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Title: It's gonna be a tough week
Post by: Small but perfectley formed on January 19, 2013, 06:58:26 am
Next week more of the same  snow and very cold  :'(
Title: Re: It's gonna be a tough week
Post by: SB Cleaning on January 19, 2013, 07:06:47 am
Yep glad I have a nest egg :)
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Post by: Dora Jarr on January 19, 2013, 07:56:45 am
Where are the boys of summer now?
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Post by: steven ainger on January 19, 2013, 08:20:27 am
Sitting at home with the rest of us  ;D  ;D

Ive actually been out this morning & cleaned a few shops, my fingers are still numb !!
Title: Re: It's gonna be a tough week
Post by: Frankybadboy on January 19, 2013, 09:54:11 am
and you earn 40 per hour everyday,so why the big fuss ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: scottt24 on January 19, 2013, 09:55:15 am
Just checked weather til next Friday by me
Lowest temp has risen 3 degrees since yesterday so might be able to get some done
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Post by: *Hector* on January 19, 2013, 10:21:38 am
Where are the boys of summer now?

Gone.....
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Post by: AuRavelling79 on January 19, 2013, 10:44:18 am
Yup! It does put off the less than committed ...
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Post by: dannymack on January 19, 2013, 06:01:30 pm
cold dont worry me now heater in van over night then fog wash !!!!!!
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Post by: Klean07 on January 19, 2013, 06:11:21 pm
cold dont worry me now heater in van over night then fog wash !!!!!!
Do these fog wash things get you out of a icey snowed up road? If so I'm gonna get one!
Title: Re: It's gonna be a tough week
Post by: SB Cleaning on January 19, 2013, 06:23:45 pm
cold dont worry me now heater in van over night then fog wash !!!!!!
Do these fog wash things get you out of a icey snowed up road? If so I'm gonna get one!
And me
Title: Re: It's gonna be a tough week
Post by: Window Washers on January 19, 2013, 10:22:32 pm
Where are the boys of summer now?
roll on the cold weather so they can go get a propa job
Title: Re: It's gonna be a tough week
Post by: Mike #1 on January 20, 2013, 07:09:41 am
It is only snow it does not stop anybody working , I could have worked yesterday but only 1 day behind after snow and freezing temps last week .

Next week was a short week due to it been xmas 4 wks ago so will move workload into next week , Heavy snow tomorrow then temps of -2 to -3 degrees dont see it been a problem . Mike
Title: Re: It's gonna be a tough week
Post by: sunshine windows on January 20, 2013, 08:36:35 am
Couldn't get where I needed to be on Friday. Would have worked but the council never gritted anywhere.

Had to reverse my van down about 300 metres of hill and watch as 3 cars tried the same route and got stuck at the top. It then took over an hour to do what would normally be a 10 min journey home.

Had to put tracks under the van wheels 3 times before getting stuck again trying to reverse up onto our drive. A couple of neighbours came out and helped push the car off the drop kerb.

Hopefully the roads will be cleared by Monday, but it just didn't stop snowing all day Friday and made driving conditions terrible.



Title: Re: It's gonna be a tough week
Post by: Mike #1 on January 20, 2013, 10:10:50 am
4 X 4 is all i can say . Mike
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Post by: gary999 on January 20, 2013, 10:16:49 am
4 X 4 is all i can say . Mike

thats really helpful ;D
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Post by: Mike #1 on January 20, 2013, 06:00:20 pm
It is for me and my wife we have no problem getting about drove to a forest to drive through snow and icy forest track to ensure she can cope driving in heavy snow tomorrow .

Best thing i ever did was buy a 4x4 . Mike
Title: Re: It's gonna be a tough week
Post by: gary999 on January 20, 2013, 06:56:37 pm
my neighbour has got a landrover and his vehicle is still stuck ;D
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Post by: tompoole on January 20, 2013, 07:18:41 pm
He's got a landrover and he's stuck!!!! What a plumb Pmsl!
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Post by: gary999 on January 20, 2013, 07:29:22 pm
to be fair our hills are really extreme and continual s bends with cars parked both sides not a lot of room if anything goes wrong..he has no problem
getting the motor moving and keeping it moving but he back end kicks out badly
and his worry is more about making contact with other vehicles than anything else.

the lad downhill of us in the cul de sac has a range rover and he has exactly
the same problem.
Title: Re: It's gonna be a tough week
Post by: sunshine windows on January 20, 2013, 09:09:08 pm
Well the main roads are back to normal now, however the work i have to do from Friday is out in the sticks.

May have to skip them a few days as i doubt the roads will have been gritted.

Glad i've got plenty of work local to me and not too far from the main roads.
Title: Re: It's gonna be a tough week
Post by: Small but perfectley formed on January 21, 2013, 05:08:16 am
White out here in South Yorkshire  :'(
Title: Re: It's gonna be a tough week
Post by: Mike #1 on January 21, 2013, 07:09:37 am
The back end should not step out if going the correct speed in the correct gear.

Pick-up trucks are known for that if they have no weight in the back at a minimum I have 150kg in back , and have managed fine.

When bmw owned Landrover the 4wd system was not great now it is far superior . Depends on driver and vehicle older Freelander not that great and range rovers with big wide wheels are almost useless .

You have got to have a decent set of tyres  . Mike
Title: Re: It's gonna be a tough week
Post by: tompoole on January 21, 2013, 07:31:32 am
Ok , thought you meant landrover as in defender.....
Have had a defender or discovery 1 for 26 years.
Low range diff lock engaged will drive on sheet ice
Yes it slides about a bit , it's 2 ton of metal , but take it slow
And use gears not brakes to stop.
And I promise you these cars will cope with more than you.
Title: Re: It's gonna be a tough week
Post by: Mike #1 on January 21, 2013, 09:30:18 am
Totally the right advice their Tompoole we have an L200 Trojan and currently have it in 4 high and it manages fine even fully loaded with 1/2 a ton .

Slow and steady gets you about safely. Mike