Griff9of13 Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Off to London on the 7am train from Leeds tomorrow for a "team building" day. Anyone else reckon I should sack it off and claim I was snowed in? You may well get there ok, but getting back could be interesting. I'v had the misfortune to have to try and get away from London on a Friday in weather like we have forecast for tomorrow. Not a good place to be I can tell you. If it were me I very much doubt I'd be heading off in this sort of weather unless I really had to. "it is a well known fact that those people who most want to rule people are, ipso facto, those least suited to do it." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckn Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 Sometimes you have to wonder if people have death wishes. Overtaken today on a very icy A14 by a BMW 3 series that must have been going 90-100mph+. Those rear-wheel things are useless on icy roads yet this guy obviously thought that the laws of physics didn't apply to him. Unfortunately, I have to get into work in London tomorrow as I have an interview over lunch with my current contract coming to a close soon. (anyone need a top end project manager?) "When in deadly danger, when beset by doubt; run in little circles, wave your arms and shout" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Severus Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Sometimes you have to wonder if people have death wishes. Overtaken today on a very icy A14 by a BMW 3 series that must have been going 90-100mph+. Those rear-wheel things are useless on icy roads yet this guy obviously thought that the laws of physics didn't apply to him. Unfortunately, I have to get into work in London tomorrow as I have an interview over lunch with my current contract coming to a close soon. (anyone need a top end project manager?) BMW driver, says it all. Cycling home yesterday by back wheel was all over the place. Might have to take the car in today but as its a rear wheel drive I'm a bit concerned. Fides invicta triumphat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza77 Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 I have 2 cars, so my MX5 sits in the garage all winter as it gets stuck easily on the track to our house due to the low ground clearance and can be a bit of a handful if you're not giving it 110% concentration, as it has none of these new fangled electronic driver aids. Someone in our village however uses one, which at 13 years old is a similar vintage to mine, all year round and simply fits winter tyres to it. If I only had the one car, that's what I'd be doing: the bit that touches the road is probably more important than which of the axles are driven. Please view my photos. http://www.hughesphoto.co.uk/ Little Nook Farm - Caravan Club Certificated Location in the heart of the Pennines overlooking Hebden Bridge and the Calder Valley. http://www.facebook.com/LittleNookFarm Little Nook Cottage - 2-bed self-catering cottage in the heart of the Pennines overlooking Hebden Bridge and the Calder Valley. Book now via airbnb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff9of13 Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 (edited) [smug mode] It's times like this that I am glad I drive one of these: [/smug mode] Edited January 18, 2013 by Griff9of13 "it is a well known fact that those people who most want to rule people are, ipso facto, those least suited to do it." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Drake Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 There's nowt in Briggus yet. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenilworth Tiger Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 dumping it down here in Hook (Hampshire) Now then, it's a race between Sandie....and Fairburn....and the little man is in........yeees he's in. I, just like those Castleford supporters felt that the ball should have gone to David Plange but he put the bit betwen his teeth...and it was a try Kevin Ward - best player I have ever seen The real Mick Gledhill is what you see on here, a Bradford fan ........, but deep down knows that Bradford are just not good enough to challenge the likes of Leeds & St Helens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolford6 Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 There's nowt in Briggus yet. I worked in Brighouse for seventeen years. Quite often it never got any snow when we had two or three inches of the stuff in (west) Bradford. The worst thing was working late, never realising how bad the roads would be once I got past Odsal. Under Scrutiny by the Right-On Thought Police Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenilworth Tiger Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 I worked in Brighouse for seventeen years. Quite often it never got any snow when we had two or three inches of the stuff in (west) Bradford. The worst thing was working late, never realising how bad the roads would be once I got past Odsal. surely the worst thing was having to leave Brighouse for Bradford full stop Now then, it's a race between Sandie....and Fairburn....and the little man is in........yeees he's in. I, just like those Castleford supporters felt that the ball should have gone to David Plange but he put the bit betwen his teeth...and it was a try Kevin Ward - best player I have ever seen The real Mick Gledhill is what you see on here, a Bradford fan ........, but deep down knows that Bradford are just not good enough to challenge the likes of Leeds & St Helens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolford6 Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Brighouse can be fairly lively at night; one of our female staff used to refer to it as "Dodge". Under Scrutiny by the Right-On Thought Police Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Futtocks Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 (edited) Snowing lightly, but enough to settle, here on the Herts/Essex border. I may knock off early if it gets heavier. Edited January 18, 2013 by Futtocks "We are easily breakable, by illness or falling, or a million other ways of leaving this earthly life. We are just so much mashed potato." Don Estelle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindle xiii Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Seems quite heavy here in Westhoughton near Bolton. Come hometime at 2.30pm can those c**ts please get stuck and drive like dicks somewhere else and not on our route home, ta. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
