I agree about the Scud running. I remember a flight around Cornwall at 500 AGL....BUT when it got, too dangerous (lowering base, murky vis, antenna up to 2000 somewhere ahead), I climbed to 4500 and went home IFR. I was only doing it to see if I could. I felt much more relaxed at 4500 in the cloud but not going to hit anything! (PS this was pre-Skydemon and no moving map GPS).