Crash crash crash

[John Benton]

Good to hear you're ok mate. I hate this weather. Whichever way I leave my road I either have to go down one of two very steep hills, or up a long slow climb to get to the main roads (none of them get gritted) Cars park both sides as well so I could say I've been lucky not to hit anybody.

I can remember a few years ago (the night Cantona kung-fu kicked the Palace fan)I was over near Chester and it started snowing about 5.30pm as I was just leaving. The snow fell so heavy they closed the M62 either side of the Pennines. I had to go over the hills and I was fourth in line behind a snow plough, but it was still a hairy drive. I got home at 3.30am after my car got stuck at the end of my road cos there's an adverse camber and my car wouldn't get round it. Had to go and dig it out in morning.

 

[Dan]

Glad to hear you're okay! Sounds nasty! I rolled a Saxo when I was 18 at 120MPH. Learnt me a lesson that did. Cost me a fortune too the car owed me about £12,000 and I got £2,800 or something daft for it. Was in debt for ages.

Perhaps a note to us all there, go steady now it's literally kicked in now this winter good a proper. Not many mornings or evenings will be above Zero now so just take it as a given that the road will be icy unless a lot of traffic is on t and its midday.

I live high up in Stoke and it came a few weeks ago here. It's -4 and -5 ish now at night here. -1 at noon even. The frost hasn't gone off the drive where we've not walked or parked a car for a few days now.