I haven't bothered to dig my way out (Got to work on the bus today - bit too bad for the bike). The cars are in the garage, which has a good foot of snow in front of it and the lane and street are similarly covered. The council don't need excuses for indolence but I have to say that the way people leave their cars about the place doesn't make road clearance at all easy
. The council put down double yellow lines in the (Slopping) entrance to the street and the dagos, who were displaced, now park on the main road opposite the entrance to the street (On a curve so its
really safe now
).
I started the cars up yesterday. The BGT V8 started best (Maybe as it was first the garage door had been open for less time), then the Traveller (Tried last) and the poor Midget took the most effort (You don't use choke; just pump the throttle a few times and then it usually fires when you turn the key).
We've not really had that much snow since I've owned the Traveller (2003) and I've not driven it that much in the snow. Experience with the Midget showed that a Quaife diff made the car much more useful in slippery conditions and this lesson has not been lost on the Morris. Based on my limited experience of it, the car doesn’t seem at all bad in the snow.
Best car I ever had in the snow was a Mini. Years ago, if one of the "Infamous" local mountain roads was "Closed", it could be good fun. I used to let a bit of pressure out of the tyres and provided the snow was not deep, the Mini was unstoppable. Not only did it have good traction (Even without a LSD) but also it was so light that when it slid, it didn’t slide with any momentum. Furthermore, being so small, you had more room to slide it a bit. The road in question enjoyed good visibility and I have to confess, I remember driving the Mini at 70mph on snow….I’m not sure I’d fancy that in the Traveller.
Chris Morley wrote:
Yes, in this kind of weather you're a hostage to fortune due to the stupidity & inexperience of other road users. Earlier I stopped to allow a young bloke through a single lane even though I had priority. I could see he was barely in control and had a mobile phone to his ear.
Another reason for not getting the car out
. Funny how irresponsibility seems to be fashionable
. They reckon using a mobile phone is worse than milder cases of being "Over the limit". If so, why doesn't it carry a ban
? Or are modern cars so safe that you can't have a crash....in which case why is drink driving still illegal
(So I am told, 60 years ago, a local Medical Officer of Health was regularly assisted , by two PCs, from his club to his A40 Devon, as he was rather the worse for wear)?
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