What did you do Today 2018

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Darndest thing. 3D printer didn't home until after heating, then was feeding virtually no filament at all.

Checked Cura and the profile it was using didn't bear the remotest resemblance to the ones I normally use, even the start up gcode was completely different.

Reloaded a profile and all is OK. but I have no idea where it got the odd one from.

Neil

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Just fetched my daughter from the station, a two-mile journey. It took thirty minutes each way, but her train was 3/4 of an hour late.

Coming back I pulled off the dual carriage way onto the long service road for our house. There was a car which had come off the dual carriageway, over a grass verge, over the service road, over a pavement and grass verge, over a car park, over more grass and finally been stopped by an eight-foot steel palisade fence.

I went to investigate and fortunately what looked like a slumped body was just the airbag – the driver scared the crap out of me by popping out the rear door just as I went to open the driver door!

He said all he did was touch the brake… I have seen numerous cars leave the road on that stretch which has led to the speed limit being dropped.

Neil

[Mick B1Participant @mickb1]

Posted by Lathejack on 28/02/2018 21:57:39:

……….

 

You're gonna get swarf in yer cuppa…

What'd I do today? 

Hid from the bleedin' weather! 

Edited By Mick B1 on 01/03/2018 18:23:23

[MuzzerParticipant @muzzer]

I doubt if that was the only pedal he touched leading up to the loss of control. Sounds like a candidate for prosecution. Careless driving used to be the default offence for any form of accident without clear mitigating circumstances. Complete stupidity and driving at excessive speed in the conditions could have had tragic consequences. Probably not enough coppers around these days to see to him.

Murray

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Posted by Muzzer on 01/03/2018 18:22:43:

I doubt if that was the only pedal he touched leading up to the loss of control. Sounds like a candidate for prosecution. Careless driving used to be the default offence for any form of accident without clear mitigating circumstances. Complete stupidity and driving at excessive speed in the conditions could have had tragic consequences. Probably not enough coppers around these days to see to him.

Murray

It did occur to me, given the majority of drivers were doing about 30-40mph max.

Neil

[MuzzerParticipant @muzzer]

If you want to look at some machines and welders, there are some going at auction next week in Cheshire….

Fees and vat apply of course.

Murray

[Cornish JackParticipant @cornishjack]

For those of us 'brought up' on cable drum brakes, skinny cross-ply tyres and semi-elliptic springing, speed control is almost naturally done with the throttle. Watch the brake lights of the vehicle ahead of you – tells you much about their driving skill and gives you a major clue as to how to avoid getting involved in their 'insurance claim'.

rgds

Bill

[ChrisHParticipant @chrish]

The main problems with road accidents to seems to me is that the majority drive too fast, too close and with no consideration to weather or road conditions, then wonder why they crash. All simples really.

All the fault of the nanny state trying to think for people and not teaching common sense and thinking for oneself anymore, coupled with the modern trend of I want it all and I want it right now, I'm entitled to it.

Then when you try and tell them the poor sad snowflakes throw a loopy, they can't cope with real life, no one told them.

Chris

[Mick B1Participant @mickb1]

Posted by Cornish Jack on 01/03/2018 19:01:17:

…Watch the brake lights of the vehicle ahead of you – tells you much about their driving skill and gives you a major clue as to how to avoid getting involved in their 'insurance claim'.

rgds

Bill

Not always. Those of us brought up to use low gear and engine-braking to control speed on deceleration and descents may give less warning with brake lights, especially if we know antilock systems are likely to cut in. The main game seems to be to keep a very respectful distance from the vehicle in front, and do everything gently and smoothly. I saw two very silly accidents on 'difficult' roads in the Derbyshire Peaks yesterday – one caused by idiotically close following – and was grateful for getting home myself without one.

[Sam Longley 1Participant @samlongley1]

Our local face book page shows a policeman in the village hiding behind a snow drift with a speed camera in the 30 MPH zone. Not sure who the H..l was going to get up to 30MPH . I suppose getting booked today would be a bit like a yob getting an ASBO . A bit of a trophy to be proud of , as in "- hey look how fast I managed to go !!"

