Here we go again as some parts of the country grind to a halt.
Who has some?
Who doesn't have some?
Who is loving it or hating it? (Jessop in the GT obviously due to the pics)
Matt5
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Here we go again as some parts of the country grind to a halt.
Who has some?
Who doesn't have some?
Who is loving it or hating it? (Jessop in the GT obviously due to the pics)
Matt5
No snow in Preston, lancashire :(
No snow in southampton.:cartman:
only had about an inch of snow here last night. my kids still managed to have snowball fights tho :laugh:
Nothing here but sunshine :cry:
I'm still in my t-shirt at work :cool:
About 5" here, even snow on the beach! the roads have ground to a halt
My village is blocked in!!:eek: no way in or out today. Utter dog **** if we were all dying up here.:mad:
This was my house this morning
https://www.rtoc.org/boards/picture.p...ictureid=13990
Its still snowing too :eek:
just a dusting here, the builder is planning to take my roof off on Monday, that should be the signal for a good coating :sad2:
Nothing in West Sussex... will be travelling to East sussex tomorrow so hope it stays that way...
a couple of inches in shropshire, ive been in hospital for a week having my appendix out plus another little complication with me spline so its not bothering me,lol:coffee:
just icey roads this way, took the gtt out earlier, pissing in the wind really. Time to maybe put the covers on and lock the old girl up i think:)
stroke of luck that :DQuote:
Originally Posted by REGGY5GT
hmm, I'm supposed to be taking the twingo down to Farnham tomorrow, don't be offended if I don't wave on the way past :(Quote:
Originally Posted by wrightygtt
we have snow up here :)
only an inch or so deep and there is allot of ppl cant get up the wee hill outside my house heres hoping the van dosent get hit this year
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Originally Posted by REGGY5GT
i had to go to hospital yesturday :( was hoping for more snow so i couldnt get there but wont so lucky :crap:
yip the snow has got deeper here and the misses is out with the kids i should have picked them up i wouldn't be so worried lol
nope nothing here:disagree:
Nothing in manchester
pic of here with the van warming up
i realy need to clean that window lol
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...1/CIMG0243.jpg
Win...
Now, thats my kind of snow scape...!;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mart
Just some Frostt here in Brandon but the cold has got the 5, she's stuck at the future ex wife's house cus the hand brake won't release :(
-10 here lastnight apparantly, baltic aint the word! Too cold to do anything apart from sit in or go to the pub:D
Snows pretty heavy here now. Im glad im unable to drive both of my cars cos ive had an operation lol ..i know my clio turbo wouldnt get out the street also:laugh:
i have 12" of snow on my shed in the garden :cry:
no snow here either :agree:
just -4 :disagree:
pubs and clubs realy should allow smoking inside again :smokin:
Just started here.......it better be good!!;)
i have 10inches here :) i measured it with my willy :)
Five times as deep eh? :p :laugh:Quote:
Originally Posted by andyrg
Snowed in Swindon at the weekend but I was in London..so haven't actually seen any yet :(
Got a light dusting in West Sussex, maybe 1cm.
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Originally Posted by Ashy
Love the double garage, lucky git :)
Still snowing in Hindhead, but not heavy enough to close the school.:cry:
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Originally Posted by philg
That was the main reason I wanted it :cool:
& good to see the cars both outside, I hope it's like a workshop in there Ashy & not full of crap.. (like all 3 of my sheds:ashamed:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Ashy
snowing here in north Germany not much but defo snowing ,, had to buy winter tires for the mondeon at the weekend :(
Of course, the 5's in there turned at 90 degrees so its width ways cross the garage... Plenty of room to get round it with the welder!!Quote:
Originally Posted by 5teve L
https://www.rtoc.org/files/Technical%.../DSC_0782a.jpg
Nearly finished now tho, should be going to paint after christmas :)
about an inch at the most but it still took me an hour to travel the whole 3 miles home, roads were not even bad, people just drive so slow and panic, its pathetic!
