FFS, it's only a bit of snow!
25 November 2005, 04:58 PM
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FFS, it's only a bit of snow!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/4469720.stm
This country really is populated by idiots. A bit of snow followed by the inevitable pile up due, no doubt, to stupidity leads to chaos.
25 November 2005, 05:07 PM
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I was out at 5am this morning away to deepest darkest Ayrshire & the roads were clear all the way down & this was all back roads, headed back up the road at 9am & as soon as i got on the M74 i was greeted with sunshine, so on the Shades went, got 15 mile up the road & all hell had broke loose, darkness had fallen & everyone was driving at 20mph
I popped into the house for an hour & when i came back out, the snow had covered everything, traction control light was on as i reversed out the drive, headed to the M8 & i seen 3 cars slide off & again 20mph, got passed that onto the M73 & it was all gone.
Got a phone call from one of my engineers to tell me he was stuck in dalmellington (were i was at 5am) & that he couldnt get off site.
I told him to keep the engine running & enjoy his night
I popped into the house for an hour & when i came back out, the snow had covered everything, traction control light was on as i reversed out the drive, headed to the M8 & i seen 3 cars slide off & again 20mph, got passed that onto the M73 & it was all gone.
Got a phone call from one of my engineers to tell me he was stuck in dalmellington (were i was at 5am) & that he couldnt get off site.
I told him to keep the engine running & enjoy his night
25 November 2005, 05:07 PM
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Originally Posted by unclebuck
They are still there. It's dark now.
25 November 2005, 05:24 PM
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The problem is that because cars are so much safer now, the idiots who drive modern cars are no longer killed or severly injured.
So they crash again and again and again and agian, everytime walking away with airbag burns, a dizzy head and a sore neck or back. Rubbing theirs hand with glee at how much the awaiting blaim=claim lawers can sue the British climate for creating a slippery road surface
So they crash again and again and again and agian, everytime walking away with airbag burns, a dizzy head and a sore neck or back. Rubbing theirs hand with glee at how much the awaiting blaim=claim lawers can sue the British climate for creating a slippery road surface
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25 November 2005, 05:25 PM
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Originally Posted by OllyK
I remember the carnage on the M11 / A14 a few years back. I chose to go the back route. Took me 6 hours to do the 80 miles home. Took my boss 14 hours to the 10 miles back to his place on the A14
I wonder how many stuck on Bodmin did this
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25 November 2005, 05:59 PM
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Got 6 inches out here -
Comet still managed to deliver my tumble dryer before their 6 o'clock deadline
Drove out to get a chippy.
Walked to the local shop for bits and pieces.
He drove to visit granny.
Dunno what the fuss is about
Comet still managed to deliver my tumble dryer before their 6 o'clock deadline
Drove out to get a chippy.
Walked to the local shop for bits and pieces.
He drove to visit granny.
Dunno what the fuss is about
25 November 2005, 07:55 PM
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My brother was probably gritting the A30 last night ... they will have had loads of complaints by now that nowt was done when they don't realise that is they dig down a foot they'll find all that nice grit at the bottom ... :-( He's out with the snow plough tonight. He works shifts and has been on days this week but because of the conditions is doing nights as well ... extra money at least!
Oh, and his daughter was one of those stuck at a school in Newquay because of the snow. She got home OK but it seems that unless you drive a 4x4 in this country you have zero idea about what to do about driving in snow. Never had much of a problem myself ....
Dave
Oh, and his daughter was one of those stuck at a school in Newquay because of the snow. She got home OK but it seems that unless you drive a 4x4 in this country you have zero idea about what to do about driving in snow. Never had much of a problem myself ....
Dave
25 November 2005, 09:41 PM
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Or drive like miss daisy on the summer tyres and take very extreme caution. I never had a problem with them before, but I take it very very easy.
When Brum had the big freeze last year and shut down all public transport, I had to drive in to pick up my gran who was left stranded at the bus station. Gridlock on the main roads, stupid people driving far to fast, losing it and crashing...causing chaos everywhere.
So I duck down the back roads to keep away from these desk driving idiots and didn't have a single problem. (funny thing about office workers in Brum..they never stray from the main roads, they must have a traffic jam fetish
Suits me as most can't drive anyway ) Even up some and down some pretty steep hills. I couldn't see what all teh fuss was about.
And that was driving a 2wd open diff Nissan Sunny
I suppose teh off-road driving helps, but I never had a problem before either. I suppose if you get stuck, your stuck. But the idea is not to get stuck in the first place And that include me driving through the middle of nowhere in Wales before the gritters/plough have managed to get through on the main roads, as well as the unploughed side roads.
Except I did get my Uncle's RS Turbo stuck once though - my fault, I let it come onto boost and it dug in (on a single track lane in Wales with 6" of snow in the deepest bits). We just jumped out dug out the snow and slid the car round sideways so it was pointing in the right direction and off we went.
When Brum had the big freeze last year and shut down all public transport, I had to drive in to pick up my gran who was left stranded at the bus station. Gridlock on the main roads, stupid people driving far to fast, losing it and crashing...causing chaos everywhere.
