United Kingdom chat thread V4: lamb rogan josh, £3 meal deals, and brexit - General

Every train was just cancelled out of Waterloo and the SWT network, hoping they are up and running tomorrow as I'm not riding 100 miles in this

Okay, bored of snow now.

[QUOTE=cr2142;53171647]fingers crossed ima be able to make it camden from southampton tonight [editline]2nd March 2018[/editline] wish me luck lads <3[/QUOTE] Deffo man, I’ve been stuck for 2 hours at Highfield waiting for a NX bus that didn’t arrive, hope they help me with the stretch from London to Norwich. Make it home safe <3 Also I’m sorry, you brits are fucking wusses, it’s barely snow and everyone dies, I’m actually shocked it was this bad

Haven't been shopping proper for like a week, and work have me covering shifts over the weekend because they're impressed with my ability to drive in the snow without dying, the bastards. My flat is rapidly becoming this... [video=youtube;E9WbOn6wl-A]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9WbOn6wl-A[/video]

[QUOTE=metallics;53171594]Get a knock off fleecy buff, some really shitty cheap £5 ski gloves and drop some dollar on silk liner gloves. Never have cold hands again.[/QUOTE] the glove thing is genius. what's a fleecy buff?

[QUOTE=Morgen;53171681]Hand washing my car last weekend was a mistake: [t]https://i.imgur.com/Hgls5nj.jpg[/t][/QUOTE] Out of interest - how does your EV handle the cold? Does it suffer from increased battery discharge due to the cold or did they manage to find a way around that?

[QUOTE=loopoo;53172153]the glove thing is genius. what's a fleecy buff?[/QUOTE] [url]http://www.buffwear.co.uk/buff-adult-headwear/neckwarmer-buff/black-neckwarmer-buff[/url] but dont buy a full price one, the cheaper non "buff" branded (<£4) ones you can find on ebay/amazon etc do the same job.

literally just scarves without all the annoying faff of setting them up? i'm sold

[QUOTE=Zenamez;53172301]Out of interest - how does your EV handle the cold? Does it suffer from increased battery discharge due to the cold or did they manage to find a way around that?[/QUOTE] First gen EVs suffer a fair amount due to not much battery conditioning going on. Newer ones to heat the batteries up though, you'll still get a bit less distance though. But it sure is nice having all the torque, even in my hybrid it manages pretty well in the snow.

[QUOTE=PyroCF;53172367]First gen EVs suffer a fair amount due to not much battery conditioning going on. Newer ones to heat the batteries up though, you'll still get a bit less distance though. But it sure is nice having all the torque, even in my hybrid it manages pretty well in the snow.[/QUOTE] Why would you need more torque when there is less grip??? Took my bike out to do doughnuts in the private yard it lives at... never doing that again it's terrifying

Shout out to any rough sleepers during Winter's Revenge.

What strikes me as strange is that i've seen no signs of anyone enjoying the snow. No snowmen, no snow boulders, nothing. Save for two dogs on my way back from Tesco who were loving it.

[QUOTE=The cheese;53172749]What strikes me as strange is that i've seen no signs of anyone enjoying the snow. No snowmen, no snow boulders, nothing. Save for two dogs on my way back from Tesco who were loving it.[/QUOTE] Kids are all in school again.

[QUOTE=The cheese;53172749]What strikes me as strange is that i've seen no signs of anyone enjoying the snow. No snowmen, no snow boulders, nothing. Save for two dogs on my way back from Tesco who were loving it.[/QUOTE] it's that annoying amount of snow where there's not enough to let you have snowball fights / build snowmen, but it's enough to piss you off and turn to black slush. snowfall here has been relatively low, everything just gets covered in snow but it's not very deep.

[QUOTE=The cheese;53172749]What strikes me as strange is that i've seen no signs of anyone enjoying the snow. No snowmen, no snow boulders, nothing. Save for two dogs on my way back from Tesco who were loving it.[/QUOTE] It's also very cold powdery snow that doesnt make particularly good snow things

snow in essex is great, we're ankle deep in the stuff and its well formed and solid. kids playing in the street and all. i was really enjoying the snow until our sink and bath got blocked up because of a frozen pipe, now i want it to fuck off

[QUOTE=Zenamez;53172301]Out of interest - how does your EV handle the cold? Does it suffer from increased battery discharge due to the cold or did they manage to find a way around that?[/QUOTE] It uses a lot more power, though I don't think the battery is really leaking any power. In these blizzard like conditions with it being -5 I do see significantly less range though. Heater (heat pump) was sitting at 1.5kW usage, and everything else at about 600w (such as heated mirrors and rear defroster) before moving the car. I didn't attempt to conserve power at all though and still drove at 75 (actual, not indicated) mph and got about 60 miles of range. Maybe driving the same way in warmer conditions I'd get 80 or 90 miles out of it.

[QUOTE=Pepsi-cola;53169419]The Dailymail are saying we might run out of gas, hopefully thats bullshit.[/QUOTE] Give me some milk and clamp a tube to my arse. We'll be fine for a decade.

