sportsbob Posted March 8, 2023 Report Share Posted March 8, 2023 24 minutes ago, Westley said: Did they close the schools ?? 🤣 No snow in Merseyside.............unless its been nicked overnight ! We had about 1 inch at best this morning and whilst driving to work the radio presenter announced they were waiting to see which schools were closed, ridiculous ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbob Posted March 8, 2023 Report Share Posted March 8, 2023 Got up this Moring to minus 3 hard frost so no snow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted March 8, 2023 Report Share Posted March 8, 2023 Rained all night here in Dorset. Goodness knows, we need a few heavy showers, but I would have loved a proper dump of snow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westley Posted March 8, 2023 Report Share Posted March 8, 2023 Driving in snow and ice is a whole, new, different ball game ! You need to treble your forward vision and make your decisions and actions a lot sooner than in dry conditions. I quote from the Police drivers bible here, but I have it ingrained on my brain, "There are THREE causes of skidding :- 1) Excess speed. 2) Course steering. 3) Harsh acceleration or braking. It has to be remembered that the average driver has had little or no experience of driving in snow or ice, if they have passed their test in the last 10 years (possibly more), due to the lack of any really hard weather. Driving in bad conditions requires a lot of accelerator control to avoid incidents, judging by the increased speeds at which people are driving, they know very little about a light right foot ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewh100 Posted March 8, 2023 Report Share Posted March 8, 2023 nothing near Burnley but very cold Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted March 8, 2023 Report Share Posted March 8, 2023 2 hours ago, Westley said: Driving in snow and ice is a whole, new, different ball game ! You need to treble your forward vision and make your decisions and actions a lot sooner than in dry conditions. I quote from the Police drivers bible here, but I have it ingrained on my brain, "There are THREE causes of skidding :- 1) Excess speed. 2) Course steering. 3) Harsh acceleration or braking. It has to be remembered that the average driver has had little or no experience of driving in snow or ice, if they have passed their test in the last 10 years (possibly more), due to the lack of any really hard weather. Driving in bad conditions requires a lot of accelerator control to avoid incidents, judging by the increased speeds at which people are driving, they know very little about a light right foot ! Also a lot of modern tyres are absolutely useless in the snow. In particular the low profile types. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycatcat1 Posted March 8, 2023 Report Share Posted March 8, 2023 Sunny and warm here in Chesterfield just been out in a polo shirt and shorts 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted March 8, 2023 Report Share Posted March 8, 2023 3 minutes ago, harrycatcat1 said: Sunny and warm here in Chesterfield just been out in a polo shirt and shorts 😉 Not so here; just back from a dog walk in wet snow and temperatures only 3 F above freezing. Not pleasant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eaf70 Posted March 8, 2023 Report Share Posted March 8, 2023 Few flurries in Burnley but more expected tomorrow and Friday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westley Posted March 8, 2023 Report Share Posted March 8, 2023 1 hour ago, Vince Green said: Also a lot of modern tyres are absolutely useless in the snow. In particular the low profile types. A lot of modern drivers are as good as the tyres then ! Once the wheels start to spin, keeping your foot on the gas is a waste of time, it just compacts and polishes the snow beneath those useless tyres. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerCat Posted March 8, 2023 Report Share Posted March 8, 2023 I've ran all season tyres for the last 4 years on both cars. Won't go back to summer tyres. Much better on cold mornings, snow, ice mud and in the wet. The few hot days we have aren't worth the remaining 7 months. Even the 2 wheel drive jazz made it up a steep hill with a range rover and kuga couldn't get up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted March 8, 2023 Report Share Posted March 8, 2023 zero here.....loverly day yesterday...bit dull today....not a fleck of the witestuff....(16.27 here) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow Bear Posted March 8, 2023 Report Share Posted March 8, 2023 1 hour ago, harrycatcat1 said: Sunny and warm here in Chesterfield just been out in a polo shirt and shorts 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harrycatcat1 Posted March 8, 2023 Report Share Posted March 8, 2023 7 minutes ago, Yellow Bear said: 😉😉😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
243deer Posted March 8, 2023 Report Share Posted March 8, 2023 59 minutes ago, ditchman said: zero here.....loverly day yesterday...bit dull today....not a fleck of the witestuff....(16.27 here) It is on its way to you - probably with you by now but very light Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted March 8, 2023 Report Share Posted March 8, 2023 snow here but now going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duckandswing Posted March 8, 2023 Report Share Posted March 8, 2023 Had a couple of inches My Huntaway pup enjoyed it at first, soon got a bit cold though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldypigeonpopper Posted March 8, 2023 Report Share Posted March 8, 2023 Hello, now you see it now it's gone 🤔🙄😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted March 8, 2023 Report Share Posted March 8, 2023 Watching the news and all the talk of terrible weather, with folks walking around in snow not even covering the soles of shoes. How did we manage years ago when it was up to your knees, we must have been super kids back then, or early bionic man. Oh no Aviemore got an inch. I think this might be my last post for some time, with this terrible weather coming in i can see me getting stuck at work tomorrow. We're all doomed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted March 8, 2023 Report Share Posted March 8, 2023 38 minutes ago, Dougy said: Watching the news and all the talk of terrible weather, with folks walking around in snow not even covering the soles of shoes. How did we manage years ago when it was up to your knees, we must have been super kids back then, or early bionic man. Oh no Aviemore got an inch. I think this might be my last post for some time, with this terrible weather coming in i can see me getting stuck at work tomorrow. We're all doomed. You sound like Scott in the Antartic Dougy , and you are not taking these warnings seriously enough We haven't had hardly a flake of snow , one or two very fine bits but that's just about it , very cold mind you but with a cold North Easterly wind , living on the East coast then it's something you just put up with , t b h , who on earth take any notice of these Yellow weather warnings ? , trouble is they issue that many of these warnings it have now got to the stage they no longer have any clout Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted March 8, 2023 Report Share Posted March 8, 2023 Absolutely falling down here near Peterborough, almost half a centimetre sitting on the pavements. The roads are just wet. Tomorrow might be interesting though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted March 8, 2023 Report Share Posted March 8, 2023 9 minutes ago, marsh man said: You sound like Scott in the Antartic Dougy , and you are not taking these warnings seriously enough Winter of 82 i walked 7 miles to work, 1 cop car passed me on the A38 and about 6 cars, i got to work on time, cold but on time. Thats what you did, thats what was expected of most of us wasnt it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKD Posted March 8, 2023 Report Share Posted March 8, 2023 1 hour ago, Dougy said: Watching the news and all the talk of terrible weather, with folks walking around in snow not even covering the soles of shoes. How did we manage years ago when it was up to your knees, we must have been super kids back then, or early bionic man. Oh no Aviemore got an inch. I think this might be my last post for some time, with this terrible weather coming in i can see me getting stuck at work tomorrow. We're all doomed. In my area, on the edge of SE London/NW Kent we hardly had anything either,,,, just a sprinkling which the rain soon washed away 🙈 But,,,, on the BBC London news they were reporting that "people in Brixton were waking up to a blizzard !!!" Then they cut to a shot of people coming out of Brixton station and walking out into,,,,,,, a very slight smattering of what looked like sleet or wet snow, NOT a blizzard,,,, very far from it !!! 😆🤣 It is quite cold though 🙂😅 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team tractor Posted March 8, 2023 Report Share Posted March 8, 2023 34 minutes ago, Dougy said: Winter of 82 i walked 7 miles to work, 1 cop car passed me on the A38 and about 6 cars, i got to work on time, cold but on time. Thats what you did, thats what was expected of most of us wasnt it In 82 I was wrapped up in a pram 😂 Snowed all day here and it’s finally settling. 5 hours ago, Vince Green said: Also a lot of modern tyres are absolutely useless in the snow. In particular the low profile types. I’m running insa turbos 😂 . I assume they’ll work in the snow tbh . My van is useless tho on high economy thingys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team tractor Posted March 8, 2023 Report Share Posted March 8, 2023 7 minutes ago, team tractor said: In 82 I was wrapped up in a pram 😂 Snowed all day here and it’s finally settling. I’m running insa turbos 😂 . I assume they’ll work in the snow tbh . My van is useless tho on high economy thingys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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