CHAT - "Light Source Included" - W/e Comp 2nd-4th Dec 2011

[donoreo]

Originally Posted by 2Beers

some use winter tyres if you can get them I did see an advert from a company that hires them out for the winter season and stores your ordinary tyres securely

That is very common here. In Quebec, it is the law you have to put winter tires on. We do on my wife's car since it is a rear-wheel drive (never as good in the snow) BMW without X-drive (all wheel drive - very popular option). I have all wheel drive on our Toyota Highlander (largish SUV) and it does well without winter tires.

We may get a couple of cm of snow overnight.

[Reinardina]

Originally Posted by Semaj

Reinardina
I personally have never changed mine and I am not alone hence a little bit of snow and Britain comes to a stand still. It took me over two hours to get to work when it normally takes ¾ of an hour.

jim

That is exactly the reason people laugh at me. 'It never snows here,' they say. Hmmm...
I have lived in Southamton since 1984, and remember only one winter without any snow at all.

Sveral winters we had a really good covering of more than a couple of inches, but even half an inch and people either stay at home, or get stranded. On roads that to 'continentals' look perfectly 'drivable.'

Does one at least lower tyre pressure somewhat to get a better grip? Or am I totally 'out of touch'? I seem to remember that that too was done in the past.

Reinardina.

[dan123]

No entry from me of course, had a busy Weekend, Sorry all, will vote in a bit,

Ahhhh Bring on the Snow, I Dont mind Driving in it, its fairly Easy, And was good fun last Year too,
I did look at Tyre Grips in Halfords, Seem like a good idea, but you cant Drive over 30KMH with them anyway so seems a bit Pointless,

Yes Reinaridna Ive lowered mine before to get unstuck, ive also used Bits of Carpet under the Wheels to Get moving before,

[Reinardina]

Originally Posted by dan123

No entry from me of course, had a busy Weekend, Sorry all, will vote in a bit,

Ahhhh Bring on the Snow, I Dont mind Driving in it, its fairly Easy, And was good fun last Year too,
I did look at Tyre Grips in Halfords, Seem like a good idea, but you cant Drive over 30KMH with them anyway so seems a bit Pointless,

Yes Reinaridna Ive lowered mine before to get unstuck, ive also used Bits of Carpet under the Wheels to Get moving before,

Thirty KMH seems okay when everywhere you go is snowbound. If you have cleared roads as well, it will be a nuisance.

[highlandscenics]

Originally Posted by Reinardina

Hmmm Hope the two of you (and everyone else caught in those circumstances) drive carefully!

In Holland loads of people switch to 'winter tyres' (literally translated from Dutch, don't know if there is a different English word for) in the autumn, to get/keep better grip. 'Down here,' people always look as if I'm mad when I mention it.

Do you, in Scotland, change tyres in winter? Or use chains or something similar? (Just out of interest, as I haven't driven a car since Matthew was three years old!)

I dont, but I make sure my tyres have good tread on them. I do 50,000 miles a year and drive in all conditions so snow makes no odds to me, much to my frustration when I'm stuck behind folks doing 30-40mph on roads that aren't that bad, the majority of whom should get the bus or train as a lot tof the traffic is commuters heading to thier office jobs in Inverness.

I'm always prepared for the winter...last week like I do every winter, I pack my snow shovel along with my "survival kit" which is a small metal chest in which I have a sleeping bag, gas stove, spare gas, torch, tins of soup, mess tins, compass and swiss army knife and water.

Always better to be safe, than cold and hungry.....

[Reinardina]

Originally Posted by highlandscenics

I'm always prepared for the winter...last week like I do every winter, I pack my snow shovel along with my "survival kit" which is a small metal chest in which I have a sleeping bag, gas stove, spare gas, torch, tins of soup, mess tins, compass and swiss army knife and water.

Always better to be safe, than cold and hungry.....

I know (after reading your comments on the two stag party weekends) you can 'live off the land,' (or sea as it was) and didn't expect anything else!

If only everyone else was as practical.

Hope you don't need your emergency supplies when you come back from Stornoway.

[DigiDiva]

Boo, Im a nillie again!!!!!!!! Looks like we have 2 outright winners, but poll not yet closed! Was a very hard theme this week me thinks.

[DigiDiva]

Congrats Pea and Kerbside, 2 excellent shots, well done. Will up and down later, and beat myself up with a good, strong stick for my shoddy attempt at an entry.

[pea24]

Originally Posted by DigiDiva

Congrats Pea and Kerbside, 2 excellent shots, well done. Will up and down later, and beat myself up with a good, strong stick for my shoddy attempt at an entry.

Thanks. Yep, great theme; some really great shots.

Well done Kerbside - I'd be very pleased if you'd took the honour and picked next theme etc. ;-)

[kerbside]

Congrats Dave, i was watching the poll and knew that someone would put a last min: vote in.

At work so will up & down later, as for next week i will take it on Dave and thanks for the offer, just got to think of something now.

Thanks to all that voted for me, much appreciated.