Fun in the Snow

Fun in the Snow

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Phoenix Viper

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747 posts

250 months

Tuesday 5th January 2010
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Not exactly Viper related but loving it today.

Anyone that has been to our house knows that we live at the top of some very high hills
so today with all the snow on the floor i get a call from a somewhat distraugt daughter
trapped in the snow at Matlock with 6" of the stuff in an hour people where struggling.
So chucked some stuff in the back of the Ram and off for Mission rescue damsell in distress.

One and a half hour later after many detours i rescued her from the snow and then returned home.

The Icing on the cake was that on the way back an AA wagon with a smashed/damaged car on the back was broadside on the hill blocking everything in both directions so a quick nip through the back roads put me at the top of the hill a niffty reverse wrong way down the hill put me in front of the truck.

Major towing strop D link and a hook on the towbar of the Ram and off we go, Now i have to say it was not easy but with all four spinning nice and slowly she got a little traction and then away we went. a couple of hundred yards from the top of the top of the hill the AA wagon stopped sliding sideways and through the traffic lights (on Red) we went.

Great fun and i have to say the Ram was fantastic in the snow

Good deed number 2 for the day

PV

Viper

10,005 posts

279 months

Tuesday 5th January 2010
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get some proper chunky tyres on your spare rims for next winter,
then youll be un-stoppable !

Viper

10,005 posts

279 months

Tuesday 5th January 2010
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reminds me of this vid on PH a few weeks ago

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eG_sD8yD40

fishboy

3,365 posts

236 months

Tuesday 5th January 2010
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bugger all hear at the mo !

ViperDave

5,571 posts

259 months

Tuesday 5th January 2010
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started here about 6:15 and we now have about 1/2 an inch on the ground

Dr-Bob

6,629 posts

266 months

Tuesday 5th January 2010
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ViperDave said:
started here about 6:15 and we now have about 1/2 an inch on the ground
You get much more (inch or so) and you will be up to your neck in it



Good going Mich sounds like fun,,, Go and play while you can :O)

Edited by Dr-Bob on Tuesday 5th January 19:16

Viper

10,005 posts

279 months

Tuesday 5th January 2010
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we had some here at last after breakfast still snowing now on/off, about 4" at the moment

Dr-Bob

6,629 posts

266 months

Tuesday 5th January 2010
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AND ITS SNOWING AGAIN HERE AS WELL....................

fishboy

3,365 posts

236 months

Tuesday 5th January 2010
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NO, FA here grumpy

ViperDave

5,571 posts

259 months

Tuesday 5th January 2010
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stopped for a while but started again now.

1" and counting

ViperDave

5,571 posts

259 months

Tuesday 5th January 2010
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3"

Phoenix Viper

Original Poster:

747 posts

250 months

Tuesday 5th January 2010
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7" now and still snowing lightly

Ginja

1,018 posts

207 months

Tuesday 5th January 2010
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Couple of inches here, looking like more on the way...

nismobrown

572 posts

257 months

Tuesday 5th January 2010
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nothing here yet , bring on the bad weather it increases our wood burning stove and flue pipe sales.

chuntington101

5,733 posts

242 months

Wednesday 6th January 2010
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Phoenix Viper said:
Not exactly Viper related but loving it today.

Anyone that has been to our house knows that we live at the top of some very high hills
so today with all the snow on the floor i get a call from a somewhat distraugt daughter
trapped in the snow at Matlock with 6" of the stuff in an hour people where struggling.
So chucked some stuff in the back of the Ram and off for Mission rescue damsell in distress.

One and a half hour later after many detours i rescued her from the snow and then returned home.

The Icing on the cake was that on the way back an AA wagon with a smashed/damaged car on the back was broadside on the hill blocking everything in both directions so a quick nip through the back roads put me at the top of the hill a niffty reverse wrong way down the hill put me in front of the truck.

Major towing strop D link and a hook on the towbar of the Ram and off we go, Now i have to say it was not easy but with all four spinning nice and slowly she got a little traction and then away we went. a couple of hundred yards from the top of the top of the hill the AA wagon stopped sliding sideways and through the traffic lights (on Red) we went.

Great fun and i have to say the Ram was fantastic in the snow

Good deed number 2 for the day

PV
Thumb up to you mate! wish more people where as helpfull as yourself.

fishboy

3,365 posts

236 months

Wednesday 6th January 2010
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woke up this morning with 8" on the ground




mind you i was kneeling winklaugh

VPRMAN

420 posts

249 months

Wednesday 6th January 2010
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Well done Mich, and lucky you. Our Ram has been snowed in for 2 weeks now, tried to clear it on Christmas day but waste of time. It wouldn't be fun out there in it anyway, only RWD and extra wide tyres

CO

Leatherman

1,030 posts

232 months

Friday 8th January 2010
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fishboy said:
woke up this morning with 8" on the ground




mind you i was kneeling winklaugh
Typical fisherman, prone to exageration whistle

fishboy

3,365 posts

236 months

Friday 8th January 2010
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Leatherman said:
fishboy said:
woke up this morning with 8" on the ground




mind you i was kneeling winklaugh
Typical fisherman, prone to exageration whistle
laugh

vpr

3,788 posts

244 months

Saturday 9th January 2010
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THe RAm is truely awesome in the snow.

I have a 2500 Cummins with big off road Mickey Thompsons and the thing is untouchable.


Just switch back to 2 Wheel drive for some back out action.....Superb