sniffer 167 Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 You fellas arguing about abs ect,,, it's the tyres nowadays ,,, low profile wide for grip in the dry and repelling water,,,, but in the old days they were thinner ,,,this is better in the snow,, mor weight in to a smaller earea i would of said the wider the better for traction.............. Yep on a normal road ,, or a wet one,,,not on snow my dad told me in 1963 he saw hares on the top's of tree's eating the bark 20 foot snow drift's the poor feckers were starving half the bird's in the country died. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sniffer 167 Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 Ive just watched a documentry on the big freez 1963. For 35 days the country sufferd ice wind snow on unpresidented scales. Gas ran out water froze. Coal train froze etc. but the nstion got thru it. , this week we had snow flurrys. Bit of ice. And schools closed buses cancelld etc WHAT THE FOOK HAS HAPPEND TO THIS COUNTRY Also if I'm not mistaken,,, I think 1947 was even worse,,,, I remember my grandad on about it,,, with snow up to the top of hedgerows, and being able to find half staved rabbits sat on top of the hedges where they stuck through the snow This is the thread i ment to quote 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 6,173 Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 Back in '63 my family were living in Gloucestershire. We were snowed in for 4 weeks in the bottom of a valley. The little lanes were deep cut between high banks and hedges and the lanes were completely full of snow, way above my dad's head. I don't know about the main roads as we never could get to them. My dad must have had a sixth sense or something, because he insisted we stock up with food way before that snow came on bad. The only other time I've been properly snowed in was in France in the early '80s. I was being a goat herd at the time and nearly a metre of snow fell overnight. Up in the mountains there was no way of getting anywhere. The goat shed roof fell in, luckily only part of it and missed all the goats. Choppers came by during the next few days dropping essential supplies: bread, candles, cigarettes! (The electric was out) LOL But only in the villages: I had to make snow shoes out of wood and make it the couple of miles into the village. We survived just fine, though I guess living in a remote area we always had plenty of supplies as you never knew what could happen miles from anywhere. Funny thing was that the day before that snow fell I had spent all day chopping and stacking wood just inside the farm house door: that sixth sense again! I even had to bring the chickens into the house as their shed roof fell in as well. They spent the next few days stinking the place out in a wire pen in the corner of the main room. There was only one snow plough in the whole region (Languedoc Roussillion) as it never snowed there ... until that one year. Best bit was following the snow plough back down off the mountain, once it had made a path, playing at being a rally driver bouncing off the walls of snow round hair pin bends: 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
micky 3,325 Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 I loved it , it was brilliant every day was an adventure,our mam worked early mornings so me and my sister had to look after our brother [mardy arsed little b*****d] on Fridays we used to go down to the railway yard and fill his pram with coke while all the workers were in the Martin pub, all the people who worked outside were laid off and had to sign on at the labour exchange,there you be expected to work snow clearing till two o,clock each day to to get your dole money , ten men would go out with each bin lorry and fillit with snow when full it would be taken down to the cut and tipped in ,one day the driver who was the forman fell out with his crew so they tipped him in the cut aswell. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOMO 26,046 Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 Back in '63 my family were living in Gloucestershire. We were snowed in for 4 weeks in the bottom of a valley. The little lanes were deep cut between high banks and hedges and the lanes were completely full of snow, way above my dad's head. I don't know about the main roads as we never could get to them. My dad must have had a sixth sense or something, because he insisted we stock up with food way before that snow came on bad. The only other time I've been properly snowed in was in France in the early '80s. I was being a goat herd at the time and nearly a metre of snow fell overnight. Up in the mountains there was no way of getting anywhere. The goat shed roof fell in, luckily only part of it and missed all the goats. Choppers came by during the next few days dropping essential supplies: bread, candles, cigarettes! (The electric was out) LOL But only in the villages: I had to make snow shoes out of wood and make it the couple of miles into the village. We survived just fine, though I guess living in a remote area we always had plenty of supplies as you never knew what could happen miles from anywhere. Funny thing was that the day before that snow fell I had spent all day chopping and stacking wood just inside the farm house door: that sixth sense again! I even had to bring the chickens into the house as their shed roof fell in as well. They spent the next few days stinking the place out in a wire pen in the corner of the main room. There was only one snow plough in the whole region (Languedoc Roussillion) as it never snowed there ... until that one year. Best bit was following the snow plough back down off the mountain, once it had made a path, playing at being a rally driver bouncing off the walls of snow round hair pin bends: Feck me Its heidi ,,,lol Good story p, where abouts in France was that , near the Pyrenees ,, or alps.? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scottishlass 57 Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 Another thing about today's folk is the community spirit has gone, i live in the back o beyond when it snows after i few days i will go round the houses and get shopping lists for who ever cant get out cause they own silly rear wheel drive cars. i was once snowed in for 3 weeks in 2001 (lived in a different part of back and beyond then lol ) everybody else managed to get out after a week get some shopping and not one of them offered or asked if i needed something man i was well pissed off. next time panic buy i had plenty food muckle chest freezer was just the thought of cheers dont make sure am ok , we are suppose to get tonight and tomorrow , i wont starve still got half a pig in the freezer plenty baccy am sorted just scared of running out of drink lass that wont happen i have a well stocked drink cupboard as well, remember one time folk walked here in a blizzard got here just after lunch , we just cracked the tinnys open there was nowhere to go. Getting battered by snaw and high wind now must get the wood burner gan then just chill Quote Link to post Share on other sites
