Oct 26
Uh-oh
This is what it looked like when I got home
So, there we go. Winter. It started snowing after lunchtime and I soon realised that I was in trouble - it was going to snow more in Loos and I had 60km to drive with summer tyres on the car. I left work early and initially it was quite ok, some wet snow on the road but nothing I couldn’t manage. Then it was time to turn to the Loos road, there’s a small uphill right after the crossroads and that’s where the problems started. No more wet snow - now it was packed snow! The anti-spin was working like crazy and carefully, carefully I made my way up. The conditions didn’t improve and after another spell of spinning wheels, I decided to give up driving, turned back and drove to the garage in Korskrogen. Some frantic telephone calls ensued and a friend came to my rescue, so I got a ride home. Looking at the road conditions, it probably was the best decision I’ve ever made - there is no way I could’ve kept the car on the road even if I had driven at a crawling speed.
So now I’m at home and my car is in Korskrogen, somewhere between Loos and Ljusdal. The good news is that my friend took the winter tyres back with them so they are now with the car. If I’m really lucky, they will have time to change the tyres tomorrow at the garage, but I’m not counting on it - for some reason, this is very busy time for them… Otherwise, I’m just waiting for the snow to turn to rain so I can fetch the car.
*sigh* It seems like I cut it close every year with the tyre change… but this is the worst ever!
… and their is the picture I asked for.
I can´t believe that youre people are not changing tyres as early as possible. You should know the weather and what can happen shortly before the November 
Even I am driving M+S tyres already. While it is here around more then 22 degrees and it was really a nice sunny day. Hopefully you will made it to work tomorrow in time.
Regards
Dirk
It’s always a tricky thing, with the tyres… the law says that you have to have winter tyres (normally, tyres with studs) from 1.12. to 31.3. The months to change the tyres are November and April (this is because our roads would be worn out in no time, if everyone was driving with studs before the snow). So now that it’s still October, we are not really supposed to have the winter tyres - the only exception is if the road conditions require it, like they do now. But, it has been a very warm autumn and we didn’t get cold temperatures until this week, so many were caught unprepared like me. Normally we get the cold temperatures long before any snow arrives, so there’s a “warning” period for everyone to get used to the idea of studded tyres… and still, we are surprised by the snowfall, LOL!
Ah, a good decision to stop! When I heard that you didn’t make it home in the car, I though that you had slided off the road, phew glad it wasn’t true
How about this: http://www.leikkipuisto.net/blog/ahaa.jpg
Hehe, that was funny! But now I have winter tyres on, I’m ready for rain or shine, snow and ice!