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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: Andy B on 03 February 2010, 17:04:22
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.... now bu66er off! ;D ;D ;D
It's snowing again here!
(http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k17/Tiff4327/S73F1358.jpg)picture was taken about an hour ago & it's not stopped since.
And there was about an inch & a half on Sunday morning in the land of Pie eaters .... which was the last thing I needed driving to work with a baggy head from the night before! :-[ ;) ;)
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i don't think Debs will call that Snow ;D
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It has been at it here as well, but thats not suprising as we're only down the road ;)
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:( getting well sick of the snow and cold now,as you say b****r off !
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It has been at it here as well, but thats not suprising as we're only down the road ;)
Not neccesarily! While it snowed on Sant night/Sunday morning in Wigan & t'other side of Bolton, we had nothing here in Bury. :-/ :y
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i don't think Debs will call that Snow ;D
Pah!.........amateurs! ;D
(http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj241/CleverCollies/DSCF6858Large.jpg)
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Bit slow clearing the drive this time Debs ???
Well at least the landies working to get your through it .. :)
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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i don't think Debs will call that Snow ;D
Pah!.........amateurs! ;D
(http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj241/CleverCollies/DSCF6858Large.jpg)
And after your sterling effort of clearing the last lot! :(
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i don't think Debs will call that Snow ;D
Pah!.........amateurs! ;D
(http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj241/CleverCollies/DSCF6858Large.jpg)
yeah, bloody light weights, we had a piffling 1.5 feet down here. We still have the odd heep of it piled up around the place...
....although it hasnt been as cold for as long as it has up there to be fair.
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i don't think Debs will call that Snow ;D
Pah!.........amateurs! ;D
(http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj241/CleverCollies/DSCF6858Large.jpg)
yeah, bloody light weights, we had a piffling 1.5 feet down here. We still have the odd heep of it piled up around the place...
....although it hasnt been as cold for as long as it has up there to be fair.
So did we, but the point is it looks like it is coming back, and I have also had enough of it..... :( :'(
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i don't think Debs will call that Snow ;D
Pah!.........amateurs! ;D
(http://i274.photobucket.com/albums/jj241/CleverCollies/DSCF6858Large.jpg)
yeah, bloody light weights, we had a piffling 1.5 feet down here. We still have the odd heep of it piled up around the place...
....although it hasnt been as cold for as long as it has up there to be fair.
So did we, but the point is it looks like it is coming back, and I have also had enough of it..... :( :'(
djah big girls....in all honesty i'd had enough efter a week, i find it good fun for a while but its hard work over a long period as you say. Do hope its not too bad this time.
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there's not much around here, but its on top of ice from yesterday. I was driving at about 24mph, came to my turning, indicated left, gradually braked and slid right past the turn. ABS doesn't work on ice. :'( :'( :'(
Ken
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there's not much around here, but its on top of ice from yesterday. I was driving at about 24mph, came to my turning, indicated left, gradually braked and slid right past the turn. ABS doesn't work on ice. :'( :'( :'(
Ken
That's because you have one of those silly RWD cars.... :D :D :D But you are right about the abs and ice..... :)
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there's not much around here, but its on top of ice from yesterday. I was driving at about 24mph, came to my turning, indicated left, gradually braked and slid right past the turn. ABS doesn't work on ice. :'( :'( :'(
Ken
ABS and TC should fall under the 'mis-selling of car features act 1999'.....neither seem of any use at exactly the times that they`re needed! ;D
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there's not much around here, but its on top of ice from yesterday. I was driving at about 24mph, came to my turning, indicated left, gradually braked and slid right past the turn. ABS doesn't work on ice. :'( :'( :'(
Ken
ABS and TC should fall under the 'mis-selling of car features act 1999'.....neither seem of any use at exactly the times that they`re needed! ;D
Studded tyres might be the answer :y had them on a car many years ago, could make them spark on a dry concrete surface :D :D :D
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i got badly cought out first time it snowed, would have sailed straight through a red light if there where not another turning to take instead. I kept pressing too hard on the pedal going past the point where the car would actually stop and the abs kicked in, and as you say, the abs has no effect. Now do lots or brake testing before i get there to feel the conditions, and of course lots of accelerater testing just to make sure that works too. :)
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:( getting well sick of the snow and cold now,as you say b****r off !
Looking at the charts, I would not be surprised to see more before winter's out. ;)
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Perhaps we should fit our cars with a braking device that works under any conditions.
An anchor and chain, you can chuck out the back. :y ;D ;D ;D
Ken
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using the long range forcast on http://www.accuweather.com/ukie/index.asp there is none forecast by me but hey that could change
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using the long range forcast on http://www.accuweather.com/ukie/index.asp there is none forecast by me but hey that could change
I have been looking at this:
http://www.wetterzentrale.de/pics/Rtavn1381.png
Of course, such prognostications changes frequently and I would not put money on this surface pressure chart for the 10th actually being anywhere near what will actually occur, but the fact is the continent is very cold and if an anticyclone forms and blocks the incoming Atlantic air stream, we will suck in more cold. This particular scenario is drawing in air from the north-east and a low is sited very close to the East of the UK (snow?). As I said, these are just models and until you get to T+48, their accuracy is only 50/50, if that.
I pasted the image location, but if you want to try different scenarios, or bookmark the page, use this link:
http://www.wetterzentrale.de/topkarten/fsavneur.html
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Heads-up! It may be Spring-like today, but there's a risk of snow, especially for Eastern regions, around the middle of next week.
http://www.metcheck.com/V40/UK/HOME/