On Sat, 12 Jan 2013 11:05:54 +0000
John Hall wrote:

In article ,
willie eckerslike writes:
If you look closely at the warnings areas, you will see that the
great swathe covering S and SW England is for ice and not snow.

Well, there's a novelty. Ice in January, at night.
snip

But wet roads and pavements freezing can create very dangerous
conditions. A frost after a dry day isn't much of a problem, but a
frost following a wet one is.

I'd generally agree but I've got into a skid a couple of times on hoar
frost. One was a four-wheeler but that was exacerbated by rear disks
misbehaving. Quite an interesting experience, just sitting there with
feet off the pedals and arms folded waiting for the car to stop
spinning whilst hoping that the single-track country road would remain
clear of other traffic.

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Graham P Davis, Bracknell, Berks.
Time flies like an arrow but fruit flies like a banana. [Marx]