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[Sir Tigger KC]

Anyone got it? 

I found some this afternoon on a Welsh mountain road and got stuck! 

[Varche]

Some flurries near Scarborough but it is plus one deg so not settling.

[TheBoy]

None in Central Londium

[henryd]

Small flurry here about half hour ago which was a surprise

[dave the builder]

Had some here in the center of the known universe ,roads are all gritted ,and i had to go emergency patch a roof ,driving my omega  which is now covered in salty water
fingers crossed the omega does not completely rot way during the night,leaving my tools on the road,surrounded by iron oxide 
hopefully the snow will wash away instead 

[STEMO]

It will, eventually, snow. The world will not end, we will all survive. 

[BazaJT]

Had a very light sprinkling in the early hours,looked more like granules than flakes.Not enough to cause any concern,been dry rest of day but now raining.

[ronnyd]

Had a very light sprinkling in the early hours,looked more like granules than flakes.Not enough to cause any concern,been dry rest of day but now raining.

Hail then.

[STEMO]

Had a very light sprinkling in the early hours,looked more like granules than flakes.Not enough to cause any concern,been dry rest of day but now raining.

Hail then.

No. I know what he means. Like small polystyrene bubbles.

[STEMO]

Did I really just say that? 

[Raeturbo]

Had a very light sprinkling in the early hours,looked more like granules than flakes.Not enough to cause any concern,been dry rest of day but now raining.

Hail then.

.          Hail Ronnie Demigod

[Doctor Gollum]

Nowt yet and it won't last otherwise I would be on standby

[Andy B]

Had about an inch or so of snow here today  but as neither of us were in work we only had to leave the house to walk the Mutt so no idea how the roads were

[New POD]

no snow in WV1 (where i am today)

[Viral_Jim]

A dusting here (next to Hopwood services on the M42).

[Nick W]

It was raining when I went out at 19:00, and wet sloppy snow on the way home just now.

[ronnyd]

Had a very light sprinkling in the early hours,looked more like granules than flakes.Not enough to cause any concern,been dry rest of day but now raining.

Hail then.

.          Hail Ronnie Demigod

I,ve been called a lot of things in my long(ish) life. But, that ain,t one of ,em. Hope we don,t get the (perhaps) reported snow on Thursday night as i,m picking up my new, to me, wheels on Friday morning.

[Varche]

We have changed our travel plans to next UK destination on the strength of this yellow warning.

Hey Ho.

Ronny. Good luck with your journey to pick up your new motor. Hope you are pleased with it.

Ps is it a form of popemobile by any chance........ given your new status.

[ronnyd]

Didn,t realise that GM made papal transport Varche.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Started coming down here about an hour ago. Its a kind of wet snow though, so not really lying on the ground - yet.

[Raeturbo]

Had a very light sprinkling in the early hours,looked more like granules than flakes.Not enough to cause any concern,been dry rest of day but now raining.

Hail then.

.          Hail Ronnie Demigod

I,ve been called a lot of things in my long(ish) life. But, that ain,t one of ,em. Hope we don,t get the (perhaps) reported snow on Thursday night as i,m picking up my new, to me, wheels on Friday morning.

.     You wanted hailing you got it hope you have a good journey for the new vehicle.

[ronnyd]

It,s only 15 miles so i have every chance. 

[Keith ABS]

 Virtually nothing in Mid Essex but what did fall has frozen

[Andy B]

Another inch or so overnight

[LC0112G]

About an inch in Yeovil - and traffic is gridlocked getting into town. I scampered up the hill in me mega (got snow tyres  ) past all the 4WD mummy busses doing the school run scrabbling for grip.

[Gaffers]

I have been waiting to test Big Berta in the snow, however living darn sarf means I may have to wait some time before I get a chance.

[Andy B]

.... doing the school run scrabbling for grip.

Most schools around here are closed ....   

[Doctor Gollum]

Far call here

[Gaffers]

Far call here

There was a dusting on the Hogs Back and on the M25 around J8 but nothing worth getting excited about.

[Doctor Gollum]

I had to... use the wipers to clear the windscreen of fluff when I got in the car after work yesterday evening 

Joking aside, the north downs between Pitch Hill and Reigate Hill are about the only place in the south east that reliably get snow as they're all knocking on 1,000 feet.

As you know, we overlook the south downs here, and no sign on the north facing slopes opposite

[redelitev6]

Nothing here in Newcastle , just a very hard frost this morning .

[STEMO]

Nothing here in Newcastle , just a very hard frost this morning .

