There be snow

Buck said the following on 08/02/2007 06:41:

Quoted message said:

Looks like I'll be riding in the snow today, I'm going in late today

"Commuters are battling rush-hour chaos after heavy snowfalls across
large swathes of England and Wales....

....Up to 5cm (2in) of snow has already fallen in parts of England and
more is expected across central and southern England and Wales."

"heavy" and "Up to 5cm" is not the same thing. Going by current
standards of BBC reporting, that probably means someone measured 2" on
their shed roof.

This country really is a joke when it comes to transport and snow -
after yesterday's forecast the country seemed to be grinding to a halt
in preparation. I did manage to battle through the 6ft snowdrifts to
get to work this morning :-)

Anyway, why does it only make national news when a flake of snow falls
in the south?

--
Paul Boyd
http://www.paul-boyd.co.uk/

Paul Boyd usenet.dont.work@plusnet said:

"heavy" and "Up to 5cm" is not the same thing.

Agreed.

Quoted message said:

Going by current standards of BBC reporting, that probably means
someone measured 2" on their shed roof.

However, there is a good 5cm in this particular part of commuter-belt
Surrey just at the moment - in the car-park I ride across at the end
of my commute my tyres and rims were distinctly below the top surface
of the snow.

regards, Ian SMith
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Paul Boyd usenet.dont.work@plusnet said:

Buck said the following on 08/02/2007 06:41:

Quoted message said:

Looks like I'll be riding in the snow today, I'm going in late today

"Commuters are battling rush-hour chaos after heavy snowfalls across
large swathes of England and Wales....

...Up to 5cm (2in) of snow has already fallen in parts of England and
more is expected across central and southern England and Wales."

"heavy" and "Up to 5cm" is not the same thing. Going by current
standards of BBC reporting, that probably means someone measured 2" on
their shed roof.

This country really is a joke when it comes to transport and snow -
after yesterday's forecast the country seemed to be grinding to a halt
in preparation. I did manage to battle through the 6ft snowdrifts to
get to work this morning :-)

Anyway, why does it only make national news when a flake of snow falls
in the south?

I'm self employed, I do as I please. And today is go for a ride in the
snow day.
--
Three wheels good, two wheels ok

www.catrike.co.uk

Buck said:

Looks like I'll be riding in the snow today, I'm going in late today
today though, motorists seem
to forget even the basics in this weather so I see no need to put
myself into excess danger.

I will report later on my experiences.
--
Three wheels good, two wheels ok

www.catrike.co.uk

My boss emailed in to say that he'd been unable to navigate the snowy
Oxfordshire roads due to the excessive power of his rear-wheel drive
BMW.

My reply (copied to the same senior management team) was that my rear-
wheel drive vehicle had worked fine, and that I was glad I'd left the
car at home.

Peter (with absolutely no sense of superiority)

10 mile cycle into central London this morning. fun but extremely hairy.
special mention for the fiesta driver in Winchmore Hil, clearing your
front and rear windows only and trying to floor it up a hill is not good
practise

al Mossah said the following on 08/02/2007 09:08:

Quoted message said:

My boss emailed in to say that he'd been unable to navigate the snowy
Oxfordshire roads due to the excessive power of his rear-wheel drive
BMW.

My reply (copied to the same senior management team) was that my rear-
wheel drive vehicle had worked fine, and that I was glad I'd left the
car at home.

Like it! Do you have plans for career progression? :-)

Quoted message said:

Peter (with absolutely no sense of superiority)

No, of course not :-)

--
Paul Boyd
http://www.paul-boyd.co.uk/

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Quoted message said:

Buck said:

Looks like I'll be riding in the snow today, I'm going in late today
today though, motorists seem
to forget even the basics in this weather so I see no need to put
myself into excess danger.

I will report later on my experiences.
--
Three wheels good, two wheels ok

www.catrike.co.uk

My boss emailed in to say that he'd been unable to navigate the snowy
Oxfordshire roads due to the excessive power of his rear-wheel drive
BMW.

My reply (copied to the same senior management team) was that my rear-
wheel drive vehicle had worked fine, and that I was glad I'd left the
car at home.

Peter (with absolutely no sense of superiority)

It has only just started here (0930) and the cars on the nearby A630 are
already in chaos! Not expecting more than a covering before it disappears.

I hope to be out for a snowy ride at midday -- got to get my camera out for
some "winter biking shots"

--
Trevor A Panther
In South Yorkshire,
England, United Kingdom.
www.tapan.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk

al Mossah said:

My boss emailed in to say that he'd been unable to navigate the snowy
Oxfordshire roads due to the excessive power of his rear-wheel drive
BMW.

My reply (copied to the same senior management team) was that my rear-
wheel drive vehicle had worked fine, and that I was glad I'd left the
car at home.

Being management, I'm sure the solution will be to trade in to an X5 to
stop these embarrasing messages. Well done! 😉
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Marten Gerritsen

INFOapestaartjeM-GINEERINGpuntNL
www.m-gineering.nl

al Mossah said:

My boss emailed in to say that he'd been unable to navigate the snowy
Oxfordshire roads due to the excessive power of his rear-wheel drive
BMW.

My reply (copied to the same senior management team) was that my rear-
wheel drive vehicle had worked fine, and that I was glad I'd left the
car at home.

