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Post by GTCGreg on Feb 10, 2016 16:50:07 GMT
Getting back to winter driving, we really haven't had enough snow this year for people to get any practice. I haven't needed to fire up the snowblower once so far this year and we're already well over the peak.
I wonder how much insurance claims are down.
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Post by the light works on Feb 10, 2016 17:03:30 GMT
Getting back to winter driving, we really haven't had enough snow this year for people to get any practice. I haven't needed to fire up the snowblower once so far this year and we're already well over the peak. I wonder how much insurance claims are down. why would there be less claims just because there isn't a handy excuse? |
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Post by GTCGreg on Feb 10, 2016 17:24:11 GMT
Getting back to winter driving, we really haven't had enough snow this year for people to get any practice. I haven't needed to fire up the snowblower once so far this year and we're already well over the peak. I wonder how much insurance claims are down. why would there be less claims just because there isn't a handy excuse? Just out of curiosity, I just call my insurance agent and asked him. He said that he didn't have any actual statistics yet, but based on his own experiance, claims so far this winter are way down. At least in our area. He also said that claims for roof and property damage are also down because of the less severe weather we've been having so far this winter. I told him I'd call back in spring after tornado season. |
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Post by kharnynb on Feb 10, 2016 17:53:32 GMT
wait for traffic to clear is wrong though Silver, it should be traffic stopping when able, a pedestrian waiting to cross has the same right if way as a priority road would have.
Sadly, a lot of motorists don't follow this rule, especially in bigger cities.
In Helsinki we had a camera set up for a check if a certain crossing needed a traffic light.
There was an average wait time per pedestrian of 90 seconds, longest measurement was 4 MINUTES!
Noone can tell me that in 4 minutes the cars could not brake.....
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Post by silverdragon on Feb 11, 2016 7:45:57 GMT
why would there be less claims just because there isn't a handy excuse? Just out of curiosity, I just call my insurance agent and asked him. He said that he didn't have any actual statistics yet, but based on his own experiance, claims so far this winter are way down. At least in our area. He also said that claims for roof and property damage are also down because of the less severe weather we've been having so far this winter. I told him I'd call back in spring after tornado season. Judging from news from my fried who is still working for the Paint company, he said last I saw of him, he wasnt mad busy as we hadnt had any snow much yet this year. Remembering back to my time there, it did get a little more busy and the loads got heavier in snow season (or just after) with vehicle paint. |
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Post by kharnynb on Feb 11, 2016 10:02:51 GMT
I bet house paint and roofing materials is good business in the UK currently though.
You guys seem to get hit by a lot of storms
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Post by silverdragon on Feb 11, 2016 10:32:02 GMT
I bet house paint and roofing materials is good business in the UK currently though. You guys seem to get hit by a lot of storms All kinds of construction material is being sent everywhere and at great quantity, thats mostly what I am doing at nights these days, checking over trailers that they match the shipping orders, making sure everything is secure, and lining them up ready to get towed out the gate.... We are doing mostly hardware, the wet-work of paint is another supplier?.. |
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Post by c64 on Feb 14, 2016 9:56:13 GMT
Getting back to winter driving, we really haven't had enough snow this year for people to get any practice. I haven't needed to fire up the snowblower once so far this year and we're already well over the peak. I wonder how much insurance claims are down. In central Europe,Insurance claims are more up than usual, there was a serious windstorm last week. |
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Post by kharnynb on Feb 14, 2016 10:28:02 GMT
here, february has been fun, freezing during the night, thawing during the day, perfect conditions for water on ice situations.....
Even for finnish winter, this is a nasty one for driving....
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Post by silverdragon on Feb 14, 2016 12:50:58 GMT
here, february has been fun, freezing during the night, thawing during the day, perfect conditions for water on ice situations..... Even for finnish winter, this is a nasty one for driving.... For YOU to say that?... I follow WRC rally sports, and the common consensus is "If you want to get ahead, get a Fin", a not to the fact that Finish drivers are the best all round weather experts, so if its bad for you, then it MUST be bad. |
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Post by c64 on Feb 14, 2016 14:16:10 GMT
here, february has been fun, freezing during the night, thawing during the day, perfect conditions for water on ice situations..... Even for finnish winter, this is a nasty one for driving.... For YOU to say that?... I follow WRC rally sports, and the common consensus is "If you want to get ahead, get a Fin", a not to the fact that Finish drivers are the best all round weather experts, so if its bad for you, then it MUST be bad. The problem isn't that it is cold. The trouble is the wetness and the temperatures changing fast between freezing and thawing. This causes a condition where you can't see well and the roads are slippery in an unpredictable way. This causes an "advanced darkness" where your own headlights don't seem to do anything and any light else blinds you. |
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Post by kharnynb on Feb 14, 2016 14:52:09 GMT
what c64 describes is "black ice" where the road seems clean but is iced. that happens a lot, but generally at the start of winter.
What we have now is a thick layer of ice, covered with puddles of water, causing aquaplanning on top of ice....not fun.
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Post by the light works on Feb 14, 2016 15:07:32 GMT
worst slick road conditions I have seen were directly behind a snowplow. for some reason the action of the auger left a perfectly polished finish.
beyond that we have a tendency to get slush. then people hydroplane on it.
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Post by kharnynb on Feb 15, 2016 7:11:46 GMT
Tip for frozen locks.
Fill a gallon freezer bag with hot tap water, tie it closed and push it against the door over the lock.
It will shape perfectly and water holds a lot of heat.
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Post by silverdragon on Feb 15, 2016 9:12:29 GMT
Or you can just squirt WD40 into the lock...
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Post by kharnynb on Feb 15, 2016 12:09:18 GMT
That only works if it's only the cylinder that's frozen
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Post by the light works on Feb 15, 2016 15:43:57 GMT
or you can move to a warmer climate.
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Post by c64 on Feb 15, 2016 19:39:00 GMT
or you can move to a warmer climate. Or buy a car where the door mechanism won't ice up... |
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Post by silverdragon on Feb 16, 2016 8:08:59 GMT
That only works if it's only the cylinder that's frozen Had to think on this one three read-throughs to get the point.... So the other mechanisms of levers and as far as possibly the actual lock its self on the door frozen?... Thats down to bad maintenance and bad design of the locking mechanism that allows water to get to those parts isnt it?. Yeah, thats a problem... I have this thing with all vehicles I own that I double check the locks are lubricated, with "white grease" added where required, its a spray grease that acts sort of like WD40 in that it has the penetration bit, but, when the alcohols evaporate off, it leaves behind a thicker grease like substance. Its also mostly water resistant.... |
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Post by silverdragon on Feb 16, 2016 8:11:21 GMT
Or get central locking where the locks are separated from the door cylinders in such a way they dont ever get wet or frozen?.
My car has only one lock cylinder on doors, the rest are central locking, the boot has its own, separated so you dont unlock the whole car, but again is central locked.
They have never frozen up... [yet...]
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