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13th January 2010, 21:59
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How are the roads near you today?
Went out this morning sheet black ice proceeded to scrape the ice set off, 50m down the road some womans car, the back end had slid out. I assume not proper braking technique on ice. She refused to move till her husband came to move it. So 40 mins and I hadn't got off my road yet.
Heading down the road the car had no grip at all! so had to keep ditching it into the snow to stop.
100m on from that a Astra had a crash and was pulled up.
20 m on from that a saxo had a head on with a scooby estate.
So I toodled on home and got the bus.
Then two hours later I found out about a taxi that had crashed through a wall to a sheer 30 ft drop at the other side and landed on a factory roof on the taxis roof. Took 3 fire crews to pull him out. And all that was in my village :|
http://www.examiner.co.uk/news/local...6081-25589496/
How's the roads treating you lot?
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13th January 2010, 22:01
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Roads here are perfect.
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13th January 2010, 22:01
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Shite thats quite bad! I'm yet to get stuck in the saxo.. Moving off in second gear works a treat! Live in a very hilly town as well
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13th January 2010, 22:02
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Absolutely treacherous this morning.
What car was the first woman in?
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13th January 2010, 22:02
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Icey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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13th January 2010, 22:03
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1 word - shite!
Slid sideways down my estate road this morning. Nothing I could do about it! Managed to miss all the parked cars luckily.
Was ok after that, apart from coming home round Penistone - bit dicey round there lol
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13th January 2010, 22:04
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr_P
Absolutely treacherous this morning.
What car was the first woman in?
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Ford mondeo estate (old one)
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Originally Posted by Andy_K
1 word - shite!
Slid sideways down my estate road this morning. Nothing I could do about it! Managed to miss all the parked cars luckily.
Was ok after that, apart from coming home round Penistone - bit dicey round there lol
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I would not even dream about traveling into Penistone haha!
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13th January 2010, 22:08
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wasn't to bad this morning as took time BUT fucking hell on way back took the long way again coming up to junction braking in plenty of time from 20mph brake pedal judder shit shit shit abs is kicking!! made it fine and abs saved my behind
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13th January 2010, 22:14
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wet 
central Newcastle seems to be fine, although i have hardly left my flat so dont know much. lol
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Beastiallity... They're always blowing seals. Ba-dum-tssh!
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13th January 2010, 22:14
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Originally Posted by -Alex-
I would not even dream about traveling into Penistone haha!
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Yeah bit of a mistake coming back that way. But the motorway annoys me. All the salt covers my windscreen and my washer jets are constantly frozen!
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Personally, I'm looking forward to seeing AndyK's finished project as it's now taking shape!
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AndyK's project needs finishing, been ongoing for ages now |
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13th January 2010, 22:15
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Just hoping this snow will piss off. First few months driving and it's in snow, slush and ice haha
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13th January 2010, 22:17
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Andy_K
Yeah bit of a mistake coming back that way. But the motorway annoys me. All the salt covers my windscreen and my washer jets are constantly frozen!
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Yep...Silly me didn't put antifreeze in. Like an idiot lol. Just hope for snow on my roof to fall off onto the windscreen then it's clean time haha
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13th January 2010, 22:23
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I got antifreeze in - makes no difference - still frozen 
Put boiling water in it this morning and still didn't thaw it all the way down to the pump.
Haha, I keep doing the same. Wait till no ones behind me then jab the brakes to make the snow on the roof run forwards and wet the screen lol
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My Supercharged VTS Progress Thread
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Originally Posted by saxo180
Personally, I'm looking forward to seeing AndyK's finished project as it's now taking shape!
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AndyK's project needs finishing, been ongoing for ages now |
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13th January 2010, 22:25
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Originally Posted by Andy_K
I got antifreeze in - makes no difference - still frozen
Put boiling water in it this morning and still didn't thaw it all the way down to the pump.
Haha, I keep doing the same. Wait till no ones behind me then jab the brakes to make the snow on the roof run forwards and wet the screen lol |
I can't even do that now!
This morning my rear wiper snapped off. Got out tried to hook it back onto the motor. Snapped the spring...NICE!
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13th January 2010, 22:25
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Had the same problem here dude. Only a mile or so from my house a lorry jack knifed today on the ice and hit a car. A person/some people were killed 
I walked to work.
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13th January 2010, 22:28
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Wet but fine IMO
The News are radio blew the Weather in Cornwall out of proportion
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13th January 2010, 22:29
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Roads are fine up here bar the fecking huge pot holes!
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13th January 2010, 22:32
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Quote:
Originally Posted by LeeumH
Roads are fine up here bar the fecking huge pot holes!
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Yeah they seem to have sprung up here there and everywhere. Really pisses me off pottering along and you fall down a mahooooosive hole in the road!
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13th January 2010, 22:38
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Andy_K
I got antifreeze in - makes no difference - still frozen
Put boiling water in it this morning and still didn't thaw it all the way down to the pump.
Haha, I keep doing the same. Wait till no ones behind me then jab the brakes to make the snow on the roof run forwards and wet the screen lol |
Haha, had to get a stranded mate in a village where he works (pub) - Ended up stopping every mile or so wipe the windows with snow on the ground! Wasn't fun as I was the first person to drive down most of the country roads!
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13th January 2010, 22:41
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Quote:
Originally Posted by -Alex-
Yeah they seem to have sprung up here there and everywhere. Really pisses me off pottering along and you fall down a mahooooosive hole in the road!
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You and me both - I hit one yesterday and it nearly swallowed my car whole! Certainly wakes you up. 
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