I've done this in the past, but since realised it's not worth risking, as careful as you are yourself, some drivers are clueless and can slide into you, not worth the damage to the car
My dad worked for a company called Remploy here in Hull.They employed the disabled and he was the supervisor with a group of physically disabed men,they mainly made furniture for the m.o.d in the 70's and 80s before changing over to making furniture for private companies like offices ect.He told me how when he was much younger he would go to work in blizzards on just a push bikeand arrive absolutley frozen looking like the abomnible snowman only to be told by his boss at the time to go home again as all work had been cancelled for the day.He used to go into work 30 minutes early before everyone arrived to put the lights and heating on in the factory so that when the men arrived in the morning they weren't arriving to a cold dark factory .Dad did that job for 44 years before he sadly died in 2023 from the complications of diabetes.
higher gear is better in the snow to keep you going, so you should have been in top gear to keep you from sliding. Then use your gears to change down to slow down
I had no choice, I had a time critical delivery in Newquay for 8am on the Monday morning. I set off in my lorry around 6.30am in Sunderland. It aint that bad to drive in if you know what you're doing.
According to my mate who lives in Wakey he saw just one gritter in the early hours of Sunday before the snow really began to come down & it made not the slightest bit of difference & no ploughs were deployed where he lives at all !..The roads were treacherous !
I think they were salted, but to clear the snow you need traffic to work the salt into a solution with the snow, creating slush which the traffic clears
The snow plough at Halton Dial [46:29] didn't signal his intention to turn back to Leeds.
Ah, that explains it I think I was a little confused as to what he was doing. It was all a bit hectic there.
Well done in those conditions, glad I didn't have to go anywhere. It was still bad on Tuesday morning with little evidence that roads had been cleared
Thanks 👍
I've done this in the past, but since realised it's not worth risking, as careful as you are yourself, some drivers are clueless and can slide into you, not worth the damage to the car
I think next time I'll take the day off, I was completely jiggered the next day. 😂
My dad worked for a company called Remploy here in Hull.They employed the disabled and he was the supervisor with a group of physically disabed men,they mainly made furniture for the m.o.d in the 70's and 80s before changing over to making furniture for private companies like offices ect.He told me how when he was much younger he would go to work in blizzards on just a push bikeand arrive absolutley frozen looking like the abomnible snowman only to be told by his boss at the time to go home again as all work had been cancelled for the day.He used to go into work 30 minutes early before everyone arrived to put the lights and heating on in the factory so that when the men arrived in the morning they weren't arriving to a cold dark factory
.Dad did that job for 44 years before he sadly died in 2023 from the complications of diabetes.
Thanks for sharing this comnent, how your Dad was is a good way to live life, reliable and considerate of others. 👍
higher gear is better in the snow to keep you going, so you should have been in top gear to keep you from sliding. Then use your gears to change down to slow down
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Your brave. I cancelled everything and stayed in.😂
@iceb-akap77ice93 😂 with hindsight calling in with a snow day might have been a better idea 👍
I had no choice, I had a time critical delivery in Newquay for 8am on the Monday morning. I set off in my lorry around 6.30am in Sunderland. It aint that bad to drive in if you know what you're doing.
you can get into 3rd at that speed lol
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I would have stayed at 🏡. Thankfully temperatures are rising
I think I would have been better staying at home. I'm glad it's getting warmer.
According to my mate who lives in Wakey he saw just one gritter in the early hours of Sunday before the snow really began to come down & it made not the slightest bit of difference & no ploughs were deployed where he lives at all !..The roads were treacherous !
It wasn't good, not often we need ploughs in these parts but I guess we did on Sunday. 👍
You did very well in those conditions, did you have 4WD
No I wish I had just my little town car. Front wheel drive and not so heavy so seems OK in the snow. 👍
Are the roads not gritted?
I'm not sure they had been but it was quite wet snow so maybe got washed away.
I think they were salted, but to clear the snow you need traffic to work the salt into a solution with the snow, creating slush which the traffic clears