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Have been looking at the various snow pictures in the 'papers' and I really must be seeing things......
Picture 18 (of 19)2 at http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/uk-weather-travel-live-updates-4879760[^] says "A lorry has been abandoned on Mapperley Rise Nottingham", I am maybe mistaken, but I'm pretty sure I can see the driver still sat in his drivers seat... 
Edit: They have added more picture and the number changed.
modified 30-Dec-14 3:46am.
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That's his ghost.
He has been stranded in the middle of no-where for so long, and in such deep snow that he died of lack of Yorkie Bars after ten or eleven minutes...
That's not heavy snow! That's just a light sprinkling...I've ridden motorcycles in much, much worse than that.
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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I know, the media make such a scene out of everything now. I wonder how things would be if we got some of that 'lake effect' 6 foot of snow in 24hours! 
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Yeah - OK, when we had a foot of snow back in 2010 life was ... um ... interesting.
But nothing unmanagable, with care.
Admittedly, I was in the Shogun for that lot, and did engage 4WD - but I'm pretty sure I didn't actually need it.
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Looking at those pics, that's a flurry here in New England. You guys must be terrible drivers there in the UK.
Marc
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Don't bring the "South of the Border" lot into the same box as the jocks!
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The trouble is that most years there are about two days when it snows, and the snow settles.
So everyone panics and assumes that "pedal to the metal" is the way to get moving, or keep moving once you are sliding. I've seen people getting into real difficulties in 4WD cars on 1" of snow, while I just plodded on past on a Moto Guzzi 1100cc V Twin with more than that built up on my visor!
It's a PITA: because we get so little "real" snow, when it happens the whole infrastructure falls apart. If we got a month's worth every year, people would know what to do. But no ... if they made skidpan training part of the driving test it would help!
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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Quote: Marc lives in Philmont, NY.
:cough: New York is not part of New England. :cough:
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Been lurking for several years, since I did not think I had much to contribute - but this brought up memories of my brother and I riding bicycles (single speed!) in Anchorage, AK. all year long. He still rides to work every day - 5 miles or so, at 4AM, as has never had a drivers license. I have seen snow up to his knees and he just smiles and pedals though it. He will be 56 this year (2015) and I think he is slowing down, though. His neighbor takes him to work sometimes when is -10F and 2 feet of snow.
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The caption has been changed, so you "dun the impossible", and made the Mirror change its tune!
I wanna be a eunuchs developer! Pass me a bread knife!
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They have added more pictures and the original one is now picture 18 (of 19)
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It is not Monday! It is not Monday! It is not Monday!
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I prefer "Note to self..."[^]
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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One place I worked, that was my desktop wallpaper... 
Bad command or file name. Bad, bad command! Sit! Stay! Staaaay...
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OriginalGriff wrote: I prefer "Note to self..."[^]
Last place I worked full time I had that printed out and stuck on my monitor. My supervisor had senior management talk to me and get it removed.
I told senior management and the supervisor that if that was how I felt they would already be dead, and seriously, did they think I would need a weapon to f*** the whole office over if I wanted too.
I spent a lot of time in Canberra after that and when that contract finished they didn't find me another position, I was retrenched.
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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Note to self:
You just cannot fix stupid! 
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Note to self:
Its not important when is Monday, its important that tomorrow isn't Monday!
-Recursive Paradox! 
-Regards Due
Amir Nasrollahi
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This Australian software developer has turned his van into an office. Nice idea!
David McKinney[^]
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You know when they stick the prisoner in the metal box outside to punish him?...that's what that van reminds me of 
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Like a huey with the rotors removed.
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I have a Telstra 4G Wi-Fi Hub which is connected to a booster aerial (used for 4wd CD radios). You can see this aerial on the front left of the van. This gives me great network coverage everywhere I need to go. Nice idea!
Someone needs to get Christian Graus in contact with this guy. See if they can find a way to get him internet access. 
Common sense is admitting there is cause and effect and that you can exert some control over what you understand.
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Just wondering what people here use to backup their own machines and also for relatives or small customers?
I know there is Windows Backup and File History built-in to the last few versions of Windows, but I would like something that was able to backup without compressing the data.
I have a couple of customers who are using Windows Backup to take Images and Backup their data, but want to backup to another USB HDD with the data so they can copy it back if they stuff up a file or two.
I have a few new customers I have taken over from someone getting out of IT, they are all using Cobian Backup as that was free software liked by the previous IT bloke. Problem for me is the source code for the software has been sold several months ago and there is no news on if a new version will be availlable soon and if so will it be charged for and if so how much?
Now I don't mind paying for good software, especially if it isn't priced out of reality. As several of the customers are private individuals without huge budget for software purchases.
So give me your recommendations and reasons for the software you use.
Thanks
Michael Martin
Australia
"I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible."
- Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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Backup schmackup! 
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