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Re: The official snow thread
[Re: samsite999]
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05/02/2012 04:02
05/02/2012 04:02
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AlanC
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You are all so lucky. We have lived where we are now for nearly 4 years. Only had snow twice, and only lasted a couple of hours each time. Both times were when the rest of the country got it bad. Have been able to see snow for days in the distance over the Lakes though.
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Re: The official snow thread
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05/02/2012 06:42
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tim42
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Still nothing here in Kent...yet! 3" now and still falling Can't believe how bright it makes it look outside.
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Re: The official snow thread
[Re: samsite999]
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05/02/2012 09:31
05/02/2012 09:31
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Yup - we run winter tyres on both cars (and a couple of my bikes too ) - it's normal for it to be freezing or below most mornings and it almost never gets above 7C which is where the benefits of winter tyres kick in. They're pretty much essential on the Merc for snow. The only downside is that snow becomes a non-event - there's no driving challenge at all even in the Merc - just point and go. No hint of snow here.
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Re: The official snow thread
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05/02/2012 09:56
05/02/2012 09:56
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Have a look at this picture and spot the loony.....
I *might* give him the benefit of the doubt and "assume" he's being towed but why no hazard warning lights, unless he's got total electrical failure? Holy fork. Perhaps he's hoping he's so close that the impact will be slight. Or he's running on stealth mode...
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Re: The official snow thread
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05/02/2012 10:10
05/02/2012 10:10
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magooagain
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Heavy snow falling now with a fierce south wind. -5. Trying to feed the birds but snow keeps covering the bread etc. Both log burners on the go. We are supposed to be going out tonight. Thats in doubt at the moment.
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Re: The official snow thread
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05/02/2012 10:57
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magooagain
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I have just seen a great tit and a Robin fighting. It got so bad that i went out in the snow to stop them.
To late ! The great Tit has killed it ! And has now flown of with it. As an avid bird watcher i have never seen that before !
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Re: The official snow thread
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05/02/2012 11:02
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I have just seen a great tit and a Robin fighting. It got so bad that i went out in the snow to stop them.
To late ! The great Tit has killed it ! And has now flown of with it. As an avid bird watcher i have never seen that before ! That would be a first for me too... robins are aggressive little sods, but in my experience fight with each other and just scare off everything else.
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Re: The official snow thread
[Re: stan]
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06/02/2012 10:13
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Have a look at this picture and spot the loony..... Sorry it's a small image but I grabbed it from the BBC News website homepage I *might* give him the benefit of the doubt and "assume" he's being towed but why no hazard warning lights, unless he's got total electrical failure? I thought you weren't supposed to put your hazards on when being towed, as you can't indicate?
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Re: The official snow thread
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06/02/2012 12:09
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Hmm. Got to drive to Barrow (in Furness) tomorrow with the boss for a couple of days. What have you done wrong to deserve that? Instructional video to watch for any visitors to Barrow is "Deliverance"! Yep, got the banjo and the rifles packed. I was thinking of visiting you one evening, but it's an hour and a half at least each way and in this weather... when the sun shines, eh?
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Re: The official snow thread
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06/02/2012 12:38
06/02/2012 12:38
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Yeah, that was the first question Mrs Stan asked, as she hid her chocolates, "Oh is Neil coming to visit?" I did point out to her the distances involved and the weather! Bring plenty of woolies......! Oh and watch that road, it's bloody lethal!
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Re: The official snow thread
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06/02/2012 20:03
06/02/2012 20:03
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Enforcer
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Don't understand what the fuss is about - it's fine here. 15 degrees and sunny. Ah, wait a minute. I'm in Spain. That'll be it, then.
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Re: The official snow thread
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06/02/2012 23:51
06/02/2012 23:51
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Hmm. Got to drive to Barrow (in Furness) tomorrow with the boss for a couple of days. What have you done wrong to deserve that? Instructional video to watch for any visitors to Barrow is "Deliverance"! its like the UK's biggest cul-de-sac , one road in one road out.. I have being working up here for nearly a year and a half and cant wait to finish... its like every body off jeremy kyle lives here
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