[Earthmonger]

Was -18 last night. And I work nights. Outside. Brr.

As for FWD, it's garbage. It's also deceptive. FWD means right-front wheel drive. Lift that right-front wheel off the ground; let's see how far you get. Nowhere. One drive wheel. The left-front does nothing. And my damned right-front is always leaving the road. Such bullshit.

[FuNsTeR]

Originally Posted by MIG-31

For my home town nottingham (UK) is currently being hammered by snow... And i have been out of work this week already due to the cold white stuff..the snow from Late last year put me out for 5 weeks.. And this is much worse than last year already.

Its currently Hammering it down with snow as i type this message.its bad enough already for my region... So god knows what scotland (or the further north regions are like)

A night shot from my back window:

south west scotland has been the least affected by snow this year .... which is unusual .... we've just had cold weather instead, like prestwick had only less than a inch of snow and it is clear now

[temeteus82]

Originally Posted by Tyrsonswood

The guys that race on ice would debate your concept about FWD vs RWD....

Well they use mostly 4WD cars

Originally Posted by niceguyrichy

you want front wheel drive in the snow imo
more weight over the driving wheels the better

Disagree... in BMW there is button called DTC when driving on snow press that and you are all good for snow driving... I know

[niceguyrichy]

went shopping yesterday, all dressed up in wooly hat, jumpers, hoody etc
no waterproofs
it pished with rain, all afternoon, all evening.
then it froze hard overnight, it's freaking deadly out there now..

[iPlayer]

Originally Posted by niceguyrichy

went shopping yesterday, all dressed up in wooly hat, jumpers, hoody etc
no waterproofs
it pished with rain, all afternoon, all evening.
then it froze hard overnight, it's freaking deadly out there now..

That sucks, but was that something not in the forecast?

[Chaos]

that is nasty freezing rain can lead to pure hell

[FuNsTeR]

Originally Posted by FuNsTeR

south west scotland has been the least affected by snow this year .... which is unusual .... we've just had cold weather instead, like prestwick had only less than a inch of snow and it is clear now

well that changed today

blizzard like conditions and it's baltic ootside again

[Jac]

Every surface in Leeds seems to be coated in a 3" thick sheet of polished, solid ice. You take your life in your hands when you pop round the shops for some crisps

However, according to the forecast, Friday is set to be a balmy 6°c. My speedos and suntan oil are on standby.

[MIG-31]

As it is now... We started to get a slight indication of the Thaw on saturday due to the light rain through most of the day.

But were short lived due to the temps fell -5/7 degrees.. (My car registered -7 but im not sure how accurate it is) which made the rain freeze...

Even today its still in the - figures and no sign of a thaw..And tonights Forcast could be -8 tonight...

I can see me being off work for the rest of this week...

[FuNsTeR]

Originally Posted by FuNsTeR

south west scotland has been the least affected by snow this year .... which is unusual .... we've just had cold weather instead, like prestwick had only less than a inch of snow and it is clear now

woke up on saturday morning 9 inches of snow which only affected 2 towns and 2 villages in ayrshire, being a "postie" it was a day from hell .... just been told all the airports have been closed, royal mail move its mail via air and this is going to cause more delays in mail deliveries ie parcels and cards .... the way things are going it could be the end of january before the christmas mail is cleared

[jandarsun8]

17 inches of snow two weeks ago, another 4 five days ago and another 6-10 tonight. Would be nice if I lived where I could ski or snowboard to enjoy it at least but this sucks.

Edit: I have to say that it's better then -60 out though. I'll take the snow over the brutal cold any day.

[temeteus82]

got almost one meter of snow in here right now... Helsinki-Vantaa airport has been running well all the time unlike Heathrow or few other Airports in Europe

[Callandor]

Airports here in Canada are used to snowy conditions to, you might get a few flights delayed but other than that its usually all good. We've received about 3 or four feet of snow here in Saskatoon so far.

[Judas]

Originally Posted by Callandor

Airports here in Canada are used to snowy conditions to, you might get a few flights delayed but other than that its usually all good. We've received about 3 or four feet of snow here in Saskatoon so far.

o.O

you sure about that?

I was just up there last on monday.. and there is at MOST.... probably a foot and a half if not 2....

and i think that is in the high spots..

obviously not considering the snow that's been purposely piled up.. but anywhere that the snow hasn't been touched isn't all that deep, excluding the snow banks or sharp low spots like ditches....