Black ice advice

Boss rang this am to confirm I would be in to work as I have a Jimmy. The road outside is 14' wide, has seen no grit, the surface is slick black ice, with a stone wall on one side and parked vehicles on the other. Should I risk the journey...or have another slice of toast.....

Toast
No vehicle is a match for the Black ice effect

Slice of toast, cup of tea... enjoy the day off.

The only vehicles I've seen all day, have been lumpy 4wd's crunching their way past without a care in the world. I suppose weight has its advantages... the Jim would come off a lot worse if it got clipped by an overconfident Disco pilot : ( Distracted afternoon viewing.....

Stumpjumper wrote: Boss rang this am to confirm I would be in to work as I have a Jimmy. The road outside is 14' wide, has seen no grit, the surface is slick black ice, with a stone wall on one side and parked vehicles on the other. Should I risk the journey...or have another slice of toast.....

Ice on the tarmac is a pain, there's not enough of it to activate the 4x4 system for fear of damaging the transfer box, and in rear two wheel mode the Jimny becomes very entertaining...

Chains

Stumpjumper wrote: The only vehicles I've seen all day, have been lumpy 4wd's crunching their way past without a care in the world. I suppose weight has its advantages... the Jim would come off a lot worse if it got clipped by an overconfident Disco pilot : ( Distracted afternoon viewing.....

In this weather I can say that driving my heavier Pajero is way better than my lighter Junior.

As for black ice my concern is not the going but the stopping.

Again my Junior is way too light for sheet ice but if I had to negotiate the road you describe I would have no hesitation in doing it in the 2 tonner Pajero.

Started raining down here about 1700, its gone eerily quiet as the wind has died down. Even the occasional 4x4 is tucked away as the temperature drops. It's like Xmas day, even the local co-op is shut, the roads like a mirror.......

Guess what? It's 6* outside, ....the snow & black ice is gone. I'm just about to Velcro my chest wig back on & go for a recce in my Jim.......

Well the BMW has eventually gone from outside my house, so I'm off to the shops to get the weekly shop, assuming that there is anything left due to people panic buying as it is The End of The World.

I fail to see why it is The End of the World though, especially in Scotland, as it generally snows there in Winter.

Is it just because it is affecting the South?

facade wrote: Well the BMW has eventually gone from outside my house, so I'm off to the shops to get the weekly shop, assuming that there is anything left due to people panic buying as it is The End of The World.

I fail to see why it is The End of the World though, especially in Scotland, as it generally snows there in Winter.

Is it just because it is affecting the South?

I schlep around in my 4x4 all year so I just keep going as normal whatever the weather.
Panic buying occurs several times a year usually before a bank holiday. Some rural areas do have a reason for people to stock up. It has to be a society thing and I blame social media and other media like Sky news. I dread to think what we would do if the supermarkets suddenly disappeared. Other countries deal with snow, some have to pretty much all of the time. I suppose it is different from the 50's ans 60's when snow used to be expected every year because nowadays snow is a rare occurrence. I get more concerned about people who cannot get medical help. SWOM blames North Korea for their nuclear testing.
Almost dropped a brick the other day though. What I though was a hump in the road was a sand drift and I stopped just in time to avoid burying my Junior. It was a close call.