Once I got home:
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b1...o/DSC_0242.jpg
More snow here last night/today, ice under fresh snow is fun:eek: Have been unofficially snowed off all week from work :D
Snowed yesterday in Swindon but now it's just lumpy ice on the paths and FREEZING cold!!! Brrrr
I can't really get snowed off work as I have a laptop to work from home with if I can't make it the entire 1mile into the office.
Drove to Watford and back today, set off from Pembury in Kent, (which had 'quite a bit if snow'!!!). No gritters or ploughs to be seen on M25, made it to Watford... Not a single flake of snow there...:confused:
Got back tonight, still no gritters or ploughs on motorways!!!
The car I took was a brand new fiesta.... Absolutey ****e in the snow!! No traction, crap on brakes and wipers froze, so practically blind all the way there and back. Would have preferred my old cinque sporting, but sold that recently:(
heres a pic i had sent to me from the inlaws in stornaway ( the island above scotland) it dont seem to bad up there, i was told there is a wind chill of -19
That's pretty warm compared to some areas up in Scotland isn't it? The weather reports earlier were saying that some areas could have an air temp' of -25 tomorrow night. God knows what the wind chill will be :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by modfather
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Originally Posted by The new Bill J
there ok up there with there mint cake etc....we are down here with our special brew..
been snowing alittle here...
http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/h...0/DSC01975.jpg
Yep Ashford is at a stand still. My First day off work because of the snow or should I walk the 3 miles....... Thought about it and no I should not.:santa:
Makes me laugh; we've had over a foot of snow up here, and double that in Northumberland & parts of Scotland, yet life goes on, it doesn't cake up the news (or daily rags) for days on end with the same old same tales of woe, yet London & the South East get a 24hr dumping and it's 'breaking headline' news, front-page of every newspaper, airports close, motorways gridlock, shoppers panic-buy, blah blah blah.
I bet the drive down to my folks tomorrow afternoon will be fine for 3/4's of the journey, then a fecking nightmare as soon as I hit the M25 :rolleyes:
And...relax :D
They didn't even bother gritting any of our roads here last night, had about 4-5" of snow, no problems getting into work, but seems that people cant drive, they see a little bit on the road and they automatically wont go out of first gear and drive everywhere slowly. A bit of common sense dont go far really and you can drive anywhere really.
We had another dumping of snow last night, and STILL there's been no gritters. Even the M25 hasn't been gritted round my way :laugh:
After watching "the only way is Essex" are you surprised you got left out haha.
My 5 on the drive last night & then again this morning, & my back garden this morning...
ive been using my r5 in it daily, touch wood its been fine, however the eagle f1's on teh front seem a little useless in the snow.
Sunny Henfield about 40 mins ago, no pic of the 5 as tucked away nicely in the garage:D
Up until today I have been getting to work in the zafira but the zaf has now been blocked in by 2 cars whom I have no idea whom own them as there none of my neighbours:crap:
ha ha had J tell me about that, flicked over to that channel, its annoying hearing the voices on the streets but on a tv programme wtf does anyone want to hear them talking like that :crap:Quote:
Originally Posted by car.crash
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Originally Posted by The new Bill J
:agree: now they have frozen water pipes
I made an effective snow cannon out of the works pressure washer...;)
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Originally Posted by Matt5
sounds like fun :laugh:
Has anyone heard of this?
