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Hail woke me up early this morning, actually thought it was someone breaking into the house but it was just lashing against the window.
Was expecting a thick frost as the temperature was dropping quickly as I returned home late last night.
Just woke with grey skys and about 4 degrees.. When is winter coming??
Was expecting a thick frost as the temperature was dropping quickly as I returned home late last night.
Just woke with grey skys and about 4 degrees.. When is winter coming??
Puggit said:
I thought that the white part of the map meant snow...Rtig said:
PugwasHDJ80 said:
severe frost south of Newbury- saw a pheasant slip over on the way into work.....
5 miles away there's not a hint of a frost.....
weird
The road between Chievely and Peasemore was sheet ice in places, made for an interesting drive to work!5 miles away there's not a hint of a frost.....
weird
The Mrs drove straight out- she has winter tyres and the difference is amazing
Last night a frost came down, all cars covered in ice, quite thick frost too.
Up at 5 am and the cars were almost defrosted, temp showing on car and thermometer outside lounge window 2C.
Road tad slippery in patches though. Except for the bridge across the river which was completely clear, contrary to expectation. Rural(ish) Worcestershire.
4x4 on winters so would have had to drive like a knob to get into trouble.
Up at 5 am and the cars were almost defrosted, temp showing on car and thermometer outside lounge window 2C.
Road tad slippery in patches though. Except for the bridge across the river which was completely clear, contrary to expectation. Rural(ish) Worcestershire.
4x4 on winters so would have had to drive like a knob to get into trouble.
PugwasHDJ80 said:
Took me 5 minutes to get off the slight incline on the drive
The Mrs drove straight out- she has winter tyres and the difference is amazing
Or she's just a better driver?The Mrs drove straight out- she has winter tyres and the difference is amazing
You were probably giving it "Powweeerrrr"!
I have a friend who's a rally driving instructor and he said the best drivers are undoubtedly women because they listen whereas the men think they know it all.
GTIR said:
Or she's just a better driver?
You were probably giving it "Powweeerrrr"!
I have a friend who's a rally driving instructor and he said the best drivers are undoubtedly women because they listen whereas the men think they know it all.
Her car has the snow tyres for a reason......... You were probably giving it "Powweeerrrr"!
I have a friend who's a rally driving instructor and he said the best drivers are undoubtedly women because they listen whereas the men think they know it all.
Woke up to the sound of windscreen being scraped, looked out and shiny roads so bks to cycling in, the cold doesnt bother me but my arse twitching like a rabbits nose as I slip and slide does, prefer to avoid a broken elbow/collar bone or splattage, managed a spectacular drift a couple of years back, B road with cars following and the bike starts sliding, how I kept upright I dont know.
schmalex said:
The road from my village to the next was just sheet ice all the way. It took 3 attempts to get up the hill out of the village
Not just me, then!I had a lovely four-wheel slide going on in my Jeep - thankfully managed to catch the potential disaster, but it did make me think it is time to swap off-road tyres for something with sipes!
Rtig said:
PugwasHDJ80 said:
severe frost south of Newbury- saw a pheasant slip over on the way into work.....
5 miles away there's not a hint of a frost.....
weird
The road between Chievely and Peasemore was sheet ice in places, made for an interesting drive to work!5 miles away there's not a hint of a frost.....
weird
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