Winter 2014's acoming so batten down the hatches......

[wod]

How organised are the Nordic countries that looks ace the snow clearing machine.

I can't wait for the snow here a centimetre of it and all hell breaks loose to laugh at all the numpties that can't cope with it.

 

[hexah]

I always hope for snow in London so I can watch the chaos on tv.

New snow clearing equipment ( maybe ) to prevent winter traffic chaos on E 39 between Kristiansand and Stavanger in southern norway.

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The blade on the front of the truck is called Odin and the rotating brush at the rear is called Balder his son, so a family affair.

http://www.overaasen.no/road_equipment/black_without_salt/

Baldr (also Balder, Baldur) is a god of light and purity in Norse mythology, and a son of the god Odin and the goddess Frigg.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baldr


Just hope it works

Regards

Some of Scotlands fleet are here

https://www.flickr.com/photos/transportscotland/sets/72157628206362549

A few of those photos are farmers clearing the road for a small payment.


I'm not sure about their footpath snow blower

https://www.flickr.com/photos/transportscotland/6436495329/in/set-72157628206362549

I think they will be trying to hire some of yours if it gets bad.

 

[skomedal]

I'm not sure about their footpath snow blower

Have 3 of these in my arsenal to clear light snow on the tractor track up to the main road, distance 150 meters, have a routine that takes 4 return trips.
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If heavy wet snow just ring my friendly neighbor and his tractor

Regards

 

[hexah]

For the James May fans, he will be on again next week

Tuesday, 09/12/2014, 22:00 - 22:30 (00:30)
BBC FOUR

James May at the Edge of Space
(news/currant affairs/foppishness)

James May takes a rare and privileged flight 70,000 feet above Earth in a U2 spy plane to a place known in the Air Force as the 'space equivalent zone' or the 'edge of space'.

That area has an effect on our weather though a lot of the details are unknown at the moment.

 

[skomedal]

Bought a new used diesel car 2 months ago, everything is winter checked, coolant,studded tires, low visc. oil etc.
As the winter season is so long here ( 3 - 4 months ) and temperatures dipping to ~25C in feb. invested in a smart battery charger today to replace my old transformer/rectifier version, advantage is you do not have to disconnect the battery when charging as it will not fry the cars electronics.


http://www.ctek.com/no/en/chargers/MXS 3.8

Regards

 

[hexah]

That battery top up charger is a very good idea.

I have new tyres for this year. I was going to get another set of Quadraxers but I decided to pay a few more pounds and get the Goodyear Vector 4Seasons to see what all the fuss was about. They are good so far, as comfortable as the Quadraxers.

http://www.goodyear.eu/uk_en/tires/passenger/vector-4seasons/

Before you tan my hide, they don't make the Nokian All Weather Plus in my size. I will have to get a new used car in a year or two and it is likely I will be able to try them.

http://www.nokiantyres.com/winter-tyres/nokian-all-weather-/

If I was changing to winter tyres I would get the Nokian wr a3

http://www.nokiantyres.com/winter-tyres/nokian-wr-d3/

But there can be random ice on the road from mid September and it can be very muddy at times in spring and autumn so I use the all year tyres.

 

[2cvbloke]

It's cold outside, there's no kind of atmosphere...

 

[PaulR]

In fact it's cold as hell...

 

[Channel Hopper]

invested in a smart battery charger today to replace my old transformer/rectifier version, advantage is you do not have to disconnect the battery when charging as it will not fry the cars electronics.

I would not believe everything the manufacturer claims.

 

[Analoguesat]

Bad weather in Serbia & the Serbian energy minister has a close encounter of the frozen kind!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-30344349

 

[Channel Hopper]

Currently minus 0.5 on the remote thermometer. Not much warmer indoors so I'll probably switch on the gas fire later, the cooking in a few minutes will take the nip out of the cold in the meantime.

 

[wod]

It is cold but not all that cold really when you see people living in the extremes of Siberia and Canada.

Our weather would be tropical to them.

 

[skomedal]

I would not believe everything the manufacturer claims.

Well it did not fry the electronics in my new/used VW passat estate when the battery was charged overnight whilst battery still connected.



Can now recommend this battery charger to others




Regards

 

[Channel Hopper]

Well it did not fry the electronics in my new/used VW passat estate when the battery was charged overnight whilst battery still connected.

Just lightly sauteed for the time being

Give it a couple of months..........

 

[skomedal]

Just lightly sauteed

Thats how I like my potatoes done

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/2832/perfect-sauted-potatoes

Regards

 

[Analoguesat]

The first snow shower of the winter is currently blowing along the valley........

 

[Mickha]

Just dark, miserable, and wet here, no sign of any snow.

 

[satelliteman]

In fact, the sun is now out, LOL and... blue skies. Might plan a trip to Leamington today ;)

 

[2cvbloke]

Just had some snow here in the past hour too, I love watching it snow...

 

[Lazarus]

Fabulous day here. Clear blue sky, tremendous visibility across t'Moors and it's much milder than the last few days.