The Traditional CycleChat Murder Deathkill Slaughter Carnage Annihilation Insanity Obliteration Winter 2025-26 Weather Thread.

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Dogtrousers

Lefty tighty. Get it righty.
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gbb

Squire
Location
Peterborough
Thinking back to last winters carnage / Insanity / insert appropriate here...iirc we had a whole day with snow on the floor here in Peterborough. Not sure how we survived...

I always noticed, moving from Notts in the late 70s, there was lots of snow there. We rarely get snow here.
 

Dogtrousers

Lefty tighty. Get it righty.
Sleet in central London. Declaration of state of emergency expected soon.
 

gbb

Squire
Location
Peterborough
Shopping this morning and brrr, for the first time here, it feels really cold. 6c, felt like 3 or 4 at the most. By the time I'd finished, shopping, 9c...but didn't feel one degree warmer.
Always shop in Asda and there's a bunch of homeless sleep by the river and in alcoves by the back, they were all fairly grumbling and looking cold this morning. Heck of a life in the winter to be out there all night, must be awful :sad:
 

sungod

Senior Member
All we need now is leaves on the railway lines and we're doomed.

the piccadilly line has had chunks closed due to leaves on the line for quite a while

don't recall it being an issue when i were lad, apparently the introduction of disc brakes for trains is a problem, old brakes pressed on the wheel surface, scraping it clean, with discs the leaves/whatever can build up
 

fossyant

Ride It Like You Stole It!
Location
South Manchester
Looks outside, sunny with a bit of cloud. Lovely. (if cold). There is a light breeze which should (is) drying surfaces nicely, so tomorrow is likely be dry, if below freezing.
 

Dogtrousers

Lefty tighty. Get it righty.
the piccadilly line has had chunks closed due to leaves on the line for quite a while

don't recall it being an issue when i were lad, apparently the introduction of disc brakes for trains is a problem, old brakes pressed on the wheel surface, scraping it clean, with discs the leaves/whatever can build up

That may be a factor.

If I consult my memory bank of half remembered unreliable nonsense it tells me that another factor is lighter weight (and hence more efficient) rolling stock not having the same leaf squishing effect as older heavier stock.
 
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