Tales from today's commute....

[Lovacott]

I've noticed before that the daylight difference is less extreme here, I'm well south of the most southerly part of the UK, and often the amount of daylight we have is noticable shorter at this time of year.

I spent some time in Southern China a few years back and being near the Equator, it was literally as though someone had just turned off the light.

There was hardly any difference in sunset times between summer and winter. It was something like an hour or so (from memory.

Here in the UK, it varies by about six hours and in places like Aberdeen, night almost becomes day in June.

 

[Andy in Germany]

I spent some time in Southern China a few years back and being near the Equator, it was literally as though someone had just turned off the light.

There was hardly any difference in sunset times between summer and winter. It was something like an hour or so (from memory.

Here in the UK, it varies by about six hours and in places like Aberdeen, night almost becomes day in June.

I've experienced similar in Japan: The sky and everything else glows pink then after 15 minutes it's dark.

 

[rockyroller]

Another couple of weeks and I shall be arriving home in daylight.

time to crack open a cold one, eh?

 

[Lovacott]

time to crack open a cold one, eh?

Did that already.

 

[ianrauk]

Bottled it this morning. My local roads are covered in snow from yesterday and with the minus temperatures have mostly turned to ice. Very treacherous. Its very rare that I don't cycle commute. But today was the day.

I bus w@nkered it instead. Which takes longer than a cycle commute.

 

[Arjimlad]

Bottled it this morning. My local roads are covered in snow from yesterday and with the minus temperatures have mostly turned to ice. Very treacherous. Its very rare that I don't cycle commute. But today was the day.
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I bus w@nkered it instead. Which takes longer than a cycle commute.

Sensible. Pal of mine fell off in the last snow & ice and bust his hip, now got months off the bike recovering. It is not worth it.

 

[ianrauk]

Sensible. Pal of mine fell off in the last snow & ice and bust his hip, now got months off the bike recovering. It is not worth it.

Indeed. We are still having flurries of snow in London at the moment.
The main roads however are very clear, the gritters did a good job.

 

[cyberknight]

Bottled it this morning. My local roads are covered in snow from yesterday and with the minus temperatures have mostly turned to ice. Very treacherous. Its very rare that I don't cycle commute. But today was the day.
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I bus w@nkered it instead. Which takes longer than a cycle commute.

i will be in the car for the next few days too on night shift , it was like that when i got up today and its still snowing

 

[rockyroller]

Bottled it this morning. My local roads are covered in snow from yesterday and with the minus temperatures have mostly turned to ice. Very treacherous. Its very rare that I don't cycle commute. But today was the day.
I bus w@nkered it instead. Which takes longer than a cycle commute.

don't get enough snow to warrant studded tires?

 

[ianrauk]

don't get enough snow to warrant studded tires?

Nope. Here in London we only get snow once or twice a year at the most and it rarely hangs around for long. As I said earlier the main roads have been gritted and are very clear.
So studded tyres not worth the expense.

 

[Johnno260]

Bottled it this morning. My local roads are covered in snow from yesterday and with the minus temperatures have mostly turned to ice. Very treacherous. Its very rare that I don't cycle commute. But today was the day.
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I bus w@nkered it instead. Which takes longer than a cycle commute.

Totally sensible its not just if you slip, it's people not driving to the conditions that make it more hazardous.

 

[cyberknight]

Totally sensible its not just if you slip, it's people not driving to the conditions that make it more hazardous.

indeed
FIL just phoned up to say the roads are icy , we still have floods that will be frozen so i just darent risk it

 

[Andy in Germany]

Totally sensible its not just if you slip, it's people not driving to the conditions that make it more hazardous.

Honestly, I find it safer when there's snow on the roads because drivers take it more seriously. It's when the snow melts and refreezes so it's more slippery and less visible that the problems start because drivers tend to assume it's business as usual.

 

[palinurus]

Cold, but not much snow today, hardly any yesterday either so roads were fine. With the cold weather the traffic is almost approaching lockdown #1 levels.

Still pretty light when I got home At eight I went back out on the Elephant bike with the trailer to do shopping- had some bulky stuff like cat litter to get. Hardly anyone in Sainsbury's. A little falling snow on the way home- I was nice and warm so it was very pleasant.

 

[hennbell]

Been off the bike since last Tuesday so very cold, -50C with wind chill.
Hopefully it will warm up next week.