Hope everyone made it to work OK

[the_lone_wolf]

As above, it was -3 here and we're almost always warmer than the rest of the UK due to the surrounding water...

Almost got rear ended by a **** going too fast downhill on a notoriously slippery road, he skidded a good metre into the junction i had just turned out of, missing me by a few feet only - thank feck i was in the car:mad:

[krhall]

My ride in this morning was erm, interesting......what I really need in this weather is a light bike, perhaps yellow in colour......now where could I get one of those?

[the_lone_wolf]

My ride in this morning was erm, interesting......what I really need in this weather is a light bike, perhaps yellow in colour......now where could I get one of those?

buy mine, tell the wife it'll cost less than dropping the CBR on all those expensive plastic panels...;)

[Grinch]

Nope, bike wouldn't start, lol.

[Dappa D]

im not riding atm through injury, BUT today was much better conditions than yesterday (in bristol), had i of been riding i would have today but no way yesterday....

[Grinch]

Was -4 or something round here.

[Stig]

I have two motorcycles. The winter hack that refuses to start. And the SV which will only start once a day.

It was -7 when I got in the car this morning.

[Jayneflakes]

I am still in bed, but then I start work at two and am in there until eight tonight. Yesterday was lovely mid afternoon, so I went for a ride, but it soon got so cold that I had to pop in to a friends for a hot drink. Was riding for close to half an hour before my hands started with the cold aches.

For those of you who have to commute on your bikes, my heart goes out to you. Be careful and take care.

Hugs,

Jayne
xxx

[dyzio]

Took bike out of the lock up, left it on the pavement and started kitting up, bike started sliding downhill :D
That was it for my biking today :/
1h late on the bus.

[timwilky]

Got out of bed, walked up to the loft. turned on the screen and at work. All I need to do is find the time to get dressed some time today. god my commute can be a killer at times.

[Gazza77]

Was about -8 when I set off and our lane was still covered in compressed and frozen snow from yesterday. At least it wasn't windy today, so less of a wind-chill factor. And whilst public transport may not be perfect, it's still warmer than the bike.

[Jayneflakes]

Got to go to work in a while and then come home after eight, by then the roads will be pretty nasty if we are in a for a cold snap. :smt115

So it is time to dig out the winter walking gear...
http://media7.dropshots.com/photos/472846/20090104/124336.jpg

I wont look like too much of a pillock on the way to work today!

[Mr Speirs]

Well when I left home for work it was -3 and I had to sit in the car and wait for it to warm up and clear the ice off the windscreen as I can't be bothered to scrape or de-ice it. It was a bit cold waiting there so I put my heated seats on.

Had some minor issues getting out of the street as my car is rear wheel drive and lost traction very very easily so I has to push the 'Snow' button which sorted that out.

Then inside temperature was unable to reach my specified 30 degrees by the time I got to work.

And to top it all off the heater at work which I had set to turn on 15 minutes before I get here hasn't even heated the warehouse up yet!!!

Its just awful.

:) :) :)

[Luckypants]

The drawback of my 15 second commute from bedroom to office is that my feet got a little chilly. :cool:

[gettin2dizzy]

Ooooh. The "arctic conditions" *snigger* ;)

We'll always be warm in the UK. We've got enough hot air being blown out of our politician's ar$es ;)

[thedonal]

Yep- was about -4 in Surbighton today. Thankfully the roads were not icy, but my fingers din't arf 'urt when I got off the bike at work...

She was a bugger to get started this morning too! More of the same tomorrow by the looks of things- except minus 5 instead...

[Jayneflakes]

Ooooh. The "arctic conditions" *snigger* ;)

We'll always be warm in the UK. We've got enough hot air being blown out of our politicians ar$es ;)


Mind you, we had real winters when I were a lass... :smt019

The snow would start to fall in July and by January, it were four mile thick! :smt040

We used to oopen ta door in tha morning and find frozen a Bluetit stuck to tha milk bottles. :-({|=

Eye, we were poor, but we were 'appy. There were 'undred an five of us 'uddled in shack under ah sack for warmth. Mother would get up two hours before she went to bed and get the Aga goin with the snapped off icicles that formed on gran-mothers nose. :---)

Then Fahver would cut us in two with bread Knife an dance on our graves singing hallelujah... :smt017

Kids today... They don't know there are born. :smt044

[Stig]

Got to go to work in a while and then come home after eight, by then the roads will be pretty nasty if we are in a for a cold snap. :smt115

So it is time to dig out the winter walking gear...
http://media7.dropshots.com/photos/472846/20090104/124336.jpg

I wont look like too much of a pillock on the way to work today!

You will.

[Lou M]

When I got up it was -6, so offered Mr Lou a lift to work (he's usually on his CG).
I have to honestly say that I've never seen him so quick to get out of bed knowing there was a lift to be had!!:D

[jambo]

Wasn't a bad run in on the bike, except the bit over the burst water main. That was a little slidey, if I'm honest.

Jambo

[Dappa D]

Got out of bed, walked up to the loft. turned on the screen and at work. All I need to do is find the time to get dressed some time today. god my commute can be a killer at times.

sounds awful :smt040

[Baph]

We've had -8C around here (according to the car). I started work at 7am.

However, I have a bug that's going around, so concentration/balance isn't up to scratch. I called the office at 5:30am to say I wouldn't be there.

So instead, I took my youngest ice skating again this afternoon. :)

Yes, I did fall flat on my whatsit several times, and felt like crap for going out, but he laughed his bum off! So it was worth it. :oops:

[captainsmelly]

was glad to be in the car, even more so when i saw my mate struggling to ride his daytona 675 minis a footpeg and some fairing!

[Spiderman]

i saw the guys next to me spin his back wheel as he pulled away from one set of lights. he wasn't giving it some either, just showed how cold the road and his tyres were.

Next junction has a tight right hander and he went into it just a little too fast...were talking a max of 8-10MPH and down he went. Lucky for him that there was me and a couple of other bikers behind him to halt 3 lanes of traffic squishing him.

Thankfully he was fine and his Honda only had a few scrapes from the slide.

He caught me at the next lights to say thanks again and "I dont need that kind of excitment this early in the morning at my age" and laughed a lot.

God i love bikers :lol:

[aarond]

My ride in this morning was erm, interesting......what I really need in this weather is a light bike, perhaps yellow in colour......now where could I get one of those?

i can vouch for there durability after my off just stood her up again and away she went:)

[Kinvig]

work...I remember that. :o(

[ophic]

Getting to work isn't too bad - 50-odd miles of motorway, all well salted, just pray the bike doesn't dissolve before i get there and that the salt on my visor stays thin enough to scrape off with a glove.

Walking the dog, however, is another matter entirely...

[the_lone_wolf]

lots of ice on the island roads driving home from the site this evening, take care folks

[Lozzo]

What is this work of which you speak?

[jimmy__riddle]

I walk to work, which has it's moments in this weather, especially where there's a house on a hill who has some kind of overflow running onto the pavement. Its the fastest 3 ft of my journey!

[the_lone_wolf]

What is this work of which you speak?
survey engineer, topographical mostly but we do other stuff

[pete m]

This am the run in down Old Kent Rd, across Tower Bridge was without incident... course i dont leave till after rush hour .....ahem....but the trip back...now its dark and ive seen plent of ice about....best keep to dry roads !

[xXBADGERXx]

Now if you had asked me this yesterday LOL

[Alpinestarhero]

I thought I was gonnahave an off today, there was a load of sludge on the road....water main had burst in the night, made the surfac pretty nasty. Went down with the rear brake on, sliding about very slowly

they only "fixed" the previous leak 2 weeks ago