Another pointless thread

no, you can't, because at least some cars will cut the fuel supply when the brake pedal is pressed (left foot braking is not possible) - that's ALL VAG group cars)....

In a slide, the right foot guides the attitude, yes, and sometimes power is the correct answer. However, sometimes, just easing off the power might be enough to bring the nose back towards where it should be. I can't say that it will always work, but I do know that slides and their angle can be nicely controlled in my car with the right foot. We didn't manage to get the back out, though, and that's not for want of trying. ESP does nothing with the slides, too...

Bret

Dangermouse - automatics also have an engine braking option. How do you think the Yanks cope?

Bret do they grit the pavements and roads where you are? Really course grit. I saw it in Norway and it was brilliant for walking on. So much better than the tonnes of salt they use here - which result in the melting freezing cycle you talk about.

Hmm, ok - I'm just going by the chap I know who scared himself silly trying to make an auto come down hills at a sensible speed off road (apparently you're supposed to left foot brake to keep speed down - given he'd learned from manual vehicles he expected it to come down nice and slowly with everything locked to "1" or "low"!)

Generally the first thing I do with snow is turn TCS off. The last thing I need is something meddling with my control inputs on loose surfaces.

Cheer up folks, Spring is on its way, only a couple of weeks away

They don't drive on slippery roads, in fact they try not to drive on any road that isn't straight or restricted to 30mph.

sorry, did I just say that?

yep, no salt in use here for half the winter, just grit.

it's rather good at this time of year as the stones attract and keep more IR and therefore heat up and sink into the ice

Bret

That "just one more page" thing is indeed a terrible trap.

I do that a lot

I'm falling out with PPG.

It seems to take an age before they reject all my offerings!

Had a good weekend at Thorp Perrow and Beamish museums. Took too many photos on the K200 and a couple of folders.

Now all I have to do is look at/edit/delete where needed.

I'm also finding the process much slower. Perhaps they have increased the number of votes required?

Shouldn't these comments be in the PPG thread? We can't have this thread developing a point .

That said I'm not a member of PPG and don't really see the point of it.

Well said Gwyn.

I'm shocked that the moderators aren't doing their jobs and stopping this thread getting full of photography talk.

Ah but we only touch on the subject occasionaly.

Mostly this thread spends time discussing food,beer,food,weather,beer and the odd wine gets a mention...

... hmm wine!

......birthday tomorrow so a bottle will get drunk...

Will the bottle be drunk or will you be?

What a lot of birthdays this month. I hope you have a good one HG!

My husband and youngest grandson share a birthday on Friday.
Husband will be in France again though .

No idea what to get them either. Probably a bottle of whisky to be going on with for my husband, but what to get the two year old who has everything?