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hylian_elf

Webbins wrote:

hylian_elf wrote:

I’m supposed to be driving up to Bradford in a bit. Fuck sake.

You have my sympathy. Not for the weather, for having to drive around Bradford. For reference, we offer an express lane at double lane junctions, you can either queue or use the outside lane to turn if you are in a hurry. This express lane is only open to those driving performance Audis or Golfs however. Also, don't wear out your indicator bulbs, the people of Bradford are telepathic so these aren't necessary when changing direction or lanes. Generally the less conscientious and considerate you are to others, the better your journey will be.

Lol at service station now, Donington. Much snow at Bradford? Drive hasn’t been bad so far, pretty ok. Just extremely windy last few miles and had to slow down and drive on left lane.

Webbins

It's cycling between snow, sun, cloud and blue skies, all mixed with wind. It looks like we might get heavy snow later, the sky is currently looking fit to burst with the white stuff right now.

bad_hair_day

Webbins wrote:

hylian_elf wrote:

I’m supposed to be driving up to Bradford in a bit. Fuck sake.

You have my sympathy. Not for the weather, for having to drive around Bradford. For reference, we offer an express lane at double lane junctions, you can either queue or use the outside lane to turn if you are in a hurry. This express lane is only open to those driving performance Audis or Golfs however. Also, don't wear out your indicator bulbs, the people of Bradford are telepathic so these aren't necessary when changing direction or lanes. Generally the less conscientious and considerate you are to others, the better your journey will be.

Enjoyed that

hylian_elf

Got there safely. Webbins wasn’t lying.

[Deleted User]

You have to get out again yet!

Vela

g.man wrote:

Good to know. Currently passing Shap. Looks like Siberia.

Get me some gold will you

[Deleted User]

It is bloody freezing out there.

Raiziel

I said no to myself about ten times this morning, and still went out for a run anyway. Like fucking Siberia out there. Came back like a sorry drowned rat.

davyK

Sunny here in Belfast but it's effing freezing.

hylian_elf

Liveinadive wrote:

You have to get out again yet!

Almost didn’t make it. Several cars, including mine, slip-sliding all over the show. Poor visibility. Strong winds.

Taking a break on M1 Service now. Pray4us

bad_hair_day

Thor said he’ll be awhile. Take it very easy.

poprock

Diluted Dante wrote:

Gorgeous sunshine in Preston.

Wait, that doesn’t sound right.

g.man

Just went outside for a smoke at the Burton Services Travelodge. It's fucking -11 in the wind chill out there. Fuck that!

FranticPea

Yeh that snow seems to have arrived in Manc...

Wookienopants

A few inches on the ground this morning, I’m about to load up the car with the gloves and pads and head off to the gym for work

hylian_elf

Driving on M1 wasn’t fun. Got home 12:30am.

There was a small stretch just before junction with M6 where the snow had settled a bit and we had to go at 10-20 mph and car was sliding. Horrible; it was like when we were coming out of Bradford on local roads, visibility was poor, car was sliding a lot and my daughter was scared and started crying!

Unlikely

Bradford has that effect on people.

I_R

Local roads you say?

GooberTheHat

So I've done 60 miles today, mostly on roads like this.

And didn't have any issues until I came across these two.

They just didn't have a clue how to get up the hill. I ended up pushing the pair of them about 200 meters up the hill. They just couldn't seem to understand that revving the fuck out of the engine and spinning the wheels wasn't going to help.

Wookienopants

GooberTheHat wrote:

So I've done 60 miles today, mostly on roads like this.

And didn't have any issues until I came across these two.

They just didn't have a clue how to get up the hill. I ended up pushing the pair of them about 200 meters up the hill. They just couldn't seem to understand that revving the fuck out of the engine and spinning the wheels wasn't going to help.

That’s nice of you.
I probably would’ve driven past them slowly and carefully, waving as I went up the hill.

GooberTheHat

I thought about it.

Wookienopants

When it snowed several weeks back I took great pleasure in driving past some fellas who had binned their Range Rover into a ditch whilst I pootled past in my old £900 Zafira

[Deleted User]

It's cold even indoors, ze heating it does nothing!

Just took some towels out of the tumble dryer and stood there for 5 minutes just hugging them.

Wookienopants

Liveinadive wrote:

It's cold even indoors, ze heating it does nothing!

Just took some towels out of the tumble dryer and stood there for 5 minutes just hugging them.

Same here. I’m under the thickest, faux fur blanket we have and still cold.

[Deleted User]

Me and the dog are huddled together for warmth.
I am sure this is colder than when it snowed the other day.

hylian_elf

Wookienopants wrote:

When it snowed several weeks back I took great pleasure in driving past some fellas who had binned their Range Rover into a ditch whilst I pootled past in my old £900 Zafira

There was a Range Rover in front of me yesterday as I was coming out of Bradford. Idiot was doing around 10mph and annoying me and others behind. The Ka behind me wanted to overtake. It tried and failed cos it almost slided into a wall as it started coming around me and then just fell back in line like a good little boy.

Webbins

Just a steady three inches of the white stuff up here in springy Bradford, more coming down. Pretty standard for THE SECOND OF APRIL!

davyK

Just a shitty rainy here in Belfast. Cold too.

Yesterday was pleasant. Crisp but sunny.

The Daddy

Cold and sleety up here. Spring my arse.

Vela

GooberTheHat wrote:

And didn't have any issues until I came across these two. They just didn't have a clue how to get up the hill. I ended up pushing the pair of them about 200 meters up the hill. They just couldn't seem to understand that revving the fuck out of the engine and spinning the wheels wasn't going to help.

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