Snowed in

[james10]

With the heavy snow we're having in northern england i was unable to get to work.
My question is, would you still expect to be paid?

[coolhibby1875]

yes for sure

[Grizzly]

Yep!
Grizzly

[ICE/RUNNER]

Snowed in lucky, we have 15 inches and are still expected to get into work, and no we dont get payed when we are snowed in.

[eggs]

With the heavy snow we're having in northern england i was unable to get to work.
My question is, would you still expect to be paid?


yes for sure


Yep!
Grizzly

How far away from your nearest office/depot are you and what size companies do you work for?

Eggs

[james10]

How far away from your nearest office/depot are you and what size companies do you work for?

Eggs
I live 200 miles from my office and I work for
a very large company

[Brian_UK]

Get paid and complain to the company that they did not supply you with suitable tools to perform your job function, i.e. A Land Rover.

[mad fridgie]

"Harden Up" Where is your comitment to the company?
But the snow shoes on, drag a sledge behind you with all your tools and stock on! Unless you have a dog then let the mungrel do the work!
Charge travelling time.
if it was good enough for Scott then is good enough for you.

[Magoo]

Here basking in +25'C, plus friggen humidity.

[mikeref]

Here basking in +25'C, plus friggen humidity.
Humidity! Working out back of Restaurant this morning, only 28c but after storms last night, 90% RH and no breeze. Had to stand infront of nearby a/c condenser to dry off the sweat..

[Grizzly]

Here basking in +25'C, plus friggen humidity.

Humidity! Working out back of Restaurant this morning, only 28c but after storms last night, 90% RH and no breeze. Had to stand infront of nearby a/c condenser to dry off the sweat..

Think of the positives.
Whenever the boss works with you. He can not accuse you of breaking out in a sweat.:D
In my company what answer you get as to whether to work in extreme temps, depends upon who you ask!
On the few occasions it has affected me I have always discussed the situation with management senior to me.
That way I get paid whatever the conclusion.
Grizzly

[alan wolf]

Hello James

Im being nosey, just wondering who you r working for?

Been with Trane, York and McQuay in the N.E.

Drive carefully

Regards
AWW

[Emmett]

Here in the states NO WORK = NO PAY

[spinerkop]

Even if we where to supply our engineers with land rover, snow bikes, ski's they would still find a way to get out of coming to work, the problem is that most youngsters aged 30 & below do not like the cold, and if our lads get snowed in they do get paid but at a basic day rate.


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ICE CUBES IN MY PINT?WTF?

[ElcoUK]

We have had a fair amount of snow (about a foot it would appear has settled) and fair play to our lads they have all made it in to work every day so far.

But in answering your question, if they don't make it in to work no they won't get paid. If i can make it in (and bare in mind they all live closer) then I assume they too can make the journey.

[matt.yelland]

I work for a very small company... me and the two co's... 1 who works out on the road and the other based in the office.... I had about a foot of snow and still made it in, except one day when there wasn't any breakdowns.... Neither of the co's made it in though

[matt.yelland]

Or md's, how ever you want to look at it

[lowcool]

heard about some place over there somewhere about 8 people being snowed in at a pub that does b&b for 5 days ill take that with pay for sure with a medical certificate for 2 days after.

[Magoo]

Lowcool.
no chance of you ever being snowed in, in a pub ever in your place of the world.

[lowcool]

gday magoo
yeah i know,no need to rub it in.

have had to supply my own on the odd occasion working,living around the mallee area south of loxton,those were the days

[Magoo]

Hi Lowcool.
with all the water in NSW, it has to be in the Murry soonish in your part of OZ.
I read the news and farmers are loosing it, from decades of drought to flooding overnight, blokes shooting their brains out.. Totally uncool, poor buggers, friggen banks, I hate them.

[lawrence1]

If it's snowing,,,,thats the white cold stuff that falls from the sky right,,,,wouldn't everything therefore be cold and so no need for refrigeration hence no service calls?lowcool would drink to that.

