Winter traditions

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fatboy · #1 Post by **fatboy** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 5:58 pm

It started snowing here around 2pm, settling. So by 3pm I knew I had to act. I raced into town and bought all the bread, milk and toilet roll I could find ( so I can put it in the freezer with the other 3 tons of crap from the last snow)
I then went to every garage and bought all the coal I could find (so I can stack it all by the gas fired boiler)
Iwould have panick bought petrol but I filled up yesterday.
Almost home then I remembered as I was driving a 4wd I had one last responsibilty, I headed for the lanes, banged it into 4wd and now invincible I floored it,turning it over on the 3rd bend.

Samray · #2 Post by **Samray** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 6:06 pm

I'm just hibernating.

#3 Post by **Kwackerz** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 6:22 pm

I headed for the lanes, banged it into 4wd and now invincible I floored it,turning it over on the 3rd bend.

4WD round our way dont venture out in snowy weather..

T'other day yet another idiot car threw it thru the front wall of Geordie's pub..

fatboy · #4 Post by **fatboy** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 6:55 pm

Mines 20 something yr old Suzuki so it works in the dirt. Brand new Landys cant go off road apart from Waitrose carpark, same applies Porche, BMW, Nissan Blah Blah Blah, Kia Blah
Another Winter Tradition................
Drive sensibly ? ? ?

BikerGran · #5 Post by **BikerGran** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 9:42 pm

I had a wonderful moment in the bad weather last year when we'd had snow which had frozen. A neighbour who always has a BMW - fairly new ones - saw me about to get into the car to go to work and said "You won't get out of the road - I've been trying for 20 minutes".

So I got into my old Primera, put the drive into snow mode, and went to work!

His face as I drove by - priceless!

randomsquid · #6 Post by **randomsquid** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 9:47 pm

My mate's wife managed to write off his series 2 in the snow.
Apparently she failed to appreciate that 4 times fuck all grip is fuck all grip.

HisNibbs · #7 Post by **HisNibbs** » Sat Feb 04, 2012 9:48 pm

Old addage but very true.

It's not what you've got but what you do with it that counts.

Salty · #8 Post by **Salty** » Mon Feb 06, 2012 11:38 am

I raced into town and bought all the toilet roll I could find ( so I can put it in the freezer

Really nice when you've got vindaloo shits.

flatlander · #9 Post by **flatlander** » Mon Feb 06, 2012 1:28 pm

my winter traditions seem to constitute rail fare rises car failure freexing times on bike being skint being told to spend 4 weeks evaluating the performace in the job i have but dont want and being skint oh and especially getting caught out for spending more than I said I would ps pass the hat if a a4 tdi gearbox fits in it or just giveus a push to eccles :)