Bibs Posted February 2, 2009 Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 Hot weather? You can keep it! Quote 88 Esprit NA, 89 Esprit Turbo SE, Evora, Evora S, Evora IPS, Evora S IPS, Evora S IPS SR, Evora 400, Elise S1, Elise S1 111s, Evora GT410 Sport Evora NA For forum issues, please contact the Moderators. I will aim to respond to emails/PM's Mon-Fri 9-6 GMT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Blanchard Posted February 2, 2009 Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 Attempted to get to work today. Took two and half hours on the train from Oxfordshire to London and then found out work's closed due to "adverse weather conditions." And 2 inches of snow and London's comes to a standstill, no tubes or buses running. Still, mustn't grumble, got a day of work . Quote Mark www.lotusespritturbo.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andydclements Posted February 2, 2009 Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 I'm just hoping it doesn't get too bad here in Norwich or I may have to leave the Esprit at work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matk Posted February 2, 2009 Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 I had to drive from Ealing round the North Circular to Dartford and back this morning. No probs, and the road was like a ghost town! Wish the traffic was that quiet every day! Quote Regards Mat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwenGT3 Posted February 2, 2009 Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 This isn't snowing! Showing my age now, but when I was a lad it snowed properly, 6 ft drifts, roads totally blocked with walls of snow. today we only have to have a 1cm and the country grinds to a halt! Wrapped up in cotton wool society today! Most places I've ever worked have been in the sticks, I've always manged or tried to get to work, snow just makes it a bit more of an adventure. One place I worked I got into work having ploughed through 8 miles of snow, the boss then phoned everyone from the same town asking why they weren't in as I and a few others had manged it! We were popular! I heard on the radio this morning all the schools that were shutting, I can remember the schools staying open regardless, if there were a few kids they were rounded up and spent the day in one classroom. I bet even the private schools in Norwich are shut, and they are the kids that arrive in the rich parents 4x4's! Owen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russellbosier Posted February 2, 2009 Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 I was out snowballing with the kids at 7 this morning. Very rare to get this amount of snow around here. There school is about the only one open in our area, but pulling them to school on a sledge got the thumbs up, even more so than when I have taken them in the Esprit. Think I'll leave work early today and make the most of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
molemot Posted February 2, 2009 Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 I recall visiting BASEEFA...that's the British Approval Service for Electrical Equipment in Flammable Atmospheres..up in the hills near Buxton. Was designing a microfiche reader for paintshops. More than a bit out in the wilds..They told us that the weather sometimes got so bad they couldn't get in to work. The instant reply couldn't be repressed.."Has it ever got so bad you couldn't get HOME?!!" Went down like a lead balloon. They charged Quote Scientists investigate that which already is; Engineers create that which has never been." - Albert Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russellbosier Posted February 2, 2009 Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 We've dealt with them. Sounds about right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hippo Posted February 2, 2009 Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 It's gonna get worse tonight...mark my words!! Quote Marge: Homer, I don't want you driving around in a car you built yourself. Homer : Marge, you can either sit there complaining, or you can knit me some seat belts... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Posted February 2, 2009 Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 This isn't snowing! Showing my age now, but when I was a lad it snowed properly To be fair they are reporting this as the heaviest snow fall for around 20 years so it isn't just the old "1 inch of snow and the country comes to a standstill" complaint. It's been snowing for about 18+ hours where we live at looking at the back garden there's almost a foot of snow covering everything, enough that it's a struggle to get the door open now due to the snow! We're luck that we work from home and don't have to worry about getting to work but having watched many cars slip, slide and crash down the street I don't I'd fancy driving anywhere today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted February 2, 2009 Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 Had a fantastic walk this morning with Graham and Beaut'. Got to make the most of it. Bibs - I love the picture of the Robin with the cat footprints - cheeky! