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well stuck on A80 at Cumberland ,been here 3 hours so far,could have stayed in bed longer.Not even sure i will make Dundee today.
must be a bad accident up ahead somewhere.

so do you leave your engine running or switch it off and freeze?

and if you do leave it running is sitting stationary like that likely to run the battery down?

Nope he wont run the battery flat while the engine is running, I'd opt for warmth

Evastar said:

so do you leave your engine running or switch it off and freeze?

and if you do leave it running is sitting stationary like that likely to run the battery down?

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im in a truck so either engine running (wont run battery down) or night heater on,no way do i get cold.
have an electric oven.kettle x2 (1electric 1 gas) gas hob and all my food and drink for the week in my fridge so im ok really:Clap: just bloody bored is all

gez said:

well stuck on A80 at Cumberland ,been here 3 hours so far,could have stayed in bed longer.Not even sure i will make Dundee today.
must be a bad accident up ahead somewhere.

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Feel sorry for you mate hope you've got a full tank of fuel last thing you want to be worrying about is running dry i was stuck the other day bad bad traffic tank said I had 6 mile left (lowest I've ever been) when I eventually got to a service station put a full tank in after that lol

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Feel sorry for you mate hope you've got a full tank of fuel last thing you want to be worrying about is running dry i was stuck the other day bad bad traffic tank said I had 6 mile left (lowest I've ever been) when I eventually got to a service station put a full tank in after that lol

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got 500 litres of derv in tanks,thanks

gez said:

im in a truck so either engine running (wont run battery down) or night heater on,no way do i get cold.
have an electric oven.kettle x2 (1electric 1 gas) gas hob and all my food and drink for the week in my fridge so im ok really:Clap: just bloody bored is all

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you'll have all the drivers from the cars around you wanting to come in for a cuppa lol

there's a few of us having a yap in the chatbox if you're bored

As long as the engine is running then battery won't go flat unless the alternatory is knackered.

BTW, in case you are wondering a 1.6 petrol engine uses around .2 gallons per hour without air con and .3 with air con at idle. So roughly around £1 to £1.60 an hour.

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got 500 litres of derv in tanks,thanks

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Jesus I'd need to sellotape the doors and drive with a snorkel if I wanted to hold that much fuel.

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Jesus I'd need to sellotape the doors and drive with a snorkel if I wanted to hold that much fuel.

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very funny:Clap:

i am so worried the work sent the wife home in a black hack over an hour ago, coming from glasgow she hasnt even reached moodiesburn yet...bad enough shes carrying the bump with her and i cant help :-(

have you been talking to her on the phone?

i'm sure the taxi driver is doing his best and is just stuck in traffic

How far have you got now gez ?

Tamarc said:

How far have you got now gez ?

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500 yards in 7 hours:Clap:

Evastar said:

have you been talking to her on the phone?

i'm sure the taxi driver is doing his best and is just stuck in traffic

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yeah i guess but her work put her in a metered cab which is bad also!! shes still 10 miles away :-(

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yeah i guess but her work put her in a metered cab which is bad also!! shes still 10 miles away :-(

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hope she gets home ok mate

i hope you BOTH do to be honest this is just mental

Are you free yet gez? nothing like the open road is there.

jasperconran said:

Are you free yet gez? nothing like the open road is there.

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cheers jasper, been here since 8 am and moved bout 500 yds,
now had a tacho card in for 16 hours lol

Has the Mrs and the Bump got home ok P33ERV, I do hope so, how long has she got left can't be easy for her in this weather.

Hi Gez how's things going now you got to your destination or still stuck in traffic, this weather cripples the country and we are in 2010, would have thought they would have learnt something by now on how to keep the roads open.
Take care mate hope you arrive safe.