Over-night snow, didn't settle, here. Temp. 1 / 2 Cent. Plenty of sunshine. So I went for a spin. Just one layer under my jogging bottoms, trainers and open-face helmet. Was a bit nippy, though.

Yesterday was better, with the temperature at 5, to 6, centigrade, along the bay, and coastal road.  Much more pleasent.

spray on no-stick cooking oil

Linseed oil is another good item to use to protect bare steel.

A 2 wheeler can slide out from under you really fast on ice, and other drivers often will not keep enough distance when following you. If you fall down they could run over you.

I have a motorcycle sidecar outfit that I feel comfortable riding with poor road conditions, but the salt that the transportation departments put down on the roads is very corrosive to the bike. One thing that seems to help protect the metal on the bke is spray on no-stick cooking oil. As the bike warms up it smells like a pop-corn popper.

As a pilot I learned early on to always trust my gut. Actually I learned it after almost killing myself. LOL After that, I always trusted my gut from then on.

If I got out to the airport for a little fun flying and something did not feel right, I did not fly. 

Same thing should be true for you and Bouncer. If something does not feel right, there is always another day.

Steve

Definitely – follow your instincts, gal! I have been driving the kids to school 30 miles away in Norwich this morning and the variation in road conditions is enormous. Here in Lowestoft the roads were dry and clear an hour ago, now been soaked by a heavy shower of snow grains during which the temperature has dropped also. The back roads of part of my run to Norwich were treacherous while main roads were not too bad though riding a scooter with that middle ridge of slush in your lane is not to be taken lightly. I am already tossing up whether the pressure to take cadets flying tomorrow way over in Huntingdon is worth the risk of driving that far "unnecessarily" in the present conditions