AS OF TOMORROW ANY VEHICLE/CAR DRIVING AROUND WITH SNOW ON THE ROOF THE DRIVER IS LIABLE FOR A £60 FINE AND 3 POINTS
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Originally Posted by Bigfoot
When we had all the snow earlier on this year, the OB were pulling people over by my work and fining them.
fascists :sad2:
:jerkoff: As if things aren't bad enough for people
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Originally Posted by The new Bill J
It's common sense. If the snow on your roof falls on to your windscreen at a junction or falls off and hits someone elses car and causes an accident who will be to blame....YOU! I can't believe some of the drivers on the news with a foot of snow on their roof's. :sad2:
the thing that gets me is the amount of cars i see around my way were they haven't bothered to clear the windows and try to drive down the road looking through a small gap at the bottom of the screen just like a tank driver :scratch::eek:
But they also say you cant leave your car running when nobody is in the car. So if your stuck in a traffic jam, do you have to turn off the engine, climb out and sweep the roof just as your about to move incase something falls off :confused:
I live near Rayleigh in Essex, about 6 miles west of Southend. It's been snowing since Monday night, in some places it's a foot deep. I live in a cul-de-sac and that's had no salt or any attempt to be scraped and cleaned of snow since the start. The main roads have had grit and they're brown and slushy but to get to the main road from where i live it hasn't been touched. The Clio is covered in a foot of snow on the roof
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Originally Posted by Bigfoot
jokers anything to get money out of a driver what is the police playing at :eek:
I say fair play - It's about time something was done :agree:
There's been plenty of times I've been following someone, and a feckin lump of snow the size of a small country flies off their roof, and into my car. Then, as Ray said, you've got the bellends who think that clearing a tiny square of snow off of the windscreen, just so they can see where they're going, is absolutely fine - Ignoring the side windows, rear window, headlights, tail lights, the lot :mad:
then but if i have a hi top van and i cant reach the top to take the snow off and it gets 5 inchs on the top but that ok to leave that tho cos its a van yes or even a lorry what a load of rubbish dont see van or lorry drivers cleaning it off do you and the police dont do **** about them do theyQuote:
Originally Posted by The new Bill J
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Originally Posted by raider_gtt
its all one sided anything to get money our of a motorist
sounds like to me !
1.Fair enough now it's been explained like that, I can understand it, TBH its not something I actually thought about, & I bet not alot of other think about clearing the roof either...Quote:
Originally Posted by The new Bill J
2. Thats just totally mental :eek:
Then they shouldn't be used on the road! To be honest though, I don't recall seeing that many lorries with piles of snow on top - Most of them are kept in depots. The vast majority of van roofs can be reached with the use of brooms, ladders etc....Quote:
Originally Posted by raider_gtt
How would you feel if you were driving your car, and a huge chunk of snow fell off the vehicle infront, causing you to crash into someone/something? I'm sure you'd be kicking off!
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Originally Posted by The new Bill J
same here at jun 3 on the m25 sill no gritters no wonder people cant get to work :cry:
useless as nomal ho get the news we are better prepard than last year right o NOT
no as i wouldnt be up the ass of the car or what ever in front of me and you are ment to make sure you have room in order to stop at any time for what ever resion that comes up !;) if you crash then its due to going to fast or tailgateing the car or what ever is in front of you highway code tells you this make sure there is loads of room in order for you to stop safely at all timesQuote:
Originally Posted by The new Bill J
I thought you'd come up with a reply like that. Fair comment, but then you don't have to be sitting up the back bumper of the car in front. How about a car coming towards you on a bend, as they turn, a chunk of snow flies off their roof and into you? You're completely helpless, as the car's alongside you :cry:Quote:
Originally Posted by raider_gtt
been snowing here all day and -6.5 ,it was -9 yeasterday :(
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Originally Posted by The new Bill J
no its no diffant if there is a lump of snow that is come off from a tunnal mate its all about speed you shouldnt be going to fast in order that you cant stop safely if you aint going fast then it shouldnt be a problem in stoping and cleaning it off your car
thats if your car get the snow on it that is as it would brake up unless ice is in the snow which would make it even heaver
the other thing if this did happen then they would have to be going some speed in order for it to fly over to your car as snow is not light as a block so it would hit the floor before hiting your car as i said unless you are to close to them which you shouldnt be due to them or you slideing or loseing control of your car due to snow or iceQuote:
Originally Posted by The new Bill J
Calm down girls....! Stop spoiling the thread....Moan somewhere else. Like via pm's....?
