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Would snowy London be accessible by car tomorrow ?

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    #21
    Originally posted by MonzaMike View Post
    I live south of London and would never dream of driving to Vauxhall. Take the train/tube.

    Where r u coming from?
    I might take the Tube at Wimbledon , but prior that I need to travel the M3 and this looks like a madness considering the forecast for this night.. Thanks for the advice , I would have thought driving or tubing to Vauxhall would be equally hazardous.

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      #22
      Bah.

      A couple of years ago there was a snowy day complete with warnings of doom, and not to travel. I was commuting down the M40, M25 and A3 to get to North Hampshire and decided rather than losing a day's pay I was going to see what it was like and turn back if necessary.

      What happened? I made it there 20 minutes quicker than usual thanks to the lack of traffic.
      Will work inside IR35. Or for food.

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        #23
        Originally posted by newblood View Post
        Disclaimer: If the above writing has too many spelling mistakes , it is because you are reading it just before I had the chance to proof read it which I always do , since I know how important is to use correct spelling when talking to strangers.


        proofread

        : punctuation

        mistakes,
        do,

        :grammar
        before I have had
        Of all tyrannies, a tyranny sincerely exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies. The robber baron's cruelty may sometimes sleep, his cupidity may at some point be satiated; but those who torment us for our own good will torment us without end for they do so with the approval of their own conscience.

        C.S. Lewis

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          #24
          In the South East it really depends where exactly you are going what the roads are like.

          If you are going to Vauxhall get on the train, tube or bus. I reckon the bus would be quicker if it comes.

          Last time it snowed the M3 didn't move.
          "You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JR

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            #25
            Originally posted by Paddy View Post
            Tip: When you do a cold engine start put press the clutch; that reduces the load in turning gears in neutral.
            wtf do you do if it's an automatic?
            How fortunate for governments that the people they administer don't think

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              #26
              Originally posted by SueEllen View Post
              Last time it snowed the M3 didn't move.
              Too much power to the rear wheels, they'll just spin
              Coffee's for closers

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                #27
                Originally posted by SueEllen View Post
                Last time it snowed the M3 didn't move.
                Neither did the M25

                HTH

                “The period of the disintegration of the European Union has begun. And the first vessel to have departed is Britain”

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                  #28
                  Originally posted by newblood View Post
                  Thanks guys for all the "hope" . This just adds brilliantly to the fact that my front-tyres are complete rubbish - easily spun on wet not to mention snow. My back tyres are just on the legal tread limit.

                  But I can't walk out now - I am not a pussy.
                  Do not drive in wet conditions, never mind icy/snowy with tyres like that. You risk death.

                  I have winter tyres - just replaced as the old ones were on the legal limit. The difference is incredible. I plan in future to replace way before the legal limit.

                  Originally posted by MonzaMike View Post
                  I live south of London and would never dream of driving to Vauxhall. Take the train/tube.

                  Where r u coming from?
                  are you

                  ffs - this place is turning into Twitter. Are you Indian, or simply under the age of 15?
                  Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!

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                    #29
                    Originally posted by NotAllThere View Post

                    ffs - this place is turning into Twitter. Are you Indian, or simply under the age of 15?
                    Actually most people on Twitter use normal English.

                    It's those under 21 who I'm connected to on Facebook, and those who I'm related to under 14 insist on using text language in their emails.
                    "You’re just a bad memory who doesn’t know when to go away" JR

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                      #30
                      Originally posted by Troll View Post
                      wtf do you do if it's an automatic?
                      Buy a BIG battery
                      "A people that elect corrupt politicians, imposters, thieves and traitors are not victims, but accomplices," George Orwell

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