Re: SNOW - 10PM Finishes on Sunday ...

[SirPercival]

... grit the roads the day before?

That is all it would have taken ...

Not spend Billions on Invading "axis of evil countries" ...

L

Can"t comment on the wars as I have no informed knowledge but I have over 20 years experience of roads maintenace and I can assure you gritting the roads the day before does not deal with snow.

[SirPercival]

I do have a question though.  How does the bloke who drives the snow plough get into work?

He often takes it home with him for the few hours he has before going out again. These guys often 80+ hours/week. So much so that there is much debate on whether they are except for the European Working Time Directive.

[duke3016]

Swindon was fairly bad...

What about the roads?

No offence to Swindonians -- but its not a place that I would go for a holiday. One casulty of the snow was the educational establishments which were all closed on Tuesday night.

[RioRodent]

In Japan they don"t grit the roads at all. 

Which is why buying a Japanese import is often a good idea, as the car will be in far better nick than one of the same age that has "grown up" in the UK.

This is irrelevant to the debate, but interesting nevertheless.

And consequently they are not undersealed/rustproofed to the same degree as cars made for the European market.

Also irrelevant, but worth knowing if you"re gonna buy one.

[Honeybadg]

... my world is shattered ... why do they both with council gritting etc ...?

L

[SirPercival]

... my world is shattered ... why do they both with council gritting etc ...?

L

gritting reduces the risk of ice on the road.

the responsibilty to drive in accordance with the conditions is with the DRIVER.

[HaworthBantam]

The grit acts as a contaminant within the water that would form ice, lowering it"s freezing point.

Get the temperature low enough, however, and ice will still form regardless of how much grit is put down.

[Waz1892]

i think the main problem is that we as a nation moan too much.  we are as a nation, negative.  many reasons for this im sure.....but we have no get up and go most of the time..easier to moan than to "roll up the sleeves"

the press prefer a moan..as it sells better..we like a moan so we read it..and believe it...and it slowly but surely sinks into all..that we are a rubbish nation

WE ARE THE BEST GOD DAMN NATION IN THIS WORLD..

example of people moaning and just not thinking

....i work in the logistics business....i had a customer complain to one of my depots that she hadn"t received her parcel yesterday....and she was in all day..because she couldn"t get into work because of the snwo....she didn"t take too kindly to my reasoning..that MAYBE, JUST MAYBE, we had the same issue that she had

[SirPercival]

i think the main problem is that we as a nation moan too much.  we are as a nation, negative.  many reasons for this im sure.....but we have no get up and go most of the time..easier to moan than to "roll up the sleeves"

the press prefer a moan..as it sells better..we like a moan so we read it..and believe it...and it slowly but surely sinks into all..that we are a rubbish nation

WE ARE THE BEST GOD DAMN NATION IN THIS WORLD..

example of people moaning and just not thinking

....i work in the logistics business....i had a customer complain to one of my depots that she hadn"t received her parcel yesterday....and she was in all day..because she couldn"t get into work because of the snwo....she didn"t take too kindly to my reasoning..that MAYBE, JUST MAYBE, we had the same issue that she had

^^^
what he said

[George2Loose]

i think the main problem is that we as a nation moan too much.  we are as a nation, negative.  many reasons for this im sure.....but we have no get up and go most of the time..easier to moan than to "roll up the sleeves"

the press prefer a moan..as it sells better..we like a moan so we read it..and believe it...and it slowly but surely sinks into all..that we are a rubbish nation

WE ARE THE BEST GOD DAMN NATION IN THIS WORLD..

example of people moaning and just not thinking

....i work in the logistics business....i had a customer complain to one of my depots that she hadn"t received her parcel yesterday....and she was in all day..because she couldn"t get into work because of the snwo....she didn"t take too kindly to my reasoning..that MAYBE, JUST MAYBE, we had the same issue that she had

^^^
what he said

POTY

[Honeybadg]

... this is from the BBC website ... maybe this is why the parcel was delayed!?!

"Two snowballs - one much bigger than the other - were found in Barry Lane."

"It is believed one was the head and the other the body of a giant snowman. "

Genius ...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/7872626.stm

L

[kinboshi]

In Japan they don"t grit the roads at all. 

Which is why buying a Japanese import is often a good idea, as the car will be in far better nick than one of the same age that has "grown up" in the UK.

This is irrelevant to the debate, but interesting nevertheless.

And consequently they are not undersealed/rustproofed to the same degree as cars made for the European market.

Also irrelevant, but worth knowing if you"re gonna buy one.

No, that"s a very valid point and it"s worth undersealing an imported car if you"re going to keep it for quite a few years.  Of course, if you plan to get rid of it after a few it won"t be your problem

[RioRodent]

In Japan they don"t grit the roads at all. 

Which is why buying a Japanese import is often a good idea, as the car will be in far better nick than one of the same age that has "grown up" in the UK.

This is irrelevant to the debate, but interesting nevertheless.

And consequently they are not undersealed/rustproofed to the same degree as cars made for the European market.

Also irrelevant, but worth knowing if you"re gonna buy one.

No, that"s a very valid point and it"s worth undersealing an imported car if you"re going to keep it for quite a few years.  Of course, if you plan to get rid of it after a few it won"t be your problem

And treating the back of the chrome bumpers... then you won"t get rusty holes in them like my Surf!!  :"(

[RioRodent]

WE ARE THE BEST GOD DAMN NATION IN THIS WORLD..

[kinboshi]

In Japan they don"t grit the roads at all. 

Which is why buying a Japanese import is often a good idea, as the car will be in far better nick than one of the same age that has "grown up" in the UK.

This is irrelevant to the debate, but interesting nevertheless.

And consequently they are not undersealed/rustproofed to the same degree as cars made for the European market.

Also irrelevant, but worth knowing if you"re gonna buy one.

No, that"s a very valid point and it"s worth undersealing an imported car if you"re going to keep it for quite a few years.  Of course, if you plan to get rid of it after a few it won"t be your problem

And treating the back of the chrome bumpers... then you won"t get rusty holes in them like my Surf!!  :"(

But other than a bit of cosmetic rust, they"re pretty indestructible I"d imagine?