemingly getting worse... Ready for my first 'murican Vee-8 now please! Happy New Year all. Edited December 30, 2020 by TrabbieRonnie chodweaver, worldofceri, JeeExEll and 2 others 5 Link to post Share on other sites
Supernaut 18197 Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 jmsguzzi, loserone, Shep Shepherd and 3 others 6 Link to post Share on other sites
Jamie 3027 Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 Light dusting in prestonio Bonus bini content Link to post Share on other sites
wuvvum 36351 Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 Very light dusting of snow on the high bit of the M4 yesterday, but it was enough to cause chaos - got held up for about half an hour. Not entirely sure what had happened as all I saw was a couple of broken down vehicles on the hard shoulder, but one of the illuminated signs said "Animals in road" which I found a little unlikely. On a more positive note they have at least raised the speed limit through most of the Smart* Motorway roadworks to 60 from the 50 it was set at last time I came through there. Link to post Share on other sites
clayts450 8133 Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 The 'Animals in Road' and 'Pedestrians in Road' is normally when people get out of the car that's broken down and they don't stand the other side of the barrier. Doggy should stay in the car ideally. I had one last week which made me chortle 'Cyclist on motorway'. Never did see them though, sadly. wuvvum 1 Link to post Share on other sites
iainrcz 1942 Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 We've had the square root of naff all here. A mere whiff a couple of days ago. It's actually sunny outside at the moment. Last time we got some was end of 2019 I think. It took me over an hour to do the 14/15 miles home from work. I left early as I didn't fancy getting stuck the way it was pelting down, and at 1am on a Saturday morning the A16 was like a motorway at rush hour. Loads of people about, I just followed this conga line of lights in thick driving snow and hoped no one did anything silly. Previous to that was 09/10, I worked in a town called Horncastle at that point. I finished work and started the car. The display said minus 14. I remember it because my 406 tried to overtake itself at the bottom of Scamblesby hill.. It was at the point I decided Grimsby to Horncastle every day for work was something I didn't want to do for much longer. Link to post Share on other sites
Austin-Rover 1785 Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 Snow came later than forecast my my little corner of West Yorkshire. I set off early to drive to the station, allowing for over-cautious morons who inevitably manage to get stuck due to a lack of momentum. Thankfully the roads were clear all the way. The weather can quite often be completely different here only a few miles down the road due to the varied topography and elevations. As I was early to the station, my tyre tracks had disappeared by the time the train was due. The snow was the usual 'wet' stuff that never lasts as it comes from a westerly direction. Proper snow only comes from the east. Has anyone else noticed this? 🙂 sutty2006, HarmonicCheeseburger and goosey 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Sunny Jim 989 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Pretty here this morning. mat_the_cat, BeEP, catsinthewelder and 5 others 8 Link to post Share on other sites
UltraWomble 14827 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 The C3 was a rather fetching block of ice at 6am this morning having snowed a bit, frozen, sleeted a bit and then frozen a bit more - took 2 full 2L bottles of hot water to clear the windscreen of really sharp spiky ice. Tomorrow Im off to Skipton to collect some Mud & Snow tyres for the C3. Sounds like madness, it probably is. Link to post Share on other sites
captain_70s 13370 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Up over the Cairngorms to see my parents for crimbo. 260odd bhp, fwd on summer tyres. Not exactly the ideal car for tackling snowy mountains but drama was lacking. Chugging up 15% inclines at 1,500rpm was a bit lairy as the idea of reversing all the way back to flat ground for a second attempt in the dark really didn't appeal. Equally chugging down using engine braking gets the blood pumping when, if you ditch the car, the nearest house is a several mile hike away and the chances of passing traffic is pretty much nil. Fat_Pirate, TrabbieRonnie, Gerrymcd and 7 others 10 Link to post Share on other sites
beko1987 20008 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 No snow by me but I've just driven to drop something off at @Six-cylinderand the temp was from 0 to - 4... Car never fully heated up either over 30 miles, must be cold! Stood outside mums house on the way back too and had a cuppa, it's fucking freezing! Six-cylinder 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Volksy 1620 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Rather frosty here. Link to post Share on other sites
Tayne 13365 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 1 hour ago, UltraWomble said: The C3 was a rather fetching block of ice at 6am this morning having snowed a bit, frozen, sleeted a bit and then frozen a bit more - took 2 full 2L bottles of hot water to clear the windscreen of really sharp spiky ice. Tomorrow Im off to Skipton to collect some Mud & Snow tyres for the C3. Sounds like madness, it probably is. Are they actual winter tyres (three peak snowflake symbol) or are you just buying off road tyres that won’t help you? UltraWomble 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Macscrooge 464 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 This was Tuesday morning here. First time I’ve driven the RX on snow - very calm as always. Unless provoked (so I’m told...) Link to post Share on other sites
UltraWomble 14827 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Are they actual winter tyres (three peak snowflake symbol) or are you just buying off road tyres that won’t help you? Nokian winter tyres. 2016 date code. Sent from my EML-L29 using Tapatalk Flat4 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Stinkwheel 933 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Ok, so I’ve had no snow, so I’ve dug out some autoshite related snow pics... enjoy, errr, I think. Ian_Fearn, tom13, UltraWomble and 4 others 7 Link to post Share on other sites
UltraWomble 14827 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Disappointingly no snowBut new £20 snow bootsSent from my EML-L29 using Tapatalk Stinkwheel, Flat4 and mat_the_cat 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Tayne 13365 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 They’re not just for snow, they work better when the temperature is below 8 degrees. Link to post Share on other sites
warch 1087 Posted January 1 Share Posted January 1 Took the kids up the hill for a play in the snow It was a bit blizzardy up on the hill but the kids had a nice time. TrabbieRonnie, face, Fat_Pirate and 12 others 6 9 Link to post Share on other sites
Flat4 1216 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Where on earth is that? Link to post Share on other sites
Out Run 953 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 1 hour ago, Flat4 said: Where on earth is that? He must live near Colin Furze. Link to post Share on other sites
Tayne 13365 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 20 hours ago, warch said: Bawbag number plate. yes oui si, rusty998, timolloyd and 1 other 4 Link to post Share on other sites
MarvinsMom 17001 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 its not looking good for me been able to go to work on Monday. Oh dear, what a pity, never mind...... crad, Flat4 and chodweaver 3 Link to post Share on other sites
MrSteve 211 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Lancaster managed a little bit of snow today, so I went out in search of white roads to christen the winter tyres properly for the first time this winter. Found snow, but it nearly ended in You've Been Framed comedy disaster...I initially stopped 20m or so further down this hill to take a snap with the Lune valley in the background...handbrake firmly on...all good...got out, walked a few metres uphill and turned back to take the photo...car now sliding gently back downhill, rear wheels not moving...seems the lack of human ballast onboard made the rear tyres lose what little grip they had...and then gravity... Shat pants, managed to chase after it, jump in and apply the footbrake which stopped it. Struggled to then gain traction, but eventually got to the top to take the sodding photo. Undercrackers binned. 100% worthwhile. Three Speed, LightBulbFun, loserone and 20 others 9 14 Link to post Share on other sites
busmansholiday 5863 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 Flat4 and Coprolalia 2 Link to post Share on other sites
djim 418 Posted January 2 Share Posted January 2 No snow down here in E Sussex either sadly so have a pic of my beetle in Brighton from the Dec 2010 SNOKAOS. Edit to add, I still miss that car but it was cold as balls in the winter, I used to drive in motorcycle gloves. Stinkwheel 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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