Snow?

LOL

Great bit of advice there LPH

I've got about three inch of snow at home in Bedford and about five/six inches at work in Hitchin, the snow isn't the problem though, the freezing temperatures mean that everything is freezing solid, water is frozen in ten minutes

I did attempt to come to work this morning on my bike, I gave up less than half way when I came off on black ice though, finally got a lift in by car and almost had a head on when someone pulled out on us and we were all on solid sheet ice

I can't say I'm looking forward to going home once the temperatures have dropped again

We've had none in Wiltshire. There's a few flakes falling at the moment, but probably not enough for it to settle.

[Richie]

Originally Posted by Richie

we got it booked for around 5pm this afternoon...

it's 25 minutes early.....! it's just started snowing again here....

Originally Posted by Jabba

I miss northern winters

I hate Englis winters. Here it gets very cold - -6C last night. Cold, wet, and miserable. And that's just me I want to live in Florida but they don't have any twisty roads there.

[Littlepeahead]

BMW 728: officially rubbish in the winter. ASC going mad and beeping and flashing as I slid majestically across the car park at 5mph with only prayers and a speed bump to stop me. So all those people who said leave the bike at home and take the car obviously haven't gone one like mine. Do they not have ice in Germany?

Went out for a few hours in it today, was practically a blizzard on the way home - visor doesn't shed snow like it does rain.

It was also very cold, and the blast up the bypass froze bits that had melted, so when I got in, I had hard lumps of ice on my shoulders and lid.

I'm the only person on my cul-de-sac that bought some rock salt, so at least I can get off the drive, it's just getting up the rest of the road that's the issue.

[punyXpress]

Try 1963:
None had conquered the HorseshoePass - some adventurous types had set out to try, but were stopped by drifts and the R.A~C 's alternative route through Corwen and Cerrigy druidion was relatively trouble free.( From MotorCycling)


My Report:


Have been to Horseshoe Pass a few times in the last couple of years on SV650 rideouts, but it's not as I remember it!

Where's all the snow?

Riding Maicoletta scooters a pal and I went up the pass as it seemed the most direct route. We saw car roofs above the snow and then just radio aerials.

Eventually the only tracks were the trials sidecar in John Ebbrell's article so we followed them. When we reached the point where he turned round (he had more sense than us) we did another 20 yards and then had to turn back ourselves because the snow was above the telegraph poles and we would have no idea where we were.

When we got to the crossroads at the northern end after a long detour we realised we couldn't have got down anyway - the Horseshoe road was a solid wall of snow about 12 feet high!

Happy days, although the night wasn't - my 'patch' had a frozen molehill in the middle of it. Never been so cold and uncomfortable - until the Elephant Rally where I walked round the Nurburgring to keep warm.
- punyXpress
Swallocks too cold for Betty!

[keith_d]

Originally Posted by Littlepeahead

BMW 728: officially rubbish in the winter. ASC going mad and beeping and flashing as I slid majestically across the car park at 5mph with only prayers and a speed bump to stop me. So all those people who said leave the bike at home and take the car obviously haven't gone one like mine. Do they not have ice in Germany?

We get sheet ice here because the snow falls on roads which are pretty close to freezing. Sometimes the snow melts a little then freezes solid and you get a sheet of ice under the snow. Other times the compression from car tyres results in freeze/thaw cycles until it forms sheet ice.

Last time I saw a german winter there was no chance of anyting melting. Daytime highs were around -5 and the grass was coated in frost thick enough to look like snow.

Well, you did ask.

Keith.

Booze + snow = great fun, not as a drink never tried that but drink booze then stagger home in the snow with friends is great as recommended by me

ps wear gloves tho alcohol may take away pain but doesn't stop snow freezing your hands!

Spelling and grammer corrects by iPod touch

[ophic]

oh yes, booze, snow, ski slopes, black bags and cardboard boxes leads to awesome fun in the french alps. The funniest bit was me falling flat on my back whilst trying to video it, and sliding 20ft down the slope on my bum.