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The snow has arrived in the UK, with temps plunging to -6C, luckily for me I'm surrounded by hills so I do not see much of the snow usually  Weather report for todayWhats the riding conditions like Gina? 
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no condition Ray I'm at home !!!!!!!!!! and is so bad no one can pick me up from workshop!!!!
forgot ........getting worse all the time!!!!!!!!!
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I'm glad I have the penines round us, that stops a lot of it coming our way. If we do get it, its usually quite bad 
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this time snow comes from the south west here was almost clear 6 in the morning but in news London was under cover
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LONDON HAS SNOW??!!! Oh no, the centre of the Universe has bad weather - the whole world will grind to a halt. The balance of all that is good will shift - nothing of any good will come of this, mark my words. 99% of drivers in this country are complete morons at the very sight of snow clouds. A mate of mine was telling me yesterday that schools were closing by him - BEFORE any snow had arrived!!! WTF???? Our school didn't even close when we had 6" of snow on the ground!! The roads are clear, it's easier than driving in rain - GET ON WITH IT BRITAIN you whinging bunch of drips!!!!! 
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GET ON WITH IT BRITAIN you whinging bunch of drips!!!!!
Speak your mind why don't you....? 
London does seem to overreact to absolutely everything though.
Before I left for work last night, it said it would start snowing here around midnight - exactly when I finished work... All the way back, was askeing if it was snowing in Bristol. The bloke at Swindon had heard it was snowing in Swansea....I didn't care about Swansea. Just didn't want my first experience of snow riding at gone midnight...
I started at 2 am....
And it's mostly gone. I don't know whether it's due to Bristol being sat in the bottom of a round valley, but it's nowhere near as bad as they were saying on the local news last night...
So I will be using the bike for work tonight... just taking it easy on the way home - it's supposed to freeze tonight...
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06 America - missing, presumed in bits. With it's TBS wheel...
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I'm not going to comment if I was doing it deliberately or not  
Yea Ade, still a little dusting here Oop North a little, but looks as though we could get away with it.
Good on you G, but be careful coming home early doors, leave that front brake alone
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Sun's out now... 
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06 America - missing, presumed in bits. With it's TBS wheel...
09 America - It's very blue....
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i'm sure you did it delibe...something
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Great...now it's raining.... Least it's washing the remains of the snow away...
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06 America - missing, presumed in bits. With it's TBS wheel...
09 America - It's very blue....
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still snowing here.......... dump!!!!!!!!!
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That's not bloody snow!!!
For God's sake man, get out there!!
BTW, I'm hurt by your suggestion I was deliberately enjoying myself doing donuts in the pick-up
Front wheel drive? You can keep it, give me rear wheel drive any day
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still snowing here.......... dump!!!!!!!!!
I got a blurb on the TV that Buffalo, New York was to receive 8' of "Lake Effect" snow this week  . I'd be tempted to move the town or the lake or myself. At least here the heavy snow tends to stay in the high country where it belongs and people don't live.
Buffalo must be west of Canna, Caina, Kana, Canan, the place where Dinqua lives.
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Not a drop of the white stuff down here.... its not fair i wanna build a snowman..
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A mate of mine was telling me yesterday that schools were closing by him - BEFORE any snow had arrived!!! WTF????
Our school didn't even close when we had 6" of snow on the ground!!
Aye, when i was a nipper i remember when we would walk five miles up hill to school each day in twelve inches of snow and then walk five miles home uphill in 15 inches of snow, had holes in my shoes and socks, and would get a thick ear from me old man if i complained.
Kids today...got it made lad.
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 Thats not snow. Heck, thats hardly a dusting. Thats good riding weather there. When i was a lad............
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Geeeeze, Ray – The Brits – Those with the stiff upper lip, we can handle anything from the Blitzkrieg and subway bombings to even Elton John are overcome with a bit of snow. We’ve had that weather here for over a fortnight and no-one here in the colonies is whinning as though they were kicked in the goolies. Have you all gone bleedin’ barmy? You’re behavin’ like a bunch of Nancy Boys.
Have a tea, pick yourselves up off your sorry arses and get to work.
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My sentiments exactly Barry.
Glad you could see it too.
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would not risk to ride today !!!!!!! boys
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Geeeeze, Ray – The Brits – Those with the stiff upper lip, we can handle anything from the Blitzkrieg and subway bombings to even Elton John are overcome with a bit of snow. We’ve had that weather here for over a fortnight and no-one here in the colonies is whinning as though they were kicked in the goolies. Have you all gone bleedin’ barmy? You’re behavin’ like a bunch of Nancy Boys.
Have a tea, pick yourselves up off your sorry arses and get to work.
Perfectly alright here, we had a light dusting, too cold to go out though -3c on the bike. Took the dog on promenade does that count
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London does seem to overreact to absolutely everything though.
No, not this time. Strictly business as usual, all the main roads were clear and traffic was probably a bit heavier than usual, to compensate for the disruption to train services out of town.
I gave a lift to a little old lady walking down the hill in her wellies (wasn't on the bike LOL, in the Landy!), 'cos the pavements were dead slippy, so my good deed is done for the year. Got it out of the way in Feb this year.. hurrah!
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wasn't on the bike LOL, in the Landy!
I miss my old 110 ........
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to compensate for the disruption to train services out of town.
I'll find out how bad that is in a bit... I don't want to go to work today... it's been sunny all afternoon so I've been out and about on the bike...
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06 America - missing, presumed in bits. With it's TBS wheel...
09 America - It's very blue....
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wasn't on the bike LOL, in the Landy!
I miss my old 110 ........
SHOTGUN Ade
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Took the dog on promenade does that count
Jolly good, Ray! I hope the little puppy didn't freeze his bollocks off.
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today was riding back from work in wind snow and $%&@ as a hell
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Huh????????????
Talking about an old 110 gauge shotgun, I believe...!
My Landy is an M reg 110 station wagon 2.5 Tdi, bought end of last year. Pretty much stock apart from a roof rack and a ladder I got off Ebay but yet to fit.I need a snorkel for it, since where it's going (SW Ireland), the low point of the road is under water at very high spring tides! Pretty cool truck, but the Speedy is warmer!
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(wasn't on the bike LOL, in the Landy!),
York( real capitol of the universe) reports a Jeep Cherokee TD getting to school no problems- in fact laughing at the miserable swine who dared chose Volvo , BMW or other inferior brand to do battle against the elements- come preparred or wear Y-fronts- its official!  (Landrovers are great- Jeep are comparible, just expensive!)
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And some are really brave and rode to work.
Grzegorz...you have my full respect (even if it does get colder in Poland) I'm only riding in rain today.
Gina
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06 America - missing, presumed in bits. With it's TBS wheel...
09 America - It's very blue....
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Gina in the morning was ok but snow started about midday weather worse than yesterday and I finished work 3 o clock and had to get home before all traffic normally takes 20 minutes this time 40 minutes worst ever ride I had in my life
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Bloody wimps,the lot of yer,last year I rode back from Strömsund after the bike was serviced in -10C with snow all the way back,a gentle ride of about 60 miles,OK,I had to slide a little but still got back in one piece.Why does England go to pieces over a little snow when in the snowbowned countrys we carry on as nothing has happened,it's been snowing here for about a week and a half now,can't wait till I see tarmac again,cabin fever,whats that
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Why does England go to pieces over a little snow when in the snowbowned countrys we carry on as nothing has happened,
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a) we are not used to riding/driving in snow and don't get enough practise to get good at it
b) Cos no matter what the weather, be it rain, snow or a heat wave, it's a national past-time to moan about it!
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