:scratch: :laugh:Quote:
Originally Posted by raider_gtt
You can be doing 20mph round a bend. If a car that's less than a couple of metres from the side of you chucks a sudden chunk of snow at you, you've not got time to react!
OK then - How about if someone rear ends you because they haven't cleared the snow off of their car, and can't see properly?
I'm calm as a cucumber, you cucumber :cooter:Quote:
Originally Posted by Matt5
We're just discussing an issue to do with the snow, which I'm sure is what this thread is about :)
But what happens if the ice from your roof falls onto your own windscreen and you can't see anything doing 50mph+?!
How hard is it to clear it off your roof anyway? There's no excuse really bar laziness
Not really. Snow is ice, car bodies are made of metal. Ice can slide across a smooth metal surface pretty easily once it's been loosened, which a constant stream of wind, and a bit of heat from the inside, can do.Quote:
Originally Posted by raider_gtt
Overnight we had roughly 4-5 inches of snow down here in Poole, loads of idiots on the road tailgating peering out of tiny holes in the windscreen.:dearme: so glad I have a proper diff in the German barge.
its law in Germany that you must remove the snow and ice off your vehicle espeacally hgv`s befor you drive anywhere thats the roof also not just the windows at any speed as people have been killed after gettin their windscreen smashed in by it , though its not gona happen goin low speeds.
Nope, I can't see where it says 'moan'.Quote:
Originally Posted by Matt5
dont matter you speck to any insur comany and they will tell you if someone hits the back of your car it is the car behinds fault no matter what or who is at fault i have had this myself not so long ago as my insur comany will not fight it mate even if it was not you at fault for hitting the back of other car,all you will get is that you was speeding or that you was to close to the car in front and should have made room in order to stop in time the other thing its hard to prov that the snow come off there car in order to make a claim all that will happen is the other driver will say is that you was speeding and thats y you hit the back of him end off you havent got a leg to stand on easy pay out here you come ££££:coffee:Quote:
Originally Posted by The new Bill J
UTTER ****e:crap:
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Originally Posted by Matt5
So you're expecting one word answers to your questions, and people aren't allowed to elaborate/discuss, on a discussion forum?
Go play in the snow or something! :D
It doesn't matter how insurance would treat it, I'd rather not be involved in an accident at all!!!
Yep :agree:Quote:
Originally Posted by raider_gtt
I'd still rather not be hit at all though. I don't want someone writing my car off, no matter how much their fault it is :cry:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJ-syLh4JV0
cool snow sculpture :laugh:
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Originally Posted by D4WNO
:agree::agree:
no one does thats y its called a accident
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Originally Posted by mr white
mummy loves it i bet she wishs her old mans was that big :laugh::laugh::laugh:
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Originally Posted by The new Bill J
Sometimes one word answers for some people would work best...?
I for one, are in the 'like' the snow section.:p
Only if they're one syllable.....Quote:
Originally Posted by Matt5
Maybe you should have made this a poll :D
Looks that way now.....Hindsight is a great thing isn't it?:crap:
Wasn't expecting people to gas on about stupid laws and sh1te I suppose.....good ole RTOC.
'Ho Ho Ho' merry grumbles everyone!:laugh:
this will make you laugh, at work we are not allowed to call them road accidents anymore! they get called road traffic collisions, because if we call them accident it implies that no-one is to blame whereas in a collision, someone is always to blame.......apparently (insurance has always gotta blame someone).......personally think its boll*cksQuote:
Originally Posted by raider_gtt
and to add to this i was hit by a snowball about the size of a football whilst travelling up the A3 today, three lads were chucking them at on coming traffic on the motorway thinking it was funny as hell and as i only caught sight of what they were doing at the last minute i almost put the van into the armco when it exploded on the windscreen. just glad there wasnt any bits of grit or stones in it or i could have been in big trouble. little tinkers:mad: