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Title: dug the car out
Post by: tunnie on 09 January 2010, 17:45:02
Had to go to work today, had to pick up laptop and dongle to work from home, took a while to dig the car out yesterday (though not as long as Debs!)

Time to get spade

(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/803897/Omega/Snow/DSC00429.JPG)

Not sure how this worked, nothing was supporting it underneath

(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/803897/Omega/Snow/DSC00430.JPG)

Need to dig that out before i could go anywhere

(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/803897/Omega/Snow/DSC00433.JPG)

The road

(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/803897/Omega/Snow/DSC00434.JPG)

(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/803897/Omega/Snow/DSC00435.JPG)

Mother tunnies Estate on the right

(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/803897/Omega/Snow/DSC00437.JPG)

Most snow i have ever seen in Brackley

(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/803897/Omega/Snow/DSC00438.JPG)

Underneath the snow was ice, left over screen wash from me fixing the jets  ::)

(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/803897/Omega/Snow/DSC00439.JPG)

Driveway cleared, i found a rake worked really well at getting most of it out of the way quicker thanks to its size, used spade on harder bits

(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/803897/Omega/Snow/DSC00441.JPG)

Decided to go for a wonder after that with the hounds.....

(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/803897/Omega/Snow/DSC00447.JPG)

(http://dl.dropbox.com/u/803897/Omega/Snow/DSC00449.JPG)

Title: Re: dug the car out
Post by: Debs. on 09 January 2010, 17:49:59
 :-* Lovely pics......a Winter wonderland indeed;`though the palm tree in the garden seems somehow uncomfortable under it`s unfamiliar crown of snow. ;)
Title: Re: dug the car out
Post by: Lazydocker on 09 January 2010, 17:52:10
I've got some pictures from my digging out... Over 3 hours of it :o :o

Gotta try and get to work in a few minutes, even though we won't be doing anything ::) >:(

Still... If I make it I can play some more cards ::) ::) :y :y
Title: Re: dug the car out
Post by: tunnie on 09 January 2010, 17:54:55
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:-* Lovely pics......a Winter wonderland indeed;`though the palm tree in the garden seems somehow uncomfortable under it`s unfamiliar crown of snow. ;)

Surprised how well thats done, been there since we moved in, actually creates a flower during the year which smells quite nice
Title: Re: dug the car out
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 09 January 2010, 17:55:55
Lol, I spent the morning making this:

(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b394/Marks_DTM_Calib/DSC00240.jpg)
Title: Re: dug the car out
Post by: tunnie on 09 January 2010, 17:57:50
no hills around my way to make it worth bodging one up.

Should have taken the snowboard to work, people were Skiiing down the big hills at Jc6 on the M40 cutting
Title: Re: dug the car out
Post by: sparkyw666. on 09 January 2010, 17:58:13
its well worse down south and i though we had it bad up north
Title: Re: dug the car out
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 09 January 2010, 17:59:56
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no hills around my way to make it worth bodging one up.

Should have taken the snowboard to work, people were Skiiing down the big hills at Jc6 on the M40 cutting

Not many good hills round here that you cna sledge but, the kids are quite happy being pulled round the streets on it.

Not many people have a sledge with old steam loco steam pipe as the runners......
Title: Re: dug the car out
Post by: TheBoy on 09 January 2010, 18:12:46
Tunnie - your road doesn't look too bad. Halse road is completely clear now as well :)

MDTM - save your enegy, tie it to the bumper of the car ;D
Title: Re: dug the car out
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 09 January 2010, 18:23:09
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Tunnie - your road doesn't look too bad. Halse road is completely clear now as well :)

MDTM - save your enegy, tie it to the bumper of the car ;D

What, like this prize idiot:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1191050/Father-faces-jail-towing-son-sledge-4x4-lifetime-experience.html

Now for those that dont know, what you can see in the background is the carpark for the police station.

So not only is he on the worng side of the road being bloody dangerous, hes driving past the police station.
Title: Re: dug the car out
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 09 January 2010, 18:28:48
nice piccies and good work Tunnie.. :y

MDTM, I had one similiar and priceless ..good work :) :y
Title: Re: dug the car out
Post by: Debs. on 09 January 2010, 18:31:39
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Lol, I spent the morning making this:

(http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b394/Marks_DTM_Calib/DSC00240.jpg)

A grand job, Mark!..... :-*

......you get the OOF "welder of the day" award. :y
Title: Re: dug the car out
Post by: TheBoy on 09 January 2010, 18:45:00
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Tunnie - your road doesn't look too bad. Halse road is completely clear now as well :)

MDTM - save your enegy, tie it to the bumper of the car ;D

What, like this prize idiot:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1191050/Father-faces-jail-towing-son-sledge-4x4-lifetime-experience.html

Now for those that dont know, what you can see in the background is the carpark for the police station.

So not only is he on the worng side of the road being bloody dangerous, hes driving past the police station.
Yeah ;D

I remember my mate's dad nearly killing us, towing us behind his car ::)  (felt like he nearly did, but I suspect it was mostly safe-ish).



Another related story. I must have been around 20 at the time, an older mate welded up a sledge. Far larger than yours, designed so the 'gang' could all get on it at same time.  We strapped it to roof of his estate and set off for the hills.  We commented it was awfully heavy, but he said once on the icy snow, it would glide well.  He was right. Too well.  At the bottom of the grassy slope is a small ditch, then the woods start (for those near Aylesbury, Aston Viewpoint/Daniels Trudge).  We cleared the ditch, the sled stoped really quick when it buried in a tree.  5 grown men in a heap crying.  Still, we had plenty more goes ;D  (only learned to turn it over before it got to bottom)
Title: Re: dug the car out
Post by: TheBoy on 09 January 2010, 18:48:27
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I remember my mate's dad nearly killing us, towing us behind his car ::)  (felt like he nearly did, but I suspect it was mostly safe-ish).
I should add, that although it was on a public highway, it was on a small estate road, and roads were never busy back then, particularly in that weather.  Still probably daft though, but we enjoyed it.

That article - what the hell was he smoking :o
Title: Re: dug the car out
Post by: tunnie on 09 January 2010, 18:51:31
Suicidal on main roads  :o - What a plonker

Can't see a problem on small estate roads, problem comes if you have to stop suddenly, kid on the sledge can't
Title: Re: dug the car out
Post by: BigAl on 09 January 2010, 19:38:10
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Suicidal on main roads  :o - What a plonker

Can't see a problem on small estate roads, problem comes if you have to stop suddenly, kid on the sledge can't

they do when they hit the back of the car   :exclamation :exclamation
Title: Re: dug the car out
Post by: TheBoy on 09 January 2010, 19:39:24
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Suicidal on main roads  :o - What a plonker

Can't see a problem on small estate roads, problem comes if you have to stop suddenly, kid on the sledge can't

they do when they hit the back of the car   :exclamation :exclamation
Eating a bumper. Thats gonna smart in the morning....
Title: Re: dug the car out
Post by: Kevin Wood on 09 January 2010, 21:10:12
"Smarting in the morning" is just a normal part of the learning process.  :y

Kevin
Title: Re: dug the car out
Post by: Entwood on 09 January 2010, 21:12:31
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"Smarting in the morning" is just a normal part of the learning process.  :y

Kevin


Followed by being "smart in the morning" 'cos they didn't do it again ???   :)
Title: Re: dug the car out
Post by: TheBoy on 09 January 2010, 21:14:56
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"Smarting in the morning" is just a normal part of the learning process.  :y

Kevin
Aye - I learned not to try to cop off with other blokes' girlfriends that way

(or more accurately, check they were not around first!)
Title: Re: dug the car out
Post by: webby23 on 09 January 2010, 21:21:51
As safe as this guy thought it was, all it would have taken was for someone to come sliding out of a side road at the wrong time......missing Dad in his nice safe 4x4.......and flattening the poor lad on the sledge behind.....

And appalling that the Dad tried to half blame it on the kid for asking him to do it.......

Title: Re: dug the car out
Post by: TheBoy on 09 January 2010, 21:33:36
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As safe as this guy thought it was, all it would have taken was for someone to come sliding out of a side road at the wrong time......missing Dad in his nice safe 4x4.......and flattening the poor lad on the sledge behind.....

And appalling that the Dad tried to half blame it on the kid for asking him to do it.......

I guess on the flip side, the lad has inheritted his dad's genes, and that can't be good for society...  ...so maybe a shame thats didn't happen...
Title: Re: dug the car out
Post by: Debs. on 09 January 2010, 21:40:41
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"Smarting in the morning" is just a normal part of the learning process.  :y

......and a sure sign you`ve caught 'something nasty' the previous night. ;D
Title: Re: dug the car out
Post by: Kevin Wood on 09 January 2010, 21:52:16
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As safe as this guy thought it was, all it would have taken was for someone to come sliding out of a side road at the wrong time......missing Dad in his nice safe 4x4.......and flattening the poor lad on the sledge behind.....

And appalling that the Dad tried to half blame it on the kid for asking him to do it.......

I guess on the flip side, the lad has inheritted his dad's genes, and that can't be good for society...  ...so maybe a shame thats didn't happen...

Maybe his Dad should invest in a shingonad breaker.  ::)

Kevin
Title: Re: dug the car out
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 09 January 2010, 21:54:22
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As safe as this guy thought it was, all it would have taken was for someone to come sliding out of a side road at the wrong time......missing Dad in his nice safe 4x4.......and flattening the poor lad on the sledge behind.....

And appalling that the Dad tried to half blame it on the kid for asking him to do it.......


Fear not, hes a local builder (not a master carpenter thats for sure!) and a shite one at that.

His buisness took a turn for the worst after this little event