Snow! - Page 49

Knipples · 10-01-2010, 11:53

Depress the clutch when you go to start it, its meant to help. (am sure someone will be along shortly to explain why, just have heard it makes things easier)

Zirax · 10-01-2010, 11:53

It might be short lived.... well it is for the North West

http://www.accuweather.com/ukie/fore...etric=1&fday=1

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/...ngs.html?day=1

Getting tired of this now. With salt supplies running low and it now being rationed (I presume more than before)... It's not looking good. Our road must now be under 2" of compacted snow and ice from before xmas to now.

The Omega hasn't moved since Monday as it's just too risky with the ice & fresh snow. If we didn't get any more snow I was going to use it Monday FFS

leowyatt · 10-01-2010, 12:06

Blue skies over here and I'm pretty sure the sun will be out soon.

Kell_ee001 · 10-01-2010, 12:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by Knipples

Depress the clutch when you go to start it, its meant to help. (am sure someone will be along shortly to explain why, just have heard it makes things easier)

I do naturally but it's flat. It did it just before Stan left so I know it'll roar into life with a jump... once I can give it a jump start

Glaucus · 10-01-2010, 12:20

Well it looks like snowy clouds. But yesterdays weather forecast has been changed. Snow now starting at 3pm and only lasting to 3am, instead of the 9am till mid dayish Monday they were predicting. The chance of it happening has also fallen from 95% down to 60-75%

Tak · 10-01-2010, 12:25

Everything is colourless here - the sky is a very light grey and most of the streets are white or grey. I've given up on forecasts - we were meant to have quite heavy snow last night and today but there was just a light dusting over night.
Wednesday we have another severe snow warning but at the same time we have predicted temperatures of 5-7c (no minus sign! )

Nutcase · 10-01-2010, 12:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Knipples

Depress the clutch when you go to start it, its meant to help. (am sure someone will be along shortly to explain why, just have heard it makes things easier)

Basically the cold oil in the gearbox is thick (sort of like syrup as an extreme example) so putting the clutch down doesn't mean the starter motor has to churn the gearbox as well as the engine making its life a little easier

Kell_ee001 · 10-01-2010, 13:27

Finally managed to get the bonnet up on Stans car (my weak girlie fingers were fine and I didn't break a nail TYVM Stan

) and managed to give her a good run

So so glad I'm freeeeeee!

Stan_Lite · 10-01-2010, 13:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kell_ee001

Finally managed to get the bonnet up on Stans car (my weak girlie fingers were fine and I didn't break a nail TYVM Stan

) and managed to give her a good run

So so glad I'm freeeeeee!

Maybe better charge my battery up in case you need it again - not sure how much charge will be left in it (my battery went flat when I was home so I took it off to charge it and didn't bother putting it back in as I didn't need the car before I left for work - in case any body is wondering).

Blighter · 10-01-2010, 15:14

Its still snowing in Maidstone.. and quite heavy

is just about a foot of snow outside

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Glaucus Absinthe Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1,855	Well it looks like snowy clouds. But yesterdays weather forecast has been changed. Snow now starting at 3pm and only lasting to 3am, instead of the 9am till mid dayish Monday they were predicting. The chance of it happening has also fallen from 95% down to 60-75% __________________

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Tak L'Oréal Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Portsmouth Posts: 9,977	Everything is colourless here - the sky is a very light grey and most of the streets are white or grey. I've given up on forecasts - we were meant to have quite heavy snow last night and today but there was just a light dusting over night. Wednesday we have another severe snow warning but at the same time we have predicted temperatures of 5-7c (no minus sign! ) __________________ The look on your face when a toddler rips out your heart and shows it to you? Priceless.... For everything else, there's FWOOSH!

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10-01-2010, 11:53	#482
Zirax Goes up to 11! Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 4,577	It might be short lived.... well it is for the North West http://www.accuweather.com/ukie/fore...etric=1&fday=1 http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/...ngs.html?day=1 Getting tired of this now. With salt supplies running low and it now being rationed (I presume more than before)... It's not looking good. Our road must now be under 2" of compacted snow and ice from before xmas to now. The Omega hasn't moved since Monday as it's just too risky with the ice & fresh snow. If we didn't get any more snow I was going to use it Monday FFS