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bibs Posted February 2, 2009 Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 This isn't snowing! Showing my age now, but when I was a lad it snowed properly, 6 ft drifts, roads totally blocked with walls of snow. today we only have to have a 1cm and the country grinds to a halt! Wrapped up in cotton wool society today! Just for you Owen http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Xe1a1wHxTyo Quote 88 Esprit NA, 89 Esprit Turbo SE, Evora, Evora S, Evora IPS, Evora S IPS, Evora S IPS SR, Evora 400, Elise S1, Elise S1 111s, Evora GT410 Sport Evora NA For forum issues, please contact the Moderators. I will aim to respond to emails/PM's Mon-Fri 9-6 GMT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonathan Posted February 2, 2009 Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 LOL watching the news - its really bordering on pathetic. The ms drove from my house in maidstone to croydon last night and it took her 5 hrs what usually take 45mins tops !!! and it really wasn't that bad, perhaps 2cm but because it wasn't gritted no-one could get up the hills. So sad.... Quote facebook = [email protected] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon350S Posted February 2, 2009 Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 Its getting there with us in sunny Wales The Front Garden, our first snow covering since we've moved in. Lisa's going to be so excited when she gets home in about 30 mins If it carries on like this were gonna be snowed in!!! Those who've been here know what I mean! Quote Chunky Lover Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos Fandango Posted February 2, 2009 Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 I'm meant to be picking up my new car today but the snow has put paid to that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hippo Posted February 2, 2009 Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 but having watched many cars slip, slide and crash down the street I don't I'd fancy driving anywhere today! Quote Marge: Homer, I don't want you driving around in a car you built yourself. Homer : Marge, you can either sit there complaining, or you can knit me some seat belts... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OwenGT3 Posted February 2, 2009 Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 That clip was funny, yes that's how it was! Our firm sent us all home at 3pm because of the heavy snow coming, it raining now and the snows melting quicker than an ice cream on a hot summers day! Owen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advantage Posted February 2, 2009 Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 We spotted the local young people doing their best to break every bone in their bodies, while out with the dog. Laugh? I took pictures: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gghc87 Posted February 2, 2009 Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 Had a little bit of a dusting today Quote Cliff Men marry women with the hope they will never change. Women marry men with the hope they will change. Invariably they are both disappointed. : Albert Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katie Posted February 2, 2009 Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 Cliff your pictures are just gorgeous! I just about made it into work today, but rear wheel drive sucks, I was all over the place, not a single road I took had been gritted. I am now effectively snowed in. Got back tonight and did the usual three point turn on the drive, but she flatly refuses to go up the drive (it's quite a slope) so I cannot even line up to get her in the garage. There's no way I will get her off the drive tomorrow with even more snow, I'd burn the clutch out trying to I suspect. Quote Just because you can, does'nt mean you should. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doct93 Posted February 2, 2009 Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 Even got snow in Cornwall! Tim B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Backmarker Posted February 2, 2009 Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 I was in Central London last night/this morning and it was certainly more than an inch that fell. Looking out onto a wall outside the hotel it was about 6 inches deep. No buses, no underground and no taxis (although managed to flag down the one that was working). Lots of trains cancelled, but luckily the Liverpool service out of Euston was still running at 11.07am Was strange to see London with virtually no traffic Quote Wing Commander Dibble DFC<br /><br /> North Midlands Esprit Group<br /><br />NMEG "the formidable squadron"<br /><br /> "probably the most active Esprit group in the world" Andy Betts, Castle Combe May 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winter Posted February 2, 2009 Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 Normally it's a 20-minute drive home. Tonight: three and a quarter hours. Snow in Sheffield along with sub-zero temperatures. Struggled across the Abbeydale Road South/Abbey Lane junction - and that's virtually level! Wide tyres in snow coupled with ice don't mix too well. Made it though . . . now for tomorrow . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.oogieboogie Posted February 2, 2009 Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 yep know how you feel had to get to work in doncaster and back to mansfield today Quote It's Oogies turn to boogie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MPx Posted February 2, 2009 Report Share Posted February 2, 2009 Just drove home from Milton Keynes to South Somerset from 3 til 7 today - usually takes me not much more than half that time. There was proper snow all over the roads most of the way and it was really difficult through Wiltshire on the A303. Really made use of the Hill Decent feature on the Rangie. One hill had defeated a Calor Gas tanker going up and the big Portuguese 18 wheeler trying to get down. The queues either side were slithering all over the place, but the Rangie ploughed on through without undue drama. I could really feel ABS traction control stuff doing its thing, especially all the downhill wizardry - Stunning!! Sobering tho...apart from lorries/cars just plain stuck on slopes, there was a Smart in a ditch looking a bit worse for wear and quite a bit of police car activity on blues and twos. Quote Loving Lionel and Eleanor......missing Charlie and Sonny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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