Oh come IO, you know as well anyone else that what people write on here isn't necessarily what they mean, bs was just indulging in shorthand and exaggeration.
Flippancy does not translate well into the written word, I know this too well having been told off on more than occasion for what have appeared to be light hearted comment on serious subjects.
bs said that 'he kicked the tyres', meaning 'I did all my pre-flight checks'. Now I think thats a fairly large clue as to the mood of his post. And most of us have been flying VFR in weather when we couldn't 'see a bloody thing' - under clear blue skies but looking into the sun maybe.
Tyres all kicked, I took off. I couldn't see a bloody thing and flew a circuit back in."
sounds like a succinct description of a typical winter flight, where the weather looks 50/50.