Its December 1st, and time to.......

[Adywebb]

Mention Christmas!!!

Not that many shopping days left to go now, so I need to get cracking

 

[Becky]

Did I hear someone say CHRISTMAS?!

Mince pies all round!

 

[Ian]

Mmmmmm, mince pies, mulled wine and hog roasts - yes please!

 

[Anon_F]

Done all my Christmas shopping already!
But some bargains out their, after all Woolies are for sale at £1!!!!

 

[Nobody in particular]

Whey Christmas!!! ... opps, are we allowed to say that word now ? hehe
You can tell it's December cus it's Fecking cold! lol

 

[Adywebb]

Yep, was -4C when the missus set off this morning in the new Octavia......she phoned me up and said the windscreen washers were frozen and the headlamp washers were stuck in the out position and won't retract


Hopefully they will when it warms up a bit and they aren't knackered

 

[Anon_F]

Yep, was -4C when the missus set off this morning

Oh the joy of a crisp Shropshire morning out at Tern Hill/Shawbury how i used to love them, not!
At least nowadays in the deep South at Gatwick it did not get that low last night.

 

[itsme]

Yep, was -4C when the missus set off this morning in the new Octavia......she phoned me up and said the windscreen washers were frozen and the headlamp washers were stuck in the out position and won't retract


Hopefully they will when it warms up a bit and they aren't knackered

Tip> Pour hot water on the frozen surfaces [NOT boiling] windscreen/water pipes/door handles etc no it wont do damage.

 

[Adywebb]

Shes done that now - but one of the headlamp washer modules is refusing to budge as yet....am I right in thinking they operate by using the washer water pressure rather than a motor?

Oh the joy of a crisp Shropshire morning out at Tern Hill/Shawbury how i used to love them, not!
At least nowadays in the deep South at Gatwick it did not get that low last night.

Yep, the area around Shawbury can get very cold - if I remember correctly Shawbury had one of the lowest recorded English temps.....somewhere around -26C

 

[Taffycat]

Yay, 1st December, the month of all things festive and Christmas. Got some new Crimbo-tree lights this year, wey-hey! Oh the fun and jollity, as happy cats try to climb it, or else sit there batting at the dangly things. The jolly jingle of bells, as I trot around the house wearing my reindeer antlers (if I can remember where I put 'em last year, that is) and the warm aroma of mince pies circulating..... Mmmmm

 

[itsme]

Shes done that now - but one of the headlamp washer modules is refusing to budge as yet....am I right in thinking they operate by using the washer water pressure rather than a motor?

Dont force it, it is powered by a motor pump leave it thaw out completely then try it if it dont work take it to the main dealer [nearest] they will sort it tell them it stopped working? in future dont use them if frozen wait>>>>> or pee on them thats warm enough

 

[Taffycat]

...or pee on them thats warm enough

Heck of a place to form an icicle though

 

[Madxgraphics]

Dont force it, it is powered by a motor pump leave it thaw out completely then try it if it dont work take it to the main dealer [nearest] they will sort it tell them it stopped working? in future dont use them if frozen wait>>>>> or pee on them thats warm enough

How did we get from been allowed to say Christmas to fixing/ de-icing things on cars....?

 

[Ian]

Shes done that now - but one of the headlamp washer modules is refusing to budge as yet....am I right in thinking they operate by using the washer water pressure rather than a motor?

I'd give it a little time to see if it thaws, pretty sure it will operate via the washer water pressure

 

[Anon_F]

Yep, the area around Shawbury can get very cold - if I remember correctly Shawbury had one of the lowest recorded English temps.....somewhere around -26C

Think it was early 1980's, I was their for that night, it was very cold!
Our oil fired heating stopped due to the oil in the tank freezing up.

 

[nivrip]

Heck of a place to form an icicle though

Hee, hee, what a thought.

Shame on you for thinking such things, TC.

 

[Anon_F]

Shame on you for thinking such things, TC.

It' the time of year that TC starts to get silly.
Mulled wine & mince pies do that to some people.

 

[Abarbarian]

Heck of a place to form an icicle though

"Watch out where the huskies go an dont you eat that yellow snow".

 

[floppybootstomp]

"Watch out where the huskies go an dont you eat that yellow snow".

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Hot Rats & Apostrophe his best albums ever

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As for the rest of this thread:

Bah Humbug

 

[Taffycat]

Caution! If you happen to look out of your window and see some of these:
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Don't be tempted to lick them... just in case they were caused by a couple of these:
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