VWPowered Posted January 6, 2009 Posted January 6, 2009 well we got it here in france now generally means it gonna be colder for afew months.... -15 in the nights are normal.. whats it like near u guys atm
CortinaDave Posted January 6, 2009 Posted January 6, 2009 light dusting of snow here,and about -3 most nights
Guest Posted January 6, 2009 Posted January 6, 2009 Apparently it's going to stay cold for a while, so there'll be more hysterical headlines about "MOTORING CHAOS", abysmal driving styles and overcautious motoring advice, like so. HIRST Winter Motoring Advice Do not ever leave your house under any circumstances until the winter has gone. Stay inside your inner refuge and turn on your radio. However, if you absolutely must drive your car (e.g. you have a job) carry the following in your vehicle: Emergency Food Supplies- Hot drink- Bar of chocolate- Sausage roll- 4-pack of Tennents Super- Starter: Selection of fruit- Main course: Roast beef and Yorkshire pudding- Dessert: Banana split Essential Equipment- Map (location of all Wimpy Bars circa 1981)- Mobile Phone- Landline Phone- Carrier Pigeon- Shovel- Bucket- Spirit level- Cement mixer Clothing- Heavy coat- High-visibility jacket- Casualwear: Blazer, sports jacket, etc.- Formalwear: Business suit, tuxedo, etc. Vehicle-specific Equipment- Rotating beacon- Snow Chains- Snow Tyres- Summer Tyres- Racing Slicks- Drift Knob- LED washer jets If you do not do all this, you are doomed.
VWPowered Posted January 6, 2009 Author Posted January 6, 2009 lol@hirst... what no porn :o i just took afew more.. hasnt snowed anymore though I HATE SNOW DADDY bless..
Milford Cubicle Posted January 6, 2009 Posted January 6, 2009 It was -16 here late last month.The Scottish glens and straths do get very chilly
MrRegieRitmo Posted January 6, 2009 Posted January 6, 2009 Wow great spot! Nothing down here but the bitter cold & a light dusting of frost in the mornings.Can't say I'm impressed with Halford's 'night before' frost preventative spray, I had no less frost on my car this morning than anyone else! (which granted, wasn't very much but still....) The label says 'Saves you time in the mornings' - my arse!
pogweasel Posted January 6, 2009 Posted January 6, 2009 Great tips D_Hirst!!!! No mention of in-car cooking of Fray Bentos though?TBH I despise this type of weather. I have always worked outdoors and ultra-cold means it is very hard to muster up the enthusiasm to be productive. Of course when office types are sweating in stuffy offices and I am getting a tan it more than counteracts, but deep winter makes me deeply miserable. V.cold here last night and tonight, had an 'interesting' time trying to defrost the Picasso this morning to rush mrs_Pog to the maternity dept at the hospicle! (We did get there OK, baby poglet arriving approx 1hr later )
MrRegieRitmo Posted January 6, 2009 Posted January 6, 2009 (We did get there OK, baby poglet arriving approx 1hr later )Congratulations
mouseflakes Posted January 6, 2009 Posted January 6, 2009 Weh-hey!!!Well done Mrs. Pog! I can't imagine she paid much heed to you complaining about your chilly fingers Pog!Congrats to the both of you.
Dead_E23 Posted January 6, 2009 Posted January 6, 2009 baby poglet arriving approx 1hr later Congratulations! Bit late now, but I'm trying out a Tesco bargaintastic windscreen frost cover tonight. It's -6.5C in my back garden so I'll be interested to see whether the deicer still needs to come out in the morning.Regie - 'night before' deicer does work, but you have to use loads of it. All being well, you should be wiping loose slush from your screen when your neighbours are struggling to remove something more like armour plate. Worst way, if the frost fails to appear then you come out to a smeary windscreen and the niggling feeling that you've wasted about 20p worth of deicer. (For some reason that always pisses me off more than the smeariness!)
mnde Posted January 6, 2009 Posted January 6, 2009 Congrats Pog! This was the scene when I left the house on Monday morning: 9:00 am when I arrived at work: Foolhardy? Must...get....BX....roadworthy! Mark.
STUNO Posted January 7, 2009 Posted January 7, 2009 Congratulations to pogweasel and especially Mrs pogweasel I took these 20 mns ago for the pleasure it will give you all.I was behind a citroen bx yesterday and the nose was trying to dig a hole and the rear was skywards and tight.the back was bouncing around.the driver seemed totally unconcerned but it must have been bloody awful to drive
VWPowered Posted January 7, 2009 Author Posted January 7, 2009 Congratulations POG & Mrs POG Congratulations to pogweasel and especially Mrs pogweasel I took these 20 mns of pleasure and you will give your all.i so read that wrong MNDE - big risks mus be BX roadworthy +1
michiel Posted January 7, 2009 Posted January 7, 2009 Congrats indeed to the Pogweasel clan. Some snow here this morning, but most of it is brown and wet already...
VWPowered Posted January 7, 2009 Author Posted January 7, 2009 Congrats indeed to the Pogweasel clan. Some snow here this morning, but most of it is brown and wet already...u fall in the river by chance
Ratdat Posted January 7, 2009 Posted January 7, 2009 Sounds like I moved to the right bit of the country after all There wasn't even a frost last night!Congrats on the Poglet arrival Mr.P
Mr Lobster Posted January 7, 2009 Posted January 7, 2009 Congratulations Pog & Mrs Pog Weather was bloody cold up here this morning, came out to a couple of inches of snow. Now tmuch fun when you have a 75 miles each way commute.
Guest Posted January 7, 2009 Posted January 7, 2009 Hey good work Pog, now your missus will be distracted for a bit and won't notice new logbooks arriving through the post!
Rocket88 Posted January 7, 2009 Posted January 7, 2009 congrats on new Pog edition, no snow over here, just as well, as the entire island grinds to a halt if more than 3 flakes settle.....hysterically funny when it happens, last time we had a decent lot, the sight of a Renault Clio with snow chains on the back wheels was mildly amusing.........
VWPowered Posted January 7, 2009 Author Posted January 7, 2009 not defrosted here yet yep that a pile o'sh***
Spottedlaurel Posted January 7, 2009 Posted January 7, 2009 Well done Pog! And Mrs Pog too, of course...Any plans for a fourth Poglet then?
pogweasel Posted January 7, 2009 Posted January 7, 2009 Any plans for a fourth Poglet then?Bugger off!I am at least now eligable to have my nads clapped between two bricks on the NHS, so I will get that done ASAP.
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