I'm sitting here watching the outside temp drop steadily... now down to 0.6C and with high pressure, so a clear night - it looks like the forecasts are accurate.

That and the first gritter of the year going down the A52 have me thankful I've got a stock of de-icer on standby

 

It fairly parky here on Dartmoor also! Think i will be letting the van engine run for 10mins before i jump in in the morning!

 

I was doing that all last week as its hitting near 0 down my way lately. Luckily i'm off all this week!

 

Nopes, I'll just hit the heated rear, seats, mirrors, and front screen buttons and all will be sorted for me

 

Urghh. i dont want to have to get up earlier to get rid of ice. Bring on global warming



Oh wait, its just a scam.

 

I'm lucky if I get oil pressure in the 205 within 10 secs on a cold morning, never mind anything from the asthmatic mouse heater (which takes 5 miles to blow warm)

Still when she works (and warms up)...

 

My old 205 was never a problem, actually had 1 of the best blowers I'd met, pity it took so long to warm up!!

 

I had a girlfriend like that once.....

 

 

Heated garage (boiler is in there): never drops below 10degreesC

Piston slap, what piston slap? I didn't realise my scoob had it until it was once left outside overnight

 

I bought a couple of cans the other week, in preparation.

I normally get a few cheap from work the previous year, but I think we used them all after a cold spell back then.

 

I don't like it getting on the paint work tbh, just warm water for me.

 

Just used deicer on the missus's car, didn't need to do the Scoob as it has been tucked up in the garage

 

All the cars on the driveway are iced up, but the two scoobs are staying put whilst for the workhorses , it is simply a case of full heaters and job's a good'un . Got to love the fast glass heated windscreens on fords

 

We only have a few days of ice on cars the whole winter.

When I used to live in Oxfordshire it used to be standard practice from say December to January. I live in West Wales and it really doesn't get THAT cold here.

I have my railway in my loft and its not a proper conversion job. Last night was the first night I had to put the little heater on and even then I had to put it down to one bar.

 

Very cold and frosty here this morning. I'm currently typing this from the comfort of my bed.

This time last year I'd be out working in it at half 7. Used to leave the house anywhere between 5 and half 6, depending on where the job was. Not going to complain though, as I enjoyed that job.

 

Oh no, time for Pimmo to get up early

Was a little icey here this morning, but not driving so makes no odds to me. Just got to tread carefully walking the dogs.

 

did 4 hours of road cycling last night (around yorkshire dales)

roads were getting very icy and slippy..... one lad came off and then nearly again.

loads of flooded roads too.

came across a mini on its roof on top of ilkley moor, 3 cop cars, one ambulance.

totally straight section........... must have been giving it some and hit ice....... no other reason really.

 

I dont use de-icer. Far too tight to buy it, just run the car for a bit to defrost itself.

Surprised me last night, didn't realse it was frosty until I accellerated briskly from a junction and I had to give a bit of opposite lock! The next sweeping corner was fun too!

 

I'll have to look in Canadian Tire, but I don't recall seeing cans of de-icer on the shelves. I think this is mainly due to the washer fluid being pre-mixed and it'll work to about minus something silly (have a feeling it's minus 15 or minus 20, maybe even colder), thus your fluid doesn't seem to freeze. Granted the blades do freeze to the screen, but a quick whack sorts that out.

I've been out this morning giving the car a quick once over with the scraper, wasn't too bad. We're meant to be getting the first snowfall early next week, so I'm getting the shovel at the ready!

 

That's all fine until some sad c*nt reports you from engine idling.

Glad I live out in the country.

 

And me

 

ive got cans for sale in my shop . ill be taking one home tonight i think frozen solid this morning that i couldnt even open my car door

 

LOL... subtle...

 

Cars got a nifty aux heater which burns some diesel at the same time the engine is running to get the car warmer faster

Oh and heated seats as well


Mart

 

Weeeeeell, you know me
I never did see the end of the thread.
Did he decide to get up earlier or just kill cyclists?

I still chuckle about "getting up earlier is NOT an option"

Its +3 here now.
Did hear about it being as low as -10 in the morning in parts of the highlands. And its only the start of December.

 

Not a lot of fun for me driving in today - the first FWD drive car I've used in 8 years and it's a whacking great A6 (A4 in for repairs.... grrr...) and the gits didn't lend me a Quattro.

Bloody wheel spins everywhere, I forgot just how much difference there was when you lose the 4WD. Nightmare.

Anyway - -2.5 this morning and I found the de-icer right where it was meant to be. This is akin to getting the Crimble lights out, they aren't tangled and they all work. Not possible.