Honestly, the news this week has been really nice. Emergency services being champs, people bringing food to stranded people and carers going out to deliver medicines and care to elderly people. Nice, heartwarming news for a change.

[QUOTE=Torjuz;53172043]Deffo man, I’ve been stuck for 2 hours at Highfield waiting for a NX bus that didn’t arrive, hope they help me with the stretch from London to Norwich. Make it home safe <3 Also I’m sorry, you brits are fucking wusses, it’s barely snow and everyone dies, I’m actually shocked it was this bad[/QUOTE] made it back fine! we were super lucky to catch the only departing bus to london at 12, and the only departing bus back at midnight! needless to say turbonegro was fucking insane, I went to a bar with a bunch of guys from Turbojugend and had pre drinks with them for the first time and got smashed before the gig, then went straight to the front and moshed, needless to say my back is completely fucked and now im going to worthing for a night out with the misses :v: met some Norwegian dude, we got absolutely fucked and done a few shots, then decided to put some lipstick and eyeliner on [QUOTE][IMG]https://scontent-lht6-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/28660643_10208957371531566_7280812957511140326_n.j pg?oh=5bbaa7a648eeb396250261971d12a35a&oe=5B4230E5[/IMG] [IMG]https://scontent-lht6-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/28379565_10208957371011553_2905420200017807625_n.j pg?oh=c187cb155fd1474e9872c1e383e26f78&oe=5B074FD5[/IMG][/QUOTE] This song fucking killed me last night, best turbo tune ever [video=youtube;gkhAZ7vOqAo]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gkhAZ7vOqAo[/video]

Edinburgh council haven't really bothered gritting any of the streets near my flat. I was pretty much just walking on ice all the way to the gym these last few days. The red weather warning wasn't as bad as I thought for the city centre though. Apparently some places in the borders were cut off entirely

[QUOTE=Jacko245;53177019]Edinburgh council haven't really bothered gritting any of the streets near my flat. I was pretty much just walking on ice all the way to the gym these last few days. The red weather warning wasn't as bad as I thought for the city centre though. Apparently some places in the borders were cut off entirely[/QUOTE] They were. Got pals in Hawick and Gala and they've been pretty much stranded. No buses or trains. I'm in Paisley and it's been safer to walk on the road lately. Council done a half decent job gritting the main bits of the town center though which I'm near to which is okay. Easy enough to walk to Spoons (although it was closed on Thursday - wanted my damn Curry!)

[QUOTE=Jacko245;53177019]Edinburgh council haven't really bothered gritting any of the streets near my flat. I was pretty much just walking on ice all the way to the gym these last few days. The red weather warning wasn't as bad as I thought for the city centre though. Apparently some places in the borders were cut off entirely[/QUOTE] Houses near the foot of the Pentlands were also cut off. Saw a lot of cars skidding about trying to drive up a steep hill to get back to their houses at the top.

[QUOTE=benbb;53177263]They were. Got pals in Hawick and Gala and they've been pretty much stranded. No buses or trains.[/QUOTE] To be fair, public transport in the Borders is utter trash even when it isn't snowing. You either learn to drive as soon as you turn 17 or prepare to live a pathetic isolated existence. My dad lives in a village outside Hawick but he's in Africa right now so fuck him. :v:

pavements are NOT the council's responsibility - grab a fucking shovel, a big ikea bag for grit and stop whinging. re roads: they didn't do ours cos it's a small culdesac but the roads all around were crystal clear because i'm right next to the sick kids hospital :D

They've got these cute mini tractor snow plough/brushes to do the pavements here [T]https://i.imgur.com/sC0q9cz.jpg[/t]

[QUOTE=codenamecueball;53178335]pavements are NOT the council's responsibility - grab a fucking shovel, a big ikea bag for grit and stop whinging. re roads: they didn't do ours cos it's a small culdesac but the roads all around were crystal clear because i'm right next to the sick kids hospital :D[/QUOTE] whats a shovel?

[QUOTE=codenamecueball;53178335]pavements are NOT the council's responsibility - grab a fucking shovel, a big ikea bag for grit and stop whinging. re roads: they didn't do ours cos it's a small culdesac but the roads all around were crystal clear because i'm right next to the sick kids hospital :D[/QUOTE] Supposedly, if you clear pavement but do it badly and someone slips, you are liable whereas if you leave it you aren't. The highway technically includes the pavement so it is the councils response, its just nuts to expect them to do it.

[QUOTE=metallics;53178755]Supposedly, if you clear pavement but do it badly and someone slips, you are liable whereas if you leave it you aren't.[/QUOTE] Debunked so many times the past week, come on.

[url]https://www.gov.uk/clear-snow-road-path-cycleway[/url] " It’s unlikely that you’ll be sued or held responsible if someone is injured on a path or pavement if you’ve cleared it carefully." [editline]5th March 2018[/editline] (dont get me wrong, it didnt stop me clearing the pavements, surgery the other day did)