[LimpetParticipant @limpet]

What most drivers don't realise is that when there's a red weather warning their insurance won't cover them so it would be interesting to know how many of today's idiotic driver were legally covered.

Tired from walking home

Lionel

[Barnaby WildeParticipant @barnabywilde70941]

Posted by Limpet on 01/03/2018 20:48:03:

What most drivers don't realise is that when there's a red weather warning their insurance won't cover them so it would be interesting to know how many of today's idiotic driver were legally covered.

Tired from walking home

Lionel

Nonsense.

[martin perman 1Participant @martinperman1]

Posted by Mick Charity on 01/03/2018 20:52:53:

Posted by Limpet on 01/03/2018 20:48:03:

What most drivers don't realise is that when there's a red weather warning their insurance won't cover them so it would be interesting to know how many of today's idiotic driver were legally covered.

Tired from walking home

Lionel

Nonsense.

I've just done a search and a lot of the newspapers are talking about it and insurance companies have said that insurances will not be void.

[Barnaby WildeParticipant @barnabywilde70941]

Can somebody please tell me, "at what point in our recent history did snow stop being fun" ?

I eventually dragged the grandkids back home in fear of frostbite, for 3 of 'em, this is their first real experience of anything more than a hard frost.

When did it stop being fun & become some kind of apocalyptic event where the world grinds to a halt ?

[Another JohnSParticipant @anotherjohns]

Snow's finally melted enough to get the bicycle out; have not used it since the beginning of November, as I refuse to cycle on snowy/icy roads. And, we had one day where the high temperature was -22c, and that's a bit too cold for me to bicycle about!

Some use studded tyres (yes, on a bicycle) and there's a new trend called a fat-bike where the wheels look like doughnuts, all to go through the winter snow and ice.

Anyway, cycled out to get my haircut, had one patch of bicycle path and that was still covered in snow, so walked through that. The snow can disappear quite quickly; as soon as the spring sun gets on to something dark, (like dirt, grass, pavement) then the snow goes. Probably still a few weeks until we see much of the yard, though!

This is unseasonably warm for us – not that I'm complaining… Have been canoeing in early May and still encountered ice in north-facing bays.

Don't worry by fellow UK modelers, grab a cup of tea and take pictures; your snow will disappear soon enough.

 

Edited By John Alexander Stewart on 01/03/2018 21:17:25

[martin perman 1Participant @martinperman1]

John,

The problem we have in this country is that anybody younger than 40 has never driven in severe weather and they drive like idiots at the best of times.They have no idea what to do, you just watch the news to see somebody whose back wheels are doing 30 mph and not moving as he polishes the road.

Martin P

[BazyleParticipant @bazyle]

Posted by Mick Charity on 01/03/2018 21:15:34:

When did it stop being fun & become some kind of apocalyptic event where the world grinds to a halt ?

When you have to commute 90 minutes each way to work and so much industry has disappeared you can't just get another job nearby. Only 2 more winters to retirement.

[Another JohnSParticipant @anotherjohns]

Posted by martin perman on 01/03/2018 21:24:47:

The problem we have in this country is that anybody younger than 40 has never driven in severe weather and they drive like idiots at the best of times.They have no idea what to do, you just watch the news to see somebody whose back wheels are doing 30 mph and not moving as he polishes the road.

Martin – driving like idiots seems to be a world-wide issue, then. Watched a Mercedes driver do the same thing here in Ottawa yesterday – car sounded impressive, speed not so much. Sounded like 200km/h, actual speed – 0.

Yes, we are lucky in that the snow clearing equipment is available, and I know that it's not in Britain, while impatience is wide-spread everywhere.

I was serious when I said "grab a cup of tea and take pictures; your snow will disappear soon enough" – especially if it is a rare occurrence, why not enjoy it? (I know, people have to get to work, or wherever.)

