snow

[coolhibby1875]

why is it this country grinds to a halt when there is 3 inches of snow?
I was in New York last year where there was 2 feet of snow and everyone just gets on with it.

[cadwaladr]

it seems that when it comes ,.driving muppetry come with it.yesterday it took 2 hours to do a journey that normally takes 30 minutes,i am going to have a mini gritting machine fitted to all cars ,screw the councils ,bunch of useless overpaid idiots,but driving skills need to be better,the old saying ,fail to prepare,prepare to fail

[coolhibby1875]

to right i left for work 90 mins early as once the mases are on the road its game over!

[multisync]

If you want a country that is prepared for bad weather go and live in one.

Personally I'm more than happy to put up with the odd day every ten years or so if we continue to have mild winters...

I also don't want to waste billions on snow ploughs etc sitting in yards waiting for this odd event.

We are not used to bad weather in the UK -long may it continue

[cadwaladr]

If you want a country that is prepared for bad weather go and live in one.

Personally I'm more than happy to put up with the odd day every ten years or so if we continue to have mild winters...

I also don't want to waste billions on snow ploughs etc sitting in yards waiting for this odd event.

We are not used to bad weather in the UK -long may it continue

come up north for a while,and by the way,the gritters are roll on kit so they are multi,use so the money is not relevent.some people not as mobile as me need the roads clear to work the fire brigade/ambulances etc.

[multisync]

[quote=cadwaladr;171461]come up north for a while,quote]


I've been to Watford: I know how bad it is T'up North

[cadwaladr]

[quote=multisync;171472]

come up north for a while,quote]


I've been to Watford: I know how bad it is T'up North

yeah its in east enders init

[Voyager]

What snow? Don't see none on Emmerdale
Driving muppetry is dead right. Like the posers in Range Rover Sports, BMW X3/X5 etc. Think they can handle it because they have 4wd - not with 12" wide low-profile sports tyres they can't.

[Voyager]

come up north for a while,

Telford ? You call that 'oop north'.

I can see Pendle Hill from my house. You wanna see snow ?

[multisync]

Telford ? You call that 'oop north'.

I can see Pendle Hill from my house. You wanna see snow ?

Pendle Hill -wasn't he the barman in the Woolpack?

[hillbillywillie]

We had 14" of snow here in Oklahoma on Christmas eve. we had to work in it-I was on top of a warehouse roof trying to get 3 Carrier gas heating units working. The wind would have cut you in half.
Real brass monkey weather!

I've an old full size '83 Bronco with 4wd and transfer case hi/lo, and had to pull a few people out of ditches here over the last week.

[Buzzant]

here in Quebec we go from +40C with humidity factor in the summer to -40C with the wind factor in winter, right now we have about 2 feet of snow and i just love driving in snow of course you have to be very careful , we are suppose to be use to it but still you always find some people stuck here and there, go figure.

[Colin G]

i hate the snow was almost trapped in aberdeen 2 weeks ago, 10 trucks stuck going up wellington road!
hope we get a heat wave over night.

[cadwaladr]

yes once again its cold and no gritting on the side roads,our council can get the refuse from outside my house but cant grit the pavements or the road is this a nationwide issue?

[coolhibby1875]

i havent seen my grass since the 19th of december, i have around 30 inches of snow where i stay.
not seen a gritter or plough in the last week, The roads are like a skating rink and you cant see where road starts and the pavement ends, and guess what weather man says another 10 centimeters due overnight,
Yes its good to have a wee bit snow every now and then but its now past a joke!!!!

[El Padre]

Its just Mother Nature telling us to chill out, take a few days off, and leave the roads as clear as possible for the emergency services etc.

Today is the first day that I have taken off due to poor weather since Feb or March last year, and I only took one day off then because the client could'nt make a meeting, prior to that I honestly cannot remember having time off due to poor weather, anyway got to go, meeting the lads at 12!!

Cheers