O/T Snow

Quote: wigan pie man "2 inch of snow and we grind to a halt.
schools close, buses stop running, trains cancelled, town centre shops stay closed.

ffs...its winter...what do they expect in winter? sunshine?

once again local authorities all over the country have been caught unprepared.
I would love em to try and keep Siberia up and running.

(and yes i am moaning , cos instead of a quite day after the crimbo hols, ive got 2 off school, 2 off college, and other cant get to accountancy school) Get real.

There's been snow on the ground for over 3 weeks where I live. There's a layer of 7-8"" in my back garden right now, with snow still falling, in fact it's been snowing since 6pm last night, with around 4-5" overnight. There was a slight thaw last week but we've now got weeks of snow and ice compacted into solid white layers. I can't remember conditions like this; certainly not in the last 25 years.

The authorities have done everything they can. Gritters can only do so much, and grit is only effective for so long - in persistent snow you need a fresh spreading every few hours.

These conditions are rare. The gritters have been out almost round the clock in the last 24 hours, and regularly over the last few weeks. Councils can't stock supplies or equipment to cope with Arctic conditions - such extreme weather only happens every 20 years and is therefore far to costly to justify. Gritters also have to focus on main routes so yes, some residential areas won't get gritted.

Sometimes we need to just grin and bear it, and get on as best we can. You won't die without bread for a day or two.