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Chat Area => General Discussion Area => Topic started by: STEMO on 14 January 2021, 11:56:41
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It's been snowing here since around seven this morning and it's still coming down. Weather forecast says it will continue till around 4. Wifey has closed her schools and thinks she is going to set off home at around 12:30......in a little astra with an auto gearbox ::)
I think she should stay where she is but, no doubt, she will set off and get stuck or crash. Then she'll expect me to put my superman cape on and sort it out. She'll be sadly disappointed.
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Still, it's only 30 odd miles. If she's careful she may get home in time to set off again ;D
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I sincerely hope she has a SAFE and uneventful journey home
put an extra chunk of coal on the fire and make her something nice to eat and say "well done" ;)
if your a real scouser ,you'll have stolen the coal and be happy to use it, if your a Yorkshireman now ,it might sting a bit ;D
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I sincerely hope she has a SAFE and uneventful journey home
put an extra chunk of coal on the fire and make her something nice to eat and say "well done" ;)
if your a real scouser ,you'll have stolen the coal and be happy to use it, if your a Yorkshireman now ,it might sting a bit ;D
She's just set off, said she'll ring me to keep me up to date. I told her, if I don't answer, it'll be because I'm having my nap. ;D
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Good job I've got a roof aerial, sky just stops working in this weather.
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The Sky is working here
though there are white bits of it falling over everything :P
hope it don't last, I've just got severe frostbite cold fingers up a ladder replacing a Metal Halide lamp :D
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Wifey has made Barnsley but had to turn round twice because traffic was at a standstill. Lots of inexperienced or stupid drivers, I suppose.
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Blimey it's grim oooop norf! :o ;D
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All wheel drive would help with winter tyres......
I must remember this myself at some point. ;D
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Got lots of rain here. Four roads out of the village and three are only passable by canoe. Fourth means driving 5 miles to get to the next village a mile away.
Just had to do this to take swmbo to Hospital appointment. Got to do the same again in an hour to go and have front tyres changed on the Omega. :(
Still, at least it isnt snowing. :P ;D
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She's still in the town centre, average speed 750 YPH.
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She's still in the town centre, average speed 750 YPH.
Is the Disastra capable of such speeds? ::)
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I bought a Vauxhall Vive Estate in the 80's as a run arround for my business. Fitted BMW 3 series steel wheels on it with a set of Colway M&S tyres on . . .the car did me proud and would easily tackle deep (fresh) snow.
When the snow was gone it left Mud . . ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) :-X :y
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Home, 30 miles in 2 1/2 hours and hardly crashed it at all.
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I bought a Vauxhall Vive Estate in the 80's as a run arround for my business. Fitted BMW 3 series steel wheels on it with a set of Colway M&S tyres on . . .the car did me proud and would easily tackle deep (fresh) snow.
When the snow was gone it left Mud . . ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) :-X :y
Skinny tyres are much better in the snow.
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Thats not bad, Once took me 6 hours to get from Stairfoot to Wickersley. Saying thatmost of the time was trying to get up 2 of the hills on one of the estates in a Fiat Uno with just legal tyres on it. Thoses were the days.
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She avoided Stairfoot for obvious reasons :-X
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no worries here in the Velar (they have M&S tyres as standard) :y
Always found the diesel Zaf pretty good in the snow (as long as the summer tyres still had tread, never got stuck an used to pass many others stuck on the hills around Melton (heavy diesel engine directly over the driving wheels helps a lot)
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Didn't even know Marks & Spencer even made tyres :D
I should probably put Mrs Builder's winter tyres on her Astra
that way it will be summer weather by next week 8) :P
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Just dreary rain here. Which is annoying as I'm trying to get some electricity in the cars, esp after TBE's alarm triggered yesterday (trigger code was door switch, but live data off the eco was just showing weird contradictory results until the battery voltage went up).
Never ever really had troubles in snow, beyond other traffic coming to a standstill for hours on end.
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I bought a Vauxhall Vive Estate in the 80's as a run arround for my business. Fitted BMW 3 series steel wheels on it with a set of Colway M&S tyres on . . .the car did me proud and would easily tackle deep (fresh) snow.
When the snow was gone it left Mud . . ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) :-X :y
Skinny tyres are much better in the snow.
Especially when fitted to a small, lightweight car.
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I bought a Vauxhall Vive Estate in the 80's as a run arround for my business. Fitted BMW 3 series steel wheels on it with a set of Colway M&S tyres on . . .the car did me proud and would easily tackle deep (fresh) snow.
When the snow was gone it left Mud . . ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) :-X :y
Skinny tyres are much better in the snow.
Especially when fitted to a small, lightweight car.
Used to have an 899cc Fiat Cinquecento for work in London years ago (mid-2000s) and was brilliant in the snow and ice with little 145 13” tyres. Scared many a work colleague giving them a lift into work using the handbrake and gears to slow down and navigate turns 😅. Think one time I did not use the brakes all the way from Bexley to Lewisham via Eltham.....
