Author Topic: Snow and tyres and winter tyres (Read 5731 times)

Rolfe · « **Reply #10 on:** 31 December 2010, 10:09 »

That was the "hey, look, didn't we do well!" pic after my neighbour and I had shovelled our driveways till we were exhausted. It took a while! And you can't shovel the entire road as well, so once you're on the actual road you have to be able to tackle the snow. There are other tyre tracks, but the snowploughs can only do so much.

Also, having the winters means that with only a couple of inches or so, shovelling is optional. Better to do it of course, rather than have compacted icy tracks on the drive (as I have now), but if you don't have time, or if you're completely whacked after shovelling a foot of snow away, and another couple of inches falls, well just drive over it.

I'm seriously considering investing £500 in a snow blower for next winter. I'm not getting any younger, and the guy who lived in the house opposite and used to help has moved away and sold the house to a retired widowed lady so now I'm shovelling her drive as well!

Rolfe.

am1w · « **Reply #11 on:** 31 December 2010, 10:28 »

With each passing day we get older, and the winters seem to be getting worse. What a good idea for investing in a snow blower. Maybe you can rent it out and re-coup the cost.

Snoopy · « **Reply #12 on:** 31 December 2010, 10:41 »

Thats not snow

Quote from: Rolfe on 31 December 2010, 10:09

I'm seriously considering investing £500 in a snow blower for next winter.

I know what you meen, I have done my back in and my neck was locked solid from mon-wed this week with moving snow at the end of last week.

am1w · « **Reply #13 on:** 31 December 2010, 10:44 »

Snoops, you did your back-in badly last year, but was that due to re-hanging a front door?

You should be more careful and get you daughter to to the hard work.

Rolfe · « **Reply #14 on:** 31 December 2010, 10:48 »

Quote from: am1w on 31 December 2010, 10:28

With each passing day we get older, and the winters seem to be getting worse. What a good idea for investing in a snow blower. Maybe you can rent it out and re-coup the cost.

I actually tried to get one this winter. They're no bigger and not much more expensive than a meduim-sized lawn mower. But I was too late and they were all sold out.

Next autumn I'll do what I did with the winter tyres this year, and get in early before the rush (and the price hikes). I suspect it won't do me any harm with the neighbours - I expect a regular queue of people wanting a shot of it.

Rolfe.

MAW73 · « **Reply #15 on:** 31 December 2010, 10:55 »

Blimey Rolfe, thats some snow you guys get up there...... I'd be changing my car not the tyres

Snoopy · « **Reply #16 on:** 31 December 2010, 11:10 »

That was a light dusting by the look of it. Thats not snow compared to what has been up here/there of late.

Rolfe · « **Reply #17 on:** 31 December 2010, 11:11 »

Quote from: MAW73 on 31 December 2010, 10:55

Blimey Rolfe, thats some snow you guys get up there...... I'd be changing my car not the tyres

Don't want to change the car. Love the MkVI to bits.

Changing the tyres has completely sorted the problems. As we were telling SquirrelGTI, who hopefully won't have to sell his/her GTi and buy a Freelander, which is what s/he was theatening to do....

Rolfe.

Rolfe · « **Reply #18 on:** 31 December 2010, 11:11 »

Quote from: Snoopy on 31 December 2010, 11:10

That was a light dusting by the look of it. Thats not snow compared to what has been up here/there of late.

Yeah, and I had to walk barefoot to school too, uphill both ways....

Rolfe.

Snoopy · « **Reply #19 on:** 31 December 2010, 11:17 »

You know its been worse than that. It was at knee height in alot of places.