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Offline stealthwolf

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Re: Snow - Who's got it?
« Reply #225 on: December 18, 2010, 11:56:33 am »
Last night there was a smidgeon of snow on the pavements. This morning, there was a fair whack. It seemed to have settled so we decided to set out (empty fridge and no sweets). Drove out fine, parked up at the supermarket.

Came back out. First thing that peeved me off is that despite an entire rear car park that was empty, some frikkin learner driver decided to park right next to me! Second thing was the snow. If that learner corsa wasn't next to me, it'd have been worth taking a pic. Half-inch layer of snow on the roof, despite the fact that we'd only been in for forty minutes. Had to clear the windows and lights all round and by the time I'd gotten back in, it was starting to snow up the windows again!

Driving home wasn't too bad despite the PS2 tyres but trying to reverse park into the garage was a nightmare. There's no "higher gear, low revs" for reverse! Managed to get it in and it's staying in the garage. I'll walk where I'll need to go. I'd cleared the drive of a few inches of snow but it was all back by the time I'd returned home.

I'm gonna put a couple of supported carrier bags outside and let the snow collect so I can builds me a snow man!

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Re: Snow - Who's got it?
« Reply #226 on: December 18, 2010, 12:02:03 pm »
Nowt at 6:30 but when I finally dragged myself out my pit there was a good 3-4 inches. NE Hants.  :happy2:

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Re: Snow - Who's got it?
« Reply #227 on: December 18, 2010, 01:10:17 pm »
This was us at 8am this morning, I'd been out in the GTI and then it snowed again......  :xmassmiley:








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Re: Snow - Who's got it?
« Reply #228 on: December 18, 2010, 04:29:12 pm »
Snow created carnage in medway.  managed about 6" in less than an hour.  Tail backs everywhere.  stpped for the minute now though

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Re: Snow - Who's got it?
« Reply #229 on: December 18, 2010, 05:11:29 pm »
We got it in Leighton Buzzard  :driver:

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Re: Snow - Who's got it?
« Reply #230 on: December 18, 2010, 08:13:12 pm »
Nothing at all here in Sheffield over the last 2 days. A little dusting before that, but OMG is it cold!!!!!!! :santa:
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Re: Snow - Who's got it?
« Reply #231 on: December 18, 2010, 09:25:20 pm »
Got 2-3 inches in north and south london.

Had a lovely drive from watford to dartford this morning in the snow. The quattro system on the RS4 is impressive. Saw a BMW do a pendulum on itself and then a honda not being able to stop in time and ramming it

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Re: Snow - Who's got it?
« Reply #232 on: December 18, 2010, 10:34:37 pm »
you southerners crack me up we get it for two weeks solid and nobody down there bats an eyelid, use get a couple of inches and its mayhem folk wnating to kill each other. :signLOL:

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Re: Snow - Who's got it?
« Reply #233 on: December 19, 2010, 03:54:23 pm »
We must be the only place in the whole Midlands that didn't more than about 2mm of snow. In fact it was that pathetic, you can't even see any trace of it left today!

If the weathers going to stop me from doing a mini detail, I want it to put on a f***ing performance  :fighting: :fighting: :fighting:
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Re: Snow - Who's got it?
« Reply #234 on: December 19, 2010, 05:01:09 pm »
Still nothing in the NE yet...

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Re: Snow - Who's got it?
« Reply #235 on: December 19, 2010, 07:02:41 pm »
Did 200 miles in this today, car coped very well.  Averaging 50mph.   A90 south of Aberdeen.   
Suppose to be driving from Aberdeen to Poole on Thr though.  I really hope it doesnt snow. 


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Re: Snow - Who's got it?
« Reply #236 on: December 19, 2010, 08:38:27 pm »
Still nothing in the NE yet...
You better go look out the window  :wink:
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Re: Snow - Who's got it?
« Reply #237 on: December 19, 2010, 08:44:26 pm »
Still nothing in the NE yet...
You better go look out the window  :wink:

Yea, very brief dusting upto now, Geoff. More on its way I think.

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Re: Snow - Who's got it?
« Reply #238 on: December 20, 2010, 06:22:01 pm »
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Re: Snow - Who's got it?
« Reply #239 on: December 20, 2010, 06:43:50 pm »
you southerners crack me up we get it for two weeks solid and nobody down there bats an eyelid, use get a couple of inches and its mayhem folk wnating to kill each other. :signLOL:

Thanks just what I have been thinking :grin:

There is four inches in NE England where I am.
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