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I bought a Vauxhall Vive Estate in the 80's as a run arround for my business. Fitted BMW 3 series steel wheels on it with a set of Colway M&S tyres on . . .the car did me proud and would easily tackle deep (fresh) snow.
When the snow was gone it left Mud . . ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) :-X :y
Skinny tyres are much better in the snow.
Especially when fitted to a small, lightweight car.
Used to have an 899cc Fiat Cinquecento for work in London years ago (mid-2000s) and was brilliant in the snow and ice with little 145 13” tyres. Scared many a work colleague giving them a lift into work using the handbrake and gears to slow down and navigate turns 😅. Think one time I did not use the brakes all the way from Bexley to Lewisham via Eltham.....
2CV6 was excellent.
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You could see the snow falling here but the rain far outweighed it so it didn't settle.
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4WD vs having the right tyres for the conditions? No contest.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dc0x4sQkxxM
I've got a spare set of rims with proper winter tyres on them. The racing slicks come off in November and go back on in May. Also got a set of snow chains in the boot.
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No school run tomorrow, she has decided to close both schools. I've told her it's her turn to take the dog out and too bring me a cup of coffee before she leaves.
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doesn't she do that anyway :-\
and a couple of boiled eggs with toast soldiers
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doesn't she do that anyway :-\
and a couple of boiled eggs with toast soldiers
I don't allow her to, Dave, she leaves far too early for me to be woken up. ;D
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4WD vs having the right tyres for the conditions? No contest.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dc0x4sQkxxM
I've got a spare set of rims with proper winter tyres on them. The racing slicks come off in November and go back on in May. Also got a set of snow chains in the boot.
You do know that Panda is 4WD too?
I've hired them a couple of times when in Fuerteventura/Lanzarote. Literally nothing can stop them! A brilliant little car.
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4WD vs having the right tyres for the conditions? No contest.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dc0x4sQkxxM
I've got a spare set of rims with proper winter tyres on them. The racing slicks come off in November and go back on in May. Also got a set of snow chains in the boot.
You do know that Panda is 4WD too?
I've hired them a couple of times when in Fuerteventura/Lanzarote. Literally nothing can stop them! A brilliant little car.
I've seen a couple on tv (can't remember where) doing hill climbs. Never get bogged down, but I still wouldn't have one ;D
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I probably would own one, if I lived somewhere which got frequent snow. They are genuinely superb. ;D
(https://i.ibb.co/QF9pBn3/IMG-8082.jpg) (https://ibb.co/d0Bj96w)
(https://i.ibb.co/NTgb1qx/IMG-8077.jpg) (https://ibb.co/7kxLgDv)
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4WD vs having the right tyres for the conditions? No contest.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dc0x4sQkxxM
I've got a spare set of rims with proper winter tyres on them. The racing slicks come off in November and go back on in May. Also got a set of snow chains in the boot.
You do know that Panda is 4WD too?
Yes. But in general 4WD+Winters > 2WD+Winters > 4WD+Summers > 2WD+Summers. 4WD is not the panacea that many believe it to be. And the tyres fitted to most Land/Range rovers now are not proper Winters - they're usually cross climate at best.
Summer tyres don't work well below 6 or 7 degrees C. And on Ice/Snow they don't work at all well.
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4WD vs having the right tyres for the conditions? No contest.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dc0x4sQkxxM
I've got a spare set of rims with proper winter tyres on them. The racing slicks come off in November and go back on in May. Also got a set of snow chains in the boot.
You do know that Panda is 4WD too?
Yes. But in general 4WD+Winters > 2WD+Winters > 4WD+Summers > 2WD+Summers. 4WD is not the panacea that many believe it to be. And the tyres fitted to most Land/Range rovers now are not proper Winters - they're usually cross climate at best.
Summer tyres don't work well below 6 or 7 degrees C. And on Ice/Snow they don't work at all well.
Yes, I found this out yesterday. Coming up a T junction on the brow of a hill. The bastard in front of me stopped dead and checked both ways, leaving me struggling to get traction behind him.
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Yes. But in general 4WD+Winters > 2WD+Winters > 4WD+Summers > 2WD+Summers. 4WD is not the panacea that many believe it to be. And the tyres fitted to most Land/Range rovers now are not proper Winters - they're usually cross climate at best.
Summer tyres don't work well below 6 or 7 degrees C. And on Ice/Snow they don't work at all well.
Just checking ;D
That Panda in the YouTube vid is running studded tyres, which are another level of 'help' over winter tyres...... not that they are commonplace (for obvious reasons) in the UK.
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Not snowing here. In L37.
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Cancel snow, insert horrible, brown slush with deep pools of water. Yuk.
