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  • ice+1deg+ rain = mayhem
  • Trekster
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    on the roads anyway

    mind how you go this morning, nearly upended myself stepping out the back door 😕

    IanMunro
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    Got the ice-spikers out yesterday and stuck em on a bike in anticipation 🙂

    coffeeking
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    Ice, -1 and rain this morning = wipers freezing to screen on each wipe 🙂

    scotabroad
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    drove dundee to Dumfries last night at about -4 C an had a lot of fun stopping to unfreeze the wiper blades, and that was with winter wash in. Britain seems to have the ideal ice formation climate, worked in the US and winters never had the same amount of hoar frost/ blac ice conditions even with -20 temps…

    mikewsmith
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    fell off twice on the ice today, body armour for 2mile commute it is then

    nedrapier
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    scot, whereabouts in the states were you? Ice storms are a major problem in the North East

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/3758170/Ice-storms-hit-north-east-US.html

    RichPenny
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    Sweet, just seen the forecast for Salisbury tomorrow and it's for plenty of snow. Really looking forward to the commute now 🙂 Almost binned it on the steps of doom this morning, maybe the snow will make me go faster…

    scotabroad
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    nedrapier – yes thats a good point you make, whne those happen its a major event with power lines and trees getting wrecked. But most of the time through the winter it stays well below freezing and sunny and clear and the air gets very dry to the point your nasal passages start drying up and getting sore, and the static build up in your car can be pretty impressive – I lived near to Philly.

    Trekster
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    wife got the call from her boss, I have just fallen on the ice and will not be in!!

    Trekster
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    you biking this weekend scotabroad?
    Might get out Sun, got grand kids Fri/Sat

    Nights Wed/Thurs so will miss Thurs night ride 🙁

    scotabroad
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    Trekster Ironically for this post I'm going away skiing on sat but will be back boxing day, would be up for a days away biking post xmas, heard theres a night right on the Tues?

    rOcKeTdOg
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    really?, was 4 degrees here today, supposed to be snow tomorrow though

    Trekster
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    night ride Thurs yup, if Jemma is OK, suffering from a tummy bug apparently.

    Working boxing day,nights 27th so free 28/29/30th

    forge197
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    I slipped yesterday in Mabie it was frosty first thing decided to walk down something that looked icy which promptly was and ended up on my backside.!! Best be careful.

    Might try and get a loop in on Thursday night as can only ride Saturday day this weekend. Still trying to get my fitness back up to a reasonable level and hope to join one of the group rides soon when I can keep up a bit better 🙂

    scotabroad
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    I'll give you a shout, Jemma saying that there a night ride on tues the 28th at Mabie…

    Trekster
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    Thought it was 29th? but as ever my memory is a bit 💡
    I am nights Thurs so will not be there 😡

    woffle
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    I came a cropper on black ice this morning (not the only one by the looks of the car in the hedge just down the road).

    No damage done aside from the tear in the knee of the bib-shorts thank goodness…

    be careful!

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