Any happy snow stories.....?

[alfacat]

Good morning all
Is or was anyone out tail sliding around in the snow, I'd was (when it snowed) last year at about 2 in the morning lots of fun on empty Epping roads, but this year I'm Porsche-less (FWD is no fun).
Anyway drive carefully everyone and stay on the black (off white) stuff & out of the green (greeny white) stuff....

All the best
Ian F.

[hot66]

previously never been able to get rwd cars off the drive .... bmw's were the worst . Managed 1 meter last year before getting stuck

So having been stranded for days in the past couple of years, fitted winter tyres in Nov to the wife's Merc ........ & of course we've had one of the mildest winters for years ....... until yesterday & today We've got a fair few inches here

Result ...... drove the Merc off the drive, down the village & along until I found the nearest 'treated' road & then back home again . Traction control light never even flickered, no wheel spin, slippage etc. Well impressed

So I've spent £600 to allow me to drive the wife's car up the village & back on a Sunday Bet we don't see any more snow now until next year

[Ferry Man]

Not much snow here. Maybe 3". I took the trouble to clear my drive and now it's all melting. I don't think I need have bothered.

[sdelan]

Not much snow here. Maybe 3". I took the trouble to clear my drive and now it's all melting. I don't think I need have bothered.

Quite an impressive drive ya have there Paul !!!

[pmjt]

Not much snow here. Maybe 3". I took the trouble to clear my drive and now it's all melting. I don't think I need have bothered.

Wow - Paul you can't be more than about 40 miles from me and we haven't had a single flake of the stuff

P

[alfacat]

Hi All
The snows about 3 inches deep here in East London with no signs of it melting yet.....
Time to stay in with a 'hot rum toddy' and watch the Bond movie (OHMSS), admire the AM DBS and smile at the ice racing.

All the best

Ian F.

[jury]

I eventually managed to get a constant 20m arch of snow from the blower, straight back onto the neighbours freshly cleared pavement

Minus 20oC yesterday!!






Chris

[alfacat]

Hi Jury
I'll be in Cologne latter this week if anyone can get the airports in this country working again.

All the best
Ian F.

[IanMcLeod]

4 or 5 inches came down here (between Leicester and Coventry) last night in about 4 hours so that was fun on the roads. A lot of it is still here although most roads are clear now. No fun in the car though as trying to powerslide 2 tons of Defender is always going to end in trouble!

Ian.

[Nick Moss]

Just 6" here, and the council don't clear my road, which is 1 in 4

It took 30 mins to clear the driveway before I could get out for a bit of fun.

[IanM]

Anybody here driving their early 911 in the snow?

[alfacat]

See post above, Nick Moss putting us all to shame, good on ya Nick!

All the best
Ian F.

[Bootsy]

No driving here just fun in the snow!

[smallspeed]

4 or 5 inches came down here (between Leicester and Coventry) last night in about 4 hours so that was fun on the roads

That happened while we were out for dinner in leicester and had to drive back to kibworth through it
On the plus side, lots of stuck 4wd audis and soft roaders, my old beemer with its winter tyres powered straight through with all 4 heated seats (and steering wheel) blazing

One good bit of snow news; I was alowed the day off from fixing amies bloody TT today

[sanjay]

I used to use mine daily, its not good for the car though !!!