Jack Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 There's not been too much snow here, but it was fun going for a drive off the main roads. Nice stag headed oak you are parked next to sirhc :coffee: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woa2 Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Monday 21st Dec It snowed in Reading today, must have been 2-3 inches. It locked Reading up solid for Traffic. I picked up my Wife from her work, a journey that should take 20-30 minutes, but today I left at 19:45 and returned home at 23:45. There were abandoned and broken down cars everywhere. Local radio said it was the busiess day for the RAC for 10 years. Did see a Range Rover towing vans up the hill where I live, wonder what he was charging? On a brighter note, it's the shortest day today. The days get longer from now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtistsRifles Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 quite a lot landed here last night , all the main roads are dangerous , no gritters been out at all!...... Was in the car park at Tescos, Lakeside yesterday at about 16:30 -ish when it suddenly fell down with snow again. Took 3 hours to get home on a route that took 20 minutes getting there in the morning. Roads were sheets of ice under the fresh snow with vehicles going every where. Still quite bad this morning when I had to go to the Health Centre for blood tests. On the way home at 10:00 I passed near the council depot to see the gritters FINALLY coming out together with the tippers for the roadside bins on the pavement...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joris Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Snow turning into muck here already Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodge Deep Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Snow everywhere... it's like bloody iceland outside my office window Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoggyDriver Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Snow and slush has turned into an Ice Rink here, very dangerous. I've not seen ONE gritter out and the pavements down by the train station were lethal. I pitty the poor old folk. Where the hell are the local council?:argh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodge Deep Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Where the hell are the local council?:argh: probably not gritting at all because they might be held liable if you fall and blame them!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topdog Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 Finally back on internet connection. Used the Ferret 3 times this week to go to work. After 2 trips of open hatch I decided to find and fit the windscreen - its bliss. They might laugh at work but at least I get there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 No snow down here in Tentshire - which is rather good news to me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosie Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 No snow down here in Tentshire - which is rather good news to me!same here Jack, had no snow since the weekend and yet getting reports of it only 10 miles away Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted December 22, 2009 Share Posted December 22, 2009 same here Jack, had no snow since the weekend and yet getting reports of it only 10 miles away Yeah and they can keep Rosie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmite!! Posted December 23, 2009 Author Share Posted December 23, 2009 Was in the car park at Tescos, Lakeside yesterday at about 16:30 -ish when it suddenly fell down with snow again. Took 3 hours to get home on a route that took 20 minutes getting there in the morning. Left Sainsburys in Brentwood at 3.15pm & got home at 8.45pm 5.5hours for a journey of 1.5miles:argh: nothing could get up Brook Street Hill which in turn blocked the M25, A12, A127 & A128. Brought Brentwood, Billericay etc to a stand still. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoggyDriver Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 Left Sainsburys in Brentwood at 3.15pm & got home at 8.45pm 5.5hours for a journey of 1.5miles:argh: nothing could get up Brook Street Hill which in turn blocked the M25, A12, A127 & A128. Brought Brentwood, Billericay etc to a stand still. Could you not have walked home? Did you have the shopping on the roof to stop your chips thawing out?:idea: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmite!! Posted December 23, 2009 Author Share Posted December 23, 2009 Could you not have walked home? Did you have the shopping on the roof to stop your chips thawing out?:idea: Could of done but doubt my tools would of been still in my van in the morning... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snapper Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 It was incredible. I took 3.5 hours to get into London on main roads...(and fifty minutes to get home again once the lunacy had ended) The local roads in my area are just sheet ice. There has been no gritting. Without breaking into genuine politics - because we don't - if someone wants to form a True Grit party for my local area, I might vote for you one of these years when my favourite Raving Loony one parent family surfer dude anti-jedwardite gives up the ghost. There's nothing like policies - just ask your insurance agent. M:coffee::-\ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowtracdave Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 Think it is the same everywhere in our part of the world . Had to go out this morning and the main roads are pretty much clear now but as soon as you turn off into any side road it is solid ice from one pavement to the other. Strangely enough as I was driving into town there was a piece on the radio during which the talking head was saying that the policy of most local authorities now is one of it being far cheaper to pay a few compensation claims by those who fall and are injured than it is to pay for their teams to go out clearing roads and pavements . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willyslancs Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 "Think it is the same everywhere in our part of the world . Had to go out this morning and the main roads are pretty much clear now but as soon as you turn off into any side road it is solid ice from one pavement to the other" i agree been hell on the side roads round here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisg Posted December 23, 2009 Share Posted December 23, 2009 Our road has been solid ice since last friday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowtracdave Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Had to go into Colchester again this morning and now that the roads are pretty much clear and the temperature up to 4 degrees....................... I met two gritters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woa2 Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 In Reading the Main roads are drivable, but side roadsare still icy. All Pavements are a death trap as they just sheet ice about an inch thick. It's getting a bit warmer but the ice will take a long time to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Freezing rain is forecasted for this evening... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willyslancs Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 sister drove from Newcastle under lyme upto Blackpool last night ,said it was free moving and not bad at all!...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
protruck Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 -1 and thick Fog in lincoln. Clive ............................... protruckservices.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul connor Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Freezing rain? is that hail ? hehehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woa2 Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 -1 and thick Fog in lincoln. We had Fog here, but as we live near the University, it was reasonably intelligent. (Good enough for a Christmas Cracker joke?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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