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Well I've got 6 inches :P
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Is that your pre or post site visit estimate? :D
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Well I've got 6 inches :P
6 inches? Are you sure? That's a lot ;D
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Well I've got 6 inches :P
6 inches? Are you sure? That's a lot ;D
well I had about 4 inches ,then cleared it up and it happened again ,about another 3 inches :D
so I think that must be at least 6 inches :-\
It's going to be minus 5c in the morning ,though I should say 41 Fahrenheit now we are definitely not in the EU :P
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41°F is way warmer than - 5°C ;D
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Took the Bimmer out in the snow today, 3-4" maybe, plus the usual compacted icey slush. It coped perfectly fine with even fairly steep inclines and even helped the neighbor get his 2wd Merc off his drive.
At least now I know I don't need to bother with a set of winters. I suspect ground clearance will be the limiting factor with this particular motor.
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Didn't bother taking mine out today...
We've had no snow, so there was no point :D
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41°F is way warmer than - 5°C ;D
Indeed ,google says -5c is 23 Fahrenheit :-[
BUT I think I'll stay indoors , which will be +25c 75+Fahrenheit, knowing Mrs Builder :D
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Plenty of snow here in Lincolnshire, been out walking this morning with SWMBO & Buddy the Boxer dog absolutely glorious, got to venture out this afternoon to the pet warehouse for some supplies got to decide which vehicle to take the RRS or the Subaru neither will have any problems with the backroads..
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It's been snowing here since around seven this morning and it's still coming down. Weather forecast says it will continue till around 4. Wifey has closed her schools and thinks she is going to set off home at around 12:30......in a little astra with an auto gearbox ::)
I think she should stay where she is but, no doubt, she will set off and get stuck or crash. Then she'll expect me to put my superman cape on and sort it out. She'll be sadly disappointed.
Because of snow or because of covid?
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Snowball fights in the playground was one of the very few things I enjoyed about school. ::)
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Snowball fights in the playground was one of the very few things I enjoyed about school. ::)
I can't recall a single time my school was closed because of snow, and there was a lot more of it back then.
I can vividly remember the 5 year old Opti being taken to school by his 8 year old sister. We needed to catch the bus but they were not running because the snow was so deep.
We then walked the two miles to school. My hands were like frozen claws and my feet were like blocks of ice when we arrived and I remember my sister having to apologise for us being late. ;D
My old mum always called it 'character building' :)
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Snowball fights in the playground was one of the very few things I enjoyed about school. ::)
How about teenage girls in senior school?
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Snowball fights in the playground was one of the very few things I enjoyed about school. ::)
How about teenage girls in senior school?
Better behind the bike shed,or even better in the cricket pavillion ! Her name was June my first proper sexual experience..
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Snowball fights in the playground was one of the very few things I enjoyed about school. ::)
How about teenage girls in senior school?
Better behind the bike shed,or even better in the cricket pavillion ! Her name was June my first proper sexual experience..
Knee-trembler? ::) ::) ::) :D
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Snowball fights in the playground was one of the very few things I enjoyed about school. ::)
How about teenage girls in senior school?
Better behind the bike shed,or even better in the cricket pavillion ! Her name was June my first proper sexual experience..
Knee-trembler? ::) ::) ::) :D
it's unlikely he was that good
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Snowball fights in the playground was one of the very few things I enjoyed about school. ::)
How about teenage girls in senior school?
Better behind the bike shed,or even better in the cricket pavillion ! Her name was June my first proper sexual experience..
Knee-trembler? ::) ::) ::) :D
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My first experience of premature ejaculation, got a lot better with practice..😂😂😂
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Snowball fights in the playground was one of the very few things I enjoyed about school. ::)
How about teenage girls in senior school?
Better behind the bike shed,or even better in the cricket pavillion ! Her name was June my first proper sexual experience..
Knee-trembler? ::) ::) ::) :D
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My first experience of premature ejaculation, got a lot better with practice..😂😂😂
Yes....I thought sex was a pain in the arse before I discovered girls.. ;D
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Velar was a treat in the snow, no issues at all.
iPace was also pretty good, quite interesting that if in snow mode and you ask for 400bhp, it still give you 400bhp ;D ;D
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Snowball fights in the playground was one of the very few things I enjoyed about school. ::)
How about teenage girls in senior school?
I went to an all boys school. Had to walk a mile down the road to chat up the girls after school, and do a bit of shoplifting in the record shop while we were there. ::)
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Snowball fights in the playground was one of the very few things I enjoyed about school. ::)
How about teenage girls in senior school?
Better behind the bike shed,or even better in the cricket pavillion ! Her name was June my first proper sexual experience..
