snowed off again

[brian c]

Had a whole week off because of the snow and now off again today,customer says her street is like a skatig rink.Work piling up,will need to have a rethink.Just heard a plane overhead..no chance of that landing in Glasgow i can tell you.Anyone else called off because of this weather?:mad2:

 

[Deleted member 9966]

No chance of being snowed off here Bri. Roads are good (pavements are a bit dodgy) and the sun is shining.

Shame you haven't got any husky dogs and a big sled, so you could walk to your closest jobs with all your gear on the sled.

 

[brian c]

Liz,job is about 6 miles away and no chance of walking in the snow up here as its been on for just over 2 hours.Snow has brought Glasgow to a standstill,caught everyone unawares.Its doing my head in now.

 

[Deleted member 9966]

what a bummer Bri

 

[doug boardley]

still plenty of snow here, but having day off tiling to catch up on a few things before I start back tomorrow, (just having a coffee break now!)

 

[Saltire69]

Liz,job is about 6 miles away and no chance of walking in the snow up here as its been on for just over 2 hours.Snow has brought Glasgow to a standstill,caught everyone unawares.Its doing my head in now.

They knew it was going to snow today m8. Well the weather forecasters did anyway. I'm in the same boat as you, got about 6" of snow in the last couple off hours and no sign off it letting up. That with the 2ft we had last week it's a nightmare. Took me 40mins to drive a couple off miles this morning. Cars stuck everywhere. Gave up.

 

[brian c]

took a guy i know over 2 hours to get from Falkirk to Edinburgh this morning.

 

[Saltire69]

He probaly won't get back. Snow still on here and no sign of letting up, roads are really bad. I stay in Polmont and even the slightist hill cars are struggling to get up. I'm away to get a friends 4x4 as she was struggling in that to get home. Just left it in a side street.

 

[brian c]

good luck.Going to try and dig my car out later when the snow stops.IF IT STOPS.

 

[Dan]

Unlucky lads. Nowt worse than having jobs lined up that you can't do, no matter what the reason but especially snow that could be dealt with by the councils IMO. Rarely see gritters around here, they should double up on 'em and get the damn roads clear as a whistle.

 

[kilty55]

shambles total shambles..... snowed for7 hours non stop heer today,2 jobs running one is at a complete standstill cos i cant get the guys in to work

supposedly the buses and taxis were all withdfrawn in edinburgh today it was so bad? airport closed also again and more snow on its way

 

[Dan]

It's crazy really, the other day I realised that the councils grit bus routes first (and normally only bus routes) and it struck me that these people aren't usually the type of people that need to go to work and keep the country running, they're OAP's, Students and single mums with 20 kids. I think they should grit the commuting roads and not bus routes.

Just thought I'd say. :lol:

 

[Deleted member 9966]

It's crazy really, the other day I realised that the councils grit bus routes first (and normally only bus routes) and it struck me that these people aren't usually the type of people that need to go to work and keep the country running, they're OAP's, Students and single mums with 20 kids. I think they should grit the commuting roads and not bus routes.

Just thought I'd say. :lol:

So Dan, the trick is to live along a bus route :smilewinkgrin: or opposite a newly built firestation

 

[Dan]

Yeah - but also the tilers customers roads need doing as well. So they need to live on bus routes or by fire stations.

My lady's works have had a ton of grit delivered and they're going to keep topping it up. They've told staff they can have a bag or two for their road/path/garden to try and help them all get into work.

IMO they need snow ploughs to shift it all and not just gritters. We're waaaaay behind the times when it comes to handling snow and every year it's the same mad rush trying to get the roads cleaned. 'They' said it's too unpredictable every year in the UK to handle perfectly. But that's rubbish as you can guarantee every year we're not prepared at all, so we need to get prepared in August and really get ready for sudden cold snaps.

 

[Stewart]

What a crazy day.......... serious snow here today, and had to use the van as it had all the tiles and addy in it for the job, but no probs with the winter tyres. Only one to turn up, which let me get on a treat.
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