Snow on the way!

Well, although ah said go behind a bush, truth to tell we didn't 'ave many bushes round our way (Wuthering Heights) it were more like a stunted wizened tree, and tha had to be fast or tha bare feet froze.

Give up yet?

And gawd forbid you should wee in the wrong direction, or you could be fruzz to that twig all night!

Texting cows on skis granjura Swiss cows are clever!

Hope it wasn't driving a lorry...

granjura, I am not excusing anyone who texts whilst driving a vehicle.

And don't 'Oh dear' me. I'm not five.

Don't bother with any more statistics.

Aye Ana Heathcliff as 'ad to dig me out with his shovel many a time, but tha knaws what?..........." the cold never bothered me anyway!" La-la!

Why no more Merlot- some of you obviously still need convincing, so here you go, this one from the AA:

But in the rest of the UK winter tyres are a bit of a mystery to all but Jeremy Clarkson-type anoraks. It is estimated only 3% of car owners in Britain have winter tyres fitted – maybe because few people realise they are not just for snow but can cut accidents in wet and cold conditions as well.

Manufacturers say drivers are better off with winter tyres whenever the temperature dips below 7C. As they are made of a different rubber compound (a high silica content which makes them softer) and tread pattern (more sipes, or small slits, in the tread blocks), they grip the road better and allow you to safely brake on snow and ice. Tyre maker Continental says that a car travelling at 31mph will take 43 metres (141ft) to stop on snow using standard tyres, but just 35 metres (115ft) when fitted with winter tyres.

Snow and ice sends the accident rate rocketting in the UK. One in four drivers has been involved in a motor accident in snowy or icy conditions, according to figures

Sigh...do stop lecturing us granjura.

Shall we have a rousing Frozen song, Let It Go.

You were lucky to have an 'Eathcliffe to dig you out - all we 'ad was a mangy old mutt with two teeth oo'd be sent out to fetch us by dragging us by the scruff of our nethers...

That's just what I used to sing to the mangy mutt, but 'e took no notice!

Groan! I give up to your snowy staying power Ana I have run out of frosty
Repartees!

Aye, us northerners are made of 'ard stuff, not to mention possessed of vivid imaginations!

Ana- the links are from the AA and the RAC - not me. Stay safe. I've seen enough chaos and accidents on UKs snowy roads - tragic. Is it lecturing to say that it would be better if overtaking lorry drivers were not texting as they go? Stay safe- I am really please we will have a 4x4 with snow tyres when we next visit- but it won't stop a car or lorry sliding on Summer tyres from hitting us. (I know you wouldn't mind, but ...). Why do you think the RAC and the AA are getting involved in the debate re snow tyres? To lecture you?

Such fun, such hilarity:

youtu.be/zcni1spQ2jc

I have no intention of playing your link. You have laboured your point long enough - just let it go for goodness sake.

I guess you can't blame UK drivers for not having snow tyres, considering how little snow we get here. How long do tyres keep for if they are stored in the corner of the garage until required? And who does the changing of them?

I'm glad to say that Ocado (where I get my groceries from) have now equipped their vehicles with snow tyres. Or, at least, they have them readily aailable somewhere.

Excuse the lovely grammer up there.

It's how I talk.

gramm a r?

will google

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Jingl, you leave them at the garage and they change them every six months.

Tyres do not deteriorate any more whether they are on the car or in the garage. If you have two sets, they last twice as long as one set. If you are not driving on them, the tread does not wear out.
You might not get much snow where you are, but the UK goes all the way up to the north of Scotland.

We got snow tyres when I knew I would have to be driving my husband over the hills to have radiotherapy in Newcastle four years ago. So those tyres have had two years wear. The summer tyres have had three years wear.

jingl I agree if you live in the South- I am talking about North Yorks, Cumbria, High Peaks- eg mountainous areas which do get quite a bit of snow- but also colder temps for quite a significant time (under 7C). They keep very well- no problem, in the corner of our garage at home, and our local garage charges under £30 to change them. So yes, the initial cost is there- but then the tyres last just as long, so long-term the cost is minimal- for safety- for our grand-children and everyone's granchildren, dads, mums, grandparents and all.

No lecture- just common sense.

Jingl, that's why I get deliveries from Waitrose - Ocado do not deliver up here. Once when my son was supposed to be having a delivery from Sainsbury's they had a phone call from the delivery man to say he'd taken the food back as he could not get onto their estate.