Spotted

[domhnall]

as per the title, on the way home from Glasgow this evening and we ended up following a gritter home. Stayed well back as he was lashing the salt out. Looks like the mild weather is over

[Volvomeg]

Seen 3 round wakey when i went to pick girlfriend up from work earlier

[Aspman]

Yup saw the first one yesterday. I was surprised, it was cold but not that cold.

[Johnny50]

Seen my first on Friday night on the Edinburgh City Bypass.

Time for the cars to get manky each day again !!

[trundlenut]

I noticed that the roads round my way had been gritted yesterday afternoon. Last night I stuck my winter tyres on. By the time I had finished, the wheel nut covers were frozen to the roof!

[domhnall]

I was down in London today and they were moaning about the cold - 12 degrees. Then I pointed out that it was + 1 when I drove to the airport this morning. No more moaning ;-)

[yashicamat]

Yup saw the first one yesterday. I was surprised, it was cold but not that cold.

Roads cool by radiating heat, so they can be much cooler than the air temperature (for the pedants, apart from the air immediately next to the road surface). This is why the temperature 'bong' goes off at +4.0 degrees usually, to make an allowance for this (although that is an approximation). Car windscreens etc. cool down even more rapidly than roads as they radiate in much the same way, but don't have much heat capacity so cool quickly, hence the car windscreen is often frozen even when the air temp is reading +1.0 degrees. Bit of winter info!

[rum4mo]

Well I was passed by one laying down salt/grit in the lake district 12 days ago, car windows were frozen the next day.

[agentz]

They've been out round here on and off for the last fortnight or so. Passed three on my way home from work tonight. Minging car time of year again

[Grizzle]

Passed one on the M9 3 weeks ago.

[bigjim73]

You may not realise it but the Highways Agency gritters are actually road tested outside the gritting season to ensure that they do not just seize up, so seeing a gritter near to a Highways Agency depot is not that unusual at any time of the year!!! (it's sad that I know that and I'm going back to my corner quietly now :( )