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Title: Those in the North - be careful driving this afternoon
Post by: Gaffers on 06 December 2011, 14:13:13
Listening to the detailled weather analysis on Radio 4 before lunch they were talking about rain falling across the North of England and parts of Scotland washing away the salt and grit laid-down before rapidly freezing this evening.  Thoughts are the freeze could coincide with rush hour so be jolly careful out there peeps :y
Title: Re: Those in the North - be careful driving this afternoon
Post by: Debs. on 06 December 2011, 14:59:57
'The North'..............all points above Watford! ;D


I love those signs at the bottom of the M1......"The North" `so very Southern! ;D
Title: Re: Those in the North - be careful driving this afternoon
Post by: aaronjb on 06 December 2011, 15:00:16
I saw your post about a little whiteness down here earlier - I was disappointed to find it all gone when I went out at lunchtime ;D Still cold, mind, just about froze my fingers off unbolting the ID tag from the gearbox in the garage!

Went out for a little drive on the winter tyres - they actually seem to handle better than the Neuton summer tyres (and it's dry, just cold).. I guess you do get what you pay for ;D
Title: Re: Those in the North - be careful driving this afternoon
Post by: Gaffers on 06 December 2011, 15:04:47
Yes just a little dusting it seems however for some reason when I got to my car this morning it was the only one with no ice on it  :y

I resisted the temptation to get the summer tyres on the white stuff and do a few donuts  ;D
Title: Re: Those in the North - be careful driving this afternoon
Post by: Gaffers on 06 December 2011, 15:05:44
'The North'..............all points above Watford! ;D


I love those signs at the bottom of the M1......"The North" `so very Southern! ;D

The best one is coming down the M1 from Catterick/York area and you see 'The South' and 'Sheffield' underneath  ;D
Title: Re: Those in the North - be careful driving this afternoon
Post by: GastronomicKleptomaniac on 06 December 2011, 16:53:10
I can vouch for it being slippy. I found myself wishing my pushbike had ABS...  ;)
Title: Re: Those in the North - be careful driving this afternoon
Post by: Darth Loo-knee on 06 December 2011, 17:37:03
I can vouch for it being slippy. I found myself wishing my pushbike had ABS...  ;)

I have a couple of sledges you could buy  ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Those in the North - be careful driving this afternoon
Post by: henryd on 06 December 2011, 18:02:18
Yes just a little dusting it seems however for some reason when I got to my car this morning it was the only one with no ice on it  :y

I resisted the temptation to get the summer tyres on the white stuff and do a few donuts  ;D

Probaly the power sounder smouldering keeping the panels warm :D :D ;D
Title: Re: Those in the North - be careful driving this afternoon
Post by: tigers_gonads on 06 December 2011, 18:05:12
Used to know a lad who said ............. Up south / Down north  ::)
Never could get my head round that  ;D ;D
Title: Re: Those in the North - be careful driving this afternoon
Post by: GastronomicKleptomaniac on 06 December 2011, 19:34:04
I can vouch for it being slippy. I found myself wishing my pushbike had ABS...  ;)

I have a couple of sledges you could buy  ;D ;D ;D ;D

Nah, with the bike I bounce off the street furniture, with the sledge I'll hit it and end up with bits of sledge sticking out of my eye :y
Title: Re: Those in the North - be careful driving this afternoon
Post by: cem_devecioglu on 06 December 2011, 19:48:11
I saw your post about a little whiteness down here earlier - I was disappointed to find it all gone when I went out at lunchtime ;D Still cold, mind, just about froze my fingers off unbolting the ID tag from the gearbox in the garage!

Went out for a little drive on the winter tyres - they actually seem to handle better than the Neuton summer tyres (and it's dry, just cold).. I guess you do get what you pay for ;D

you wont regret.. :y
Title: Re: Those in the North - be careful driving this afternoon
Post by: albitz on 06 December 2011, 19:56:33
Used to know a lad who said ............. Up south / Down north  ::)
Never could get my head round that  ;D ;D

A lot of older folk round these parts speak of "going up London" when its nearly 60 miles south. rather inbreds. ::) ;D ;D
Title: Re: Those in the North - be careful driving this afternoon
Post by: RobG on 06 December 2011, 20:03:45
Used to know a lad who said ............. Up south / Down north  ::)
Never could get my head round that  ;D ;D

A lot of older folk round these parts speak of "going up London" when its nearly 60 miles south. ::) ;D ;D
You ain`t exactly a bloody spring chicken :P
Title: Re: Those in the North - be careful driving this afternoon
Post by: albitz on 06 December 2011, 20:07:47
Im considered the younger generation / new blood at my club. Known to all locally as The coffin Dodgers Club. ;D :P