[lowcool]

id drink to anything


bring on the yabbie season

[fridgemandan]

one of my engineers had to dig a york unit out of a metre snow drift on a roof in edinburgh good effort im sure you will all agree

[Colin G]

What if you attempt to get to work and get stuck in gridlock for 24 hours.......

[dan wong]

That depends , are you the employer or the employee?

[r.bartlett]

I think you'll find you are all mistaken about the snow.

It was pointed out back in 2000 that snow falls are a thing of the past:

http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/snowfalls-are-now-just-a-thing-of-the-past-724017.html



However, the warming is so far manifesting itself more in winters which are less cold than in much hotter summers. According to Dr David Viner, a senior research scientist at the climatic research unit (CRU) of the University of East Anglia,within a few years winter snowfall will become "a very rare and exciting event".
"Children just aren't going to know what snow is," he said.

[james10]

I think you'll find you are all mistaken about the snow.

It was pointed out back in 2000 that snow falls are a thing of the past:

http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/snowfalls-are-now-just-a-thing-of-the-past-724017.html
Men is suit's:rolleyes:

[Fri3Oil System]

In Australia is summer now, inst it? I left this morning home at 7:20 and the temp was 20ºC... so the whole city is Christmas dressed, all the palm trees have their Christmas lights... and everyone is wearing T-shirts and having icecreams...
The South of Spain is sweet and warm... but 26ºC on 9th Dec... I think it's the airports controllers revenge!

Regards,

Nando.

[paul_h]

In Australia is summer now, inst it? I left this morning home at 7:20 and the temp was 20ºC... so the whole city is Christmas dressed, all the palm trees have their Christmas lights... and everyone is wearing T-shirts and having icecreams...
The South of Spain is sweet and warm... but 26ºC on 9th Dec... I think it's the airports controllers revenge!

Regards,

Nando.
Most of the east coast of australia has storms, high rain fall and floods. Very strange weather.
On the west coast, normal weather high 20s, low 30s celcius summer weather. Though a few weeks ago it did rain here on the west coast, normally doesn't rain at all in th west in late spring/early summer, and is normally a bit warmer

[Magoo]

Hi Paul H
you seem to be in Perth area. Does the doctor come in late afternoon.
Every one in the forum will be confused by now, apart from Ozies and NZ'ers

[paul_h]

Yeah it's been sub 30C for the past week, that means the doctor has come in. Was up an extension ladder for the past couple of afternoons up a 2nd storey wall, with the doctor trying to blow me off.

[lawrence1]

will be in perth next week,,,,hope to see the fremantle doctor

[mikeref]

id drink to anything


bring on the yabbie season
Its now the Lychee season and my first box is empty. How fortunate for me as this arvo, i have to go to another Lychee farm to fix their coldroom:p. Ho! ho! another 5kg comming up thanks... at farm price:D.. Mike.

[mad fridgie]

Its now the Lychee season and my first box is empty. How fortunate for me as this arvo, i have to go to another Lychee farm to fix their coldroom:p. Ho! ho! another 5kg comming up thanks... at farm price:D.. Mike.
What! No freebies????????

[mikeref]

Hi Mad, 2500 kg lychees packed/day at this farm. Doesn't seem right to take free samples after charging them for work done. Nearly didn't make it out though, storm went through and creeks cut the dirt road. Could think of worse places to be stranded:D.

[mad fridgie]

Hi Mad, 2500 kg lychees packed/day at this farm. Doesn't seem right to take free samples after charging them for work done. Nearly didn't make it out though, storm went through and creeks cut the dirt road. Could think of worse places to be stranded:D.
Did you round your time up or down, thats when freebies or should i say "client appreciation of the on site engineer" If a client offered me a freebie, even if it was only a cup of char, I like to think i would give him that little bit of extra service, including those extra few minutes. win win, Ok no taxes paid on the perks