So I duck down the back roads to keep away from these desk driving idiots and didn't have a single problem. (funny thing about office workers in Brum..they never stray from the main roads, they must have a traffic jam fetish
Suits me as most can't drive anyway ) Even up some and down some pretty steep hills. I couldn't see what all teh fuss was about.And that was driving a 2wd open diff Nissan Sunny
I suppose teh off-road driving helps, but I never had a problem before either. I suppose if you get stuck, your stuck. But the idea is not to get stuck in the first place
And that include me driving through the middle of nowhere in Wales before the gritters/plough have managed to get through on the main roads, as well as the unploughed side roads.Except I did get my Uncle's RS Turbo stuck once though - my fault, I let it come onto boost and it dug in (on a single track lane in Wales with 6" of snow in the deepest bits). We just jumped out dug out the snow and slid the car round sideways so it was pointing in the right direction and off we went.
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26 November 2005, 01:24 PM
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The problem on Bodmin was caused by a very sudden and extremely heavy fall of snow which made the road surface so slippery that a couple of lorries got stuck while trying to get up a hill and consequently blocked the road.
It is certainly good sense to make sure you have sufficient clothing and drinks etc in the car on a longish journey when bad weather is forecast and also to make sure you have plenty of fuel in the car.
Les
It is certainly good sense to make sure you have sufficient clothing and drinks etc in the car on a longish journey when bad weather is forecast and also to make sure you have plenty of fuel in the car.
Les
26 November 2005, 01:34 PM
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Over here in Holland, the little bit of snow we had caused an all time record 800km of traffic jams at one point yesterday evening. The A2 motorway heading north to south had a queue of 92kms. Traffic was clear again by 0530 this morning.
The Dutch train system collapsed, so anyone without a car couldn't even get around and were just left stranded. We didn't fare too badly - It only took us 2 1/2 hours to travel just 12kms to get home from work.... Oh and I have winter tyres on my Forester!
Suresh
The Dutch train system collapsed, so anyone without a car couldn't even get around and were just left stranded. We didn't fare too badly - It only took us 2 1/2 hours to travel just 12kms to get home from work.... Oh and I have winter tyres on my Forester!
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26 November 2005, 01:45 PM
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i live in Wellington and woke up friday morning to 5"! thought nothing of it, til i tried to drive up this slope out my car park and couldnt make it! tried again and hour later and still couldnt make it as the snow was turning to ice and falling so heavy, so went and had a cuppa! then at 9.30 finally managed to get up the slop and on to the main road to find ques and ques of traffic! and the snow on the road was thick, it took me an hour and a half to go 2 sodding miles!!! god damn mother nature! grrr!!
then at 9.30 finally managed to get up the slop and on to the main road to find ques and ques of traffic! and the snow on the road was thick, it took me an hour and a half to go 2 sodding miles!!! god damn mother nature! grrr!!
26 November 2005, 10:55 PM
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Originally Posted by hutton_d
My brother was probably gritting the A30 last night ... they will have had loads of complaints by now that nowt was done when they don't realise that is they dig down a foot they'll find all that nice grit at the bottom ... :-( He's out with the snow plough tonight. He works shifts and has been on days this week but because of the conditions is doing nights as well ... extra money at least!
Oh, and his daughter was one of those stuck at a school in Newquay because of the snow. She got home OK but it seems that unless you drive a 4x4 in this country you have zero idea about what to do about driving in snow. Never had much of a problem myself ....
Dave
Oh, and his daughter was one of those stuck at a school in Newquay because of the snow. She got home OK but it seems that unless you drive a 4x4 in this country you have zero idea about what to do about driving in snow. Never had much of a problem myself ....
Dave
Highlights of last night though was driving the scoob around an empty works car park in the snow
and watching a mondeo being towed by a tractor side swipe an evo
27 November 2005, 12:29 AM
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27 November 2005, 11:55 AM
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Nice car control to the Yellow fiat 500 ...I had plenty of moments like that in a scooby And nice avoidance manouver by the white Cavelier
I wonder if Barry Sheen the pizza boy on his Moped will learn a lesson about speed, mopeds and ice?
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29 November 2005, 02:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Wurzel
Winter tyres!!!! when will you people learn ???
http://www.michelin.co.uk/uk/auto/au...ilot_alpin.jsp
Every winter I always think, I must get myself a set of winter tyres one of these days. I have friends in in Slovakia (not in the mountains either) who also use them along with everyone else (sensible government transport policy anyone?) in the country.
When it gets cold/icy or a bit snowy, everyone just carries on as normal. They do have a giggle when they see on the UK news that the country grinds to a halt at the sign of a snowflake.
29 November 2005, 02:13 PM
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love the snow
love the gritters even more
as soon as the gritters are out people go nuts
MUST GET SALT OF CARS MUST VISIT MICKS CARWASH
289 cars came in last friday
happy, happy times
love the gritters even more
as soon as the gritters are out people go nuts
MUST GET SALT OF CARS MUST VISIT MICKS CARWASH
289 cars came in last friday
happy, happy times
