SNOWING

[Suvvey]

once again, the white fluffy stuff brings chaos to the roads of the UK :roll:

This country is becoming more pathetic. I have been out on patrol round Hampshire over the last few days,and in all honesty, if people took a bit more time for their journey, used 2nd gear to get themselves out of a mess, and didn't panic, there wouldn't be so much of a problem!

I quite agree although I think some of the blame should lie with the media whipping up a frenzy over it. Obviously a slow news week but getting sick of turning the box on to see headlines like 'Severe snow chaos brings country to gridlock!!!' and being told to stay indoors unless absolutely necessary :shock:

I had to go to a xmas dinner some 70miles from home on Friday and was aware that the area it was being held in was getting far more snow than we had been. But I was ashamed when a friend actually rang to see if I was still going as he was staying at home because the woman on the telly told him too :roll: I told him to grow a pair and eventually he came round to the idea. Admittedly when we got there it was under 18" of snow and the road was being cleared by a snow plough infront of me (gutted :twisted:) but he still managed it himself in his Vectra and despite snowing heavily all night he got home safely too (although it did take us half an hour to get his doors open and defrost it :lol:).

Obviously if the media is able to reduce the numbers on the roads than this does help ease matters but all they are trying to do is make the first half decent cover of snow we've had seem like a scene from 'the day after tomorrow' :doh:

[Saffy]

Hardly anything here in Trowbridge worth mentioning - smattering of snow, currently mostly freezing fog at -2degC. This was the view from my tent on weekend:

[V8MoneyPit]

I trust you cleared all that snow off before driving Rob  ;)

[clover]

We had a light flurry in Birmingham on Sunday but none since then. Must be the only place in the UK with no snow and no clue what all the fuss is about. Snow, snow? what snow?

[crazymac]

We had a light flurry in Birmingham on Sunday but none since then. Must be the only place in the UK with no snow and no clue what all the fuss is about. Snow, snow? what snow?

We're the same, not a jot of snow :'( Been down as low as minus 2 but thats as much as we've had.

All we're hearing on the news is how the county is coming to a standstill!! :roll: whereas earlier this year (Feb) when we had loads over here not a jot was heard on the media [-X

[william127]

me and a mate were doing a removal job in winchmore hill last night and the snow really came down, about 2 inches in an hour, first time ive used the difflock in london :lol: then 3 of us went out and about near hertford, towed a sprinter van for a recovery company :shock: as us doing it saved them using the winch on the artic sized recovery truck they sent :lol: then we towed a brand new merc up a hill from a ford thats about 4 foot deep, theyd followed their sat nav down to it but fortunatley not gone through it. a good night out (for us)

[muddyjames]

well, at work in my 18 tonne recycle lorry today my round took me to the east of Northampton where I found thicker snow. these were some images from my stationary lorry. (stationary as in stopped, not a pen holder!  ;) :lol: )



this one was of a country lane that was about 5-6 miles long and sheet ice the whole length.
http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs194.snc3/20131_384908475500_519895500_10299150_4718723_n.jpg

During the day I didnt get stuck once. As LSP said, if people took more time and used less right foot and thought ahead to what might happen to thier vehicle, ie look at the road camber and predict the car/lorry may slide and act upon it then I am sure more people would get through.

I do wonder why the chap in this lorry is admitting his well over the top driving hours on national tv though!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8427351.stm?ls

[TDi90]

I trust you cleared all that snow off before driving Rob  ;)

of course 

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