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Aaron
11-01-10, 13:05
At the end of last week, I had to do a few miles driving. The road leading out of my town was fairly snowfilled, but the thing that really surprised me was the size of the drifts along the edge.. Bearing in mind, these were not balanced on hedges or anything but rather drifted up against them.. They came about 3ft into the road on either side at some points, and this is on a very main road..

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w19/adunne_2007/P1060315.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w19/adunne_2007/P1060314.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w19/adunne_2007/P1060322.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w19/adunne_2007/P1060317.jpg
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w19/adunne_2007/P1060356.jpg

The one with the car in it was about 2-3 miles outside my town, and the rest were about 5 miles out, but quite a bit further uphill. Amazing what a difference in size it made! Bearing in mind this is devon, too! :lol:
Col
11-01-10, 13:21
How do we know it's not just a big verge on the side of the road covered in snow? ;)
coiler
11-01-10, 13:24
Good pics! could bury a car if one of those slipped

Mate lives in Macclesfield, up by the cat and fiddle pub the roadside drifts were covering up 6 foot road signs etc, some off the track farm roads were above the waist in depth :surprised:
Aaron
11-01-10, 13:33
How do we know it's not just a big verge on the side of the road covered in snow? ;)
Trust, my friend..Trust.. :lol: :lol:

Well, that and the fact you can see the hedge that its drifted up against in some of the photos, which show you where the edge of the road is... :lol:
Aaron
11-01-10, 13:34
Good pics! could bury a car if one of those slipped

Mate lives in Macclesfield, up by the cat and fiddle pub the roadside drifts were covering up 6 foot road signs etc, some off the track farm roads were above the waist in depth :surprised:
Girlfriend deserves the credit.. She came with me, and so I just gave her the camera and said take photos of anything white... :lol:
M4T VW
11-01-10, 13:37
http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w19/adunne_2007/P1060317.jpg

Cool pic, Looks like somthing out of an icecream scoop!:D
Aaron
11-01-10, 13:37
One more quite cool one.. I love the wave effect on drifts like these..

http://i172.photobucket.com/albums/w19/adunne_2007/P1060264.jpg
Will
11-01-10, 13:41
Good pics! could bury a car if one of those slipped

Mate lives in Macclesfield, up by the cat and fiddle pub the roadside drifts were covering up 6 foot road signs etc, some off the track farm roads were above the waist in depth :surprised:

I swear I live so close to Coiler...PARTY! :lol:
Aaron
11-01-10, 13:45
Look out coiler - he's getting closer to finding you....!
Will
11-01-10, 13:53
We could have a LAN party :lol:

http://images.icanhascheezburger.com/completestore/2008/5/21/worstlanparty128558695004179477.jpg
Funlester
11-01-10, 13:56
Good pics! could bury a car if one of those slipped

Mate lives in Macclesfield, up by the cat and fiddle pub the roadside drifts were covering up 6 foot road signs etc, some off the track farm roads were above the waist in depth :surprised:

The cat and fiddle pub, that the one that's one of the highest pubs in England?
Aaron
11-01-10, 13:59
I think so - along the Cat and Fiddle road, funnily enough.. :lol:
coiler
11-01-10, 14:03
I was thinking more a checked shirt party

Uh Oh....


*runs off* :coat
tystar
11-01-10, 14:04
I was thinking more a checked shirt party

Uh Oh....


*runs off* :coat


PMSL i'd sooner go naked :redface:
coiler
11-01-10, 14:05
The cat and fiddle pub, that the one that's one of the highest pubs in England?


Some amazing Mountain bike downhill if you drop accross Wildbourclough opposite the pub itself, entire sections with rocks the size of baby's heads, when the weather bad your literally descending down a river :clap:clap:clap
Funlester
11-01-10, 14:07
Some amazing Mountain bike downhill if you drop accross Wildbourclough opposite the pub itself, entire sections with rocks the size of baby's heads, when the weather bad your literally descending down a river :clap:clap:clap

OOhhh didnt know that. Will have to have a drive up when the snow has gone for a ride me thinks.
coiler
11-01-10, 14:40
take the full susser!
Funlester
11-01-10, 14:42
take the full susser!

Why is it a bit to much for a hardtail???
coiler
11-01-10, 14:49
Its more rocky than the Alps! (sort of)
Funlester
11-01-10, 14:51
Winner should be fun then!
DoubleTop
11-01-10, 18:29
where abouts in Devon? it's quite a big county.

DT.
Aaron
11-01-10, 18:35
East Devon - just to the right of Exeter :)
Aaron
12-01-10, 14:49
Well - its just started snowing really heavy again!
Funlester
12-01-10, 15:43
Well - its just started snowing really heavy again!

Nnnoooooooooooooooooooooooo
Aaron
12-01-10, 15:45
I think its supposed to die out once it gets up to your way.. I think its only the SW really with this lot!
Funlester
12-01-10, 15:46
Hope so
coiler
12-01-10, 16:27
I think its supposed to die out once it gets up to your way.. I think its only the SW really with this lot!


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