Help to clear snow off frost covers

[OOH! SHAUN TAYLOR]

Some top drawer advice on the OS for those going today...

- Allow plenty of time for making your journey
- Allow extra time if purchasing tickets at the stadium
- Wear suitable clothing and footwear for the weather conditions, plenty of layers
- Listen to BBC Wiltshire 104.3FM for travel information

Driving advice when roads are icy or slushy:

- It can take ten times longer to stop in icy conditions than on a dry road.  Drive slowly, allowing extra room to slow down and stop
-   Use the highest gear possible to avoid wheel spin
-   Manoeuvre gently, avoiding harsh braking and acceleration
-   To brake on ice or snow without locking your wheels, get into a low gear earlier than normal, allow your speed to fall and use the brake pedal gently
-   If you start to skid, ease off the accelerator but do not brake suddenly

I hope you got all that

[Batch]

- "   To brake on ice or snow without locking your wheels, get into a low gear earlier than normal, allow your speed to fall and use the brake pedal gently"

Or see how ineffective your average ABS is in snow by jamming on your breaks!

[Samdy Gray]

Or see how ineffective your average ABS is in snow by jamming on your breaks!

They had a bloke from the IAM on breakfast news yesterday proclaiming the wonders of modern ABS systems that will allow you to brake and steer at the same time. In principle maybe, in practice no way!

[fatbasher]

KAMMY GAME ON ...............NOW

That's what I shouted to Mrs Fatbasher.

[Batch]

My car isn't modern enough, but some newer ABS have a sort of snow mode. God knows how that works! Presumably it locks the wheel slightly longer to allow snow build up in front of the tyre to assist stopping, but not so much that it prevents control. Witchcraft.

Anyway the point is, abs is great but don't be expecting to stop quickly!

[sonicyouth]

Some top drawer advice on the OS for those going today...

- Allow plenty of time for making your journey
- Allow extra time if purchasing tickets at the stadium
- Wear suitable clothing and footwear for the weather conditions, plenty of layers
- Listen to BBC Wiltshire 104.3FM for travel information

Driving advice when roads are icy or slushy:

- It can take ten times longer to stop in icy conditions than on a dry road.  Drive slowly, allowing extra room to slow down and stop
-   Use the highest gear possible to avoid wheel spin
-   Manoeuvre gently, avoiding harsh braking and acceleration
-   To brake on ice or snow without locking your wheels, get into a low gear earlier than normal, allow your speed to fall and use the brake pedal gently
-   If you start to skid, ease off the accelerator but do not brake suddenly

I hope you got all that

- buy some winter tyres

[ronnie21]

Haha.. How deluded of us I must say.

What a mong

I like this from a crawley fan.

'Deluded Swindon fans still praising dick canio, he only cleared the pitch so the club gets money off you lot to keep his job! #goingbust'

Hahaha

And of course their game is on as well . . . . oh hang on!!!

[RedRag]

Some top drawer advice on the OS for those going today...

- Listen to BBC Wiltshire 104.3FM for travel information

...but NOT for information on STFCs finances

[Frigby Daser]

Out of all he has done a Stfc, last night tops it for me. He (and his staff) may be masters of publicity, but his commitment is unrivalled. I only wish he could buy the club, run it as he wishes and stay forever. I have had moments where he has infuriated me (notably the embargo saga...) but the man is an inspiration.

[yeo]

Changed my mind,looking forward to this now

[welshred]

Incredible effort from everyone involved last night. Especially considering the week we've had. And what can you say about Paolo? He can be highly irritating, but it's hard not to love him at times like this. Some may have expected him to walk at the first sign of troubled waters but he's doing the opposite and almost single handedly bring the club together.

3 points would be huge today and cut the backlog of games that we have. The next couple of weeks look like they'll be very interesting for us all. Scary, but interesting.

!

[joteddyred]

Only downside to the game being on is the effect on the crowd.  Just walked straight through the turnstile and the stands are very empty.

Edit:  The ground suddenly filled and it was a good crowd considering.

[Bogus Dave]

No way was there 7,600 human people at that game today

[reeves4england]

No way was there 7,600 human people at that game today

All ST holders are included. Hard to know how many didn't show up, but I'd imagine 600 wouldn't be an underestimate? So perhaps 7000 there.

[pauld]

Massive thanks to everyone who put the effort in to help get the game on today. You're all heroes!