Umbrella wearing Caterham

Umbrella wearing Caterham

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gasblaster

Original Poster:

27,427 posts

280 months

Wednesday 5th April 2006
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So which one of you guys was parked up on the A38 near Lichfield in the sudden hailstorm, top off, holding an umbrella!? Wish I'd had a camera! Good effort, mind.

ewenm

28,506 posts

246 months

Wednesday 5th April 2006
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Wasn't me but is standard procedure

Bobo W

765 posts

253 months

Wednesday 5th April 2006
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Stopped with umbrella up - might as well buy a tin top ! Driving in all weathers is character building and I speak from considerable recent experience having driven through a similar hail storm in Kent yesterday - could barely see in front of me, wipers could cope but heh it gave others drivers something to smile about.

h_____

684 posts

225 months

Thursday 6th April 2006
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I've got to say in all but the hardest rain, if you are making progress the rain doesnt seem to get in much!

ewenm

28,506 posts

246 months

Thursday 6th April 2006
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I find above 50mph not much comes into the car. Not much use when I was caught in a downpour driving through the middle of Skipton (30 limit) Still, it gave everyone else something to laugh at

S5 SVN

86 posts

217 months

Saturday 15th April 2006
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Bobo........Wipers!!!!! You mean you have a windscreen?????

That's not character building...... Get an aero!!

Mac user!

547 posts

219 months

Friday 21st April 2006
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This is all Bull$h!1-even at 100mph u get Fu^^1ng soaked!!!

Steve-B

710 posts

283 months

Saturday 22nd April 2006
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Mac user! said:
This is all Bull$h!1-even at 100mph u get Fu^^1ng soaked!!!


clearly your sedatives must not be in effect. i never get wet at 100mph in the rain, or i'm concentrating so bloody hard i don't notice

dannylt

1,906 posts

285 months

Saturday 22nd April 2006
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Yeah, if you keep moving it's fine. I did a couple of hours up the M1 in winter rain without getting wet. Until I hit a traffic jam.