I noticed Queensbury gritting depot (which has been working all over Xmas) was closed last night and also this morning.

Pedestrians used to use footpaths, now as it is accepted practice that cars can park on them without fear of prosecution, where are we supposed to walk?

It might help if they spread the stuff rather than leave six inch thick piles of it at sporadic intervals.

Quote: debaser "You can't have your pay docked for not turning up to work? That seems a little unfair on the employer.'" This should clarify things a bit more news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7867264.stm

Quote: debaser "You can't have your pay docked for not turning up to work? That seems a little unfair on the employer.'" This should clarify things a bit more news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/7867264.stm

Havign driven home from leeds yesterday and sliding all thw way i took decision not to drive today and got bus/train...it is quite clear that all local authorities are struggling, the main routes were like skating rinks last night so hate to think what they are like this morning, i spent best part of 40 minutes sliding up thornton road, my abs has taken a kicking so much so ill have to get the brakes checked once the thaw kicks in .....

not good at all, got a train this morning (only one on time) and when that turned up was only one chuffing carriage wtf....at least the kids schools were open may have had to walk with one of them but they are their....

roll on indian summer


Global warming PAHHHHH!!!!

(note im aware this all due to the Arctic oscillation being all skewed)

I went for a run yesterday and some in a van drove straight through a pile of frozen slush, covering me from head to toe. He thought it was hilarious.

At our work all those that have been in have today received an email from the MD telling us they are going to reward us with marks and sparks vouchers.

In you face slackers!!!!!!!

You can use it to buy some thermals...

I saw a teacher being interviewed on TV yesterday. Off work and out playing in the snow, when asked how she felt about it she made it clear she was pretty happy about it and it was a terrible shame (sarcastically) that her school was closed. She never once mentioned the children, or the parents who had had to take time off work to look after them.

This never, ever, happened in all my schooldays. Schools opened regardless, and whatever teachers and children made it in got on with the job. And most made it in regardless, in winters often as bad if not worse than we are seeing at the moment.

What a shame she wasn't stuck inside lamenting her school being closed and weeping for the parents her Headteacher had inconvenienced, no professional pride these days... even appears she had a sense of humour, shame on her.

I don't know how old you are, but I'm in my 40s and can remember lots of days when my school was closed due to snow, they're amongst my happiest memories of school. I feel sorry for the poor kids whose schools are open, must be awful knowing everyone else is out playing in the snow.

I was off for two days due to snow (I'm a teacher too) and I worked all day both days. Most teachers I know spent the days working too. Teachers got bashed all day yesterday on the radio for being "too lazy" to go into work, when everyone else had to.

The one who texted in to say he was off to the pub made me laugh. I could almost hear the phone lines jamming in protest. It was a joke by the way.

My children's school was open both days - less than half the children bothered to come in, even though 95% of them could walk to school.

My school is open today - less than half the kids are here, and ALL of them live within walking distance of the school. Is it the teacher's fault too that they are not in today?

I remember my school shutting for snow in the 70s and 80s. Its always happened. And it's going to get worse and worse, the more law suits that school's have to deal with from parents of children who get injured and the more pressure OFSTED put on school's to improve their attendance.

I'm sure I read the same in the Daily Mail. Or would have if I could pick up a copy without vomitting.

Those bloody teachers are all lazy gets. If their school was closed they sould all have been out gritting the roads and pavements so that others could get to work or to the shops. They should have their money docked and all access to the test match should be banned. We never closed schools in my day even when the snow was 20 metres thick.

Lazy idle ba$tards.