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JimO
24th July 2011, 12:30
slippery

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banditrider
24th July 2011, 12:38
Can't be too bad - still shorts weather...
Virago
24th July 2011, 12:50
One of many on Taieri Road:

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JimO
24th July 2011, 12:52
Can't be too bad - still shorts weather...

im still wearing shorts
JimO
24th July 2011, 12:53
Can't be too bad - still shorts weather...

the boy was off to a NHL hockey game hence the shorts
scumdog
24th July 2011, 13:57
Manuka Gorge etc shut now due to ice.

And it's snowing here at present.
Virago
24th July 2011, 14:45
We've now got a couple of inches of snow on top of the ice - and a good sprinkling of hail on top. A nice day to sit tight - and a good chance to test the Mitsubishi Hypercore cold-weather claims. All our planned errands and chores are on hold, and the espresso machine is warmed up and on standby. Yeah, snow days aint so bad...

Sundays though are the worst time for this to happen in the higher hill suburbs. All the affluent dickheads with their 4WD school-run taxis will be piling the kids in the back seat, and trundling up to the hill suburbs to demonstrate their vehicular superiority - followed soon after by the pimply boy-racers practicing "drifting" in their pathetic fart-mobiles.

With the same 4WDs trundling past our house several times, I see that the procession of grinning morons has already started...
FJRider
24th July 2011, 14:48
Manuka Gorge etc shut now due to ice.

And it's snowing here at present.

Looks like the monday paper may be late tomorrow then ... :facepalm:
Latte
24th July 2011, 14:54
We've now got a couple of inches of snow on top of the ice - and a good sprinkling of hail on top. A nice day to sit tight - and a good chance to test the Mitsubishi Hypercore cold-weather claims. All our planned errands and chores are on hold, and the espresso machine is warmed up and on standby. Yeah, snow days aint so bad...

Sundays though are the worst time for this to happen in the higher hill suburbs. All the affluent dickheads with their 4WD school-run taxis will be piling the kids in the back seat, and trundling up to the hill suburbs to demonstrate their vehicular superiority - followed soon after by the pimply boy-racers practicing "drifting" in their pathetic fart-mobiles.

With the same 4WDs trundling past our house several times, I see that the procession of grinning morons has already started...

When said grinning morons slide off the hill because their fancy offroad (lol) veihcle is running "highway" 4wd tires. Do you then get to grin back?

Or does that only happen in Auckland.I still remember my dad getting the pajero stuck in a paddock, and being towed out by a rover v8, oh the shame (not only did the rover pull us out, he had to traverse the same bit of paddock to be in a position to pull us out).
Berries
24th July 2011, 15:02
Sundays though are the worst time for this to happen in the higher hill suburbs. All the affluent dickheads with their 4WD school-run taxis will be piling the kids in the back seat, and trundling up to the hill suburbs to demonstrate their vehicular superiority - followed soon after by the pimply boy-racers practicing "drifting" in their pathetic fart-mobiles.
If you are anywhere near Stuart Street you should go and have a look at the crowds on the overbridge watching everyone lose it going down hill. With Three Mile Hill and Lookout Point closed they had truck and trailers trying to get over that way in to town. Doh.
fuknKIWI
24th July 2011, 15:14
If you are anywhere near Stuart Street you should go and have a look at the crowds on the overbridge watching everyone lose it going down hill. With Three Mile Hill and Lookout Point closed they had truck and trailers trying to get over that way in to town. Doh.
WWOP:innocent:
Virago
24th July 2011, 16:08
When said grinning morons slide off the hill because their fancy offroad (lol) veihcle is running "highway" 4wd tires. Do you then get to grin back?...

Lol. It's amazing how few understand the basics of driving in snow, and think that their 4WD school taxi renders them invincible. The common sense of "faster up hill, slower down" seems to escape their logic - as does the basic physics of braking and gravity.


WWOP:innocent:

IBYWYKWIWCOAT...
Berries
24th July 2011, 16:13
WWOP:innocent:
FAS.

You had to be there.
FJRider
24th July 2011, 16:15
Lol. It's amazing how few understand the basics of driving in snow, and think that their 4WD school taxi renders them invincible. The common sense of "faster up hill, slower down" seems to escape their logic - as does the basic physics of braking and gravity.

Logic ... of driving in snow ... when you don't have to ... ??? :killingme

Understanding the "effects" of gravity ... :lol: ... and applying them ... ??? :blink:
hayd3n
24th July 2011, 16:55
im looking forward to the ride in the morning :P
Virago
24th July 2011, 16:59
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davereid
24th July 2011, 17:04
It cant be that cold. No one needs shoes

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Berries
24th July 2011, 17:10
im looking forward to the ride in the morning :PThere's a handful of days a year where I just cannot make it down from Saddle Hill to the motorway. With the temperature already below freezing and no sign of any grit trucks I am guessing tomorrow could be the first one of the year. There's only one good thing about catching the bus along with all the freaks and poor people and that is that I can have a few drinks after work. Looks pretty dirty down south at the moment so it wouldn't surprise me if the one bus I could catch is canceled. Excellent, I'll be able to watch the GP live.


Stuart Street Video
Shit, that Virago is quite stable on the snow.
DrunkenMistake
24th July 2011, 17:31
im looking forward to the ride in the morning :P

I rode to work this morning, and back home this afternoon,

Wouldn't recommend it for the sane .. :D
fuknKIWI
24th July 2011, 17:57
IBYWYKWIWCOAT...
Yeah go on then, I can guess but I really do have to ask.
I'm sure I'll understand
Berries
25th July 2011, 07:59
The worst thing about days like this is having to listen to Radio Dunedin to get news seeing as the internet is shit.

'kin Bee Gees and Elvis.
Virago
25th July 2011, 09:40
I've made it from the bedroom to the office (10 paces) - that's really commitment...

Dunedin is basically shut down. Was just sent this photo, taken a few minutes ago - locals will know that this is one of Dunedin's busiest intersections this time of the day...

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About 150mm of snow / ice up the hill - and still bloody snowing. Bah humbug...
FJRider
25th July 2011, 09:45
Dunedin is basically shut down.



Will anybody notice the difference ... ??? :facepalm:
JimO
25th July 2011, 09:52
im still at work, one of the disadvantages of having a 4x4
Virago
25th July 2011, 10:05
Lol - I've heard reports of people hooning around the CBD on quad bikes...
DrunkenMistake
25th July 2011, 23:44
Just put 1 and 1 together and realised I know your Son JimO :facepalm: Haha
EJK
25th July 2011, 23:54
Nice video of driving right through a huge pile of snow. Looks fun :yes: