: Driving to the airport this morning in the dark I encountered a not very clever thing with the RRS Xenons................... in driving snow (we've had 2" fall in the 2 hours it took me to drive the 29 miles to the airport which normally I can do in 40 minutes) the lenses kept getting covered with a wall of snow and there isn't enough heat from the lamps to melt it so they just get dimmer and dimmer so had to stop and clear them every couple of miles. It was OK for the cars behind me as they were getting the spray I kicked up, but being first in the queue isn't nice. Also nearly went off the road as there was ice under the snow/slush................. I was only doing 20mph in snow setting and manually shifting between 2nd and 3rd. Now all filghts from Schipol are delayed due to high wind there so haven't even left the UK yet! I'll get to Hong Kong eventually, just hope the ship hasn't sailed for Korea by that time! 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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That's not good. Doesn't sound fun up there, Tim!

When does the ship sail from HK? 

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Saturday night Schmoogle, even the lamp washers with winter concentrate wash fluid in them couldn't clear it away! Is it windy down there with you guys because Schipol is currently having big delays due to high winds! 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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Last edited by Tim in Scotland on Thu Jan 18 2007 10:47am. Edited 1 time in total

Doesn't sound good Tim

Just very very windy down here today

Ps Have a safe trip 
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Sat here in the KLM exec lounge on their free Wifi supping their free coffee and eating their free tabnabs! It can snow as long as it likes! It's pretty grim out in the main waiting area though, only 4 other folks in the execs lounge! 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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Have just spoken to my dad and it took him 40 minutes to drive to within 1/2 mile from home but now he is stuck because there are 20 lorries and trucks skidded at the local X roads!!!! Local police know me and the car, but were surprised to find him driving it - they are leading him and a string of other 4x4's across fields to bypass the snarl up! Glad I sent him on an LRE course! He says the RRS is BRILLIANT for when everybody else is stuck, you get priority treatment! 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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Sound like a bit of fun

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Excellent... still have to be very careful though. It's blowing a gale here. I'm sitting looking out across Heathrow at the moment. Airfield movements don't seem to be slower than normal though. 

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There is no wind here at all just thick swirling white snow.
MDP, theres more snow here than there is in the Alps, you sure you want to go to Italy! Flights are all still operating normally here too, only the Schipol flight is delayed 2020 Pangea Green 1st Edition D240 New Defender 110 is here and loving it
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Let's hope you get away soon then. Have a safe trip mate!  

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Its windy here - BUT I want snow!

What part of Scotland has snow like this now?

Tim, when the outside temp is below a certain level, if you use the washers regularly the car will heat the water to melt the ice.

Tim in Scotland wrote:

there isn't enough heat from the lamps to melt it so they just get dimmer and dimmer

Pelyma wrote:

Tim, when the outside temp is below a certain level, if you use the washers regularly the car will heat the water to melt the ice.

Ooh does it  Cheers

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