chris2o2 Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Quick and frustrated rant about pretty much nothing . Just finished my night shift , drive home cautiously as the conditions got kinda slippy during the night(Snowed for a while then froze , think ice-rink!). All was fine the 10 odd miles home until i try to go up my drive...... Slip and slide all the over road and kerb while waking almost every neighbour . I live on quite a steep hill in a quiet village on a nice quiet road....that never ever gets salted so i now have to try and sleep in the knowledge my wee supra is badly parked on the kerb outside on a hill which at the moment is a death-trap and in a few hours all the locals will be sliding up and down it to get the kids to school and go to work . :(I hate winter and i hate bloody nightshifts . Goodnight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra_si Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 i know how u feel, imy supe wanted to go in a straight line round a corner last saturday. Only thing was my mates fto was parked on the corner, managed to stop about 4 metres from his fron tend and i was only do less than 5 mph as i know its a bad road for frost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra_si Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 i know how u feel, i was my supe wanted to go in a straight line round a corner last saturday. Only thing was my mates fto was parked on the corner, managed to stop about 4 metres from his fron tend and i was only do less than 5 mph as i know its a bad road for frost Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adnanshah247 Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 i want summer and the dry road back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsween Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 i left mine at home today. Didnt fancy my chances at getting to work safely. Good excuse tho the train, come in late and leave early Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benyon Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 I got stuck in my backing this morning, drove out my back garden onto the dirt track I go down the dirt track to the bottom and turn left to go on main road, when i turned left i kinda went straight on and was about 2 foot away from hitting my neighbours wall, I tried to back up but that just made me slide forward so i was about 1 foot from the wall, I was stuck there for 12mins in the funniest of angles this morning helpless With people walking there kids to school up the backing looking at me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivan Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Sounds like you need to salt your own drive Chris. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 My mate just lost her Mini Cooper on the ice.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsween Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 it really isnt a good day to be driving. If u can stay at home then do so My work promotes this, if its not completely safe to come in then dont! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky-Ricky Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 I always leave mine if it icy/snow, with big wide tyres grip is a joke, would rather not have to sort out the inevitable dinks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris2o2 Posted December 2, 2008 Author Share Posted December 2, 2008 My neighbour has just been round and woke me to tell me the supra is slowly but surely sliding down the road !!! I've never seen the road so bad, its like an cm of pure ice right across it . The car had move about 5-6 foot down the hill only stopping when the wheel caught the edge of the kerb , thank god i turned the wheel as far as i could. Better go get some salting done i guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsween Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 where'd u stay chris? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevie_b Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 My mate just lost her Mini Cooper on the ice.... Does she live down south? I didn't think it was too bad ice-wise in Hants this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris2o2 Posted December 2, 2008 Author Share Posted December 2, 2008 where'd u stay chris? Kilbarchan mate , about 6-7 miles from Paisley. Just as i finished the doing my bit the gritter turns up i spoke to the guy and he very kindly reversed up my drive covering it in salt BEFORE - The whole street was like this , sheet ice . WOOHOO- The council fella reckons -10 tonight , might have to borrow my Dads daily clio thingy tonight me thinks . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keancy Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Nice of the guy to do that for you, makes a change to most of the usual council jobsworths (no offence to anyone working for the council) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sted Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Glad to see you managed to get it on the drive safely . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiceRocket Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Phew! Saved from the skip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsween Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 Nice of the guy to do that for you, makes a change to most of the usual council jobsworths (no offence to anyone working for the council) my old man does all the gritting around Edinburgh, he's one of the nice ones but yea ur right about the rest! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpeedyAndy Posted December 2, 2008 Share Posted December 2, 2008 i don't think ill be going to my mates for a while lol.. has there roughly 2/3 ways in and they all have hills to go up - and if it like that in the pics then i won't be going no where. it suppose to be getting worst than this ant it ? i think its either drive carefully or don't drive at all!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesC Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 I got stuck after finishing work today as well. Made it all the way home, then got stuck going on to the drive. I know i don't look stuck in the picture but it was a right bugger to get on. There's a very small curb where my back wheels are and the path is on a slight gradient but i couldn't get it up Took 3 of us with shovels about 20 mins to get it on the drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fire148 Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Hey guys, drop your tyre pressures by at least 10psi ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keancy Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 I got stuck after finishing work today as well. Made it all the way home, then got stuck going on to the drive. I know i don't look stuck in the picture but it was a right bugger to get on. There's a very small curb where my back wheels are and the path is on a slight gradient but i couldn't get it up Took 3 of us with shovels about 20 mins to get it on the drive. http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f329/jamescalv/Supra/stuck.jpg LOL, that's nuts. If I saw that much snow at my front door (I won't live on Coast) I wouldn't dream of using the Supe as I would be snow ploughing for my whole Village in mine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesF Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 I had to leave my down the road today. Couldnt get it back to my house. Going back later to check on it. Had to get dug out twice by friendly neighbours this morning on the way to an interview. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesC Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 Hey guys, drop your tyre pressures by at least 10psi ... Would this work with tyres this low profile? LOL, that's nuts. If I saw that much snow at my front door (I won't live on Coast) I wouldn't dream of using the Supe as I would be snow ploughing for my whole Village in mine. Wow a reason on it's own to get rid of the Veilside :d Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stratty Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 We don't get snow over here so it's never a problem. We did have freezing rain about three years ago and the island stood still for a day until it thawed out. At least it gave the kids a day off school. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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