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#463
There was a photo, supposedly illustrating the terrible conditions towards the north of England in one of the papers yesterday. It was of an elderly lady on her electric mobility trike (these have wheels just about the same size as a large furniture castor) crossing a car park with no bother at all, there being a layer of white on the ground no thicker than the second coat of paint on a car. The irony of the shot was quite lost on the journalist!
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#464
Dear me, how do they cope with such terrible conditions?
Here's one from Oregon with "quite a bit of accumulation"
On Facebook - can't post the link directly for some reason: fox12oregon/videos/10155002570868701/
Or if you want some real snow.... The part of Japan I live in is called the Snow Country, and in the mountain valleys it can get fairly insane.
Here's one from Oregon with "quite a bit of accumulation"
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Or if you want some real snow.... The part of Japan I live in is called the Snow Country, and in the mountain valleys it can get fairly insane.
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#468
You are 'Bang on' with that comment!
There were Coaches laid on to Bus People out, Department of the Environment, Fire Trucks, New Anchors and everything else in between.
But I don't suppose they really had much choice, as if they hadn't done that and it had all gone 'Pear Shaped' then they would never have heard the last of it.
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There were Coaches laid on to Bus People out, Department of the Environment, Fire Trucks, New Anchors and everything else in between.
But I don't suppose they really had much choice, as if they hadn't done that and it had all gone 'Pear Shaped' then they would never have heard the last of it.
But I don't suppose they really had much choice, as if they hadn't done that and it had all gone 'Pear Shaped' then they would never have heard the last of it.
But that's what it's all about, isn't it? CYA - Cover Your ****. Make sure you can't get blamed for anything in this modern blame-anyone world we live in. Journalists (I use the term loosely) fishing Twitter for extreme comments in place of actual news, hoping to stir up controversy over nothing.
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#472
I've actually wondered whether I should get Lady Mary some snow tyres so I can take her out to places like Gokayama and Shirakawa, but am not sure how well an XJS would perform in the snow - especially if there's any less-ploughed parts waiting in readiness to catch that front lip....
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#473
Hi Bro
I think you might mean 'Infamous' not famous (Lol)
But one thing really puzzles me!
When you Strike Oil on your Oil Rig, does every one go 'Crikey' look at that!
We gave up saying 'Crikey' at about the time that we stopped playing Croquet and had Cucumber Sandwiches outside on the Lawn with our Afternoon Tea.
But its such a quaint expression, that I think that I might start to try and bring it back in use again, so the next time that I hit my Thumb with a
FBH and there's blood pouring everywhere,
I'll just try and remember to say 'Crikey' instead of FFS or something a little more 'Salty' that cannot be put into Print.
I think you might mean 'Infamous' not famous (Lol)
But one thing really puzzles me!
When you Strike Oil on your Oil Rig, does every one go 'Crikey' look at that!
We gave up saying 'Crikey' at about the time that we stopped playing Croquet and had Cucumber Sandwiches outside on the Lawn with our Afternoon Tea.
But its such a quaint expression, that I think that I might start to try and bring it back in use again, so the next time that I hit my Thumb with a
FBH and there's blood pouring everywhere,
I'll just try and remember to say 'Crikey' instead of FFS or something a little more 'Salty' that cannot be put into Print.
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Luckily that's an hour or two away in the hills. Much less down here on the flat.
I've actually wondered whether I should get Lady Mary some snow tyres so I can take her out to places like Gokayama and Shirakawa, but am not sure how well an XJS would perform in the snow - especially if there's any less-ploughed parts waiting in readiness to catch that front lip....
I've actually wondered whether I should get Lady Mary some snow tyres so I can take her out to places like Gokayama and Shirakawa, but am not sure how well an XJS would perform in the snow - especially if there's any less-ploughed parts waiting in readiness to catch that front lip....
I could never imagine it Snowing in Japan, I always thought that you would be basking in Hot Sunshine all day long.
But as for getting Snow Tyres, I think you would probably 'Spin her' long before then, as soon as the rear wheels lost their grip from too much Torque.
Though Greg and Grant would probably know for sure.
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Ye gods and little godettes....
But that's what it's all about, isn't it? CYA - Cover Your ****. Make sure you can't get blamed for anything in this modern blame-anyone world we live in. Journalists (I use the term loosely) fishing Twitter for extreme comments in place of actual news, hoping to stir up controversy over nothing.
But that's what it's all about, isn't it? CYA - Cover Your ****. Make sure you can't get blamed for anything in this modern blame-anyone world we live in. Journalists (I use the term loosely) fishing Twitter for extreme comments in place of actual news, hoping to stir up controversy over nothing.
The whole operation, must have cost a Fortune but like you say they have to cover their Backsides, just in case.
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XJSs are not brilliant on ice or hard snow, but I feel that snow tyres are not nearly as good as chains or socks. Chains are the best thing. They are just magic, though you need to practise putting them on a few times first. Chains on the rear, and socks n the front. Or, indeed, socks all round, which are much easier to put on. They work well enough on the drive wheels on snow, although not quite as well as chains, and not near;#ly as well on ice. I once drove my Vauxhall Viva straight through and out of 2 foot of snow just using chains on the back, drive, wheels.
Greg
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I used chains on my MR2 turbo back in the day - it would go through anything then. But that was mid-engined, with the weight on the back. Out here we don't get that much ice as such, but snow is common. I wonder where I put my old chains, come to think of it. They might actually fit. I don't think I've seen socks (I'm assuming these aren't quite the same as the ones I happen to be currently wearing...), but my main concern would be the low clearance - I ended up ripping off large parts of the plastic undercover from my MR2 by going along unploughed roads - other cars had shaved the snow down, but not quite far enough....
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#479
Hi Bro
I think you might mean 'Infamous' not famous (Lol)
But one thing really puzzles me!
When you Strike Oil on your Oil Rig, does every one go 'Crikey' look at that!
We gave up saying 'Crikey' at about the time that we stopped playing Croquet and had Cucumber Sandwiches outside on the Lawn with our Afternoon Tea.
But its such a quaint expression, that I think that I might start to try and bring it back in use again, so the next time that I hit my Thumb with a
FBH and there's blood pouring everywhere,
I'll just try and remember to say 'Crikey' instead of FFS or something a little more 'Salty' that cannot be put into Print.
I think you might mean 'Infamous' not famous (Lol)
But one thing really puzzles me!
When you Strike Oil on your Oil Rig, does every one go 'Crikey' look at that!
We gave up saying 'Crikey' at about the time that we stopped playing Croquet and had Cucumber Sandwiches outside on the Lawn with our Afternoon Tea.
But its such a quaint expression, that I think that I might start to try and bring it back in use again, so the next time that I hit my Thumb with a
FBH and there's blood pouring everywhere,
I'll just try and remember to say 'Crikey' instead of FFS or something a little more 'Salty' that cannot be put into Print.
Ha ha well to be honest it is an old saying here too...some still say it though. I usually swear like a sailor so in the forums it is nice to have words I can use instead ha ha ha ha
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