Peter (with absolutely no sense of superiority)

Surpassed only by the Range Rover driver who I saw motoring through the
practically virgin snow in lane 2 on a dual carriageway, flying past the
crawling queue in lane 1. Then, just to prove who is king of the road,
with little hesitation, he went up and over the middle of a roundabout,
and continued his progress. He probably got to work quicker than he
usually does ;-)

--
Matt B

Wasn't too hairy for me -- once you're on the main roads, it's all
just grey slush and water; surprisingly, everyone was driving slowly
and carefully. It is my experience that the worse the weather is, the
worse people drive!
The footpaths and more minor roads, however, were a different story...
Aren't they supposed to be gritted when the weather's like this? It's
not like they haven't had any notice!

Christopher Harrison

On Feb 8, 6:41 am, Buck <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Looks like I'll be riding in the snow today, I'm going in late today
today though, motorists seem
to forget even the basics in this weather so I see no need to put
myself into excess danger.

I will report later on my experiences.
--
Three wheels good, two wheels ok

www.catrike.co.uk

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al Mossah <[email hidden]> tweaked the Babbage-Engine to tell us:

Quoted message said:

My boss emailed in to say that he'd been unable to navigate the snowy
Oxfordshire roads due to the excessive power of his rear-wheel drive
BMW.

My reply (copied to the same senior management team) was that my rear-
wheel drive vehicle had worked fine, and that I was glad I'd left the
car at home.

Snk!

I was negotiating the road leading to the entrance of the office car park
this morning (in my FWD motorcar, as the prospect of 28 km of narrow windy
road in this weather did not appeal even a little bit). On t'other side of
the road was a large 4x4 of Oriental aspect. Front wheels determinedly
stationary, rears spinning like a spinning thing on mandies. I suspect the
owner to be one of those people who absolutely NEEDS a gert big 4x4 coz he
lives in the country and doesn't want to get stranded by adverse weather
conditions :-)

--
Dave Larrington
<http://www.legslarry.beerdrinkers.co.uk>
A complimentary biro(tm) is /not/ to be sniffed at.

Paul Boyd said:

This country really is a joke when it comes to transport and snow -
after yesterday's forecast the country seemed to be grinding to a halt
in preparation. I did manage to battle through the 6ft snowdrifts to
get to work this morning :-)

My favourite was that the railway Internet train checker has failed.

http://www.journeycheck.com/southeastern/

Obviously the wrong type of snow for their computers.

Buck said:

Looks like I'll be riding in the snow today, I'm going in late today
today though, motorists seem
to forget even the basics in this weather so I see no need to put myself
into excess danger.

Was OK for me - but the school where I was supposed to do training was
closed!

Went on the wet A40 instead of the snow-covered cyclepath, and drivers
seemed to accept that decision.

The only hairy bits where where patches of snow had been compressed
into ice, causing the back wheel to slide off them. So as usual it was
safer to be on main roads.

Colin McKenzie

--
No-one has ever proved that cycle helmets make cycling any safer at
the population level, and anyway cycling is about as safe per mile as
walking.
Make an informed choice - visit www.cyclehelmets.org.

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Paul Boyd usenet.dont.work@plusnet said:

Anyway, why does it only make national news when a flake of snow
falls in the south?

We haven't had snow or hard frost for years - which doesn't help the
outdoor Curling :-((

--
A T (Sandy) Morton
on the Bicycle Island
In the Global Village
http://www.millport.net

In article said:

Buck said:

Looks like I'll be riding in the snow today, I'm going in late today
today though, motorists seem
to forget even the basics in this weather so I see no need to put
myself into excess danger.

I will report later on my experiences.
--
Three wheels good, two wheels ok

www.catrike.co.uk

My boss emailed in to say that he'd been unable to navigate the snowy
Oxfordshire roads due to the excessive power of his rear-wheel drive
BMW.

If you don't get a "low" setting on the accelerator pedal and you don't
get working indicators, why _are_ BMW's so expensive?

(Actually I know people who drive BMWs sensibly, so they must be
available as options.)

The towpath was hard work. OK where sand or gravel under the snow but
slidey on the tarmac bits, especially where it had been walked on.
Couldn't get enough traction to ride up the humpback bridges so had to
get off and push. I kept well away from the water's edge just in
case.

Still, me and the kids made a splendid snowman before we set off for
school/work.

We had some snow here in central EU few days ago, but it is raining
now 🙁
You guys in england really are lucky 😉
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www.cyclingboard.com

We had some snow here in central EU few days ago, but it is raining
now 🙁
You guys in england really are lucky 😉
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http://www.cyclingboard.com

On Thu, 08 Feb 2007 10:52:40 +0000 someone who may be Nick
<[email hidden]> wrote this:-

Quoted message said:

My favourite was that the railway Internet train checker has failed.

http://www.journeycheck.com/southeastern/

It appears that a number of the railway web sites, having been
overwhelmed earlier, have been re-jigged to just give the most
important information. The one you pointed to currently has, "Due to
extreme demand for this service, we have switched to a simpler
service - showing a summary of all incidents. The normal service
will resume once demand has reduced sufficiently.", which seems like
a good move to me.

Sorry if this annoys the railway knockers.

--
David Hansen, Edinburgh
I will *always* explain revoked encryption keys, unless RIP prevents me
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/00023--e.htm#54