There was a storm at St James' Park last night 

[tunnie]

Nothing here either

[STEMO]

Stop fickin moaning you lot, this is what you call cold:

http://streetlevelpundit.ca/us-to-shiver-in-once-in-a-generation-polar-vortex/

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

I just had an "interesting experience" while trying to defrost my 190.
Started it up and while it was warming up, grabbed a can of de icer and sprayed it all over the windows to melt the frozen snow.
While using it I decided it was the shitest de icer I had ever used, as it was having no effect at all.
I then looked closer at the can and discovered it was Liquid snow chains !   
I vaguely remember buying a can of this stuff in the summer because it was cheap, and thought it might be interesting to see what it does when we get some snow. Its now going in the bin.
It was all over the windows like very big, very sticky bogeys and took nearly two hours to get off.
Had to use an ice scraper to scrape the thicker lumps off, then rags soaked in petrol to wipe the residue off, then clothes soaked on warm soapy water - then repeat several times.
Shut up STEMO. 

[STEMO]

I just had an "interesting experience" while trying to defrost my 190.
Started it up and while it was warming up, grabbed a can of de icer and sprayed it all over the windows to melt the frozen snow.
While using it I decided it was the shitest de icer I had ever used, as it was having no effect at all.
I then looked closer at the can and discovered it was Liquid snow chains !   
I vaguely remember buying a can of this stuff in the summer because it was cheap, and thought it might be interesting to see what it does when we get some snow. Its now going in the bin.
It was all over the windows like very big, very sticky bogeys and took nearly two hours to get off.
Had to use an ice scraper to scrape the thicker lumps off, then rags soaked in petrol to wipe the residue off, then clothes soaked on warm soapy water - then repeat several times.
Shut up STEMO. 

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I think you probably did yourself a favour. If you'd have used it for the intended purpose, it would have ended up in places where you couldn't remove it. One wheel spin and you'd have caked the wheel arch liner and wings in globs of liquid putty.





Tee hee...pillock  .

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Far cough ya bastid. 

Wheelspin in a 190D - unlikely. 

[Keith ABS]

 Wait till tomorrow Gaffers

[Varche]

Had a very light sprinkling in the early hours,looked more like granules than flakes.Not enough to cause any concern,been dry rest of day but now raining.

Hail then.

.          Hail Ronnie Demigod

I,ve been called a lot of things in my long(ish) life. But, that ain,t one of ,em. Hope we don,t get the (perhaps) reported snow on Thursday night as i,m picking up my new, to me, wheels on Friday morning.

We changed our travel plans today and didnt see any snow.

Ronny. Good luck picking up your wheels. I presume being a demigod it will be some form of popemobile?

[biggriffin]

Was a bit heavy thro Cumbria, over Shap, couple inches, lane 3, not being used,few roads closed round windamere, got into scotch-land not a lot, basically didn't slow down..

So just a lot of hype by the southern softee press.

[TheBoy]

What we had Tues evening settled on car (and grass etc), then promptly froze solid.

Got bored scrapping it within 2mS, so started them up, and went in for a brew.

All defrosted when I went back out

[Andy H]

Got home from a hospital appointment with the kids just as the wet sleet started.

Stood indoors and commented that it wouldn't settle.

An hour later about 3 inches had settled but was melting fast. Then it got dark and started freezing again. The problem in Cornwall is that it rains a lot but doesn't often freeze so most of the grit that is spread on the road is washed away before it has any chance to do it's job.

It hit Cornwall just before people started heading home and it looks like there are hundreds stuck on Bodmin Moor and other high ground who won't get home tonight.

Meanwhile at a beach somewhere in Cornwall

[Alnico Blue]

Nothing here in Chav land this crisp winters morning 

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

It was snowing on & off through the night Al, but it didn't settle. 

[TD]

Well, its snowed here overnight

There must be 2-3 inches on the ground and its still snowing now …...

[BazaJT]

Had a very light dusting overnight which settled and this morning had a further 2mins worth but still hardly enough to leave even the faintest of footprints on.

[Doctor Gollum]

Must have a whole inch here

 

[Gaffers]

4cm here.  Time to have a little fun

[Shackeng]

6" here now, and still snowing.

[Entwood]

6" here now, and still snowing.

About the same here, and starting to drift as well ... hound was right up to his "bits" on this mornings walk .. didn't seem to bother him though ... all he wanted to do was chase snowballs !!! 

[Olympia5776]

On the mountains and I hope it stays there .

[TheBoy]

Had about 2" overnight, and it was snowing all morning, but at about the same rate it was melting, so stayed about 2" until a couple of hours ago.

Its started to melt now, can now see the tips of the grass, and tarmac underneath footprints in the snow.

When I went out to post a letter, my end of the road was like a bloody ice rink - I must have looked a right spaz, as I was arms and legs everywhere, but manged not to go A over T.