Knee-trembler? ::) ::) ::) :D
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My first experience of premature ejaculation, got a lot better with practice..😂😂😂
Never go out with a loaded gun! :y ;D
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Velar was a treat in the snow, no issues at all.
iPace was also pretty good, quite interesting that if in snow mode and you ask for 400bhp, it still give you 400bhp ;D ;D
To plough through deep snow drifts ,whilst towing a trailer full of sheep perhaps :P
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Velar was a treat in the snow, no issues at all.
iPace was also pretty good, quite interesting that if in snow mode and you ask for 400bhp, it still give you 400bhp ;D ;D
To plough through deep snow drifts ,whilst towing a trailer full of sheep perhaps :P
The Velar would do ok (with off road tyres, it does have true 4x4 with transfer box), the Defender would eat that for dinner.
I have taken an iPace around the off road course at work and it did much better than I ever expected.......I didn't
risk the deep wade though ;D
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I didn't risk the deep wade though ;D
Water and electricity. Surely nothing could go wrong ;D
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Another 2 hour journey for wifey to get to work this morning. Roll on spring.
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Makes it a very long day , yes indeed roll on spring.
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Only 326 shopping days till Christmas! ::) ;D
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Only 326 shopping days till Christmas! ::) ;D
Does that include the days the shops stay closed for covid?
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Only 326 shopping days till Christmas! ::) ;D
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Can't wait , looking forward to my Turkey dinner..😁
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Only 326 shopping days till Christmas! ::) ;D
Does that include the days the shops stay closed for covid?
Shops? What are those? ??? :-\ ::)
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Only 326 shopping days till Christmas! ::) ;D
Does that include the days the shops stay closed for covid?
Yes. If you thought last Christmas was a non event, Christmas '21 will be practically Amish by comparison...
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Only 326 shopping days till Christmas! ::) ;D
Behave you ;D, can't wait for the smileys though. ::)
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Minus 6°C here this morning, brrrrrr. My screenwash was ok though, Jaime :P
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Minus 19c here last night! The river where I live next to, is half covered with ice. :o
https://www.strathspey-herald.co.uk/news/watch-how-thick-is-that-ice-on-loch-morlich-227791/ (https://www.strathspey-herald.co.uk/news/watch-how-thick-is-that-ice-on-loch-morlich-227791/)
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Minus 19c here last night! The river where I live next to, is half covered with ice. :o
https://www.strathspey-herald.co.uk/news/watch-how-thick-is-that-ice-on-loch-morlich-227791/ (https://www.strathspey-herald.co.uk/news/watch-how-thick-is-that-ice-on-loch-morlich-227791/)
+ 12 degC here today and we have the big yellow thing in the sky - bet you haven't seen that for a while!!
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Minus 19c here last night! The river where I live next to, is half covered with ice. :o
https://www.strathspey-herald.co.uk/news/watch-how-thick-is-that-ice-on-loch-morlich-227791/ (https://www.strathspey-herald.co.uk/news/watch-how-thick-is-that-ice-on-loch-morlich-227791/)
+ 12 degC here today and we have the big yellow thing in the sky - bet you haven't seen that for a while!!
Very sunny here now, as it was yesterday. Not a lot of warmth coming from it, though.
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Minus 19c here last night! The river where I live next to, is half covered with ice. :o
https://www.strathspey-herald.co.uk/news/watch-how-thick-is-that-ice-on-loch-morlich-227791/ (https://www.strathspey-herald.co.uk/news/watch-how-thick-is-that-ice-on-loch-morlich-227791/)
Balls up in yer belly weather ;D
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https://www.lochmorlich.com/webcam
Wow, looks fabulous and not a mask wearing person to be seen!!
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Very sunny here but plenty of snow around still.
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Wow, looks fabulous and not a mask wearing person to be seen!!
That is why the snowgates at the bottom of Cairngorm have been closed to all Varche. We were getting hoardes of people from dan saff and not behaving responsibly. So no skiing for us locals up the mountain. >:( >:(
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Those pesky Edinburgh types... ::)
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No snow here, but it's freezing cold and blowing hard! ::)
I just walked into town and the sea is rough as hell and as for the wind chill.... Brrrr! :o
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Just been for a nice 21/2 hr hike in the Suffolk countryside, bloody gorgeous. Sunny and pleasant at times, freezing at others. Just depended which corner you turned. :y
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Yeah, had to be out and about for work today testing stuff, which is unusual for me.
Bloody cold, offset slightly by a bacon butty from the Hog's back cafe. :P
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Felt pretty mild here today,not needed heating on.A lot of the snow has gone although we've not had that much to begin with.
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Yeah, had to be out and about for work today testing stuff, which is unusual for me.
Bloody cold, offset slightly by a bacon butty from the Hog's back cafe. :P
Those pesky take away places ;D
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Felt pretty mild here today,not needed heating on.A lot of the snow has gone although we've not had that much to begin with.
Don’t need the heating on? Jesus you’re hard Baz😃