It's snowing

JBuk · 17 Dec 2010 at 22:57

Sgt_Pepper said:
I live in a small street and i am the only one with a car, so i've had to go out twice already, and brush 5 inch of snow each time, off the whole road.

I couldn't move my car for days last time it snowed, so I guess i'll have to keep brushing all night.

At least you're taking personal responsibility rather than expect it all to be done for you then moan when you can't get to work,etc

physichull · 17 Dec 2010 at 22:57

cheets64 said:
Cleaned the path in the drive twice, sacked it off after about 9pm, its about 2 inch deep now, but down about 2 kilo of grit salt at 6pm and its buried under the snow lol

This is epic

My area of Manc still hasn't had anything near 6 inches of snow, its more like 3 inches or so. It's still coming down though...

physichull · 17 Dec 2010 at 22:58

[TW]Fox;18025967 said:
I wonder who knows more about road maintenance.

You, or the person who sent the gritter out.

ANSWERS ON A POSTCARD GUYS

Snottagram or what?!!?!

With 3 inches or so on the road and temperatures around -5, salt really has diminishing influence in these conditions.

[TW]Fox · 17 Dec 2010 at 23:01

Best you give them a call and offer your services as you clearly know better. Many gritters can also be used as snowploughs, for example.

Cosimo · 17 Dec 2010 at 23:04

Sgt_Pepper said:
I couldn't move my car for days last time it snowed, so I guess i'll have to keep brushing all night.

You might be in for a very long night.

Sgt_Pepper · 17 Dec 2010 at 23:06

[TW]Fox;18025967 said:
I wonder who knows more about road maintenance.

You, or the person who sent the gritter out.

ANSWERS ON A POSTCARD GUYS

Can i have your home address so i can post it to you

,also when are you most likely to be out, and are there any good presents under the tree.

cheets64 · 17 Dec 2010 at 23:06

5.5 from the ground

Car stuck in drive, you can see the snow I moved away from the path next to the car and the fresh snow in its place

About 1 foot that on patio table

4 bins all snowed up

Nice

Hodge · 17 Dec 2010 at 23:06

Just about to start a drive in my truck. Winsford Cheshire-Milton Keynes-Birkenhead docks should be fun (not).

LabR@t · 17 Dec 2010 at 23:12

Liverpool-Lad said:
Ever heard of sarcasm?

sorry sarcasm is easy to miss on a forum, there are a lot of people who would really think that I'm sure.

physichull · 17 Dec 2010 at 23:14

[TW]Fox;18025992 said:
Best you give them a call and offer your services as you clearly know better. Many gritters can also be used as snowploughs, for example.

I've lost my phone, can you call them for me? Cheers.

cheets64 · 17 Dec 2010 at 23:15

Still snowing eek

Like I said I out decent grade grit salt down and it was useless after 2 hours of constant snow, you need to keep moving it and griting, you would need one lorry clearing a mile stretch constantly back and forth to keep it snow free, aint going to happen on 10s of miles of main roads in a town.

BigRazer93 · 17 Dec 2010 at 23:19

Warrington - must have been snowing for a good 3 hours straight, still snowing as we speak!

Ixon · 17 Dec 2010 at 23:24

Can't belive the mentallity of my workplace risking somebody else's life and car just to come pick me up, when i said on the phone the snow bad this way & suprise suprise they didn't get here.

Pred · 17 Dec 2010 at 23:25

cheets64 said:
5.5 from the ground

Let's hope Santa drops a nice shiny new tape measure in your stocking this Christmas

Liverpool-Lad · 17 Dec 2010 at 23:30

Bout 6-7 inches now

LEUVEN · 17 Dec 2010 at 23:39

Deyvy said:
Been snowing hard last hour or so in Manchester, still snowing but flakes are not so big now.

3 inches in just over an hour.

High quality parking with that Corsa there.

, Yours or neighbours?

Pred said:
Let's hope Santa drops a nice shiny new tape measure in your stocking this Christmas

LOL, either that or he's been measuring some "brown Snow"

cheets64 · 18 Dec 2010 at 00:03

Pred said:
Let's hope Santa drops a nice shiny new tape measure in your stocking this Christmas

bought 15 years old that, its my dads, it works, end of.

kingy666 · 18 Dec 2010 at 01:05

cheets64 said:
bought 15 years old that, its my dads, it works, end of.

Its had 5 new cases and 6 new tapes.

Vonhelmet · 18 Dec 2010 at 01:10

Got an assload of snow in Atherton, just round the corner from cheets. Still coming down. Supposed to be going into Manchester on the train tomorrow to see the Christmas markets... Not sure that'll happen.

Amp34 · 18 Dec 2010 at 01:20

Well Just watched the sky weather and apparently no snow for us tomorrow, yet there are at least two weather forecasts still stating we'll get loads...

Bet we don't... Again...