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Offline Nick

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Gritting lorries
« on: December 18, 2011, 07:03:13 PM »
Twice today my car has been machine gunned by these bastards cussing:
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Re: Gritting lorries
« Reply #1 on: December 18, 2011, 07:13:53 PM »
Pink Nissan Micra's are not exempt you know...
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Re: Gritting lorries
« Reply #2 on: December 18, 2011, 07:33:06 PM »
They can't win can they ....if they were not around you'd moan  whistle:
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Re: Gritting lorries
« Reply #3 on: December 18, 2011, 07:35:03 PM »
Quote from: Nick (GC First Class) on December 18, 2011, 07:03:13 PM
Twice today my car has been machine gunned by these bastards cussing:

Blame JOM...
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Re: Gritting lorries
« Reply #4 on: December 18, 2011, 07:36:02 PM »
Quote from: Nick (GC First Class) on December 18, 2011, 07:03:13 PM
Twice today my car has been machine gunned by these bastards cussing:

Least you won't get snowed in......... whistle:
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Re: Gritting lorries
« Reply #5 on: December 18, 2011, 07:58:10 PM »
Quote from: Nick (GC First Class) on December 18, 2011, 07:03:13 PM
Twice today my car has been machine gunned by these bastards cussing:

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How many times have you arrived safely cos of 'em like
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Re: Gritting lorries
« Reply #6 on: December 18, 2011, 07:59:05 PM »
Quote from: Just One More on December 18, 2011, 07:58:10 PM
Quote from: Nick (GC First Class) on December 18, 2011, 07:03:13 PM
Twice today my car has been machine gunned by these bastards cussing:

 eveilgrin:

How many times have you arrived safely cos of 'em like

Never - they only venture out when the roads are clear....  ::)
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Re: Gritting lorries
« Reply #7 on: December 18, 2011, 08:01:27 PM »
I came round a corner in Wales once and found one dead ahead. It shattered my fooking windscreen cussing:
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Re: Gritting lorries
« Reply #8 on: December 18, 2011, 08:14:52 PM »
Snot grit...its salt...

They salt the roads now...

Rock salt prolly...
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Re: Gritting lorries
« Reply #9 on: December 18, 2011, 08:27:21 PM »
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Re: Gritting lorries
« Reply #10 on: December 18, 2011, 08:30:47 PM »
Well it makes a hell of a noise as it hits my paintwork cussing: cussing: cussing: cussing:
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Re: Gritting lorries
« Reply #11 on: December 19, 2011, 08:29:44 AM »
Quote from: Pirate (It's 5 o'clock somewhere...) on December 18, 2011, 08:14:52 PM
Snot grit...its salt...

They salt the roads now...

Rock salt prolly...


In Denbighshire they use "Brine" ....... apparently it does less damage to vehicle paintwork.  whistle:
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Re: Gritting lorries
« Reply #12 on: December 19, 2011, 11:28:08 AM »
Quote from: Nick (GC First Class) on December 18, 2011, 08:01:27 PM
I came round a corner in Wales once and found one dead ahead. It shattered my fooking windscreen cussing:

Was that standard gritting practice or blind panic when they realised who was approaching?   rubschin:
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Re: Gritting lorries
« Reply #13 on: December 19, 2011, 06:03:33 PM »
Quote from: Snoopy on December 19, 2011, 08:29:44 AM
Quote from: Pirate (It's 5 o'clock somewhere...) on December 18, 2011, 08:14:52 PM
Snot grit...its salt...

They salt the roads now...

Rock salt prolly...


In Denbighshire they use "Brine" ....... apparently it does less damage to vehicle paintwork.  whistle:

We use that too, less damaging to bridges etc, we turn back to rock salt when we see Astras approaching like  whistle:
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Re: Gritting lorries
« Reply #14 on: December 19, 2011, 06:05:00 PM »
Quote from: Just One More on December 19, 2011, 06:03:33 PM
Quote from: Snoopy on December 19, 2011, 08:29:44 AM
Quote from: Pirate (It's 5 o'clock somewhere...) on December 18, 2011, 08:14:52 PM
Snot grit...its salt...

They salt the roads now...

Rock salt prolly...


In Denbighshire they use "Brine" ....... apparently it does less damage to vehicle paintwork.  whistle:

We use that too, less damaging to bridges etc, we turn back to rock salt when we see Astras approaching like  whistle:


Does it damage clutches......... rubschin:
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