sorry gary lol
theres little snow over here too, after being promised a few inches, its a few cm's if that
severe weather warning.....
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sorry gary lol
theres little snow over here too, after being promised a few inches, its a few cm's if that
SNOWING!!!!! massive flakes!!!
Nope but I'm not employed in my county so nearest would be pretty much where I work anyway.Does your county not advise that you've got to go to the nearest school? My wifes does
Loving the neighbours attempt at a snowman
About a foot of snow here.
Ah I seeNope but I'm not employed in my county so nearest would be pretty much where I work anyway.
Loving the neighbours attempt at a snowman
Well my wifes at work today but it's absolutely hammering down with snow now 
Sun is shining here, still bloody cold, but no snow until tomorrow night according to BBC weather.
my dad tried to get to work today and ended up getting stuck.
glad i stayed at home! had like 6 inches here
glad i stayed at home! had like 6 inches here
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Flash warnings going round at work here - we're expecting "accumulations of up to 25cm" Whatever planet you are from, that's a significant dumping of snow in an area that is not used to it.
Even the Met Office's website has my area in red for "take action" - I wonder what action this is anyway? Wooly hat and a hot water bottle in bed?
Whatever planet you are from, that's a significant dumping of snow in an area that is not used to it.Even the Met Office's website has my area in red for "take action" - I wonder what action this is anyway? Wooly hat and a hot water bottle in bed?
What was that the greenies were saying about global warming? Sounds like hogwash to me, even more so now.
Oh, its 18deg here, and its midnight
Oh, its 18deg here, and its midnight
meadowhall is shut. THATS how bad it is LOL
abs don't work if all 4 wheels lock, it just thinks you have stopped. its back to old fashion peddle pumping when that happensWhoops.
Had my first scary moment on ice today. Down a hill towards a mojor road from a minor (back roads) and car no stopping! ABS and everything. I though ****, this is it, get ready to be t-boned. Was only doing about 4MPH, but car would not stop!
Really lucky nothing was coming!
ABS is worse than useless on ice. You need to be able to lock the wheels.
You can use the handbrake to lock the rears at least; but go very slowly at all times.
By the way, these new automatic parking brakes are a pig in this weather too. A colleague in a Renault has been unable to control the thing on compressed snow because the car thinks it knows best, and there isn't a proper handbrake to modulate the rear brakes. Technology overkill.
On some cars you can turn off the ABS; can you on Fiats?
You can use the handbrake to lock the rears at least; but go very slowly at all times.
By the way, these new automatic parking brakes are a pig in this weather too. A colleague in a Renault has been unable to control the thing on compressed snow because the car thinks it knows best, and there isn't a proper handbrake to modulate the rear brakes. Technology overkill.
On some cars you can turn off the ABS; can you on Fiats?
on snow locking the wheels can be usefull, but on ice the last thing you want to do is lock the wheels!! once the wheels lock you have no control over the car.
I'd agree with that definitely. On gravel you can brake quite will just by locking up and having the gravel build up against the front of the tyres.
i think we should have a game of 'guess the car'
3 series closest to camerai think we should have a game of 'guess the car'
fiat bravo the blue one, dunno how i'd know that though
lol correct. daddys 3 series and my bravo.
coupe is STILL at the garage
might go walk the dog in a bit
coupe is STILL at the garage
might go walk the dog in a bit
scratch that bit about the dog.
in a cruel bout of irony... my wellies are in the car which is snowed in and the doors are probably frozen shut
in a cruel bout of irony... my wellies are in the car which is snowed in and the doors are probably frozen shut
are you serious?
your car isnt 'snowed in'
its got a bit of snow on it,you southern fairys
