Member Since: 17 Jun 2011
Location: Whitstable
Posts: 1429
Snow increasingly less of a prospect for the South as the low is drifting into France in current computer models. But that could change tomorrow. Norther UK will probably get a battering though.
Don’t worry though as DSL will be putting old people in his wheelie bin and running them to hospital🤣6 LRs last one 2009 HSE D3.
Current D5 HSE LUX 2019.
12th Jan 2024 1:20 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 72799
Not any more, Skippy hasn’t got a handy tow hitch.
Plus our local hospital has closed and it’s a bit of a haul to the next closest one.
12th Jan 2024 2:57 pm
JordsDisco
Member Since: 22 May 2020
Location: Newcastle
Posts: 1489
Wot? 10 miles to the new hospital at Aviemore?
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12th Jan 2024 3:06 pm
gstuart
Member Since: 21 Oct 2016
Location: kent
Posts: 13671
DSL wrote:
Not any more, Skippy hasn’t got a handy tow hitch.
Plus our local hospital has closed and it’s a bit of a haul to the next closest one.
Oh mate , u mean no more wheelie bin snow pics
Things that won’t change is the lasses in Newcastle still going out wearing a belt in freezing conditions , hear there called winking belts that come with built in radio dial tuners,
12th Jan 2024 3:50 pm
gstuart
Member Since: 21 Oct 2016
Location: kent
Posts: 13671
terryall wrote:
Snow increasingly less of a prospect for the South as the low is drifting into France in current computer models. But that could change tomorrow. Norther UK will probably get a battering though.
Don’t worry though as DSL will be putting old people in his wheelie bin and running them to hospital🤣
Think the last time I saw a half decent amount of snow was in 2013 , near Dover and on the M26 ,
Saying that Never forget the first time I saw snow when I lived in Long Island New York , think that was 2003 , OMG now that is what u call proper snow , worst when after clearing the driveway is the snow ploughs coming back round and buying the drive exit yet again
Looks like Milwaukee are starting to get hit
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12th Jan 2024 3:57 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 72799
JordsDisco wrote:
Wot? 10 miles to the new hospital at Aviemore?
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More like 15. Deffo too far to drag a wheelie bin.
12th Jan 2024 4:02 pm
Brian Considine
Member Since: 05 Dec 2022
Location: Nr Margate
Posts: 281
Bring it on - my "office" for the winter (same model).
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Okay, mines yellow, immaculate and has saline tanks, but you get the idea.
14th Jan 2024 12:34 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 72799
Hope you’re out more than they are up here in the Heelands. We used to see trucks out gritting several time a day as we live on the approach road to the depot. Luckily now if we see one a day. It’s been snowing for the last couple hours, well forecast, and nothing. Nothing before, nothing during and nothing after. Usual boldocks on Highland Council and BAER’s website (BAER do trunk roads) about what they are supposed to do and how good they are, s’pose it’s lot easier to do a swanky website than actually get their ar5es out in the cold and actually do something useful.
14th Jan 2024 1:51 pm
waterbuoy
Member Since: 26 Oct 2013
Location: Argyll
Posts: 2865
Don't worry Del - they will no doubt roll out the 'exceptional weather' excuse later today or tomorrowCurrently 2009 Disco 3 SE, 2013 MY D4 HSE and 2016 D4 SE
Previously:
TD5 Defender 110 CSW (230k miles)
300TDi Disco 1 (289k)
4 RR Classics (300-350k each, 2 manual, 2 auto)
110 V8 CSW (220k)
S3 109 hi cap pickup (ex RN)
S2A 88 Safari SW with lpg conversion (bloody lethal)
14th Jan 2024 2:53 pm
nigethecat
Member Since: 11 Sep 2016
Location: Marnoch
Posts: 4153
Wrong type of snow ! A little bit here but it wasn't forecast until this afternoon anyway... loads more to come I want to see the sweets before I get into your windowless van... I'm not stupid!
Corris Grey D4 Commercial SE 2016
Zermatt Sliver 2007 D3 SE manual (gone)
Indus Silver D4 HSE 2015 (gone)
Bonatti Grey D3 HSE 2006 (gone)
White D3 S (LHD) 2007 (gone)
Firenze Red D4 HSE 2014 (gone)
Black RRS 3.6TDV8 2008 (gone)
Rusty Green Defender 110 1997 (gone)
Black FL2 HSE 2013 (gone)
the sky turned nasty around lunchtime and it looked like we might be getting "something" but it cleared and i'm guessing we'll see (just) a heavy frost .... but no sign of the gritters. In contrast, 20 mins down the East Lancs, around Haydock, gritters very much in evidence. Perhaps the Scousers kept money back for this, whereas Salford look determined to spend all the remaining 2023 budget on random road repairs.
14th Jan 2024 6:46 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Local traffic cam almost 20 mins ago. Glad we’re nicely tucked up in front of the log burner.
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14th Jan 2024 7:32 pm
nigethecat
Member Since: 11 Sep 2016
Location: Marnoch
Posts: 4153
We’ve had a bit this afternoon but waiting to see what the morning holds looking at -10 later in the week so that’s when it will get interesting
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I want to see the sweets before I get into your windowless van... I'm not stupid!
Corris Grey D4 Commercial SE 2016
Zermatt Sliver 2007 D3 SE manual (gone)
Indus Silver D4 HSE 2015 (gone)
Bonatti Grey D3 HSE 2006 (gone)
White D3 S (LHD) 2007 (gone)
Firenze Red D4 HSE 2014 (gone)
Black RRS 3.6TDV8 2008 (gone)
Rusty Green Defender 110 1997 (gone)
Black FL2 HSE 2013 (gone)
14th Jan 2024 9:06 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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