[karygate]

i think the only safe thing to do in this weather is to give up on this week. at least then i will not be behind just starting up later after xmas. after reading posts people say this is unusual so am hoping it goes away next week. this is only my second winter and still building but will try and put something away for next year to allow for this but not been able to at moment.has anyone else decided to leave it this week.

[Nathanael Jones]

It's only Wednesday,.. don't give up yet!!

[peter holley]

its gonna get  warmer tomorrow  in wales

[jaykie]

Ive been told frost will clear but rain all next week, but id check on this.

[ftp]

Another half hour and i'm going out - got icicles hanging under my van from my flood last night. 

[pingu]

Hi Karygate...yep I have given up on this week ( I live in Holland) Cancelled Mon work and rescheduled the rest of the week...tue, wed, thr...I do not normally work fridays anyhow.

We have had some serious -12 weather where I live and daytime temps of -7 to -4 most days...

Likeyour self I thought about putting money away for down-days, though I hate having to use it...it has been there so whilst not happy about using it, it is good to have..my plan is to have around 2k just as my down-days slush fund.

I suppose the thing is now we have seen this extreme weather all of us should keep these memories with us during the year and 'make hay whilst the sun shines' is a phrase that springs to mind.

Don't feel bad about skipping/postponing the work...yes loads are working but equally loads are not...so there are many of us not feeling too good and getting under our wives/gf/partners feet

Use the time to formulate your 'plan/projections/ambitions' for 2009.

If you cannot be bother or have done it...get yourself a subscribtion to the x-channal

Good luck Dave.

[Klean07]

I'm off anyway this week with flu and now blocked sinus's. Snow is still frozen outside. No chance of a thaw until tomorrow maybe. Waiting for a new Merlin to arrive. Frost put the other one out of action.
Main thing is. Is to be safe most people still have snow around their houses so why risk breaking your limbs for the sake of a couple of days?

[matt]

Another half hour and i'm going out - got icicles hanging under my van from my flood last night. 

minus 1 outside though

take a pic of the van, you could use it for christmas next year

[ftp]

Matt, you slacking again today too?

[Sir Squeaky]

It's above freezing here. No frost.
Still got a solid system to thaw out from two day's sub zero though...

Only got about 150 litres of water too, and can't get any more.

If I can get out later and do 40-50 quid i'll be well chuffed.

[ftp]

Well, that didn't take long, took my heater out of the van, took the duvet off the reel then heard a crunchy noise when i rotated the reel - frozen solid. That must have been one hell of a cold night last night! My van is only two feet away from my house too. Got a ceramic conservatory heater in there now, should be either like a furnace or an inferno soon.

[seandyer2003]

I havent given up yet but feel like it, worked monday till afternoon, done 110, but yesterday nothing too c cold, today its snowing and raining, went out to b and q to get some paint for house, and on way home going slow round a bend and hit ice, car slid and smashed into someways concrete driveway post Now ive got to pay for that and my car needs about 1000 worth of repairs or more.....

Cant wait for summer im so depressed this week now

[johnny_h]

monday and tuesday were write offs today changed the glow plugs on the van not as easy as i  thought but saved £170 by doing them myself lets see what tomorrow brings

[AuRavelling79]

Monday: 11am til 2pm

Yesterday: Nothing

Today: Went out at 12.30 and finished at 3.50 pm - the daylight hours are just a little bit longer - spring's a-comin'!

Hope to do a full day tomorrow - 7am til 4pm

[kenaltobelli]

bloke in leeds yesterday tues i kid you not cleaning in a t shirt doing shops like
but what is it with the young if you watched football last night two lads there with no shirts on

[simon w]

i think the only safe thing to do in this weather is to give up on this week. at least then i will not be behind just starting up later after xmas. after reading posts people say this is unusual so am hoping it goes away next week. this is only my second winter and still building but will try and put something away for next year to allow for this but not been able to at moment.has anyone else decided to leave it this week.

It's warmed up quite a bit here in Bristol it's now 3deg's and it's 5.30pm! But it's just started to rain..... Happy Days......

[Oakley Windows]

give up on this week. at least then i will not be behind just starting up later after xmas.

Uh?

[matt]

Matt, you slacking again today too?

oh no, not me, as im trying to get certain houses done before my hernia op

infact ive had 1 of my best 3 days for a long time ( of course some of the commercial insides helped on that )

[windowswashed]

My first bad morning in a very, very long time.

This morning my van doors were frozen solid because I overfilled last night. Many kettles of boiling water cured that problem.

Then my pump wouldn't work, poured boiling water over that too only too discover my tank outlet was frozen solid and snapped my inlet pump connection. Had to hunt around for a spare connection to replace it.

Next my microbore hose was frozen on the connections. Kettle of boiling water again to sort that problem out.

Then my heater wouldn't start, that had to be drained as it was frozen up. Ten minutes running hot put a smile on my face and I was ready to start work.

Late start because of everything freezing narked me off but the moral of the story is failure cannot live with persistency.

[AuRavelling79]

i think the only safe thing to do in this weather is to give up on this week. at least then i will not be behind just starting up later after xmas. after reading posts people say this is unusual so am hoping it goes away next week. this is only my second winter and still building but will try and put something away for next year to allow for this but not been able to at moment.has anyone else decided to leave it this week.

It's warmed up quite a bit here in Bristol it's now 3deg's and it's 5.30pm! But it's just started to rain..... Happy Days......

Well Simon W I did a bit yesterday in Bristol - 12 noon - 4pm and today 8am to 3pm. (trad.- ing doors, rest wfp) But ... The first hour was indoor trad. and then wfp outside with screen wash in the water from 9.15 and it was a fraction icy underfoot so I put a bit of grit down.

A bit of forethought and you can keep going.