First gritters of the year

NigelC · 30-11-09, 23:12

Down here on the south coast !!

didn't seem that cold to me cycling home tonight

30-11-09, 23:25

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Originally Posted by NigelC

Down here on the south coast !!

didn't seem that cold to me cycling home tonight

Fecking freezing here. cars are white with the ice and i have no deicer and up at 6 am.

Gedge · 01-12-09, 08:47

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Originally Posted by NigelC

Down here on the south coast !!

didn't seem that cold to me cycling home tonight

Bet you are regretting that sarcastic rolly eyes this morning

?

-3 , deep frost along the coast...roads in a right state..thank god they didn't rely on your cycling forecast

Makman · 01-12-09, 09:01

Scraped ice off the bike seat for the first time this morning. Winter has arrived in deepest darkest SE London. Fresh ride to work, thankfully the heated grips are a joy! Time to find the trouser liners though, my thighs were cold! No gritting done on my route though...

Mr. Dazzle · 01-12-09, 09:03

Frosty/Icy car for the first time today...also encountered my first patch of Ice, which proved rather hard to slow down on. I've not driven to this place in winter before, so I dunno the 'trouble spots' for icy conditions. I got a bit of an idea this morning though.

fazerdaze · 01-12-09, 09:12

No sign of gritters up here, but the car had a squiggle on black ice this morning - Eeek!

We seem to have gone straight from summer to winter this year!

smixxy · 01-12-09, 09:20

took me ten minutes to scrape the ice off the car , but it was worth it for teh gorgeous clear sky and full moon last night

I SOOOOOOOOOO prefer this to rain (even when I commuted on the bike, cold was better than wet

)

x

Lostboy · 01-12-09, 09:23

Bike this morning on the "didn't seem that cold" South Coast. Car was registering 0.5degC when I moved it to get the bike out of the garage!!

Some interesting black ice but generally fine, reminded me of why I tended to use my son's XR125 for frosty commutes rather than the Sprint last year

Spliffyaid · 01-12-09, 09:25

Its bloody cold here !!

allybee · 01-12-09, 09:40

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Originally Posted by fazerdaze

No sign of gritters up here, but the car had a squiggle on black ice this morning - Eeek!

We seem to have gone straight from summer to winter this year!

Eh. Did you miss the last three weeks of rain?

NigelC · 01-12-09, 21:22

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Originally Posted by Gedge

Bet you are regretting that sarcastic rolly eyes this morning

?

not really it was cold but only the odd patch on the roads quite a few cars were covered in frost , my goretex windstopper top i wore on my motorbike is excellent for cycling

Bigyin · 01-12-09, 21:49

About 3 degrees this morning riding in, no salt and dark visor needed by 10 o'clock for the bright sunshine

wheelnut · 01-12-09, 21:55

-2 on the way in this morning. Reached a heady 4 degrees this afternoon though

Olly · 01-12-09, 21:55

Icy understeer on my truck at 5:30 this morning. Deep joy!!

demographic · 02-12-09, 08:52

There was full on covering of snow on the fells up here last weekend, I assume that the sleet that fell on Carlisle was snow everywhere else in the county as its always a couple of degrees warmer here.

30-11-09, 23:12	#1
NigelC Not Much To Do Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Worthing Sussex Posts: 986 Casino cash: £542688 Thanks: 0 Thanked: 20/16	First gritters of the year Down here on the south coast !! didn't seem that cold to me cycling home tonight

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Makman Blue lights chasing me... Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: who goes there?? Posts: 1,351 Casino cash: £653050 Thanks: 23 Thanked: 24/24	Re: First gritters of the year Scraped ice off the bike seat for the first time this morning. Winter has arrived in deepest darkest SE London. Fresh ride to work, thankfully the heated grips are a joy! Time to find the trouser liners though, my thighs were cold! No gritting done on my route though...

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Mr. Dazzle Really Bored Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Milton Keynes Posts: 3,151 Casino cash: £691400 Thanks: 24 Thanked: 20/16	Re: First gritters of the year Frosty/Icy car for the first time today...also encountered my first patch of Ice, which proved rather hard to slow down on. I've not driven to this place in winter before, so I dunno the 'trouble spots' for icy conditions. I got a bit of an idea this morning though.

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fazerdaze Really Bored Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: A tiny outpost deep in the Fens Posts: 2,102 Casino cash: £1853250 Blog Entries: 17 Thanks: 10 Thanked: 10/9	Re: First gritters of the year No sign of gritters up here, but the car had a squiggle on black ice this morning - Eeek! We seem to have gone straight from summer to winter this year!
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01-12-09, 09:23	#8
Lostboy Not Much To Do Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 579 Casino cash: £516000 Thanks: 0 Thanked: 10/9	Re: First gritters of the year Bike this morning on the "didn't seem that cold" South Coast. Car was registering 0.5degC when I moved it to get the bike out of the garage!! Some interesting black ice but generally fine, reminded me of why I tended to use my son's XR125 for frosty commutes rather than the Sprint last year

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Bigyin Really Bored Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 4,274 Casino cash: £802096 Thanks: 37 Thanked: 50/40	Re: First gritters of the year About 3 degrees this morning riding in, no salt and dark visor needed by 10 o'clock for the bright sunshine

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demographic ^&?"£>@+$! Join Date:* Dec 2007 Location: Up North. Posts: 8,932 Casino cash: £23000 Thanks: 217 Thanked: 145/124	Re: First gritters of the year There was full on covering of snow on the fells up here last weekend, I assume that the sleet that fell on Carlisle was snow everywhere else in the county as its always a couple of degrees warmer here.

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First gritters of the year

Down here on the south coast !! didn't seem that cold to me cycling home tonight...