Oh look its snowing....damn... im stuck!!

[john_h]

Hi folks, heres a story i thought i'd share and make you think "sucks to be you"

well anyways on my way back to work (raf fylingdales), high on a hill between whitby and pickering (a169). I was driving back through all the snow. going up a hill i was lured into a false sense of security as the road was plowed and gritted so i carried on.

next thing the road got slushy, then more slushy then white, got whiter then bam...stopped...found a 3ft drift, which obviously screwed with my ground clearance and couldnt get free.

with no signal on my mobile phone to get help. i was debating to whether don my cold weather combats, which i always carry with me in the winter months and walk the remaining 8 miles or stay with the car and keep warm.

well after about 15 mins i noticed a new set of headlights and flashing orange beacon coming up from behind. for my safety i stayed in the car and waited. turned out to be the highways agency inspector. after a short discussion we figured we cant do anything right now and the best bet is to get me to some accomodation, so i rang the camp driver up who came to the rescue in a trusty old land rover defender.

but anyways inbetween the time of waiting in the highways inspector hilux, a north yorkshire police turned up coming from the other way...now is it me or are some police members stuck up and have their heads up their own arse.

he was trying to screw me over for going past a road closed sign...as i was about to say something the highways inspector defended me and said there was no sign because he was carrying it

anyways i left the car at approx 2230hrs with the engine off and hazards lights on. expecting the car to have a flat battery when i get back to it i took a booster pack with me.

at 0930 i arrived back at the car and started digging the snow from around it and a highways plowman attached a tow rope to a digger and yanked it out...made short work. but what i was very surprised to find that the car started first time easily sat there for about 11 hours with hazards on.

anyways the car is free and parked somewhere safe now

now what scares me is they say its gonna get worse before it gets better....how much worse can it get here day after tomorrow (movie) i'm thinking

oh well, like i say i thought id share that story to amuse you.

[math_307]

Thoroughly good read, John! Glad all is okay with you and the motor!

We've only had a dusting of snow around here, means I have had to go into work for the last few days, not happy

Sleet forecast for us for the next few days, oh the joys!! Freezing cold weather and no snow! Boring!

[john_h]

i wish it was a light dusting here, we had 10-15cm last night with the same to folllow today and apparently loads more to come, according to forecasts

[Stubbo]

And heres me moaning about the few cm we've had here, guess i'll keep my trap shut from now on!

11 hrs of hazards and a first time start is very good though, i'd be lucky to get a few hours out of mine!!

[john_h]

haha, yeah we are thoroughly stuck in here... we now have snow drifts that are higher than me and reaching 6ft ontop of the hills! the highways agency blokes are doing the best they can and keeping the roads somewhat clear during the day. but they can only do so much.

aii, i was very surprised i was searching around and people were saying expect 4-6 hours, so i took down a booster pack for the battery but like i say first time start. very very impressed. mind you, it could have done to the fact i turned out all the electricity and left the hazards on and deadlocked the car, might have saved the charge a lot.

[clanless]

If you'd left a Peugeot in those conditions - it wouldn't last 5 minutes.

[theblob]

Originally Posted by clanless

If you'd left a Peugeot in those conditions - it wouldn't last 5 minutes.

Na if you pressed the hazard light switch in a pug it would throw up the anti pollution fault and throw its toys out in the snow.

[john_h]

i know its been a year, but damn this brought back memories. especially when i found this photo on my works pc!

[jmkent]

If you believe the weather hype.... its on the way again next month too