Furyous
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| posted on 5/12/11 at 09:48 AM |
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25*C and sunny here in Auckland (Except it's night time).  I'm sort of not looking forward to going home later this month. 7-8 hours of
dim daylight and overcast, moist weather does my head in.
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jossey
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| posted on 5/12/11 at 09:49 AM |
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snow this morning in leeds at my work. just nice and sunny now.
my bimmer was fun when the snow settled in the carpark.
Thanks
David Johnson
Building my tiger avon slowly but surely.
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eznfrank
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| posted on 5/12/11 at 10:00 AM |
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If we get heavy snow in Leeds i might cry - the Niva is out of MOT at the minute!!
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 5/12/11 at 10:04 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Alan B
8" here.......
NOT
I didn't notice the "NOT" immediately - I thought "Snow? In Florida? I know the US has had some snow, but really..." 
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kipper
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| posted on 5/12/11 at 10:13 AM |
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I dont care if it does snow, I have just bought a shogun pajero for winter playtime.
Denis.
Where did that go?
<<<<
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Alan B
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| posted on 5/12/11 at 11:09 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by David Jenkins
quote:
Originally posted by Alan B
8" here.......
NOT
I didn't notice the "NOT" immediately - I thought "Snow? In Florida? I know the US has had some snow, but really..."
David, for the most part that's pretty much correct, but last year (or last winter, possibly this year) there was a record set in that there was
snow on the ground in all 50 states at once...admittedley, the snow in Florida was just a very light sprinkle in the northern parts.
Alan
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omega 24 v6
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| posted on 5/12/11 at 12:25 PM |
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quote:
Reliably informed its snowing in Fraserburgh
Who told you that???? I live here and yes it was on and off.
If it looks wrong it probably is wrong.
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mcerd1
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| posted on 5/12/11 at 12:29 PM |
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we did get a little bit of white stuff in edinburgh (sat night / sun morrning) - but not enough to call it 'real' snow
...it is cold enough to stop me finishing my new shed floor though 
[Edited on 5/12/2011 by mcerd1]
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whitstella
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| posted on 5/12/11 at 12:36 PM |
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snow here
hi about an 1'' or 2'' up here, some roads closed this morning but stopped snowing now. snow started last night and it was
settling.
steve
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britishtrident
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| posted on 5/12/11 at 12:41 PM |
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I have just done a two way journey Blantyre to Ayr, East Kilbride to Fenwick was quite nasty, not helped by the the green welly brigade
driving Range Rovers & VW Touraregs like idiots. The female driving the VW had made no attempt to clear 4 inches of snow off the windscreen or
any other window or mirror and had simply turned on the wipers and drove off through Eaglesham this was at 8.50 am with schools going in , the Range
Rover driver nearly caused a multi-vehicle pile up by cutting from the outside lane to get to a slip road when it was already too late --- luckily
the truck driver had already anticipated he was dealing with a plonker. Plonker of the day goes to the 3 series driver who managed to go on to the
grass and hit a bollard on a stretch just south of Kilmarnock where the roads were almost completely clear.
[I] “ What use our work, Bennet, if we cannot care for those we love? .”
― From BBC TV/Amazon's Ripper Street.
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coyoteboy
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| posted on 5/12/11 at 02:09 PM |
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I was amazed by the number of people with snow socks on today, and the shear weight of traffic going nowhere. And the number of people driving faster
than I was, considering I was happily enjoying some controlled and carefully placed sideways action in a full time 4WD rally-esque car, there were
people in FWD runabouts booting it round roundabouts faster than I would want to risk! And someone in a Rangerover doing 25 in the 60 sections holding
the entire world up despite it being just a bit wet on the road.
[Edited on 5/12/11 by coyoteboy]
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RichardK
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| posted on 5/12/11 at 02:14 PM |
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nah,not yet! Been a very nice 29 today,had a shower for about 3 mins though,does that count?
See ya
Love
Rich
Xx
Gallery updated 11/01/2011
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jossey
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| posted on 5/12/11 at 02:15 PM |
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so you buy a pimped out 4x4 with high arse suspension big arse bull bars and some made tyres and its not even useable today lol ha ha ha ha
anyway its stoppped now so its all good.
hope your well.....
quote:
Originally posted by eznfrank
If we get heavy snow in Leeds i might cry - the Niva is out of MOT at the minute!!
Thanks
David Johnson
Building my tiger avon slowly but surely.
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owelly
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| posted on 5/12/11 at 04:41 PM |
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All-wheel-drive with LSD, mid-engined Bongo Bus with brand new knobbly-bobbly snow tyres. Kitted out with stove, fuel water, food, shovels, blankets,
snow chains, spare clothes, winter woolies, and a scraper attached to a furry mitt. Bring on the snow!!
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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jacko
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| posted on 5/12/11 at 07:02 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by kipper
I dont care if it does snow, I have just bought a shogun pajero for winter playtime.
Denis.
Yes but there is NO snow in Hull 
How are you Denis ?
Graham
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mcerd1
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| posted on 5/12/11 at 08:00 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by owelly
All-wheel-drive with LSD, mid-engined Bongo Bus with brand new knobbly-bobbly snow tyres. Kitted out with stove, fuel water, food, shovels, blankets,
snow chains, spare clothes, winter woolies, and a scraper attached to a furry mitt. Bring on the snow!!
wow, someones expecting allot of snow 
I've got a fwd focus with all season tyres (all be it with all the right winter ratings), I might throw a shovel in the boot at some point - its
ground clearance is too low to bother with any more than that......
