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@Sean-Ewington is the one with the Mankini, not I - and there is no way on this planet I'm borrowing that from him, he loves it just tooooo much!
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I had them bronzed and mounted. I'm not allowed to hang them in the office, though 
Thanks,
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Sean Ewington wrote: I'm not allowed to hang them in the office, though
I referring to the mankini, or what?
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Got some of these for the car, used them for years: snow socks - Google Search[^]
Yet despite their availability, people seem to either not know they exist, or cant be bothered to spend the £50.
So in this mega snow storm (mega for Britain anyway) I put the socks on to go out and get some photos.
Of the few cars that had ventured out, they were all in trouble. Either abandoned or struggling to get up tiny inclines. Yet here was I driving around, in drifts up to a few feet deep, up and down hills, without any problems. I font get it. Why the hell not buy snow socks?
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Well, in Germany you won't need them because by law you need to put on winter tyres. Additionally in very snowy regions you also need to have snow chains.
So those socks are "useless" to us.
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Yeah, winter tyres are best (in fact they are better than summer tyres in all conditions below 7C, which includes much of the UK in winter), then chains for when its really heavy.
I drove to the Alps in a Renault Espace with mud and snow tyres many years back. They have a very open tread and made from a soft rubber. It really was like driving on dry grass, no slip at all.
In the UK it seems we prefer complete ignorance instead.
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Probably you guys should just buy the right tyres for the right weather 
But i see that most brits won't think like you.
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We should make it law from december to march to have winter tyres.
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U know why the UK left EU? Because they made too many "useless" and "restrictive" laws 
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HobbyProggy wrote: Well, in Germany you won't need them because by law you need to put on winter tyres. Additionally in very snowy regions you also need to have snow chains.
So those socks are "useless" to us.
Given the number of drivers who are too afraid to drive on clear dry roads, practically everything is useless.
I have lived with several Zen masters - all of them were cats.
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CodeWraith wrote: Given the number of drivers who are too afraid to drive on clear dry roads, practically everything is useless.
Based on this you are totally right, but it's not what we are talking about.
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I live on a fairly sharp hill and it's a non-stop comedy show once there's more than the slightest smidgeon of snow. I will be recommending these to the next person I have to give a push.
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Quote: or cant be bothered to spend the £50.
Why spend £50 on something you'll only ever have any use for once a decade (in most of the UK)?
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Thanks for being such a good example of the mentality in Britain I am talking about.
Why indeed spend £50 to stop you from getting stuck, miles from home, in the freezing cold, your car wrecked, or in a ditch. Having to sleep in the freezing cold on a motorway, to be rescued by the police.
Yes, why indeed spend £50. Just isnt worth it is it eh?
(Shakes head....)
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If you need something, buy it - the only point I was making is that in the UK snow is only a problem once a decade, if that. For most people it's not worth it - just stay at home.
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It is, of course, worth it, even once, to not be a victim of the weather.
And of course if we could all move about as normal in the snow there would be no loss of production, or GDP because of it.
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Yes, of course, but the reason why Britain comes to a standstill when 3 inches of snow falls whereas Scandinavia, Canada et al manage with far more, is precisely because it isn't worth us investing money in such rare events. Cheaper to take the loss and just deal with it as and when.
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No, it isnt cheaper to take the loss.
I would pay £50 not to be stuck on a motorway without a seconds thought! Let alone putting the car in a ditch/hitting someone etc.
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Well I stay at home and have £50 to spend on something else
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If you only lose £50 staying home from work, you need a new day job.
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I work from home anyway!
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Well, as long as you stay put when it's snowing I won't complain...
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If you lose money staying home from work, you need better laws.
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Are you telling me that you still get paid if you don't feel like going to work? 
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104 hours/year of paid leave (NOT vacation - those are usually 20 days but need to be planned with the company).
Sick days (if certified by a medic) barely limited (after a certain amount of days pay is reduced though).
Git sum laws!
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