Freezing Hull

New Year's Day is set to be 12C believe it or not.
I had a little chuckle to myself when I saw that Waitrose had cleared all of
their deicer from the checkout area and Spring stuff was being displayed
instead.

--
Simon Mason

On Thu, 29 Dec 2011 06:23:31 -0000, "Simon Mason"
wrote:

New Year's Day is set to be 12C believe it or not.
I had a little chuckle to myself when I saw that Waitrose had cleared all of
their deicer from the checkout area and Spring stuff was being displayed
instead.

Perhasp they have sold out.

"PUPILS had a lucky escape when a double-decker on the morning school run
demolished a bus shelter. The bus had been on its way to Beverley's Longcroft
School when it hit a patch of black ice."


We all had a right big chuckle when we saw that the temperature in Hull and
surrounding district was below zero and you had once again shown that you were
the village idiot.

On Dec 29, 6:23*am, "Simon Mason"
wrote:
New Year's Day is set to be 12C believe it or not.
I had a little chuckle to myself when I saw that Waitrose had cleared all of
their deicer from the checkout area and Spring stuff was being displayed
instead.



It is currently 10C and slated to be a balmy 14C on New Years Day.
All of the Spring bulbs are out in the shops amd there are no deicers
to be found at all.

--
Simon Mason

On Dec 30 2011, 2:04*am, Simon Mason wrote:
On Dec 29, 6:23*am, "Simon Mason"
wrote:

New Year's Day is set to be 12C believe it or not.
I had a little chuckle to myself when I saw that Waitrose had cleared all of
their deicer from the checkout area and Spring stuff was being displayed
instead.

It is currently 10C and slated to be a balmy 14C on New Years Day.
All of the Spring bulbs are out in the shops amd there are no deicers
to be found at all.


Had to break the ice on our garden ponds yesterday as it had dipped
well below freezing.
Now it is minus 3C so I will need to get well wrapped for my 12 mile
walk to get my hair cut at 0830 today.
--
Simon Mason

On 17/01/2012 06:15, Simon Mason wrote:
On Dec 30 2011, 2:04 am, Simon wrote:
On Dec 29, 6:23 am, "Simon
wrote:

New Year's Day is set to be 12C believe it or not.
I had a little chuckle to myself when I saw that Waitrose had cleared all of
their deicer from the checkout area and Spring stuff was being displayed
instead.

It is currently 10C and slated to be a balmy 14C on New Years Day.
All of the Spring bulbs are out in the shops amd there are no deicers
to be found at all.


Had to break the ice on our garden ponds yesterday as it had dipped
well below freezing.
Now it is minus 3C so I will need to get well wrapped for my 12 mile
walk to get my hair cut at 0830 today.

Nice to see the mullet is still in fashion in Hull.



--
Dave - Cyclists VOR. "Many people barely recognise the bicycle as a
legitimate mode of transport; it is either a toy for children or a
vehicle fit only for the poor and/or strange," Dave Horton - Lancaster
University

On Mon, 16 Jan 2012 22:15:43 -0800 (PST), Simon Mason
wrote:

On Dec 30 2011, 2:04*am, Simon Mason wrote:
On Dec 29, 6:23*am, "Simon Mason"
wrote:

New Year's Day is set to be 12C believe it or not.
I had a little chuckle to myself when I saw that Waitrose had cleared all of
their deicer from the checkout area and Spring stuff was being displayed
instead.

It is currently 10C and slated to be a balmy 14C on New Years Day.
All of the Spring bulbs are out in the shops amd there are no deicers
to be found at all.


Had to break the ice on our garden ponds yesterday as it had dipped
well below freezing.
Now it is minus 3C so I will need to get well wrapped for my 12 mile
walk to get my hair cut at 0830 today.



As fascinating as ever.

On Tue, 17 Jan 2012 08:36:40 +0000, Dave - Cyclists VOR
wrote:

On 17/01/2012 06:15, Simon Mason wrote:
On Dec 30 2011, 2:04 am, Simon wrote:
On Dec 29, 6:23 am, "Simon
wrote:

New Year's Day is set to be 12C believe it or not.
I had a little chuckle to myself when I saw that Waitrose had cleared all of
their deicer from the checkout area and Spring stuff was being displayed
instead.

