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[Vamps]

Missing all the fun here. 

Heading your way, Kevin!!

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/radar/

It's arrived.

Just sucking tomorrow's work off the server at work just in case.
Kevin

Normally we can work from home, always lots of reports to write, been told that we can not at the moment cos no one would come in...
Office today, 3 not coming in cos of snow, 1 off sick leaving 1 part timer and the boss who could walk in...

[feeutfo]

well, if it carries on like this i reckon there'll be at least 8 inches of snow by morning.

whats your money on? day off?

[Kevin Wood]

well, if it carries on like this i reckon there'll be at least 8 inches of snow by morning.

whats your money on? day off?

Just been out and the bit where my car was parked last night (no snow) now has about 4".

Kevin

[geoffr70]

I blame all these people who drive around in big cars...The ozone can only take so much you know 

Save the environment, drive a v6!

[feeutfo]

about an inch here, very disapointing. 

[Gaffers]

Just been to take the wife to work at Heathrow, she got up before me and cleared the path and driveway.  I got up an hour later and you couldent tell that the path had just been cleared 

The back roads around here have about 8 inches of fresh snow at the moment but that will soon be dissapated by the morning traffic.  M3 East was pretty clear, well 2 lanes at least, westbound had less traffic and was starting to snow over again.  M25 and M4 into london both very clear right now.

Was in the wife's corsa though, with a little application of the handbrake it made the back roads a lot of fun 

[PhilRich]

about an inch here, very disapointing. 

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Said the Actress to the Bishop!

[Omega_Dan]

well, if it carries on like this i reckon there'll be at least 8 inches of snow by morning.

whats your money on? day off?

Just been out and the bit where my car was parked last night (no snow) now has about 4".

Kevin

Looks bad round by you kevin according to the news

[Xplicit 2.0]

was really excited about it snowing.... "yay, snow day and hopefully no work".... WRONG!

When ur old man is ur boss u dont really get any say in the matter. So, rather than risking my car, i walked in 

Last night was hairy to say the least tho... for those who know this area, Shaftesbury was a nightmare. only one side of the road gritted on the towns main road through and it happened to be the side i wasnt using >_<
sooo... about mid night last night i was crawling may way to the main road through shaftesbury, not much else about so i purposely driving on other side as it was gritted (until i car came along) and again, for those that know the area, as i came down under the fly over towards gillingham, i found that it was still only the other side that had grit... hazards on, fogs on, flashing full beam every now and then on some of the corners, coming down the opposite side as far as the transformer station to find that was it for the grit...
Gillingham was not gritted at all... i live on top of one of the hills and my wheels were near spinning all the time i was going up it...
anyway, BACK TO WORK i go 

[mrjimbo]

Started snowing here about 11.30 last night, quite hard at first then stop start until about 3.00 this morning and after all that we've still only got a heavy dusting 

[aaronjb]

It must have all avoided Reading & Bracknell and poked off down to KW et al further down the M3.. this is all I was faced with this morning:



My road looked a bit like this - as you can see, not a lot happens down a dead end road when it snows and everyone else is either self employed or retired:


But once I got out the roads were basically clear & dry, the M3 and M25 were empty (back road through Ascot was blocked by three cars apparently) and I got to work in 30 minutes just like normal


Must say I'm impressed by how docile the Omega is in the snow - if the rears spin up it just goes where it's pointing, nothing like trying to keep the MR2 going straight when it's continually trying to swap ends

[Lizzie_Zoom]

It must have all avoided Reading & Bracknell and poked off down to KW et al further down the M3.. this is all I was faced with this morning:



My road looked a bit like this - as you can see, not a lot happens down a dead end road when it snows and everyone else is either self employed or retired:


But once I got out the roads were basically clear & dry, the M3 and M25 were empty (back road through Ascot was blocked by three cars apparently) and I got to work in 30 minutes just like normal


Must say I'm impressed by how docile the Omega is in the snow - if the rears spin up it just goes where it's pointing, nothing like trying to keep the MR2 going straight when it's continually trying to swap ends

Indeed Aaron, and a quick corrective move with the steering always corrects any waywardness if it does happen.  I have had some fun over the years, and now, with testing my skid pan skills and I find the Omega is a real joy.  Yesterday I was parked facing the wrong way on an ice bound road in Canterbury.  A quick swing of the steering wheel and a bit of extra power to the wheels and she turned the 180 degrees I wanted   Great fun

[Mr Skrunts]

Still snowing here, couple more inches overnight, but without actualy going out with a ruler its hard to tell how deep it actually is.

Local village they have seen 2 dustbin lorries out collecting, but I doubt they will get up my road tomorrow.  lol

[Kevin Wood]

It must have all avoided Reading & Bracknell and poked off down to KW et al further down the M3..this is all I was faced with this morning:

It was a good bit worse in Four Marks! Must have had about 6-8" over night.

Still, dug the Omega out and pointed it in vaguely the right direction and it got me to work with no dramas and a few entertaining tail-wagging episodes.

Must say I'm impressed by how docile the Omega is in the snow - if the rears spin up it just goes where it's pointing, nothing like trying to keep the MR2 going straight when it's continually trying to swap ends

Yep, they are very controllable, IMHO.

Kevin

[aaronjb]

Indeed Aaron, and a quick corrective move with the steering always corrects any waywardness if it does happen.  I have had some fun over the years, and now, with testing my skid pan skills and I find the Omega is a real joy.  Yesterday I was parked facing the wrong way on an ice bound road in Canterbury.  A quick swing of the steering wheel and a bit of extra power to the wheels and she turned the 180 degrees I wanted   Great fun

Yeah - I really was truly impressed.. and snow mode keeps things very sensible when you want it, too, in the auto.  Heck, the first time I spun the wheels up was pulling out onto a large roundabout this morning - the only reason I noticed was because the TC light started flashing to remind me I hadn't turned it off..

I did nearly go sliding out of a tiny side road, mind, when I braked a bit too late (one of those little short cut roads that gets no traffic at all in weather like this) 

I think the MR2 probably stopped better (crappy tyres on the Omega doesn't help, though!) but the Omega is much easier to keep pointing straight.. although holding 20-30* of slip on the MR2 up a hill last winter was quite entertaining..