bit cold in manchester!

Post by **shimon340** » 29 Dec 2005 02:36 pm

But my 340 starts well, warms quickly and is great to drive!!!

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d156/ ... 40cold.jpg

Post by **RandomHero** » 29 Dec 2005 02:46 pm

Hm, i witnessed the same view this morning

But Volvo's are made for these kind of circumstances

Post by **ChrisW** » 29 Dec 2005 02:49 pm

Don't you just hate people who mount the kerb to park?

Post by **V6 Man** » 29 Dec 2005 03:05 pm

You should see 'Nessy'!

She's looking all folorn and covered in 3" of snow at the mo.

Post by **fidgad** » 29 Dec 2005 03:13 pm

on the bright side! As it melts and slides off it'll take the dirt with it. Leave her looking all clean until you drive through the resultant slush.

We've just got lots of frost here. Very cold!

Post by **redline** » 29 Dec 2005 03:17 pm

ChrisW wrote:Don't you just hate people who mount the kerb to park?

leave him alone, hes just trying to keep his car away from that DAEWOO LOL

Post by **shimon340** » 29 Dec 2005 07:39 pm

redline.... so true so true... trying to keep away from the daewoo ( and the van thats was opposite but you cant see that in the pic! )

LOL

Post by **jtbo** » 30 Dec 2005 01:19 am

So ice is not very common in UK then?

I can't think of christmas without snow and ice, I think that I have never experienced such thing.

At winter time I always need to clean ice from windows, very often sweep snow before scraping windows clean from ice. Steering is heavy and gears won't go in too well, battery feels almost flat, really hate these things on winter.
Of course nowdays it is not as cold as it used to be 10 years ago, -30C was common back then, now it is barely -20C once in winter. Some say that this is not because of global warming, just normal fluctuating, but I'm not sure about that, I feel that soon there is no more white christmas

Post by **arnagath** » 30 Dec 2005 05:38 am

I`ve felt same way like jtbo

Volvos are planned to scandinavian weathers ,i mean those volvo-engined volvo not those french-engined like mine. But my engine will change to b200e during spring -06

Post by **RandomHero** » 30 Dec 2005 11:38 am

Statistics proof that the last time we had a white christmas over here was back in 1981!! The definition is a pack of snow on both christmas days at the place of the meteorological centre in the middle of the country. Pretty weird, because we had lots of snow last February, and the whole country was going crazy. So if it's possible why not in christmas!!

Post by **sven360** » 30 Dec 2005 11:53 am

Plenty of snow in Newcastle last couple of days-old 360 was proper bo in those condition-big drifts at 10 mph

Now its turned to rain

Post by **fidgad** » 30 Dec 2005 12:01 pm

Temperature gain or loss are incremental past the equinox and kicks in harder after the solstice. Think of a pendulem swing. It all depends on the length of day.

Although June 21 is midsummer day, the hottest days are actually July and August as the earth continues to increment heat because days are longer than nights.

After October Equinox (12/12 day/night) the earth starts to lose heat as the days get shorter than the nights.

The Winter Solstice (December 21st, which incidentally was the Pagan 'Xmas' hijacked by the Christian faith) is not the coldest but as opposite to summer the coldest is in late January and February as the earth continues to lose heat until the next vernal (spring) equinox in March.
Hence weather extremes have a month or so time delay after the relevant 'Mid-whatever'. Other things can effect it but small 'glitches'soon settle back to the pattern. i.e. The European "El Ninio" is the North Atlantic Oscilation which has a very major effect as it affects the Humbolt Current (Gulf Stream) direction. Greenland gets warmer - we get colder.

Post by **redline** » 30 Dec 2005 12:04 pm

dont tell me , you are a druid high priest in your spare time, lol

Post by **fidgad** » 30 Dec 2005 12:08 pm

Close!!!

Post by **RandomHero** » 30 Dec 2005 12:55 pm

It makes pretty much sense! Thanks for the explination.