It is currently 10C and slated to be a balmy 14C on New Years Day.
All of the Spring bulbs are out in the shops amd there are no deicers
to be found at all.


Had to break the ice on our garden ponds yesterday as it had dipped
well below freezing.
Now it is minus 3C so I will need to get well wrapped for my 12 mile
walk to get my hair cut at 0830 today.

Nice to see the mullet is still in fashion in Hull.


He could perhaps give us a photo of the haddock and the mullet side by side.

On Jan 17, 6:15*am, Simon Mason wrote:
On Dec 30 2011, 2:04*am, Simon Mason wrote:

On Dec 29, 6:23*am, "Simon Mason"
wrote:

New Year's Day is set to be 12C believe it or not.
I had a little chuckle to myself when I saw that Waitrose had cleared all of
their deicer from the checkout area and Spring stuff was being displayed
instead.

It is currently 10C and slated to be a balmy 14C on New Years Day.
All of the Spring bulbs are out in the shops amd there are no deicers
to be found at all.

Had to break the ice on our garden ponds yesterday as it had dipped
well below freezing.
Now it is minus 3C so I will need to get well wrapped for my 12 mile
walk to get my hair cut at 0830 today.
--
Simon Mason

Would have needed the de-icer yesterday if only the car would have
started. Even if I can't find a can of de-icer I have magnesium
chloride which should work. If ever the washer 'water' should freeze
on the windscreen I'll use a magnesium solution for that. Seems a
lot cheaper than the special heated windscreens.

"thirty-six" wrote in message
...
On Jan 17, 6:15 am, Simon Mason wrote:
On Dec 30 2011, 2:04 am, Simon Mason wrote:

On Dec 29, 6:23 am, "Simon Mason"
wrote:

New Year's Day is set to be 12C believe it or not.
I had a little chuckle to myself when I saw that Waitrose had cleared
all of
their deicer from the checkout area and Spring stuff was being
displayed
instead.

It is currently 10C and slated to be a balmy 14C on New Years Day.
All of the Spring bulbs are out in the shops amd there are no deicers
to be found at all.

Had to break the ice on our garden ponds yesterday as it had dipped
well below freezing.
Now it is minus 3C so I will need to get well wrapped for my 12 mile
walk to get my hair cut at 0830 today.
--
Simon Mason

Would have needed the de-icer yesterday if only the car would have
started. Even if I can't find a can of de-icer I have magnesium
chloride which should work. If ever the washer 'water' should freeze
on the windscreen I'll use a magnesium solution for that. Seems a
lot cheaper than the special heated windscreens.

Have you considered using warm dihydrogen monoxide? That's fairly cheap
these days and leaves little residue.

On Jan 17, 1:27*pm, "Mr. Benn" wrote:
"thirty-six" wrote in message

...









On Jan 17, 6:15 am, Simon Mason wrote:
On Dec 30 2011, 2:04 am, Simon Mason wrote:

On Dec 29, 6:23 am, "Simon Mason"
wrote:

New Year's Day is set to be 12C believe it or not.
I had a little chuckle to myself when I saw that Waitrose had cleared
all of
their deicer from the checkout area and Spring stuff was being
displayed
instead.

It is currently 10C and slated to be a balmy 14C on New Years Day.
All of the Spring bulbs are out in the shops amd there are no deicers
to be found at all.

Had to break the ice on our garden ponds yesterday as it had dipped
well below freezing.
Now it is minus 3C so I will need to get well wrapped for my 12 mile
walk to get my hair cut at 0830 today.
--
Simon Mason

Would have needed the de-icer yesterday if only the car would have
started. *Even if I can't find a can of de-icer I have magnesium
chloride which should work. *If ever the washer 'water' should freeze
on the windscreen I'll use a magnesium solution for that. * Seems a
lot cheaper than the special heated windscreens.

Have you considered using warm dihydrogen monoxide? *That's fairly cheap
these days and leaves little residue.

The washer line has already been re-routed to pass over the valve
cover. It still freezes. Making it any warmer could risk cracking
the windscreen. Dihydrgen monoxide also has a common side-effect of
reducing brake efficiency so must be used in small amounts to prevent
serious contamination of brake pads. The addition of magnesium
chloride will limit the requirements of dihydrogen monoxide in
clearing windscreen snow and frost without risking sheet ice and
wiper sticking.