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55ant - 5/1/10 at 07:11 PM

i really love the snow, part of me seems to enjoys the chaos it causes, but its easy for me to say that as i cycle to work and im not really affected by it in the driving sense, it does make me happy though!

obviously it not good for peoples safety etc.


blakep82 - 5/1/10 at 07:14 PM

god, i thought this was going to be something about brown or yellow snow


55ant - 5/1/10 at 07:19 PM

haha, nah, saying that, best thing when skiing is to have hip flask with amaretto in it, make a snow ball and pour in! goes down a treat.


blakep82 - 5/1/10 at 07:24 PM

mmm amaretto and coke


austin man - 5/1/10 at 07:24 PM

the speed some folk are driving you@d think it was glue falling not snow


COREdevelopments - 5/1/10 at 07:31 PM

i love it and the chaos it causes, im actually pissed off because its not falling fast enough and am really jealous of anyone who has had loads of it!! also love driving in it.

Rob


eznfrank - 5/1/10 at 07:39 PM

I love it, but what I don't like is all the idiots who "try" to drive in it!! Particularly those who wheelspin the nuts off their cars putting down a nice polish on the ice, and also those who don't clear snow off their roof and bonnet and drive around with a "snow hat" on their car.

Joking aside it's getting pretty bad in some places, my mates has a 55 plate Discovery with snow/ice tyres on and he got stuck today, he nearly hit his house in a BIG way too!!!


speedyxjs - 5/1/10 at 07:50 PM

this poll is turning out the opposite to what i thought!

I love it btw (also love marmite )


whitestu - 5/1/10 at 08:24 PM

I love driving in snow. I have to drive from London to Oxford in the morning and looking at the weather forecast it could be fun!

Stu


scootz - 5/1/10 at 08:29 PM

Love it... it makes my garden look pretty!


Benzine - 5/1/10 at 09:02 PM

Love it. Handbrake + empty country lane.

You all do it, right? Right?

>.>

<.<


JoelP - 5/1/10 at 09:03 PM

i wasted a day paying wages for nothing today, but i still love it. I just hope we get snowed IN work tomorrow rather than at home i'll get my graft out of the b45stards


speedyxjs - 5/1/10 at 09:18 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Benzine
Love it. Handbrake + empty country lane.

You all do it, right? Right?

>.>

<.<


Hell yeah!!! (but not in the jag )


blakep82 - 5/1/10 at 09:22 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Benzine
Love it. Handbrake + empty country lane.

You all do it, right? Right?

>.>

<.<


2nd gear, foot down. thats how i does it!


Benzine - 5/1/10 at 09:36 PM

quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
2nd gear, foot down. thats how i does it!



In the beemer? I'm stuck driving a... nissan micra atm :'( The only thing I have that's RWD is the Bedford...


whitestu - 5/1/10 at 09:50 PM

When I was 18 I had a 15 mile drive to work at 5am and used to love it in the winter. Trying to see how fast I could go in my Alfasud on snowy roads.
As the handbrake was on the front wheels I thought I was a rally driver, left foot braking everywhere (not that I was much good at it).

Great fun though!

Stu


martyn_16v - 5/1/10 at 09:50 PM

Currently love it, but I have to take a Transit Luton from Hampshire to Derby tomorrow so I may have changed my mind by this time tomorrow

Last time it properly snowed down here I got so infuriated by the complete retards trying to drive on the (gritted) main roads that I came off and went down the back roads. Was much much quicker, although some hairy moments going down a steep hill on a road barely wider than the van


55ant - 5/1/10 at 09:51 PM

just started snowing in hertford!


skinned knuckles - 5/1/10 at 10:02 PM

hat it hate it hate it!!! normally like snow and driving in it but spent 8+ hours on the road today and only managed 2 hours work. usually the other way round. did see loads of idiots driving really badly including girl in an MX5 come out of a side road, right across a main road and straight through in to some poor blokes garage. with all 4 wheels locked still for the whole process beautiful


jollygreengiant - 5/1/10 at 10:24 PM

Best driving shift of all, until the numpties come out from about 05:30. I work from midnight till about 09:00.

I love it, snow not a problem. Until the numpties appear, that is.


blakep82 - 5/1/10 at 11:23 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Benzine
quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
2nd gear, foot down. thats how i does it!



In the beemer? I'm stuck driving a... nissan micra atm :'( The only thing I have that's RWD is the Bedford...


yep in the beemer with LSD (diff, nothing illegal lol)
hmm, ice drifting on roundabouts with the TK would be pretty awesome

[Edited on 5/1/10 by blakep82]


Lightning - 6/1/10 at 09:55 AM

Pain in the bum. The guys that work for me use it as an excuse not to work. Its a bit of snow.
There is only a bit of snow on the ground. Its difficult enough running a small company.


02GF74 - 6/1/10 at 10:56 AM

it has it


JoelP - 6/1/10 at 08:42 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Lightning
Pain in the bum. The guys that work for me use it as an excuse not to work. Its a bit of snow.
There is only a bit of snow on the ground. Its difficult enough running a small company.


thats the only good thing i can think of about picking the buggers up, they cant get snowed in! Employees are far more workshy than the self employed, but then, they would be i suppose.


Alan B - 6/1/10 at 09:04 PM

Still have no clue what the marmite reference means????


iank - 6/1/10 at 09:09 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Alan B
Still have no clue what the marmite reference means????


You either love or hate the taste of marmite. There are virtually no people who fall into the 'it's ok' category. The manufacturer now use that 'fact' in their marketing.

for those who've never come across it
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marmite


Alan B - 6/1/10 at 09:47 PM

quote:
Originally posted by iank
quote:
Originally posted by Alan B
Still have no clue what the marmite reference means????


You either love or hate the taste of marmite. There are virtually no people who fall into the 'it's ok' category. The manufacturer now use that 'fact' in their marketing.

for those who've never come across it
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marmite


Ah gotcha...thanks. I'm familar with the product, just not up to speed on current UK ads. Pretty nasty IIRC so must put me in the hate catergory...as for snow...hmm, not much here, but it was frosty this morning...


Grimsdale - 7/1/10 at 08:30 AM

the roads are so peaceful and quiet i wish it would snow every week! Just goes to show how little people truely need to drive


MikeRJ - 7/1/10 at 09:15 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Grimsdale
the roads are so peaceful and quiet i wish it would snow every week! Just goes to show how little people truely need to drive


More likely how many people didn't go to work.