The big 2019 snow thread!
21 January 2019, 01:33 PM
#1
The big 2019 snow thread!
So who's had some already and who is due some this week?
I'm in Aylesbury in Bucks and they all say it's still very hit and miss at the moment if the cold air will turn the rain into snow. It's expected we will get a couple of cm's at some point though but it won't be a big dump!
I have my winter wheels and winter/snow tyres on the car and I'm ready for this!
I'm in Aylesbury in Bucks and they all say it's still very hit and miss at the moment if the cold air will turn the rain into snow. It's expected we will get a couple of cm's at some point though but it won't be a big dump!
I have my winter wheels and winter/snow tyres on the car and I'm ready for this!
21 January 2019, 01:56 PM
#5
We had 2 whole minutes of snow while I was getting my kids shoes on ready for school last week one morning. They got so excited and by the time I opened the front door it had stopped. Not been any since.
23 January 2019, 11:56 AM
#13
We had quite a lot yesterday in some areas. Thankfully where I work and live it wasn't bad at all and the wet roads absorbed the snow meaning it didn't settle. Looking out of the window at home today we haven't even had 1cm settle. But not far from here in High Wycombe and Amersham area it was very bad. People having to abandon cars, 30 minute journeys taking 4 hours etc. They've had a good few inches, some up to 5 inches yesterday.
23 January 2019, 12:02 PM
#14
We had quite a lot yesterday in some areas. Thankfully where I work and live it wasn't bad at all and the wet roads absorbed the snow meaning it didn't settle. Looking out of the window at home today we haven't even had 1cm settle. But not far from here in High Wycombe and Amersham area it was very bad. People having to abandon cars, 30 minute journeys taking 4 hours etc. They've had a good few inches, some up to 5 inches yesterday.
im dreading summer this year if its anything like last years heatwave.
im praying for 6 months of snow and ice
23 January 2019, 12:04 PM
#15
i remember when i was a kid in the 80's that we got snow like 1-2 foot deep it was amazing lol. i love the cold (im somebody who is always hot) i always wear shorts/vest even in -10 weather my mrs thinks im bloody mad lol, there she sits shivering on the sofa whilst im in beach-wear lol.
im dreading summer this year if its anything like last years heatwave.
im praying for 6 months of snow and ice
im dreading summer this year if its anything like last years heatwave.
im praying for 6 months of snow and ice
But I do love a nice hot summer!!!!!!
29 January 2019, 03:34 PM
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We don't need winter tyres as it never snows in Britain!
Maybe one day they will realise that the white stuff falling from the sky causing absolute chaos for no reason is called snow.
https://news.sky.com/story/uk-weathe...-snow-11621046
Maybe one day they will realise that the white stuff falling from the sky causing absolute chaos for no reason is called snow.
29 January 2019, 08:55 PM
#21
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I'm so wanting to do this.....
29 January 2019, 09:50 PM
#25
Not an inch of snow here yet in Somerset lol 
, we always seem to miss it, I am originally from London,
and saw a lot more in the South East, I moved here in 2013, last years couple of days of white covering is all I have seen since living here.
I like the cold, but enjoy the warmer weather also especially to get out on the motorbike, our biking group are
fair weather riders, call it down to being the otherside of 40 lol
, we always seem to miss it, I am originally from London,and saw a lot more in the South East, I moved here in 2013, last years couple of days of white covering is all I have seen since living here.
I like the cold, but enjoy the warmer weather also especially to get out on the motorbike, our biking group are
fair weather riders, call it down to being the otherside of 40 lol
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30 January 2019, 12:06 AM
#26
We don't need winter tyres as it never snows in Britain!
Maybe one day they will realise that the white stuff falling from the sky causing absolute chaos for no reason is called snow.
Maybe one day they will realise that the white stuff falling from the sky causing absolute chaos for no reason is called snow.
https://news.sky.com/story/uk-weathe...-snow-11621046
Meh! Some parts don’t get that much; I had 3mm of tread on my PS3s last year (didn’t realise they were that low on tread) so most of the sipes and cross-grooves had worn away..yet during the beast from the East had little issue despite it being a foot deep in places and that included some damn steep hills...not my preferred route though...my preferred route was blocked by cretins that got stuck so it was either take the hills or walk.
Sure it wasn’t great but took it steady, what was more of a issue was being followed too close by feejits on steep downhill sections (that then got stuck on the following uphill section
). As well as the front bumper acting as a snowplough and wrecking my radiator.Dont worry, I have winter tyres back on again - I sold the last set years ago when I sold my BMW estate. Didn’t bother me on the BM as it a slow barge that was used as a mobile skip, but I bloody hate them on the Golf, even when’s it’s 5 degrees C the PS3s have better damp/wet grip, plus they are wobbly as hell above 50mph. They’ll be going on ebay in March! These are Dunlop Wintersports, probably will try Alpins next winter but couldn’t get them in the right size. I chose these over Nokians as they are supposed to have better wet grip, christ I hate to think what a winter with a lower wet grip score will handle; as much as I like flicking the back end out and 4wheel drifts I wasn’t expecting it on my daily commute when I wouldn’t get even a sniff of a slide with the PS3s in the same wet/damp and cold conditions and I wouldn’t class myself as a fast driver, well not when driving in morning/evening traffic.
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30 January 2019, 08:46 AM
#28
Well all the snow last night in Aylesbury amounted to about 1 inch in total which had already partially melted by midnight. All frozen and rather slippery today and Thursday night they are predicting 15 hours of continuous snowfall from 6pm until 9am Friday morning. We'll see what happens this time!
30 January 2019, 01:25 PM
#29
No snow, but traffic was horrendous. 
All main roads gridlocked in both directions on my usual commute route, had to hack it round the back roads.
Certainly feels like its due to too many people just all jumping in their car at the same time to get to wherever a little earlier (or maybe later if they de-ice).
All main roads gridlocked in both directions on my usual commute route, had to hack it round the back roads.
Certainly feels like its due to too many people just all jumping in their car at the same time to get to wherever a little earlier (or maybe later if they de-ice).