First snow of the winter

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First snow of the winter

Post by Ladaman » Tue Dec 09, 2014 6:51 pm

Well it's here!

This is a pic from the local newspaper (not my picture) from the snow on Sunday.

So where was I and my Samurai? In the garage working on fitting the full float axle together.

I need to pull my finger out as it might be needed soon. :shock:

It doesn't take much to put a Beemer off the road.
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Re: First snow of the winter

Post by Defblade » Tue Dec 09, 2014 7:06 pm

Ladaman wrote:
It doesn't take much to put a Beemer off the road.
When it's on the wrong tyres ;)

I had to wait for a 4x4 to get itself unstuck from the hill out of where I was working last time it snowed, before serenely driving my 3 series touring (on winter tyres) straight up :)
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Re: First snow of the winter

Post by Ju » Tue Dec 09, 2014 7:39 pm

Get it sorted so next time it comes in you can get out and play.

Jealous! We have no snow down here yet.
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Re: First snow of the winter

Post by ScottieJ » Tue Dec 09, 2014 9:54 pm

I want snow!!!! Loads of it!!!!!
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Re: First snow of the winter

Post by Anton » Wed Dec 10, 2014 1:39 am

ScottieJ wrote:I want snow!!!! Loads of it!!!!!
What he said!
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Re: First snow of the winter

Post by ROBBIE » Wed Dec 10, 2014 8:36 am

Anton wrote:
ScottieJ wrote:I want snow!!!! Loads of it!!!!!
What he said!
Nah don't want snow ;)
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Re: First snow of the winter

Post by twiss » Wed Dec 10, 2014 10:58 am

Im not expecting to see any snow at all ;)
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Re: First snow of the winter

Post by Jordi » Wed Dec 10, 2014 12:17 pm

Had a bit up the M74 this morning around Beattock. Nothing to write home about.

Sat at Grangemouth docks waiting to rig a crane, don't think it's gonna happen today the way the waves are crashing over the dock side.
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Re: First snow of the winter

Post by binge » Wed Dec 10, 2014 1:05 pm

I want some snow too. The SJ is working, which is good!
I have a set of Pirelli Rally-X tyres for my transit, but that got smashed up a few months ago by a Romanian lorry so wont get to use that this winter. :(


BUT, I got a working SJ! :guns:
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Re: First snow of the winter

Post by Edweird » Wed Dec 10, 2014 1:32 pm

We had a very light dusting along the banks of the Humber in the wee hours of Tuesday morning but it had before the sun came up.
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