By the way, not that we get a lot of snow here compared to the mountains out west (what comes here, tends to stay), so the most impressive thing in the winter is to see the clearing of snow banks on city streets. The city literally puts cardboard and wooden stick signs indicating "no parking during the hours of…" and, during that timeframe, big snow augers chew their way through the snowbanks, spitting the snow into huge dump (some articulated) trucks; all the while on the move. Little bulldozer things clear the sidewalks (pavements?) and the bus stops; there must be 10 to 11 vehicles on the move at once. Any cars parked in the "snow clearing area" get towed to a compound. Anything in the way (including those little signs) gets cleared by the snow machines.

Hope everyone stays safe – John.

[Sam Longley 1Participant @samlongley1]

Posted by Mick Charity on 01/03/2018 21:15:34:

When did it stop being fun & become some kind of apocalyptic event where the world grinds to a halt ?

When I had to pay the wages of 15 bricklayers & hod carriers to sit in a site hut for a week playing cards instead of laying bricks. Not to mention the ground workers & other trades for whom I could not find work inside.

Then when they could work they all p..d off up the road for a £1-00 a day more !!!!!

[Sam Longley 1Participant @samlongley1]

Posted by Mick Charity on 01/03/2018 21:15:34:

Can somebody please tell me, "at what point in our recent history did snow stop being fun" ?

Won't be much fun when the thaw comes & the water starts washing out of the hills.There will be a few poor s.ds pushing flood water & mud out of their houses before this is all over I'll bet

Edited By Sam Longley 1 on 01/03/2018 22:30:46

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Posted by Mick B1 on 01/03/2018 20:13:46:

Posted by Cornish Jack on 01/03/2018 19:01:17:

…Watch the brake lights of the vehicle ahead of you – tells you much about their driving skill and gives you a major clue as to how to avoid getting involved in their 'insurance claim'.

rgds

Bill

Not always. Those of us brought up to use low gear and engine-braking to control speed on deceleration and descents may give less warning with brake lights, especially if we know antilock systems are likely to cut in. The main game seems to be to keep a very respectful distance from the vehicle in front, and do everything gently and smoothly. I saw two very silly accidents on 'difficult' roads in the Derbyshire Peaks yesterday – one caused by idiotically close following – and was grateful for getting home myself without one.

Had what turned out to be a HGV carrying botled gas tailgating me in a near white-out last night. Just too my foot off the throttle and turned the hazards on and he got the message and overtook. P******

In the snow a couple of weeks ago my brother got ten miles on eth rout to Scotland before his wipers failed! AA got him home in three relays. At open point they were overtaken by three HGVs when only doing about 35. They soon passed one of teh HGVs jacknifed and suspended on the barrier at a slip road. the driver was OK and out of the cab so tehy carried on – AA bloke said if he stopped they wouldnt get started again!

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

Posted by martin perman on 01/03/2018 21:24:47:

John,

The problem we have in this country is that anybody younger than 40 has never driven in severe weather and they drive like idiots at the best of times.They have no idea what to do, you just watch the news to see somebody whose back wheels are doing 30 mph and not moving as he polishes the road.

I doubt that 1% of today's drivers have driven RWD, let alone in the snow. Not that I ever ended up driving an Opel Manta into a 3 foot deep ditch after a 200 yard slide and getting pulled out with a tractor, oh no sir…!

[Brett HurtParticipant @bretthurt41827]

Had a glass of win with my love and read me 1977.

[SillyOldDufferModerator @sillyoldduffer]

T'other thing that makes heavy weather driving in the UK difficult is the sheer number of other cars on the road. Driving on dry snow isn't that difficult provided you can keep going and have plenty of room. But you can't and don't; other cars get stuck, or park by the roadside, drivers lose their nerve, drivers misjudge, roads are closed, engines overheat etc. Even the best driver in a 4×4 fitted with chains is liable to find himself stuck helpless in a queue. In addition British Snow (otherwise best in the world), is mostly nasty wet slippery stuff, wet ice on wet ice being the acme of low friction. We are justly famous for the highly deceptive qualities of our black-ice: one small patch on an otherwise clear road can take you for a quick spin …

Dave

[Sam Longley 1Participant @samlongley1]

Can someone tell me what these mindless morons were doing?

**LINK**

[Author]

Posts