Preparing for winter II

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Thriftkitten wrote: »

The main roads we take are A30, M5, M42,A38
We will be leaving at about 10am tomorrow morning and hoping to arrive early evening give or take a few hours for slow driving
Any advice welcome.

I hope you have a good holiday and stay safe but in honesty I would not go. All that risk for just a few days. The risk of snow is not over and we are all going to be suffering from rain turning to ice

Primrose

Thriftkitten wrote: »

Hmmm am so tied on whether to drive to Derby from Cornwall tomorrow(xmas day), I have all the winter essential packed for the journey to keep kids happy and warm and they are sooo excited to see their dad, but everyone around me keeps telling me not to chance it..
I'm so tied, I think the weather forecast seems settled, no major snowfalls predicted,
The main roads we take are A30, M5, M42,A38
We will be leaving at about 10am tomorrow morning and hoping to arrive early evening give or take a few hours for slow driving
Any advice welcome.

Having had some nightmare journeys in past years over Christmas because of snow, all my instincts tell me not to risk it, despite the bitter disappointment this would cause. However, if you do decide to go, take a whistle if you have one, as well as using your car horn if you get stuck, in case if have to summon help away from your vehicle. Also check the weather forecast. Whilst it may be OK travelling down, a few days later for your return visit you could find yourself well and truly stuck.

redlady_1

Thriftkitten - I am going in the opposite direction. I am going today and coming back Boxing Day. For me there is a window of opportunity today and Boxing Day. I believe the East Midlands are forecast for snow on Monday or Tuesday.

Failing that I will see you in the Services!!

nobodyspecial

kittie wrote: »

3 minutes more light every day now ie 21 minutes a week

Kittie, can I ask where you get this figure from please? From my weather bookmarks they seem to suggest about 20 seconds a day longer at the moment, so only just over 2 minutes a week. I do hope you're right, that would mean a whole hour extra by mid January

Eenymeeny

lil_me wrote: »

sexki11en well done!
schrodie I'm with you on the worrying, trying to put it to the back of my mind, I owe them a fortune already as my payment schedule was too low .....bloomin' told them so many times

More snow here, my DP is out at work in his cab so a worrying night for me, been flying to try to take my mind off it. QUOTE]

Hi to you all. I'm sorry that we all getting fed up with this weather and the worry of paying for heating etc but I had to smile at this post from Lil Me...I was trying to work out flying, is it a typo or have you teamed up with Broomstick? Sounds like great fun...count me in!:rotfl:
Congrats on the new job sex kitten....:beer:

NualaBuala

My poor sister is stuck in the snow trying to drive home. On the plus side she could walk from where she is but it's not a very safe area to leave a car.

I don't drive so am the wrong person to give her advice on driving in winter but could anyone point me at posts or advise me on what a winter car kit should have? I have some old bits of carpet - I asked her would she keep those as I heard they can help if you are stuck. Am also thinking a torch (good wind-up one in Aldi next week), chocolate, a drink, rug.


Aldi has ski gear/winter gear in their offers on Monday and car things next Thursday - might have some useful winter kit.

Eenymeeny

NualaBuala wrote: »

My poor sister is stuck in the snow trying to drive home. On the plus side she could walk from where she is but it's not a very safe area to leave a car.

I don't drive so am the wrong person to give her advice on driving in winter but could anyone point me at posts or advise me on what a winter car kit should have? I have some old bits of carpet - I asked her would she keep those as I heard they can help if you are stuck. Am also thinking a torch (good wind-up one in Aldi next week), chocolate, a drink, rug.


Aldi has ski gear/winter gear in their offers on Monday and car things next Thursday - might have some useful winter kit.

Oh I hope that she gets home safely Nuala Buala. I'm sure someone can point you in the right direction but I've added a spade, high-vis jacket, phone charger, cereal bars, fleece, inflateable camping pillow (pound shop), de-icer, small hand brush for clearing snow off car, and a couple of old car mats to put under tyres to get you away. HTH. (They all laughed but they aren't laughing now...)

NualaBuala

Eenymeeny wrote: »

Oh I hope that she gets home safely Nuala Buala. I'm sure someone can point you in the right direction but I've added a spade, high-vis jacket, phone charger, cereal bars, fleece, inflateable camping pillow (pound shop), de-icer, small hand brush for clearing snow off car, and a couple of old car mats to put under tyres to get you away. HTH. (They all laughed but they aren't laughing now...)

Thanks a mill - she is home! I have sent her to this thread!

Charis

NualaBuala wrote: »

I don't drive so am the wrong person to give her advice on driving in winter but could anyone point me at posts or advise me on what a winter car kit should have?

Nuala, Rosieben kindly sent me this link only the other day. It's called Preparing the Car for Winter. HTH

Thriftkitten

redlady_1 wrote: »

Thriftkitten - I am going in the opposite direction. I am going today and coming back Boxing Day. For me there is a window of opportunity today and Boxing Day. I believe the East Midlands are forecast for snow on Monday or Tuesday.

Failing that I will see you in the Services!!

Yes, maybe right Redlady, I'm gonna chance it, we have sleeping bags etc for the cold, should anything happen, failing that if it gets too rough I will pull over and check into hotel somewhere overnight.