Now this is ice!

Dave-R · Post by **Dave-R** » Tue Feb 10, 09 1:54 pm

Part of the Med froze at the begining of Jan.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7817124.stm

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Tue Feb 10, 09 2:09 pm

Oh I remembered now, IT's Hell that wont freeze over.

aussie pete · Post by **aussie pete** » Tue Feb 10, 09 5:52 pm

Stunning pictures......I don`t hear any tree huggers moaning about 4x4s at the moment, maybe its because (in some parts) they are the only thing that can get around, or when they are stuck in the snow they are the only thing that can pull them out.
Dave i hope you are making full use of that Jeep at the moment, i was wishing that i still had it when i was trying to get to work (in the cotswolds) at the weekend in a front engined rwd auto, that was interesting to say the least

Adam · Post by **Adam** » Tue Feb 10, 09 7:15 pm

Those ice pics are amazing, but it's Switzerland not Scandinavia. Versoix is on Lake Geneva, which of course is a fresh water lake.

Dave999 · Post by **Dave999** » Tue Feb 10, 09 10:43 pm

its the 4x4 s that are the guys who seem to end up pranging traffic islands pillar boxes and lamp posts as soon as it snows

too much tyre
too much confidence
too bloody fast
very little sense

why do you need special infrastructure to cope with 4-6 inches of snow

its that kind of talk that makes every chancer out there think its ok to take 3 days off work last week

it was pathetic

1-2 foot fair enough but 4- 6 inches which was melted by lunchtime
Bananarama!

soon as you get south of york on a wintery day everyone just drives into the nearest lampost.

pah

Dave

Charger · Post by **Charger** » Wed Feb 11, 09 1:44 pm

great ice pics

Woody wrote:Now correct me if I'm wrong Clive, but sea water doesnt freeze over.

t'internet wrote:... At what temperature does sea water freeze?

Simple answer: sea water freezes at -2°C.

As with all simple answers there are many complex ones as well. Staying on the simple tack, the two major factors are temperature and salinity ...

the dodge · Post by **the dodge** » Wed Feb 11, 09 1:59 pm

Woody wrote:Oh I remembered now, IT's Hell that wont freeze over.

probably has now - due to global warming!

Ivor · Post by **Ivor** » Wed Feb 11, 09 2:01 pm

Adam wrote:Those ice pics are amazing, but it's Switzerland not Scandinavia. Versoix is on Lake Geneva, which of course is a fresh water lake.

No one likes a smartarse, Adam!

But thanks for correcting all us thicko's that hadn't spotted it!

the dodge · Post by **the dodge** » Wed Feb 11, 09 2:06 pm

ivor i think we all took it for sweden cos thats what bananaskin wrote, must admit the name didnt look swedish to me

Adam · Post by **Adam** » Wed Feb 11, 09 7:01 pm

Sorry, I just can't help myself...

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Wed Feb 11, 09 7:06 pm

Gets chilly here too you know ....

Ivor · Post by **Ivor** » Thu Feb 12, 09 4:32 pm

Blimey Sandy, that's a wee bit nippy!

Ah Radio 4 and the Today programme, I wouldn't expect anything less!

Anonymous · Post by **Anonymous** » Thu Feb 12, 09 4:57 pm

Er Sandy, does that not show that you have set the air con to -16.5C?

Isn't that what the snow flake in the corner of the screen says?

Ivor · Post by **Ivor** » Thu Feb 12, 09 5:16 pm

I assumed the snowflake was an ice warning James, but you know me, all that electronic twaddle is of no interest to me at all!