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Title: White stuff!!!
Post by: bertiecbx550 on 21 February 2010, 06:24:05
Bloody heck where did that last load of snow come from? 1 minute it was cold and cloudy then next i was fighting through a snow storm!! Mind ya at least i`ve got a cuppa in front of me now...Might have trouble getting home though especially since i`m in the girlfriends daughters fiat punto :o :-[
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Post by: alfie on 21 February 2010, 07:30:49
Yes quite a surpise to wake up to another dumping of snow,at the moment about 5 inches of it here.
So much to do today,I could do without it.
Alfie.
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Post by: Plomien on 21 February 2010, 07:42:56
just rain here but it was supposed to be snow
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Post by: Debs. on 21 February 2010, 08:05:47
3 inches of fresh falls during the night. :'(
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Post by: waspy on 21 February 2010, 08:14:33
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3 inches of fresh falls during the night. :'(

We have the same here. Quite a suprize to wake up to. No dought Mutley & i will be chasing each other around & having snow fights later :) :) :) :) :)
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Post by: alunonhisown on 21 February 2010, 08:45:04
Woke up to about 3 inches of snow.
Just glad James completed all the tasks on Peachy yesterday.
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Post by: Ken T on 21 February 2010, 09:10:31
Its fairly coming down here......... And I am half way thro replacing the flexi section on my exhaust.  :'( :'( :'(  

I wanted to trim down the new section, but it was 10:30pm, and the neighbours don't like angle grinders at that time, and there was a band playing over at the local, so I thought I'd go for a pint and leave it until today.  Ce la Vie.  ;D

Ken
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Post by: webby23 on 21 February 2010, 09:47:58
Woke up to 3 inches here too.......(of snow.....!!)

 :y
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Post by: Seth on 21 February 2010, 09:53:17
A few inches here too - started around 0130.
Still, roads are okay, so off to work in an hour or so.
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Post by: sexydaz on 21 February 2010, 10:06:46
aye just got up to more snow...i might see if the snow chains work
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Post by: STMO999 on 21 February 2010, 10:08:38
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aye just got up to more snow...i might see if the snow chains work

You wont need them. It's starting to melt here already.
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Post by: sexydaz on 21 February 2010, 10:10:47
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aye just got up to more snow...i might see if the snow chains work

You wont need them. It's starting to melt here already.
aye i cant see it sticking
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Post by: v6fletch on 21 February 2010, 10:15:49
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Bloody heck where did that last load of snow come from? 1 minute it was cold and cloudy then next i was fighting through a snow storm!! Mind ya at least i`ve got a cuppa in front of me now...Might have trouble getting home though especially since i`m in the girlfriends daughters fiat punto :o :-[
i was wondering that too? thought it was the snow fairies but my lad reckons it was the sky ...yeah right !! lol
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Post by: Squealey on 21 February 2010, 10:20:09
This is what I woke up to, Glad we got the head off yesterday ;D ;D ;D

(http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss251/healeywayne/21022010024.jpg)
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Post by: TheBoy on 21 February 2010, 10:30:35
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This is what I woke up to, Glad we got the head off yesterday ;D ;D ;D

(http://i581.photobucket.com/albums/ss251/healeywayne/21022010024.jpg)
Same tractor isn't running - with all the extra torque from the chip, no traction control, its brilliant fun in this weather ::)
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Post by: tunnie on 21 February 2010, 10:32:54
that tractor looks strangely familiar  ::)
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Post by: JamesV6CDX on 21 February 2010, 10:35:15
Yep - I recall a day under such a car...  :y

Nice to see it's being sorted - I really like the car, and  recall it was good  to drive  :y
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Post by: Squealey on 21 February 2010, 10:36:01
Its fun in most snow situations, but its also embarassing sometimes. Like when your sitting at a level crossing, the barriers go up and everything f/w/d in front pulls away easily and your left sitting there spinning the wheels, snow mode on or off, hardly any throttle, nothing makes a difference.
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Post by: TheBoy on 21 February 2010, 10:37:12
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Yep - I recall a day under such a car...  :y

Nice to see it's being sorted - I really like the car, and  recall it was good  to drive  :y
It was a good drive. Mrs TB and I loved that car (once it was sorted), and gave us 18 months good service. Sorry to see it go, but know it went to a good home :)
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Post by: TheBoy on 21 February 2010, 10:38:25
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Its fun in most snow situations, but its also embarassing sometimes. Like when your sitting at a level crossing, the barriers go up and everything f/w/d in front pulls away easily and your left sitting there spinning the wheels, snow mode on or off, hardly any throttle, nothing makes a difference.
Yes, when I had to take it to Reading this time last year in appalling weather conditions, I put a (TD) engine block in the boot. That helped ;D
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Post by: Gaffers on 21 February 2010, 10:40:07
Was raining early on around 6am, now the sun is out and I may even get my shorts on  :D :D
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Post by: Squealey on 21 February 2010, 10:42:08
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Yep - I recall a day under such a car...  :y

Nice to see it's being sorted - I really like the car, and  recall it was good  to drive  :y

Its bl@@dy lovely to drive, when its going ::). Cant wait to get the head back on, if it isn't u/s that is, not too sure at the moment.

Problem will be, it still needs an MOT (£35), Tax (£104) and a front screen (£65 excess) so even when the heads done it will still be a few weeks before its on the road.

Can't be long though, I cant handle having to drive the wifes Audi, which I may have mentioned before is slower than a glacier (got beat off the lights by a 40 footer the other day)
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Post by: ali on 21 February 2010, 11:57:52
I have found 6, 15kg sacks of dog food keeps me from going sideways along the road or sliding back down the hills :o :o :o :o But the dogs are getting hungry so my ballast is about to drop ;D ;D ;D