my missus Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 fair old blizzard here in wigan Through the fish-eyed lens of tear stained eyes I can barely define the shape of this moment in time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza77 Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Nowt as yet in Keefley. Please view my photos. http://www.hughesphoto.co.uk/ Little Nook Farm - Caravan Club Certificated Location in the heart of the Pennines overlooking Hebden Bridge and the Calder Valley. http://www.facebook.com/LittleNookFarm Little Nook Cottage - 2-bed self-catering cottage in the heart of the Pennines overlooking Hebden Bridge and the Calder Valley. Book now via airbnb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nadera78 Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Perhaps an inch or so in Ealing, west London. I've got the day off too, might take my nephew for a snowball fight if it keeps up. "Just as we had been Cathars, we were treizistes, men apart." Jean Roque, Calendrier-revue du Racing-Club Albigeois, 1958-1959 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenilworth Tiger Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 and still it continues - been constant since 7am this morning. Will post a pic shortly! Now then, it's a race between Sandie....and Fairburn....and the little man is in........yeees he's in. I, just like those Castleford supporters felt that the ball should have gone to David Plange but he put the bit betwen his teeth...and it was a try Kevin Ward - best player I have ever seen The real Mick Gledhill is what you see on here, a Bradford fan ........, but deep down knows that Bradford are just not good enough to challenge the likes of Leeds & St Helens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff9of13 Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 and still it continues - been constant since 7am this morning. Will post a pic shortly! I was in your area (Farnborough) last they had a bit if snow - it was like Armageddon! The panic in the office the afternoon it started you had to see to believe. Problem was every single person headed out onto the roads early to get home and caused grid lock. It took some people until the early hours of the next morning to get from Farnborough to Basingstoke. The trains did a good job of keeping going though, I managed to make it home to the north west the following day with only slight delays. "it is a well known fact that those people who most want to rule people are, ipso facto, those least suited to do it." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
my missus Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 snowy standish, wigan Through the fish-eyed lens of tear stained eyes I can barely define the shape of this moment in time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckn Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 I have 2 cars, so my MX5 sits in the garage all winter as it gets stuck easily on the track to our house due to the low ground clearance and can be a bit of a handful if you're not giving it 110% concentration, as it has none of these new fangled electronic driver aids. Someone in our village however uses one, which at 13 years old is a similar vintage to mine, all year round and simply fits winter tyres to it. If I only had the one car, that's what I'd be doing: the bit that touches the road is probably more important than which of the axles are driven. We use the wife's car in the winter for most things. Audi TT, 4wd with winter tyres. It's fantastic in the snow and ice. "When in deadly danger, when beset by doubt; run in little circles, wave your arms and shout" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenilworth Tiger Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 I was in your area (Farnborough) last they had a bit if snow - it was like Armageddon! The panic in the office the afternoon it started you had to see to believe. Problem was every single person headed out onto the roads early to get home and caused grid lock. It took some people until the early hours of the next morning to get from Farnborough to Basingstoke. The trains did a good job of keeping going though, I managed to make it home to the north west the following day with only slight delays. Yes I remember you posting at the time. I heard stories of it taking people 8 hrs to drive home 6 miles. I left my car at work, walked 1 mile into town and caught the train to Hook (Hampshire) - took me about an hour! Now then, it's a race between Sandie....and Fairburn....and the little man is in........yeees he's in. I, just like those Castleford supporters felt that the ball should have gone to David Plange but he put the bit betwen his teeth...and it was a try Kevin Ward - best player I have ever seen The real Mick Gledhill is what you see on here, a Bradford fan ........, but deep down knows that Bradford are just not good enough to challenge the likes of Leeds & St Helens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Billinge Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 (edited) Heard from someone that it was sunny in Morecambe this morning. Edited January 18, 2013 by Saint Billinge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazza77 Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 We use the wife's car in the winter for most things. Audi TT, 4wd with winter tyres. It's fantastic in the snow and ice. I've been quite happy with my 2nd car, (Nissan X-Trail with winter tyres on) for the last couple of winters. You just need to remember that gravity has a bigger effect on a heavier car when going downhill, especially in slippery conditions. Please view my photos. http://www.hughesphoto.co.uk/ Little Nook Farm - Caravan Club Certificated Location in the heart of the Pennines overlooking Hebden Bridge and the Calder Valley. http://www.facebook.com/LittleNookFarm Little Nook Cottage - 2-bed self-catering cottage in the heart of the Pennines overlooking Hebden Bridge and the Calder Valley. Book now via airbnb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenilworth Tiger Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 10 mins ago Snowy Hook (Hampshire) by CarlMitchell, on Flickr Now then, it's a race between Sandie....and Fairburn....and the little man is in........yeees he's in. I, just like those Castleford supporters felt that the ball should have gone to David Plange but he put the bit betwen his teeth...and it was a try Kevin Ward - best player I have ever seen The real Mick Gledhill is what you see on here, a Bradford fan ........, but deep down knows that Bradford are just not good enough to challenge the likes of Leeds & St Helens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponterover Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 Nothing yet in South Elmsall (nr Pontefract) :-( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griff9of13 Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 10 mins ago Snowy Hook (Hampshire) by CarlMitchell, on Flickr Nice I remember years ago a bloke I knew told me he loved the snow because "it makes my garden look just as good as everyone else's." "it is a well known fact that those people who most want to rule people are, ipso facto, those least suited to do it." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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