OMG SNO KAOS - pics or stories?

[somewhatfoolish]

  On 14/01/2021 at 15:20, Macscrooge said:

Just been speaking to the butcher in my village (that's his actual job  - he's not a hitman for the mob) who said that the gritter has been past his shop early every morning this week.......except today.  

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You live between the council's wagon depot and the council's grit depot?

[Macscrooge]

Still coming down at 1800hrs. The garage door needed quite a shove to open. 

[1duck]

  On 14/01/2021 at 15:28, clayts450 said:

There truly was some shoddy driving on there today, present company excepted.

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Drove up towards the white rose center today to drop off the other half, as she abandoned her car in the works car park. Chrysler 300c ditched with the rear bumper missing on the dual carriage way, whoops.  Fair few cars just abandoned on that stretch, it must have been really bad around there yesterday.

[beko1987]

Must have been bad yesterday as royal mail sent their office in dearne home. 

They've been working in the office throughout so they had the fun of getting set up etc, took one of them 7 hours to get home, I've had trips home in the snow like that before! 

[LightBulbFun]

  On 14/01/2021 at 11:47, busmansholiday said:

Just sat watching the fun

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have you seen (Clearly Mad!) Brian yet?, Snow aint stopped him!

says it was the only car to get up the hill  (theres a link to more pictures in my thread, the picture of the 3 Tyre tracks in the snow will always make me grin   ) 

[Sham]

Woke up to OMGSNO! This morning. A proper rarity in North Norfolk, especially on the coast.

Won't stick, but it's snowing hard at the moment.

Suzie and Boris look cold.

[bunglebus]

OMG SNOKAOS

That's it, we're snowed in now

[stuboy]

Woke up 5am for the loo, and everything had a dusting off snow, then awake 720am its raining here in ashford, kent

[loserone]

Rain.   This snow won't last long.

[Eyersey1234]

About 10 years ago I was towed up a hill in one of the buses by a Land Rover during a snow blizzard one night. It was on the back road through Warter between North Dalton and Pocklington. 

[wuvvum]

We've got actual snow in Norfolk for once! 

[motorpunk]

Leicestershire. It’s usually quite pretty around here, honest.

[Tenmil Socket]

A light dusting here tonight. Trust the MX5 to start it’s eye blinking again 😆

[sutty2006]

After a full day of non stop rain, it did this within an hour. Utter mind boggling. 

[yes oui si]

  On 20/01/2021 at 22:50, sutty2006 said:

After a full day of non stop rain, it did this within an hour. Utter mind boggling. 

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Same here. Interesting drive home... 

[Tenmil Socket]

  On 20/01/2021 at 20:26, Tenmil Socket said:

A light dusting here tonight. Trust the MX5 to start it’s eye blinking again 😆

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Got a bit thicker 

[sutty2006]

I wish I’d not been busy this morning else I’d have gone out in it for a play. Got 2 landies on the drive ready for it 🤣

[task]

Had quite a bit of snow in Derby on Sunday, which is unusual. I'd been to check in on the old man with the Sprinter so couldn't resist a quick play in the white stuff while I was out



Later I got tasked by the local 4x4Response with taking a few doctors and nurses into work as the busses were off and taxis all incapable of moving, no rear seats in the sprinter though so I used the classic. Typical Land Rover fashiom the windscreen washers packed in so I had to rig the front washerjets to the rear washer motor. Need to fix that before the MOT next month.

[St.Jude]

Well I got spend another snow day watching the snow fall on the RAV4 while Autodoc sit on their arses with my parts.

So instead I trundled to the Aldi to get some veg for some stuff I'm meant to be making in the 107.

Gloriously oversteered on to the car park, and off the car park, and on to my drive way. I give it a 4 hotdogs out of 10 squatters.

[motorpunk]

Managed a good 10 yards....

[Asimo]

Roof off?

[motorpunk]

  On 25/01/2021 at 16:00, Asimo said:

Roof off?

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Yes, actually! 
 

I eventually had to move the car because of building work. 1 mile on an A road with black ice at 15mph, fishtailing at the slightest touch of gas, massive tailback, bloody awful journey! 😀

[barefoot]

I once read of an Elise being used as a winter weapon of choice. The combination of ultra low weight & proper winter/snow tyres apparently made it unbeatable? Inspired, but unconvinced, I put a set of Hankook Icebears onto an 850kg Scirocco & I haven't looked back. It really will go anywhere. Deep snow or compacted ice on back streets, it just drives, steers & stops. 

[sutty2006]

  On 25/01/2021 at 12:12, task said:

Had quite a bit of snow in Derby on Sunday, which is unusual. I'd been to check in on the old man with the Sprinter so couldn't resist a quick play in the white stuff while I was out



Later I got tasked by the local 4x4Response with taking a few doctors and nurses into work as the busses were off and taxis all incapable of moving, no rear seats in the sprinter though so I used the classic. Typical Land Rover fashiom the windscreen washers packed in so I had to rig the front washerjets to the rear washer motor. Need to fix that before the MOT next month.

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Which response group are you with? 

[task]

  On 27/01/2021 at 08:34, sutty2006 said:

Which response group are you with? 

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Peak4x4 

[sutty2006]

  On 27/01/2021 at 08:54, task said:

Peak4x4 

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I’ve more than likely asked you before. But I’ve slept and been pissed since 🤣

[task]

  On 27/01/2021 at 09:59, sutty2006 said:

I’ve more than likely asked you before. But I’ve slept and been pissed since 🤣

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Haha, I don't think so? I've not mentioned it on here before 😆
 

[sutty2006]

  On 27/01/2021 at 10:08, task said:

Haha, I don't think so? I've not mentioned it on here before 😆
 

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Maybe I imagined it then. Happens a lot usually about shite cars. 
 

Im in West Midlands 4x4 response 

[task]

  On 27/01/2021 at 10:18, sutty2006 said:

Maybe I imagined it then. Happens a lot usually about shite cars. 
 

Im in West Midlands 4x4 response 

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Ahh, nice! Perhaps are paths may cross one day  Assume you use the D3 for 4x4Response?

I don't get to go out as much as I'd like these days but try to make an effort when there is a desperate/worthy need, like the other night running NHS staff in for shifts.

[sutty2006]

  On 27/01/2021 at 10:21, task said:

Ahh, nice! Perhaps are paths may cross one day  Assume you use the D3 for 4x4Response?

I don't get to go out as much as I'd like these days but try to make an effort when there is a desperate/worthy need, like the other night running NHS staff in for shifts.

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Yeah the D3 is main workhorse but I have the D1 off-roader as a road legal back up if the white stuff gets too thick.