mick2me 3,033 Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 Despite atrocious conditions out, roads snowed over and little traffic moving. Dustmen arrived on time and working in a blizzard. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 Another dusting here over night! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OLDACE 196 Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 Not had any snow up here yet, but it did freeze last night. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 A couple of inches over night, more than Friday, yet the schools open ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,360 Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 Cleared the car yesterday...gotta do it again now still coming but finer stuff now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted January 25, 2013 Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 Even more on the way! http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2635167 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Trevor S 2,003 Posted January 25, 2013 Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 Did I tell you that it was 37C down here yesterday and 25C overnight. The Meadows forecast: http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/6697277 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted January 25, 2013 Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 2 ot! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dgbrit 258 Posted January 25, 2013 Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 Bloody cold here too Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted January 25, 2013 Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 Coming down fast now here #uksnow Map - See where it is snowing in the UK right now! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,360 Posted January 25, 2013 Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 Still fine stuff here...but enough to recover the car... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted January 25, 2013 Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 It's like grit here. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
.... 23 Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 Most buses seem to have been called off here due to the snow tonight. Glad I chose to have a night by the fireside... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,360 Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 Well it's back with a vengeance now...much heavier.Just took this. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 It's given us a good coverage, enough to rebuild a snowman family if neccessary, but not enough to cause traffic chaos. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
radfordred 6,284 Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 Must me heavy there Pooh it's knocked the numbers off your plate ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 How much warning do people need? News this morning of drivers stranded on the M6 all night! I have no sympathy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
denshaw 2,871 Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 Cars abandoned on Direby road A52 last night. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 I took SWMBO to work at half seven and every single road in the area looked as if it had never been gritted, ever, even the town by pass. I saw them out last night and I live on top of the UKs supply of road salt !! So who do you not have sympathy for ?? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 You would not catch me out driving in those conditions for any reason. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 Got ya! Unfortunately some of us had to (Not now obviously) if we wanted to put food on the table and keep a roof over our heads, as I don't know of any haulage companies that pay drivers to sit on their backsides doing nowt ! Not like being a civil servant 33 day holiday, umpteen weeks paid sick leave etc........................ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 Not sure where the civil servants come into it, but when I was working, I would not be going out to work in difficult and dangerous conditions. They rung us once and told us not to come as all vehicles had been grounded. Locally Two cars from the same family went out and ended up side by side in a river in Derbyshire. The father of the family drowned. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 Not sure where the civil servants come into it, but when I was working, I would not be going out to work in difficult and dangerous conditions. They rung us once and told us not to come as all vehicles had been grounded. Locally Two cars from the same family went out and ended up side by side in a river in Derbyshire. The father of the family drowned. OK uncivil servant....... (I am joking you know !!)........... That's just what I'm talking about though, your bosses said "Don't come in as your vehicles are grounded", because regardless of the weather conditions you'd still get paid. Haulage workers on the other hand !!............................... well put it this way, if they stopped you'd all be in the mire after a couple of days ! Heard about that family by the way (Local news here too) I'd love to know how that happened, as they set out half an hour between them then the mothers car went off the road and pinned the fathers door shut. Did you see the terain they lived in though, now that was dangerous! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 It looks like a towpath, but I am told that it is a road that even the emergency services could not negotiate due to the conditions at the time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 Yesterday 3" snow here after overnight blizzard. Midday yesterday elderly lady called to say she had no power, went round to check and nothing coming into the mains. Contacted electric provider, they had a phase out effecting over 100 houses. ours was not effected. Power came back after over 3 hours. 8.15 our power went off and I had to get up at 11.45 to turn the tv off when the power came back on. No doubt 'the wrong type of snow on the lines was the problem. At 9pm last night heavy rain started, and this morning we went from 3" snow to No snow. Get yer sandbags out if you live in low lying areas! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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