Thursday is the new Friday
in newcastle town, it's £1 a pint in a few places and really cheap everywhere else, staying local tonight though
severe weather warning.....
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severe weather warning.....
in newcastle town, it's £1 a pint in a few places and really cheap everywhere else, staying local tonight though
door was frozen shut on the laguna at work.... had to push it open from the other side
well totally cleared my car before coming home from work on the 9 mile drive the snow storm kicked up by the wheels had completely covered my REAR number plate and most of my rear lights..... and that's with mud flaps
If I want to drive along a residential street (in the dark and with cars parked along the sides) at 20mph because there's snow across the road then I will do so. Driving up my backside is not going to bully me into driving faster
Or like the young pilchard did the other night tail gating my mate (whos a former HGV and Bus driver) on a iced over B-road over took him when he stopped to let the tit go as he had, had enough.... 2 miles down the road and could see the amber beacons on a LGV pulled up Afore mentioned Pilchard had somehow manage to loose it on a slight bend and stuff it UNDER the trailer of the LGV shearing /bending the under run bars off the lorry and folding the roof back on his golf fortunately he got out alive.......
Seeing stuff like that terrifies me with driving in the snow
Hate when the car so much as skitters
Seeing stuff like that terrifies me with driving in the snow
only had mine twitch once since it started snowing (before Christmas) and that was this morning it was either
(a) floor it onto funny sausage shaped roundabout across the solid white line into the "island" in front of bus who was eeking his way round it
or
(b) be rear ended by the tit who failed to take into account that just because i was driving at a speed i was comfortable at on winter tyres (read <25 mph) and was able to pull up and give way to the bus didn't mean he could safely match my speed and follow me blindly as he slithered closer and closer despite me dabbing my brake pedal several times before i started braking.....
I picked A
and glad i did as he came to a stop in front of bus fortunately bus driver was off slow enough and had seen what was happening......
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at the end of the day to many drivers are driving like compelte t*ts in this weather....glad ive not been out since tuesday in it tbh....not going to work because of the weather....
some people do drive to overly cautious in this though tbh
cleaned off neibours steps today
was about 1" to 2" thick in ice
the fix a hammer amazing how it cracks
im gonna go clear my car off
was about 1" to 2" thick in ice
the fix a hammer amazing how it cracks
im gonna go clear my car off
Put that hammer down first!
only 3kg i think metal steps 1 good hit removes everything
i didnt do the car i was too lazy
will do it tommorrow
i didnt do the car i was too lazy
will do it tommorrow
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Finally the council have gritted the area around our village shops and post-office AND filled the grit bin. I tried to grit the area as best as possible as soon as the snow fell but the grit bins were almost empty.
However, inspecting their work, they basically just threw random patches over the ground, leaving icy patches for people to fall on, and clear patches with far too much grit (not exactly a good use when grit is apparently in short supply). They completely missed the important path between the two sets of shops and the disabled parking bay pathways. I took it upon myself to accurately grit all the paths and access-ways since our council seemed incapable of doing this. Good mind not to pay my council tax.
However, inspecting their work, they basically just threw random patches over the ground, leaving icy patches for people to fall on, and clear patches with far too much grit (not exactly a good use when grit is apparently in short supply). They completely missed the important path between the two sets of shops and the disabled parking bay pathways. I took it upon myself to accurately grit all the paths and access-ways since our council seemed incapable of doing this. Good mind not to pay my council tax.
I've noticed that not a single gritter round here has the snow plough on the front, they've all got the brackets but no plough.
I can't see why they can't at least plough the side streets and plough / grit the main roads.
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I can't see why they can't at least plough the side streets and plough / grit the main roads.
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I think the trouble with just plowing the road is that it creates a thin, compacted layer of ice, which can be worse than snow.
I find that everyone in the area has been driving pretty sensibly, except the police in a Focus estate. The way he spun up the front wheels was either terrible clutch control or the driver being a tit. The car ended up on the wrong side of the road!
I find that everyone in the area has been driving pretty sensibly, except the police in a Focus estate. The way he spun up the front wheels was either terrible clutch control or the driver being a tit. The car ended up on the wrong side of the road!
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If they plough the side streets then its just gonna block something up no? Just black ice under it anyway.
icy hills - no problems
At least not for me. Although why this guy believed he had right of way coming down the hill when the obstruction was on his side...
The OH was getting worried & wanted me to pull over to let this guy past!
Thank goodness for the foresight of putting on my tyre socks.
Interestingly, the journey back down the hill I passed a couple of cars spinning their front wheels in a vain attempt to get up the road - then waited a distance behind the lorry as yet another car tried - and failed.
At least not for me. Although why this guy believed he had right of way coming down the hill when the obstruction was on his side...
The OH was getting worried & wanted me to pull over to let this guy past!
Thank goodness for the foresight of putting on my tyre socks.
Interestingly, the journey back down the hill I passed a couple of cars spinning their front wheels in a vain attempt to get up the road - then waited a distance behind the lorry as yet another car tried - and failed.
Re: icy hills - no problems
looks like he already was there before you came around the corner
looks like he already was there before you came around the corner
