Silly in the snow

Is defined as deciding that buggrit, you're going to dig out the GN250
and make it into work. Cleared the paper from home and set out at
11.20am.

Actually, once I'd get a couple of miles from home, the roads were
mostly clear of ice, although every sidestreet round our way, and the
street outside the new office (Leonard Street, EC) were like glass.
Main streets in the City are fine.

Feet out like outrigger skis on a French Nutter's BMW GS, into the
kerb and onto the broken surface of the ice, bottom gear and hope.

I only saw one other bloke on a motorcycle in the entire trip, and he
was on a CG125[1]. Plus two bods on scooters.

Return journey will be interesting, though, as it's freezing again.

 

I saw a bloke on a big trailie riding up Wimbledon Park Road this
morning. Fool.

"Minor delays are occurring between Earl's Court and Wimbledon due to a
signal failure at East Putney."

Ho hum.

 

Frag.

 

Heh !

http://www.whocanisue.com/

 

Argh

[1] Makes Sign Of Holy Pushrods[2]
[2] And Holy Gyroscope Up Arse

 

Have you looked at the dish to see if it's covered in snow?


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According to yesterdays weather forecast, we're going to get what for on
Sunday.

 

It doesn't, as Sweller has said.
You could use the metre long HD 'ties to hold something decent onto your
tyre, but you generally run into 'arm/mudguard clearance issues.
Next size down mud tyre with studs.

 

Freeview? Cable? I thought they were free anyway.


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Excellent, glad I worked from home today then....

 

It only says minor.

It said severe delays the other day and it only took me an extra 10
minutes to get to work. Another day it was "part suspended" and I was
still only half an hour behind usual.

 

Somebody recounted how they'd used scrap cable as makeshift grippers.

 

A few JH-203A would do the trick, and cheap
www.blacktoe.co.uk

But it will be kinda grip>slip>grip>slip as the wheel turns.

 

Oh Gawd. Got home again without incident, but the side streets are
basically skid pans.

 

took a blunt brush and painted...

Hah.

I like the way the mirror and indicator are mounted though the boot.

 

Today's forecast showed the same weather map for Sunday again, so the
chances they've been over pessimistic are diminishing.

At the very least, I'll wait for the cars to pack it down for me.

 

*Cough*

Remind me: which country managed to get five Eurostars to break down *in
the same day* just the other week?

 

I bet they can snip posts too

 

There isn't one. There isn't even a "British Rail" now, it's all
privatised, with franchises running the various regions, and railtrack
is the organisation that own the lines.

 

[...]

Oh, that's OK, then. After all, the invisible hand of the free market
will ensure you get the best possible services for your money. <snicker>