They are available but even today with snow I didn't need them to get to work or to get home yesterday. If I was in London or the east it might have been different but even if I take a day working at home because of the snow I don't get any penalty, hey my boss is off today because he decided it was too dangerous to cycle in and we have hardly any snow here in the west at all.
I know that winter tires are not studded or the application of chains (I've used chains to go to the snow in Australia) but winter tires wear faster in the summer and aren't the best for those conditions.
As I generally only need one set of tires each year spending £200.00 before winter for an extra set of tires the one day of the year I might have trouble when I get nothing in return seems rather unnecessary.
I agree if it was a more regular event and not so exceptional that I would get in trouble at work well then I would agree winter tires would be a must. Its all about optimising the return.
I agree though with someones comment somewhere else. Really we should be more honest about what we are doing, which is why I have started to post about this stuff.
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Date: 2009-02-03 12:01 pm (UTC)I know that winter tires are not studded or the application of chains (I've used chains to go to the snow in Australia) but winter tires wear faster in the summer and aren't the best for those conditions.
As I generally only need one set of tires each year spending £200.00 before winter for an extra set of tires the one day of the year I might have trouble when I get nothing in return seems rather unnecessary.
I agree if it was a more regular event and not so exceptional that I would get in trouble at work well then I would agree winter tires would be a must. Its all about optimising the return.
I agree though with someones comment somewhere else. Really we should be more honest about what we are doing, which is why I have started to post about this stuff.