Snow! - Page 44

Tak · 07-01-2010, 09:29

Buses are slowly starting up - 8 buses covering 4 routes atm. Gonna give it until 9-9:30 and then venture out; would much rather go back to bed as I didn't sleep well and have a pounding head.

still love the snow

kaiowas · 07-01-2010, 09:33

Had our worst snow of the year so far today. Probably a good 3-4" on the ground and it's still coming down. 370 schools closed in Norfolk (Although where Vix works is open) and yet my work has a full car park and is carrying on as normal.

Feek · 07-01-2010, 09:33

It's snowing here again now, I'm logged on and I'll probably not go out at all. I can work, albeit slower than if I'm in the office, but at least I'm able to do something.

Knipples · 07-01-2010, 09:47

Well I made it the 12 miles into work, roads were extremely quiet and due to the lack of traffic I made it in in normalish time (despite having to drive very slowly)

Have rung the boss who is on her way in, and so are a few others apparently.

Matblack · 07-01-2010, 10:05

The map you see below is my journey home from college.

We shut the college yesterday at around 4pm as the snow went from light to blizzard in the space of 10 minutes we already had about a cm on the ground. It took me 20 minutes to get out of the car park by which time it was about 3cm thick and slippery as hell, we had to get over 100 cars out on to a main road so it was a struggle.

To get to where the little circle is on the route below took about an hour, a journey of about 7 minutes usually on dual carridgeways. From there I was stuck in the car for 2 hours until I got to where it says Walderslade, cars couldn't get up the exit ramp and ones that did were slithering back down it and sliding into the cars below causing multiple small RTAs. The snow had slowed a lot and eventually I got off the motorway to be faced with the fact the A229 was shut. The A229 is the main artery between Maidstone and Medway, if its shut its down to back roads, its partner artery Detling Hill was also shut so a detour wasn't on the cards. At this point I had according to my on board computer 8 miles of petrol left. If I stayed in the car I would run out, cause further traffic problems and have to walk somewhere warm.

I finally decided to try and get to the local Holiday Inn and after queueing for a good while I got the last but one room 5 miles from home for £80 :/

Went to Asda nearby to get provisions and saw an artic spinning all its driving wheels and sliding sideways and backward on pack ice on a gradient leading up to the motorway.

This morning I struck out and had a pretty uneventfull journey home, the college is shut and I'm staying here, got some fuel too, car read -7 celcius before I started moving.

To be honest despite the expense I'm glad I stopped someone I know was stuck on the A229 for 6 hours waiting for it to clear and the sight of that lorry made my blood run cold, I would not have wanted to be behind it when it was slipping!

Home safe now and Aitch managed to get a train into London so by the time I was back she was already gone

MB

Will · 07-01-2010, 10:13

Fantastic journey into work today. Roads were empty, my gritting had worked, and lots of fun to be had on the roads

Everyone's made it in at work which is good, but everyone had accepted that if they couldn't come in they wouldn't get paid/or have to take a day's holiday (either paid or unpaid). Really impressed with people's commitment to get into work - thought public transport is working, and we have a few 4x4s with drivers ready to pick people up in the tougher areas, so no excuses really.

I still love the snow. The ice isn't so fun, and the people that don't know how to drive on the snow/icy conditions isn't so great either - but it's all good, pretty and lovely!

Now all I need in my part of the world are chair lifts and we could start having REAL fun!

Sounds like some of you have had nightmare journeys!

Hope it all clears up for you today and remember to stay safe. Better to lose a day at work than to try and do something silly. MB, can't believe how harsh your drive home was

It's rubbish that they didn't prepare the roads better - they knew it was coming - they knew for over a week! :/ Still, at least you didn't have any issues, apart from the cost and you got somewhere warm and safe.

Desmo · 07-01-2010, 10:33

Sounds like a right bummer of a journey MB

I made it in without too many problems this morning. Took me 3 attempts to reverse off the driveway this morning and a few slippy slides on the way in but nothing major.

petemc · 07-01-2010, 10:37

Ouch MB. Thats crazy. I keep seeing cars wheel spinning on my road. Everyones like "Car no move. POWARRR!!!!" and yet the car doesn't move. Got in fine today. Major roads have been gritted. Oddly only one lane coming out the tunnel was. Had a slight issue where one road took me by surprise and the back end went off sightseeing. Other than that the major roads in Liverpool city centre are ok.

Nipped to the petrol station to get more anti-freeze and de-icer. I just got the last anti-freeze. Someone came in, saw there was none and bought about 6 bottles (all that was left) of screen cleaner fluid. Its getting a bit crazy.

Wossi · 07-01-2010, 11:08

Got out of my car park fine this morning thanks to no more snow falling but it took me 4 attempts to get up a slight incline. It then took me 10 minutes to get from my car park to the centre of the village, a journey that should take only 3 minutes at the most. It also took me 1 hour to get to work, a journey that should tkae 20 minutes at the most.

Red dot is where the entrance to my car park is (it's not a building site now

) blue dot is the centre of the village and the black line is the route I took:

The front of my house at 1.30 yesterday afternoon, the snow was going past my ankles

My house is the middle green door.

Fayshun · 07-01-2010, 11:18

Is that Hanwell Fields?

07-01-2010, 09:29	#431
Tak L'Oréal Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Portsmouth Posts: 9,977	Buses are slowly starting up - 8 buses covering 4 routes atm. Gonna give it until 9-9:30 and then venture out; would much rather go back to bed as I didn't sleep well and have a pounding head. still love the snow __________________ The look on your face when a toddler rips out your heart and shows it to you? Priceless.... For everything else, there's FWOOSH!

