Snow day...

Originally Posted by Kate Moss

Plymouth thrown into mayhem! But i made it to work, only skidded a few times! Never got above 2nd gear though! im hoping to leave early though as our admission wont be making it and there is no way I am going to travel home in the dark later on. I have never driven ion snow before this week, its quite scary and unpredictable.

Didnt think the snow looked that bad in Plymouth this morning...or not compared to other places. I rode back from Guildford yesterday n arrived literally minutes before the snow.....i considered myself lucky as back home now ther is 10 inches n still snowing

Its been snowing like hell but still go into work yesterday and had to do my full 12 hours One of my manager comes over to me yesterday and asked where i lived, told her and she said oh thats ok cos its walking distance........ a normal sunny day it would take about 1 and half hours ish, in 6 inch of snow, add an hour and i dont finish work untill 11pm! what a caring place i work for!

Heres an interesting pic my brother sent me yesterday though...... Who is this person, what a legand! (either that or stupid lol)

[timwilky]

I used to work with a lad who would phone in every winter with the "I'm snowed in excuse". Pilky lived in the hills down a 1 mile farm track off a country lane.

1979 the apprentice training officer had had enough of this and decided to pay Pilky a surprise visit. Borrowed the training managers company car and set off.

3 miles from Pilkys he drove into a snow drift and wrote off his bosses car and set off on foot. Eventually he saw a light in the distance and went cross country to it. Pilkys mum answered the door to him. She being a nice sort put him up for two days whilst he assisted in the digging out of the track that would enable them to get their landrover onto the road.

Strangely after that it was always accepted that if Pilky phoned in. It was genuine.

[Richie]

camera phone, one again stopped in the Jam between J58 - J57 south bound A1.
this was at 07:40 so been out for 1.5 hours... Shovel & Tow rope with differant asortments of shackles in the boot with my sleeping bag just in case.



just heard A1 is now closed North bound J62. and were in for some more snow this afternoon and all night... may have another snow day tomorrow too if this keeps up.

[ophic]

Well... the car would not get out of the close. It's a steep hill and no-one has even attempted for the last 4 days as its about a foot deep in snow. And its a sports car - rear wheel drive, and the front bumper would probably act as a snow plough up until the point where it got ripped off.

So that left, parked in the garden with direct access to the road on the other side of the house, the SV. Fortunately the battery was indoors on a charger, so I popped it all back together, losing one of the side panel bolts somewhere in the snow in the process, and off we set with no further issues. Until I got to work 55 miles later, and the car park is 8 inches deep in snow as well. Ho hum.

So... does anyone have a spare side panel bolt?

I've also realised that the standard control layout isn't good for snow & ice. When you're skating across slippery stuff, you really want both feet down. You also want your rear brake. The two aren't compatible.

i live 1 mile from work, and its open... i've got no excuse for a day off

[Richie]

Originally Posted by GeneticBubble

i live 1 mile from work, and its open... i've got no excuse for a day off

I live 40 miles from work, 30 miles on the A1 10 miles on back roads.

Could be worse, Last year it was 53 miles to work.

I live 67 miles from work. I swept 8 inches of snow off the car before I set off. I made it just fine. Not so sure about the drive home though. I was told an hour after I left another 8 inches had fallen. It's still snowing here in Reading as well. Looking at the AA road watch map, traffic is at a stand still on the M4 between Reading and Swindon Junc 11 to 15. I am going to Junction 17 with another 6 miles along country roads after that.

[hindle8907]

I had to work from home yesterday and today while my girl friend is sat on the sofa watching TV and just totaly chilling out because her work is closed. !!!!
Im going to say my internet has gone down hahaha

So the pic didnt work in my last post, ill try again, here goes.....

Nutter or legend.... you decide