MK5 Golf GTI
General => Random Chat => Topic started by: Top Cat on December 22, 2010, 10:57:05 pm
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last night was the warmest it's been here for a month, solid, and it was −1. :scared: It was minus 14 the other morning, couldn't get my van door open, and it was minus 8 yesterday coming back from tesco's. It normally doesn't even start getting really cold until mid january.
It has to be coldest Winter on record since these blighter's were roaming around.
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yeah but has your car been out the garage in December yet ?
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I HATE IT!!!!
Can't keep my car clean - can't enjoy my pirelli's amongst many many other things!!!
Roll on Spring!
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Its certainly the coldest i've known it in this country! :stupid:
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As baltic as its been, as a world we are still heading out of the last glacial period when the big fury elephants were around. The last really cold snap was in 1600's when the Thames froze over enough for people to iceskate around london and hold a fair on the river, imagine winter wonderland but on a frozen river!
Wiki article on it here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Ice_Age (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Ice_Age) We studied this and the medieval warm period as part of my degree course so sorry for the geeky-ness :jumping:
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I am hating the cold, but loving the snow, (just not looking forward to the gas bill!)
Keep pouring water over peoples cars at work, or building a snowdrift behind their cars for when they leave to go home! :grin:
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yesterday on my way to work a -20,5 degrees celsius, da*n it's cold :tree:
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I am hating the cold, but loving the snow, (just not looking forward to the gas bill!)
Keep pouring water over peoples cars at work, or building a snowdrift behind their cars for when they leave to go home! :grin:
My mate did this to me when i had my old Audi Coupe in germany. He kept loads of buckets of water outside in the cold and then poured all over my car when it was dark. It was about -17 day time temps outside and in the morning there was sheet ice over my car. the amount of tips up and dpwn the stairs with a kettle was ridiculous :grin:
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I'm sure we can't really complain in comparison to the guys in Scaugghhtttt-land or in comparison to Danish :grin: If I read that post right, you meant -25 degrees celcius Danish? That's probably a normal winter morning for you :scared: ?
Probably is one of the consistently coldest in the UK, but my manager of early 40's was saying yesterday it's been worse for a few years in the 70's and early 80's?
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My parents said the winters were like this in the 70's and 80's aswell, the cold don't bother me as I purchased the faithful Ruskie hat from Asda 3 week ago and it hasn't left my head since plus Heated seats rule FTW :notworthy:
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My parents said the winters were like this in the 70's and 80's aswell, the cold don't bother me as I purchased the faithful Ruskie hat from Asda 3 week ago and it hasn't left my head since plus Heated seats rule FTW :notworthy:
mine only just heat up by the time i get to work! 2 miles!! :signLOL:
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As baltic as its been, as a world we are still heading out of the last glacial period when the big fury elephants were around. The last really cold snap was in 1600's when the Thames froze over enough for people to iceskate around london and hold a fair on the river, imagine winter wonderland but on a frozen river!
Wiki article on it here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Ice_Age (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Little_Ice_Age) We studied this and the medieval warm period as part of my degree course so sorry for the geeky-ness :jumping:
Did this in my degree to, what did you study and where?
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My parents said the winters were like this in the 70's and 80's aswell, the cold don't bother me as I purchased the faithful Ruskie hat from Asda 3 week ago and it hasn't left my head since plus Heated seats rule FTW :notworthy:
mine only just heat up by the time i get to work! 2 miles!! :signLOL:
You drive 2 miles to work :confused:
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The worst thing about it being cold in the UK is not the actual minus temperature but the fact that it's a damp cold and not a dry cold as in Canada for example. Damp cold feels nasty, just as dry heat feels more comfortable.
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My town has been the coldest place in England for two nights in the past week. Lowest temps were -19 :surprised:
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Crazy crazy weather!
-11 on Christmas day, -7 yesterday morning, then warmed up to -1 by late afternoon.
This morning is positively Caribbean............... +4! Full blown thaw! I have a lawn again!
Washed the car this morning, Crazy crazy weather!
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Snow all gone from my neck of the woods too :pomppomp: :pomppomp: :pomppomp: :star:
Let's hope it doesn't return for a while.
Crikey, Dave, you washed the car today!? - Hmm, on second thoughts, perhaps I should venture down to the local jet wash and just hose her - She's been in her batcave since December 14th and has an extremely black arse such that the number plate is invisible.
Who knows, it might snow again soon :sad1:
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What's up with you all........ T shirt weather we've had so far :stupid:
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What's up with you all........ T shirt weather we've had so far :stupid:
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I love peanut smuggling! :grin:
Most of the snow has thawed but still lots of slush (especially frozen in the early morning). Where snow was heaped, it's still there and will probably take another week to completely melt away.
I really hope the weather's good this weekend as I plan to give the car a bit of a scrub. Will be interesting to see how two layers and sealent and two of wax have held up to the elements.