07-01-2010, 09:33	#432
kaiowas The Stig Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Fightertown USA Posts: 1,458	Had our worst snow of the year so far today. Probably a good 3-4" on the ground and it's still coming down. 370 schools closed in Norfolk (Although where Vix works is open) and yet my work has a full car park and is carrying on as normal. __________________ Anal Fish Porn

07-01-2010, 09:33	#433
Feek ex SAS Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: JO01ou Posts: 10,062	It's snowing here again now, I'm logged on and I'll probably not go out at all. I can work, albeit slower than if I'm in the office, but at least I'm able to do something. __________________

07-01-2010, 10:05	#435
Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	The map you see below is my journey home from college. We shut the college yesterday at around 4pm as the snow went from light to blizzard in the space of 10 minutes we already had about a cm on the ground. It took me 20 minutes to get out of the car park by which time it was about 3cm thick and slippery as hell, we had to get over 100 cars out on to a main road so it was a struggle. To get to where the little circle is on the route below took about an hour, a journey of about 7 minutes usually on dual carridgeways. From there I was stuck in the car for 2 hours until I got to where it says Walderslade, cars couldn't get up the exit ramp and ones that did were slithering back down it and sliding into the cars below causing multiple small RTAs. The snow had slowed a lot and eventually I got off the motorway to be faced with the fact the A229 was shut. The A229 is the main artery between Maidstone and Medway, if its shut its down to back roads, its partner artery Detling Hill was also shut so a detour wasn't on the cards. At this point I had according to my on board computer 8 miles of petrol left. If I stayed in the car I would run out, cause further traffic problems and have to walk somewhere warm. I finally decided to try and get to the local Holiday Inn and after queueing for a good while I got the last but one room 5 miles from home for £80 :/ Went to Asda nearby to get provisions and saw an artic spinning all its driving wheels and sliding sideways and backward on pack ice on a gradient leading up to the motorway. This morning I struck out and had a pretty uneventfull journey home, the college is shut and I'm staying here, got some fuel too, car read -7 celcius before I started moving. To be honest despite the expense I'm glad I stopped someone I know was stuck on the A229 for 6 hours waiting for it to clear and the sight of that lorry made my blood run cold, I would not have wanted to be behind it when it was slipping! Home safe now and Aitch managed to get a train into London so by the time I was back she was already gone MB __________________ "we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two" Last edited by Matblack; 07-01-2010 at 10:07.

07-01-2010, 10:13	#436
Will BBx woz 'ere :P Join Date: Jan 1970 Posts: 2,147,487,208	Fantastic journey into work today. Roads were empty, my gritting had worked, and lots of fun to be had on the roads Everyone's made it in at work which is good, but everyone had accepted that if they couldn't come in they wouldn't get paid/or have to take a day's holiday (either paid or unpaid). Really impressed with people's commitment to get into work - thought public transport is working, and we have a few 4x4s with drivers ready to pick people up in the tougher areas, so no excuses really. I still love the snow. The ice isn't so fun, and the people that don't know how to drive on the snow/icy conditions isn't so great either - but it's all good, pretty and lovely! Now all I need in my part of the world are chair lifts and we could start having REAL fun! Sounds like some of you have had nightmare journeys! Hope it all clears up for you today and remember to stay safe. Better to lose a day at work than to try and do something silly. MB, can't believe how harsh your drive home was It's rubbish that they didn't prepare the roads better - they knew it was coming - they knew for over a week! :/ Still, at least you didn't have any issues, apart from the cost and you got somewhere warm and safe. __________________ *No No!*

07-01-2010, 10:33	#437
Desmo The Last Airbender Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Pigmopad Posts: 11,915	Sounds like a right bummer of a journey MB I made it in without too many problems this morning. Took me 3 attempts to reverse off the driveway this morning and a few slippy slides on the way in but nothing major. __________________

07-01-2010, 10:37	#438
petemc Moonshine Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Nr Liverpewl Posts: 4,371	Ouch MB. Thats crazy. I keep seeing cars wheel spinning on my road. Everyones like "Car no move. POWARRR!!!!" and yet the car doesn't move. Got in fine today. Major roads have been gritted. Oddly only one lane coming out the tunnel was. Had a slight issue where one road took me by surprise and the back end went off sightseeing. Other than that the major roads in Liverpool city centre are ok. Nipped to the petrol station to get more anti-freeze and de-icer. I just got the last anti-freeze. Someone came in, saw there was none and bought about 6 bottles (all that was left) of screen cleaner fluid. Its getting a bit crazy. __________________ Thats no hamster, its a space station!

07-01-2010, 11:08	#439
Wossi Absinthe Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: In the middle Posts: 1,385	Got out of my car park fine this morning thanks to no more snow falling but it took me 4 attempts to get up a slight incline. It then took me 10 minutes to get from my car park to the centre of the village, a journey that should take only 3 minutes at the most. It also took me 1 hour to get to work, a journey that should tkae 20 minutes at the most. Red dot is where the entrance to my car park is (it's not a building site now ) blue dot is the centre of the village and the black line is the route I took: The front of my house at 1.30 yesterday afternoon, the snow was going past my ankles My house is the middle green door.

07-01-2010, 11:18	#440
Fayshun Rocket Fuel Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Adrift in the Orca Posts: 6,845	Is that Hanwell Fields? __________________ We must move forward not backward, upwards not forward, and always twirling, twirling, twirling...