[2boxerdogs]

None here in sunny Lincolnshire (yet) 😀

[TheBoy]

Still snow covering my back garden.  So much for the promises it would all be gone by lunchtime

The road is still like a skating rink as well.

[Nick W]

The snow was mostly gone by yesterday evening, and today was a nice sunny winter afternoon as I walked home from the quarter peal. But having just got home from taking the repaired christmas tree back to my sister, there's been a sudden frost as all the roads are white

[TheBoy]

The snow was mostly gone by yesterday evening, and today was a nice sunny winter afternoon as I walked home from the quarter peal. But having just got home from taking the repaired christmas tree back to my sister, there's been a sudden frost as all the roads are white

Just popped out to put something in bin, and its bloomin' cold out there, far lower than the -2C the thermometer suggests. Guessing its a bit on the wind, but the trees are barely moving.

Only about a cm left in the back garden.  The front garden has had the sun on it all day, and has mostly gone, but the road still has compacted ice/snow on it, so will be slippery in the morning.


I'm sure the forecast was for 8C tonight. Clearly they got that wrong

[Bigron]

Possibly -8C?

Ron.

[STEMO]

Just dropped my lad back at uni. 7° here, quite mild.

[Kevin Wood]

Quite mild here, actually. Just drove up in the Omega and the MID reckoned it was -19.5, however.

Another job.

[Doctor Gollum]

Quite mild here, actually. Just drove up in the Omega and the MID reckoned it was -19.5, however.

Another job.

Got a brand new one here if you need it 

[Kevin Wood]

Quite mild here, actually. Just drove up in the Omega and the MID reckoned it was -19.5, however.

Another job.

Got a brand new one here if you need it 

Thanks for the offer. As it happens, though... It appears that the temperature reading is fine when the front fogs are not on. It's very unusual that I use the front fogs but I found them quite useful for a bit of extra illumination last night when trying to avoid patches of ice. Turns out that the temeprature plummets whenever the fogs are on. I'm guessing the two share a chassis ground somewhere.

[Doctor Gollum]

Under the battery iirc... Certainly upstream of the bumper electrickery connector. 

[Kevin Wood]

Looking at the schematics, I think the fog lights and temerature sensor share a 4 pin connector onto the front bumper so maybe that's where the issue is.
Temperature sensor is two wire twisted pair back to the MID, as might be expected, so it's not directly connected to a ground.

I have recently been wrestling in that area to replace the bonnet latch and the headlamp washer pump, so could be that the connector has been disturbed.

Failing that, the MID and fromt fogs both seemt o use that ground point under the battery, so worth having a look at that.

Once I've welded up the hole in the floorpan, figured out why switching to LPG drops cylinder number 2, etc. etc..

[dave the builder]

Yes , the front fogs and outside temp sensor is the same loom that plugs in N/S
I have a spare loom if you get stuck ,but probably just water in the plug or a rubbed wire ,grounding out .

[Doctor Gollum]

Bumper loom is a separate loom plugged outboard on the n/s chassis rail... Readily accessible on ramps up and back from the n/s fog light. Washer plumbing is a mixture of hardwired from relay box and a plug in the cavity beneath the battery tray

The bulk of the MID wiring is regular 0.5 guage wire, but is hard wired through the bulkhead iirc

[TheBoy]

Looking at the schematics, I think the fog lights and temerature sensor share a 4 pin connector onto the front bumper so maybe that's where the issue is.
Temperature sensor is two wire twisted pair back to the MID, as might be expected, so it's not directly connected to a ground.

I have recently been wrestling in that area to replace the bonnet latch and the headlamp washer pump, so could be that the connector has been disturbed.

Failing that, the MID and fromt fogs both seemt o use that ground point under the battery, so worth having a look at that.

Once I've welded up the hole in the floorpan, figured out why switching to LPG drops cylinder number 2, etc. etc..

Gixer had exactly that issue on that same cylinder.  LPG loom, as you might have already guessed.

[Kevin Wood]

Gixer had exactly that issue on that same cylinder.  LPG loom, as you might have already guessed.

Well, my ear-on-a-stick tells me the injector is firing, just not the cylinder. I think the injector is fubar.

.. and when I looked at the injector I remembered it is Gixer's old set on there after the previous Valtek set started getting a bit lumpy.

[Doctor Gollum]

Gixer had exactly that issue on that same cylinder.  LPG loom, as you might have already guessed.

Well, my ear-on-a-stick tells me the injector is firing, just not the cylinder. I think the injector is fubar.

.. and when I looked at the injector I remembered it is Gixer's old set on there after the previous Valtek set started getting a bit lumpy.

If only every diagnosis was that straightforward...