It's Snowing

[Coog]

Getting your geek on there mate Always wondered what that meant

I think we were taught it in about 3rd form in school lol

@Coog so does that mean it'll snow or not?

Hopefully not!

 

[Gaz86]

I think we were taught it in about 3rd form in school lol

I was probably too busy pinging people with elastic bands and bits of cardboard All I remember from geography class is how precipitation works and meandering rivers Was a bit sh1t really

 

[Coog]

Pretty sure it was physics.

 

[suckindiesel]

Some chat about this snow on fb pages....baffles me how people convince themselves it could not possibly snow because it was 10 degrees last night....it's not inconceivable like an 8-10 degree drop in 24-48 hours is hardly unheard of.

I'm taking no chances in wrecking the rented Touareg anyway lol

 

[weeloaney]

Some chat about this snow on fb pages....baffles me how people convince themselves it could not possibly snow because it was 10 degrees last night....it's not inconceivable like an 8-10 degree drop in 24-48 hours is hardly unheard of.

I'm taking no chances in wrecking the rented Touareg anyway lol

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General snow grabbers?

 

[suckindiesel]

General snow grabbers?

Continental wintercontact from memory. Had them on all last winter, not that they saw much action.

 

[simy]

I enquired about winter tyres at the local tyre place and the guy looked at me like I had two heads. Apparently it doesn't get wintery enough here.

 

[suckindiesel]

That's Thursday eve.

 

[weeloaney]

Continental wintercontact from memory. Had them on all last winter, not that they saw much action.

Ah thought the patterned looked like the generals, but it's a bit different

I'll have had my General Snow Grabbers for 2 years in February, on all year round.

 

[simy]

^^ heh, yellow warning of snow.

 

[Coog]

Had those continentals on the MK5 and they were brilliant.

 

[suckindiesel]

I enquired about winter tyres at the local tyre place and the guy looked at me like I had two heads. Apparently it doesn't get wintery enough here.

That's alright til your sailing uncontrollably downhill toward a hedge/bank/other car in 2 tonne of 4x4 on summer tyres!! (Trust me it's not nice)

 

[suckindiesel]

Had those continentals on the MK5 and they were brilliant.

I think at the time they were the best winter tyre available. I got them at cost as a friend knew someone high up in continental! (Would have had to buy a set of tyres for her in the period of the lease anyway).

 

[Coog]

I think at the time they were the best winter tyre available. I got them at cost as a friend knew someone high up in continental! (Would have had to buy a set of tyres for her in the period of the lease anyway).

About 5 minutes after swapping mine back to the summers in spring I ended up in a big tank slapper heading into a slip road. Some difference in grip even when it's just cold and greasey lol

 

[adam1942]

@suckindiesel What wrong with me I read that as "Yellow snow warning"

 

[swansty]

YR.no still showing no precipitation over the next few days. Dry and cold....I hope they are very wrong.

 

[Phil_EK9]

The snow can feck right off, I'm flying the next two days ffs

 

[adam1942]

I'd be more worried about the wind when flying. We landed in a very windy Belfast city one day and I swear we must have been half on the grass. It was the only time I'd ever been nervous in a plane.

 

[weeloaney]

Hailstones today in enniskillen briefly.

Definitely feeling wintery this evening

 

[Lyons]

I'd be more worried about the wind when flying. We landed in a very windy Belfast city one day and I swear we must have been half on the grass. It was the only time I'd ever been nervous in a plane.

Thanks.

I'm flying tomorrow too.

 

[ChrisR]

Thanks.

I'm flying tomorrow too.

Me too..... and home again in the evening

 

[Ian A]

Coming in on a Flybe flight at city airport last winter, I could see the full runway out of my window.

Not pleasant.

Though in my head the pilot was full clutch kicking drift mode. lol

 

[svensktoppen]

Pretty sure it was physics.

Those "Real feel" numbers are pretty much made up though.

A bit of a breeze makes it feel cooler on exposed skin, we all know that. In extreme cold, -10/-15 that can increase the risk of frost bite on exposed skin, but put some clothes on and it is no problem.

The temperature of the air is exactly the same.

And any talk of +3 suddenly becoming -7 from a bit of wind is utter nonsense. Anyone claiming that must have completely missed physics class

 

[scub]

& we all know Frank's full of sh1t...

 

[adam1942]

Hearing that it's changed to an amber snow
warning now..