graham4877 1,181 Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 my uncle ron on the left...63 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Swampy 147 Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 (edited) watched it country went soft now can remember going to school in the 60s when the snow was above your wellies f--ken great out sledging theve even barred playing chessies [conkers] at schools now health and safetys f--ked everything now Conkers has not been banned by schools! Another "urban myth" created by those with a little knowledge of H&S. The Health and Safety executive actually sponsored the world conker championships in Ashton (great pub at the venue!). Safety goggles were not even required ! Healthand Safety myths just procreate a perception of stupidity..........Not good. I think you'll find that it is the soft arsed parents who put massive claims in against every organisation blaming them for their own stupidity along with the parasitical insurance companies that help these mouth breathing,knuckle dragging, slack jawed idiots achieve their aim of "something for nothing", are the ones to blame! Not the HSE rgds Swampy fiver ning Edited January 21, 2013 by Swampy 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pip1968 2,490 Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 watched it country went soft now can remember going to school in the 60s when the snow was above your wellies f--ken great out sledging theve even barred playing chessies [conkers] at schools now health and safetys f--ked everything now Conkers has not been banned by schools! Another "urban myth" created by those with a little knowledge of H&S. The Health and Safety executive actually sponsored the world conker championships in Ashton (great pub at the venue!). Safety goggles were not even required ! Healthand Safety myths just procreate a perception of stupidity..........Not good rgds Swampy fiver ning ning Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 6,173 Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 Tomo: Pyrenees Orientales: near the Mediterranean. Not exactly the sort of altitude where you would normally get snow. About 50 miles south of Perpignan, and yes, I did the Heidi bit: took the goats out to pasture every morning and spent most of the day wandering around with them: me and my Wolfhound bitch who learned to guard the goats ferociously .... I can feel a book coming on Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nothernlite 18,077 Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 watched it country went soft now can remember going to school in the 60s when the snow was above your wellies f--ken great out sledging theve even barred playing chessies [conkers] at schools now health and safetys f--ked everything now Conkers has not been banned by schools! Another "urban myth" created by those with a little knowledge of H&S. The Health and Safety executive actually sponsored the world conker championships in Ashton (great pub at the venue!). Safety goggles were not even required ! Healthand Safety myths just procreate a perception of stupidity..........Not good. I think you'll find that it is the soft arsed parents who put massive claims in against every organisation blaming them for their own stupidity along with the parasitical insurance companies that help these mouth breathing,knuckle dragging, slack jawed idiots achieve their aim of "something for nothing", are the ones to blame! Not the HSE rgds Swampy fiver ning your right ning just googled it one in six schools have banned it and if they want to play conkers in the other schools they need to wear saftey goggles Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RubyTex 1,957 Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 What the fucks a ning by the way? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Swampy 147 Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 watched it country went soft now can remember going to school in the 60s when the snow was above your wellies f--ken great out sledging theve even barred playing chessies [conkers] at schools now health and safetys f--ked everything now Conkers has not been banned by schools! Another "urban myth" created by those with a little knowledge of H&S. The Health and Safety executive actually sponsored the world conker championships in Ashton (great pub at the venue!). Safety goggles were not even required ! Healthand Safety myths just procreate a perception of stupidity..........Not good. I think you'll find that it is the soft arsed parents who put massive claims in against every organisation blaming them for their own stupidity along with the parasitical insurance companies that help these mouth breathing,knuckle dragging, slack jawed idiots achieve their aim of "something for nothing", are the ones to blame! Not the HSE rgds Swampy fiver ning your right ning just googled it one in six schools have banned it and if they want to play conkers in the other schools they need to wear saftey goggles Myth: Kids must wear goggles to play conkers September 2007 The reality This is one of the oldest chestnuts around, a truly classic myth. A well-meaning head teacher decided children should wear safety goggles to play conkers. Subsequently some schools appear to have banned conkers on 'health & safety' grounds or made children wear goggles, or even padded gloves! Realistically the risk from playing conkers is incredibly low and just not worth bothering about. If kids deliberately hit each other over the head with conkers, that's a discipline issue, not health and safety. Taken from the HSE website and NOT The Daily Mail. I stand by my original comment. When will people stop believing the sheite that is written in these ridiculous papers? rgsd Swampy NEBOSH ning Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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