Very light frost on the windscreen, cleared in seconds, temp said +2 degrees. If you turn left out of my drive the road carries on round to the left (some of you know it) & the camber is pronounced. 5 am dark still asleep, halfway round the front end went straight ahead towards the kerb & a telegraph pole (avoid where possible..they don't move on impact). Could'nt steer out or brake so did the old fashioned cadence breaking out of desperation & steered right, gradually the front came round but it was too close for comfort. Had i braked the ABS would'nt have been worth a light. Tomorrow i'm gonna fly round so the back end lets go...much easier & more fun.
     Caution does'nt pay!!!! 8-) :D

::) Don`t become a statistic; or you`ll end up with that condescending tosspot 'Alistair Stewart', saying; "just look at this hapless motorist going skating" on police, camera, action. ;D

Amigo MX5 wrote on 18. Jan 2011 at 21:51:

Very light frost on the windscreen, cleared in seconds, temp said +2 degrees. If you turn left out of my drive the road carries on round to the left (some of you know it) & the camber is pronounced. 5 am dark still asleep, halfway round the front end went straight ahead towards the kerb & a telegraph pole (avoid where possible..they don't move on impact). Could'nt steer out or brake so did the old fashioned cadence breaking out of desperation & steered right, gradually the front came round but it was too close for comfort. Had i braked the ABS would'nt have been worth a light. Tomorrow i'm gonna fly round so the back end lets go...much easier & more fun.      Caution does'nt pay!!!! 8-) :D

Watch out for the thread heading 'Just wrapped my broadside around a telegraph pole' sometime tomorrow.  ::)   

too much speed for the prevailing conditions..you might also find if you do hit a telegraph pole B.T will want you too pay for replacing :y

The irony was i was only doing 10/15mph in 2nd.
   Don't get caught out! ::)

Glad you managed to avoid it Guy..... :y

I found my rear end going sideways this morning under slow acceleration having just dropped off Miss Vamps, took my sandbags out at the weekend.... ::) ::) ::)

On this Omega I have found the ABS more of a hindrance than a help and I have driven enough cars over many a year to know it is not my driving style, and don't have the same problem in the estate; in fact the estate has been a much better car in all the snow and ice.....

the alarming man wrote on 18. Jan 2011 at 22:05:

too much speed for the prevailing conditions..you might also find if you do hit a telegraph pole BT will want you too pay for replacing :y

BT??? It will still be the GPO in Immingham   ::)

Agemo wrote on 18. Jan 2011 at 22:24:

the alarming man wrote on 18. Jan 2011 at 22:05: too much speed for the prevailing conditions..you might also find if you do hit a telegraph pole BT will want you too pay for replacing :y BT??? It will still be the GPO in Immingham   ::)

Me & Buzby are too busy pointing at aeroplanes to worry about steam dial up!!!! :D

Amigo MX5 wrote on 18. Jan 2011 at 22:57:

Agemo wrote on 18. Jan 2011 at 22:24: the alarming man wrote on 18. Jan 2011 at 22:05: too much speed for the prevailing conditions..you might also find if you do hit a telegraph pole BT will want you too pay for replacing :y BT??? It will still be the GPO in Immingham   ::) Me & Buzby are too busy pointing at aeroplanes to worry about steam dial up!!!! :D

Don't worry Guy,this new fangled technology will never take off,unlike you round the corner !

Debs. wrote on 18. Jan 2011 at 21:58:

::) Don`t become a statistic; or you`ll end up with that condescending tosspot 'Alistair Stewart', saying; "just look at this hapless motorist going skating" on police, camera, action. ;D

You forgot the "I thought you had to be 4 times over the limit to hit a telegraph pole".

Oh, no. He didn't say that, did he?  :-X

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alastair_Stewart

;D

Kevin

Kevin Wood wrote on 19. Jan 2011 at 11:50:

Debs. wrote on 18. Jan 2011 at 21:58: ::) Don`t become a statistic; or you`ll end up with that condescending tosspot 'Alistair Stewart', saying; "just look at this hapless motorist going skating" on police, camera, action. ;D You forgot the "I thought you had to be 4 times over the limit to hit a telegraph pole". Oh, no. He didn't say that, did he? :-X http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alastair_Stewart ;D Kevin

Quite correct Kevin,he didn't say it he did it instead  ;D :-X

I bashed my beastie before I even got out of bed. ;D

wrote on 19. Jan 2011 at 16:27:

I bashed my beastie before I even got out of bed. ;D

I hope a telephone pole wasn't involved in the event S. ;D :y

Slid backwards 75yds down a Devon lane hill this morning. Had to laugh as forward progress turned to reverse. Took 35 mins to get off the sheet ice I finally stopped on...  couldnt even stand up on it, progress finally made by putting one side in the ditch a bit.

I just washed it the other day and now its plastered in mud up to the door bottoms.     ;D

Drive carefully folks - as nearly front ended by a loony in a Golf who roared towards me at around 40 about 5 mins later, lost traction and slid 30 yards, pleased to say he ended up in a bush about 3 foot from my right side, one finger salute and I was on my way   ;D

wrote on 19. Jan 2011 at 16:27:

I bashed my beastie before I even got out of bed. ;D

::)TMI.....but generally: "a man does; as he is" ;D

Radiomarko wrote on 20. Jan 2011 at 20:37:

Slid backwards 75yds down a Devon lane hill this morning. Had to laugh as forward progress turned to reverse. Took 35 mins to get off the sheet ice I finally stopped on...  couldnt even stand up on it, progress finally made by putting one side in the ditch a bit. I just washed it the other day and now its plastered in mud up to the door bottoms.     ;D Drive carefully folks - as nearly front ended by a loony in a Golf who roared towards me at around 40 about 5 mins later, lost traction and slid 30 yards, pleased to say he ended up in a bush about 3 foot from my right side, one finger salute and I was on my way   ;D

Glad you & the car were'nt hurt. Could've been alot worse.
    Methinks i got a little complacent after the recent freeze! ::)

Yes thanks Amigo, it was a shiny new looking Golf so I do hope it's nicely scratched up, made satisfying crunching noises anyway   :D