Snow! - Page 8

Knipples · 18-12-2009, 18:17

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Originally Posted by Karol

No snow here.

Bwahaha who changed your name

Mark · 18-12-2009, 21:11

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Originally Posted by Goose

I cycled in to Hungerford, as per usual. My points are frozen.

Crazy person! Not sure if my boss cycled in today. That's the first time in a very very long time that I've been to work in snow/ice. I nearly slipped over on my front doorstep on the way out.

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Originally Posted by Knipples

Bwahaha who changed your name

Been like that for a week or two IIRC. I wondered who it was to start with.

I got a taxi to work and back today. Glad I did. After I got home I had to pop over the road to a neighbours, and I slipped three times just doing that. I dread to think what's going to happen next - ten pin car bowling, perhaps.

Dymetrie · 18-12-2009, 21:15

I went into work late this morning in order to escort Mrs Dym to the station...

There was a pseudo-blizzard just as we got to the tube but it then petered out

Have been waiting for some extra 'top notch' snow since then and have been let down...

I am now pinning my hopes on some excellence over the weekend!

Kitten · 18-12-2009, 21:55

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Originally Posted by Blackstar

Wow, England grinds to a hault with a little snow we just grumble and get on with it.

Has it? We had snow overnight & pretty bad road conditions today, yet not one person rang in, we all made it without grumbling

Garp · 18-12-2009, 22:42

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Originally Posted by Kitten

Has it? We had snow overnight & pretty bad road conditions today, yet not one person rang in, we all made it without grumbling

It does also bear pointing out: It very rarely snows in the south east of England. People who live there aren't so used to it as those, dealing with it or so skilled at driving in it as those up north, and the infrastructure for coping with it isn't as good.
So yes people do grumble and yes stuff does fall apart, but when it's a once in a blue moon occurrence is it really all that surprising?

Mark · 18-12-2009, 22:51

Absolutely. Authorities down here just don't spend money on infrastructure unless they absolutely have to. Our council seem to think that if it's not at least an A-road, it's probably not worth gritting. Which means even fairly busy roads don't get gritted. And, of course, pedestrians don't figure at all.

Kitten · 18-12-2009, 23:15

It doesn't snow here very often - we're too close to the water, so it's usually too warm, so although we get it around our house and surrounding area, as you drive into Liverpool it warms up past freezing and the snow disappears on the roads (although the canal link will ice over and the swans will get stuck!) but it very rarely snows on/near the water. Tends to be cold, sleety stuff instead

Bit of a surprise when we do get snow - we're out in the sticks about 10-15 miles from the City Centre & smack bang between Liverpool/Manchester/Preston yet we get usually only a few days a year and it's usually light compared to the surrounding towns & cities who seem to end up buried - but our council seems to be well on the ball and all major (and quite a few minor) roads are gritted when it does get bad. Can't really fault them.

Jingo · 18-12-2009, 23:42

My old uni house mate from Finland finds it hillarious how the snow causes 'mass disruption' etc; granted the weather is something less predictable than Finland, but they cope with -30c, up to a metre of ice and 3 to 4 feet of snow with no set backs, delays or hysteria.

Perhaps it is time for England to create some form of more substantial/effective planning for the 'at risk' months. With all the figures bounding around highlighting the 'devastating cost of the disruption' etc, any initial outlays and maintenance would surely prove effective.

Darrin · 19-12-2009, 00:41

I guess I'll just shut up here.

I mean, the state saying on our number plates says, "Greatest Snow On Earth"...

Goose · 19-12-2009, 01:08

Don't forget, a big difference here is the training. Them countries up there (*points north east*) do so much more with new drivers.

So many people in the UK don't even know the basics. You see people trying to drive away, on ice, using 1st. As both a driver and a cyclist (2 wheels is more of a big deal), it drives me mad. And skids! Some countries teach it thoroughly, we brush past it.

I don't think it's something you can just throw money at.

18-12-2009, 21:15	#73
Dymetrie A large glass of Merlot Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Letchworth with a Lightsaber Posts: 5,819	I went into work late this morning in order to escort Mrs Dym to the station... There was a pseudo-blizzard just as we got to the tube but it then petered out Have been waiting for some extra 'top notch' snow since then and have been let down... I am now pinning my hopes on some excellence over the weekend! __________________ Khef, Ka and Ka-Tet....

18-12-2009, 23:15	#77
Kitten Spinky-Spank Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: 668. The Neighbour of the Beast Posts: 11,226	It doesn't snow here very often - we're too close to the water, so it's usually too warm, so although we get it around our house and surrounding area, as you drive into Liverpool it warms up past freezing and the snow disappears on the roads (although the canal link will ice over and the swans will get stuck!) but it very rarely snows on/near the water. Tends to be cold, sleety stuff instead Bit of a surprise when we do get snow - we're out in the sticks about 10-15 miles from the City Centre & smack bang between Liverpool/Manchester/Preston yet we get usually only a few days a year and it's usually light compared to the surrounding towns & cities who seem to end up buried - but our council seems to be well on the ball and all major (and quite a few minor) roads are gritted when it does get bad. Can't really fault them. __________________ "You only get one life. There's no God, no rules, except for those you accept or create for yourself. Then once it's over... it's over. Dreamless sleep for ever and ever. So why not be happy while you're here?" Nate Fisher Last edited by Kitten; 18-12-2009 at 23:20.

18-12-2009, 23:42	#78
Jingo Smother me in chocolate and eat flapjacks with it! Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: North Somerset Posts: 1,854	My old uni house mate from Finland finds it hillarious how the snow causes 'mass disruption' etc; granted the weather is something less predictable than Finland, but they cope with -30c, up to a metre of ice and 3 to 4 feet of snow with no set backs, delays or hysteria. Perhaps it is time for England to create some form of more substantial/effective planning for the 'at risk' months. With all the figures bounding around highlighting the 'devastating cost of the disruption' etc, any initial outlays and maintenance would surely prove effective. __________________

19-12-2009, 00:41	#79
Darrin Dirteh Kitteh Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hiding out in Mormon Country Posts: 1,629	I guess I'll just shut up here. I mean, the state saying on our number plates says, "Greatest Snow On Earth"... __________________ A bullet may have your name on it, but shrapnel is addressed "to whom it may concern".

19-12-2009, 01:08	#80
Goose The list is long, but distinguished Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Århus, Denmark Posts: 1,643	Don't forget, a big difference here is the training. Them countries up there (points north east) do so much more with new drivers. So many people in the UK don't even know the basics. You see people trying to drive away, on ice, using 1st. As both a driver and a cyclist (2 wheels is more of a big deal), it drives me mad. And skids! Some countries teach it thoroughly, we brush past it. I don't think it's something you can just throw money at. __________________

18-12-2009, 22:51	#76
Mark Screaming Orgasm Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Newbury Posts: 15,194	Absolutely. Authorities down here just don't spend money on infrastructure unless they absolutely have to. Our council seem to think that if it's not at least an A-road, it's probably not worth gritting. Which means even fairly busy roads don't get gritted. And, of course, pedestrians don't figure at all.