Weather in Europe

Grani · Post by **Grani** » Fri Jan 08, 2010 10:19 pm

Has anyone of you had any problems with the exceptional weather in Europe?

Pascal · Post by **Pascal** » Fri Jan 08, 2010 11:29 pm

The weather here is not that exceptional, but it's for the Netherlands pretty exceptional, that the snow is there for such a long time (a few weeks).
Result: we are running out of the salt we put on the roads to melt the snow and ice...

Chris Ivin · Post by **Chris Ivin** » Sat Jan 09, 2010 12:20 am

We live in the English midlands South of Stratford upon Avon and are having the hardest Winter since 81/82. We had 20 cm of snow 3 nights ago and -13C two nights ago. Daytime temperatures are not rising above freezing so no thaw in sight. Luckily we haven't had any wind to date so no drifting but the snow has turned to powder in the hard frosts.

It is has certainly slowed up work on my tipping trailer, the hens don't like it either, they refuse to come out of their pens! We have to thaw their water out three times a day.

We are used to warm wet winters, we only get one like this every 20 years (1947, 1962/63 and 1981/82 were the previous bad winters)

Roll on Spring!!!

Grani · Post by **Grani** » Sat Jan 09, 2010 8:15 am

Pascal wrote: Result: we are running out of the salt we put on the roads to melt the snow and ice...

Nice. I try to avoid driving on salted roads as much as i can. Luckily the salt don´t work when -20C or colder.

The Swanndri Guy · Post by **The Swanndri Guy** » Sat Jan 09, 2010 9:46 am

Hi Grani, do gravel roads ice up like sealed roads in Finland?Most rally drivers from Finland like New Zealand roads as they are similar to what they drive on in Finland.We don't get -20 here or snow!TSG.

Grani · Post by **Grani** » Sat Jan 09, 2010 11:13 am

The Swanndri Guy wrote:Hi Grani, do gravel roads ice up like sealed roads in Finland?Most rally drivers from Finland like New Zealand roads as they are similar to what they drive on in Finland.We don't get -20 here or snow!TSG.

Yes, and they newer use salt on them, only sand after plowing them first. I like them because they are dry and clean.

http://www.codeman.fi/photo/hiljainentie.jpg
This mess is salted.

http://www.vastavalo.fi/albums/userpics ... JH1380.jpg

Chris Ivin · Post by **Chris Ivin** » Sat Jan 09, 2010 1:55 pm

Hi Grani,

Do you change your tyres for the winter period? If so are they studded or just chunky treaded.

A lot of drivers in the UK have never driven in conditions like this as it was 28 years since our last prolonged cold spell. I assume that everyone is used to driving in snow and ice in your part of the world, just normal winter weather.

This is a picture of Charlie our Light Sussex cockerel surveying the scene. I guess that poultry have to be housed indoors during the winter in your part of the world?

Grani · Post by **Grani** » Sat Jan 09, 2010 3:15 pm

Chris Ivin wrote:Hi Grani,

Do you change your tyres for the winter period? If so are they studded or just chunky treaded.

A lot of drivers in the UK have never driven in conditions like this as it was 28 years since our last prolonged cold spell. I assume that everyone is used to driving in snow and ice in your part of the world, just normal winter weather.

We have to have wintertyres 3 months of the winter, studs are optional, but they are forbidden during the summer. Here is a picture of a normal studded wintertyre.

Yes 10-20cm snow on the road an early morning is no problem, if it is a small road, when we have to go to our jobs. The problem here is the bigger roads with heavy trafic. They drive to fast in bad conditions.

henk · Post by **henk** » Sat Jan 09, 2010 5:22 pm

Today, they broadcast that there would be much snow in Holland. I could see on the radar that every were else it was snowing but over here between the delta rivers there’s no snow at all.

But because of that we can continuing skating. On the canal next to our house it's busy with skaters. I've have been skating yesterday and today about an hour. Will be skating again tomorrow if there’s still no snow.