...but my backup plan involves ice axe's, crampons and all my winter walking gear - enough stuff to live in the mountains for a week
[Edited on 5/12/2011 by mcerd1]
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owelly
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| posted on 5/12/11 at 09:24 PM |
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Ah, well, it's a bit of a pet hate of mine.....
The journey from my house to work involves some steep hills, travelling over some high moor roads and most of these roads are not high priority for
snow clearance. In my opinion, you should not be out on the roads in an unsuitable vehicle. I have seen so many crashes, pulled cars out of ditches,
sat behind cars woefully unsuitable for the road conditions and its usually the same type of clueless twonk in a vehicle with wide low profile tyres,
wondering why they can't burn their way through the ice. Similarly, if you can't drive in the snow, or you're too scared to venture
beyond a crawl in first gear, stay at home. Get the feck out of my way! Its winter. The nice weather folks on the telly don't always get it
right but looking out of the window will give you a clue.....
So, any cars I intend to usef in the snow have snow tyres and/or snow chains. They have enough gear to get me and my family home or enough crisps and
pop to keep us alive until those pillocks blocking the road get out of the way.
Amen...
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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mcerd1
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| posted on 5/12/11 at 10:26 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by owelly
....In my opinion, you should not be out on the roads in an unsuitable vehicle. I have seen so many crashes, pulled cars out of ditches, sat behind
cars woefully unsuitable for the road conditions and its usually the same type of clueless twonk in a vehicle with wide low profile tyres, wondering
why they can't burn their way through the ice. Similarly, if you can't drive in the snow, or you're too scared to venture beyond a
crawl in first gear, stay at home......
I know what you mean
but no worries there for me, last winter I was out and about nearly every day - 6" of snow on the road is no problem for me 
(much more than that and I'd have think twice as the car would ground out on the stuff)
the one that really gets me is when you see every one driving in single file on the dual carrageway / mottor way despite the fact that both lanes have
been ploughed / treated
it felt like I was just about the only one using the other lane to overtake slow people and lorries (safley) on the dual carageways up here - I got
hundreds of dirty looks from people sitting at 20mph in the other lane
I know the limits of my crappy hatchback and try to stick to them - the hard packed icy stuff (untreated) was a bit tricky on a 1 in 3 slope round an
'S' bend , but then thats on a private road, so no worries there either.
I did have to dig it out once last year, but then I had parked it by raming it into a 16" deep snow drift :lol:
(you might have guessed by now this isn't a shinny new focus I'm talking about )
but if it comes down to it I only really need to go 5 miles to work and the gritter lorry drivers all seem to live near me, get there
pies/crisps/papers at the co-op round the corner and get the grit next to my work
[Edited on 5/12/2011 by mcerd1]
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coyoteboy
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| posted on 5/12/11 at 10:27 PM |
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My wide low profile tyres grip just fine I was the only car crawling up the ice hill near work today, while X5's and a few others were sat
scrubbing the kerb
GT Four in the campsies by
j.buckle, on Flickr
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mcerd1
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| posted on 5/12/11 at 10:36 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by coyoteboy
My wide low profile tyres grip just fine I was the only car crawling up the ice hill near work today, while X5's and a few others were sat
scrubbing the kerb
just flicked through your car pics and I see you've been to iceland too
thats a fun country to drive in the winter - we went to all those bits too, but at new year, great fun
[Edited on 5/12/2011 by mcerd1]
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Confused but excited.
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| posted on 5/12/11 at 11:16 PM |
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I'm jealous guys, it's been sunny all afternoon here.
Tell them about the bent treacle edges!
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coyoteboy
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| posted on 5/12/11 at 11:39 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mcerd1
quote:
Originally posted by coyoteboy
My wide low profile tyres grip just fine I was the only car crawling up the ice hill near work today, while X5's and a few others were sat
scrubbing the kerb
just flicked through your car pics and I see you've been to iceland too
thats a fun country to drive in the winter - we went to all those bits too, but at new year, great fun
[Edited on 5/12/2011 by mcerd1]
I've literally GOT to go back in the winter. Loved the place, absolutely loved it. Need to see the northern lights and the snow, as well as
doing some 4x4ing in the interior.
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mcerd1
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| posted on 6/12/11 at 08:06 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by coyoteboy
I've literally GOT to go back in the winter. Loved the place, absolutely loved it. Need to see the northern lights and the snow, as well as
doing some 4x4ing in the interior.
do you still find yourself driving with dip headlights on all the time - its been nearly 3 years and I still find myself doing it lol
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coyoteboy
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| posted on 6/12/11 at 10:39 AM |
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Our hire car had them "always on" so didn't really notice to be honest, but I did find that I would drive to places and go sight
seeing at 3am and wonder why I felt a bit tired - midnight sun is very very confusing for the brain! Spent hours sat beside ice bergs watching them
roll over and over and creak and crunch.
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mcerd1
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| posted on 6/12/11 at 11:49 AM |
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^^ we didn't have to deal with midnight sun, just 2-3 hours of daylight max
had a few comedy moments here:
the path was covered in 4" of solid ice nearly all the way - and you'll know what some of the drop off's are like
[Edited on 6/12/2011 by mcerd1]
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