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oldwheels

Legendary Member
Location
Isle of Mull
A Highland pony do you think? Good thick coat keeping him/her warm......can't quite make out the sex. Lol
Not being a horsy person I never thought of checking sex. Fnarr will probably be along shortly after that remark.
It has moved further down the field out of sight or I would get the binocs to have a look. They live in my front facing windows anyway. Breed no idea. Not within my field of knowledge.
 

Tenkaykev

Guru
Location
Poole
I've just another telephone call warning me that a warrant for my arrest is about to be lodged by HMRC for non payment of tax.:whistle:
We’re lucky, Mrs Tenkay had a text message to advise her that the tax man owes her a couple of hundred quid, just need to let them know her bank details so they can transfer the money 😁
 

oldwheels

Legendary Member
Location
Isle of Mull
There has been a small trickle of kids and some adults with small children heading up to the golf course with sledges and heavy duty poly bags. There used to be floods of them and one year one not so young lady [probably having indulged in vino collapso] got a broken leg. Probably all indoors doing computer games instead.
Being Saturday the roads have not been gritted but many cars seem to be flying past without a care. The only one creeping nervously was a SWB Land Rover which I have never seen before.
Modern mainland drivers who come here seem to be a shower of wimps anyway and unable to cope with an inch of snow unless it has been dosed with salt. One recent arrival on FB was too frightened to go for the morning ferry. I remember travelling regularly in deeper snow with a Mk2 Cortina. Not my choice of car as it was a company vehicle with an oval steering wheel but with care it coped no problem.
 

Mo1959

Legendary Member
There has been a small trickle of kids and some adults with small children heading up to the golf course with sledges and heavy duty poly bags. There used to be floods of them and one year one not so young lady [probably having indulged in vino collapso] got a broken leg. Probably all indoors doing computer games instead.
Being Saturday the roads have not been gritted but many cars seem to be flying past without a care. The only one creeping nervously was a SWB Land Rover which I have never seen before.
Modern mainland drivers who come here seem to be a shower of wimps anyway and unable to cope with an inch of snow unless it has been dosed with salt. One recent arrival on FB was too frightened to go for the morning ferry. I remember travelling regularly in deeper snow with a Mk2 Cortina. Not my choice of car as it was a company vehicle with an oval steering wheel but with care it coped no problem.
People seem to have lost the ability to drive on snow now. I remember driving home from work in my MG Midget in deep snow. Even being rear wheel drive it was fine. I actually liked rear wheel drive as you could really feel what the car was doing underneath you. It was depth of snow that eventually caused most problems as it was low to the ground.
 

ColinJ

Puzzle game procrastinator!
Some Welsh and Scottish Some English actors seem at time’s to mumble their lines
One man that irks me is Spencer Kelly, the BBC Click presenter. He has a terrible habit of STARTING OFF LOUD, then talking normally, then drifting off into a mumble...

It was depth of snow that eventually caused most problems as it was low to the ground.
Yes, that's the worst kind. Deep snow in the air makes it hard to see where you are going, but deep snow on the ground can actually stop you going there...! :okay:
 

oldwheels

Legendary Member
Location
Isle of Mull
People seem to have lost the ability to drive on snow now. I remember driving home from work in my MG Midget in deep snow. Even being rear wheel drive it was fine. I actually liked rear wheel drive as you could really feel what the car was doing underneath you. It was depth of snow that eventually caused most problems as it was low to the ground.
Three years ago I got caught out by a sudden heavy snowfall while at a routine hospital appointment. I had at that time a Fiat Panda which was higher than most cars as my wife was able to get into it more easily. By the time I got home over a well known dodgy bit the snow was getting pretty deep and many cars were stuck but the front numberplate was just able to scrape over the top layer without snowploughing enough to stop me.
I agree with you comment re rear wheel drive.
 

Dave7

Legendary Member
Location
Cheshire
I am nice and warm......sat in the lounge watching Southampton beating Arsenal (FA cup).
I have a glass of whisky.
There is some Brie coming to temperature, a fresh crusty loaf and some Rosè wine in the fridge.
 

gavroche

Getting old but not past it
Location
North Wales
People seem to have lost the ability to drive on snow now. I remember driving home from work in my MG Midget in deep snow. Even being rear wheel drive it was fine. I actually liked rear wheel drive as you could really feel what the car was doing underneath you. It was depth of snow that eventually caused most problems as it was low to the ground.
The Citroen 2cv is the best car for driving in the snow: front wheel drive and narrow tyres, best combination, works a treat.
 
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