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- 20° C this night
on: January 05, 2009, 15:15:01 PM
and still -14

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Re:- 20° C this night
Reply #1 on: January 05, 2009, 15:28:48 PM
Positively balmy here in comparison.

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/4/20090105/tuk-arctic-blast-sees-britain-shivering-dba1618.html
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Reply #2 on: January 05, 2009, 15:33:54 PM
Where I am it snowed, thawed a bit and became ice, then snowed again. Bloody treacherous out - even crawling along the side streets at 5-10 mph is sh*t scary when all traction is lost. Thank god for having done a skid pan although even that can leave you helpless steering into the skid if the ice thickens and the tyres cant physically get any traction..

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Reply #3 on: January 05, 2009, 16:09:58 PM
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Where I am it snowed, thawed a bit and became ice, then snowed again. Bloody treacherous out - even crawling along the side streets at 5-10 mph is sh*t scary when all traction is lost. Thank god for having done a skid pan although even that can leave you helpless steering into the skid if the ice thickens and the tyres cant physically get any traction..

Jaimz :rock:


I have winter tires, no studs though they bite quite good anyway :D



-12.5° C here at the moment.
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Re:- 20° C this night
Reply #4 on: January 05, 2009, 17:47:41 PM
We have so little snow here though its hardly worth buying proper snow tyres and fitting them.
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Reply #5 on: January 05, 2009, 18:16:41 PM
We had maybe 3 specks of snow today. Yesterday the ponds Ive been looking after over christmas were almost completely frozen over, today they were dethawed.

Im hoping they stay unfrozen for the next 48 hours as then my responsibility ends hehe.

Im probably gonna end up killing myself, but Im sorely tempted to have a short jaunt in the lake district and do some of the peaks, not really had any mountain experience before so doing it in this weather and this time of the year would be fun!
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Reply #6 on: January 05, 2009, 18:35:00 PM
Really it is the same here the roads have asphalt and is quite dry. But by law we have to have them past 1st of dec.
The ones I have is the next best stud free there is on ice but mine are better on asphalt.

£ 280 for four of them and they last at least two years it is worth it I think. Your summer tires will last longer as well right ?
So the cost is not that bad.

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Reply #7 on: January 05, 2009, 18:35:29 PM
it iced up here this morning, then rained for half and hour, then iced up again.  Driving is "fun" to say the least, and according to my thermometer in the garden its now -2.
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Reply #8 on: January 05, 2009, 18:41:21 PM
We have around -9 now should above 0 by midday friday.
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Reply #9 on: January 05, 2009, 21:12:37 PM
-5 in my front garden at the moment. Have to ice skate to get to the bottom of the drive.
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Reply #10 on: January 05, 2009, 21:19:38 PM
EEEK!
I have been told Cornwall has been really cold this winter as well.

Half the people here moan when its 10 degrees, lol :o
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Reply #11 on: January 05, 2009, 22:09:40 PM
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Really it is the same here the roads have asphalt and is quite dry. But by law we have to have them past 1st of dec.
The ones I have is the next best stud free there is on ice but mine are better on asphalt.

£ 280 for four of them and they last at least two years it is worth it I think. Your summer tires will last longer as well right ?
So the cost is not that bad.



That would be a good idea, but Ideally youd buy a set of wheels and tyres and just keep them till the winter months. Thats if you have the space.

Although in most parts of England it could be different conditions throughout winter. It could be quite warm one day (3 or 5degrees), that night it could be -1.  How well do snow tyres work on ice?

And Ive only seen 2 days of really bad snow/Ice since the start of winter. The rest of the time, its just damn cold. I just dont think theres much point to get snow tyres with the weather we have. I can see the point of getting them though.
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Reply #12 on: January 06, 2009, 00:04:32 AM
They work well on ice (well not as studded tires)but one still need some winter driving experience.
But having them from mid december to end of februari
(in sweden end of march) will do fine and waking up going to work with 5-10 CM snow would be no problem :)
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Reply #13 on: January 06, 2009, 00:08:05 AM
I
bet the directors of our power companies love this cold weather.
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Reply #14 on: January 06, 2009, 09:25:53 AM
Dont all the studded tyres and stuff chew up the roads over there?
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