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trigen_killer
Doesn't have much of a life
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:37 pm
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Location: North Wales UK
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We've had a pretty heavy load of snow here in the last 36 hours and although the main roads are pretty clear, the side roads are dodgy. I've driven 12 miles this morning and if you hit the snow it's a bit slippery. If there's one word I hate at this time of year, it's "Treacherous". When referring to a road, I would say that the only time a road "betrays" you is when you hit a patch of black ice in a shady spot on a sunny day with the temp in the car showing above freezing. If you think you've been betrayed when there's a foot of snow, ice, drifts etc. you're an idiot. Then again, if you expected to get through in your Hummer H1 with snow chains, you might feel a bit let down by your vehicle.  _________________My lowest spec operational system- AT desktop case, 200W AT PSU, Jetway TX98B Socket 7, Intel Pentium 75Mhz, 2x16MB EDO RAM, 270MB Quantum Maverick HDD, ATI Rage II+ graphics, Soundblaster 16 CT2230, MS-DOS/Win 3.11 My Flickr
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Amnesia10
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Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 2:02 am
Posts: 29240
Location: Guantanamo Bay (thanks bobbdobbs)
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Well I am looking out of my window to see 13 buses trapped in the snow. It is barely an inch deep. It was very cold here last night so I guess that it is ice that is the problem.
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jonbwfc
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:26 pm
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Probably one bus trapped in the snow, and 12 busses trapped by a bus  .
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Paul1965
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:29 pm
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Yesterday   Today  Serious snow now.
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adidan
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:43 pm
Posts: 5048
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Hoping it just holds off long enough for us to get back home tomorrow. We may just beat the snow gradually moving North... Then it can snow as much as it likes. 
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Fogmeister I ventured into Solitude but didn't really do much.
jonbwfc I was behind her in a queue today - but I wouldn't describe it as 'bushy'.
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hifidelity2
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 1:03 pm
Posts: 5041
Location: London
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Yesterday totally clear
Today 4 inches
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big_D
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:25 pm
Posts: 10691
Location: Bramsche
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15cm here, and remperatures supposed to drop to -15°C tonight.
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brataccas
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:14 pm
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Location: Scotland
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very handy these icy roads, when I have to drive a lot, if I make a wrong turn or street by accident I just pull the handbrake and around I go without having to do a "3 point turn"  _________________
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cloaked_wolf
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:46 pm
Posts: 10022
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In Brum, there's about 3 inches already and the snow shows no sign of stopping any time soon.
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JJW009
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:58 pm
Posts: 8767
Location: behind the sofa
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I warned KW about this earlier. He's going to be driving home past Brum on the M6 later. Personally, I'd have stayed at home... _________________jonbwfc's law: "In any forum thread someone will, no matter what the subject, mention Firefly." When you're feeling too silly for x404, youRwired.net
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Amnesia10
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Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 2:02 am
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Location: Guantanamo Bay (thanks bobbdobbs)
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Well three were trapped by something on the other side of the valley. _________________Do concentrate, 007... "You are gifted. Mine is bordering on seven seconds." https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTg5MzczNTkhttp://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwx404couk-21
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JJW009
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:58 pm
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Location: behind the sofa
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_________________jonbwfc's law: "In any forum thread someone will, no matter what the subject, mention Firefly." When you're feeling too silly for x404, youRwired.net
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AlunD
Site Admin
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 6:12 am
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Location: Wiltshire
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Amnesia10
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Location: Guantanamo Bay (thanks bobbdobbs)
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Here is a link http://www.lippiselkbag.co.uk/also look for coupons as well. I got mine with a £10 discount so even with postage it was the cheapest online. _________________Do concentrate, 007... "You are gifted. Mine is bordering on seven seconds." https://www.dropbox.com/referrals/NTg5MzczNTkhttp://astore.amazon.co.uk/wwwx404couk-21
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AlunD
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Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 6:12 am
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Location: Wiltshire
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coming down thick and fast again !
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