Winter 2017/2018 - Thread

Delvis · 3 Mar 2018 at 23:13

Technically you didn't run it over,so it's fair game

SpeedFreak · 3 Mar 2018 at 23:22

Delvis said:
Technically you didn't run it over,so it's fair game

And not full of shot.

Kronos · 4 Mar 2018 at 02:19

Nick1881 said:
It's snowing again here, just when I thought it was all going.

There's also a dead and now frozen Pheasant on the drive, it flew into the window earlier, never had that happen before, wouldn't expect it in such a built up area.

Anyone want it? lol

Can you post to Scotland?

Kronos · 4 Mar 2018 at 05:48

A lot of stories of medical staff walking miles to their work, of carers doing the same so as not to leave their vulnerable patients in difficulties. We had stories of ordinary folk using their 4 x 4 vehicles to run errands, collect needed prescriptions, transporting medical staff to hospitals and carers to their charges. Local residents taking hot drinks and food to trapped drivers, others taking vulnerable people from cars into their homes.
And many other instances where ordinary people did stuff that I for one had thought long gone. Fantastic to see that the Great British spirit is alive and well.

What a pity that in some cases, my council for instance had a different approach and chose to cite health and safety and pretty much bunkered down and left the city to get on with it telling their staff on social media to stay at home. I have known far worse snow than this yet main roads remained open and buses ran. This time the city pretty much shut down for two days.

DXP55 · 4 Mar 2018 at 09:09

In my day when we were snowed in all unemployed had to turn up at council yards and they went out clearing snow which was tipped in nearest river - Elf and safety has taken over.

Also makes me smile reading headlines like "delivery drive delivers parcel in blizzard" - Well excuse me - we were expected to work whatever the conditions - I worked outside.

Raymond Lin · 4 Mar 2018 at 12:03

PiKe said:
A farmer had to dump 200 gallons of milk because the tanker couldn't get to the farm, depends where the milk comes from! Local farmers milk still has to go to god-knows-where to be processed.

It’s cold enough to keep without being refrigerated for a couple of days, just make cheese with it next week?!

Nodiggidy123 · 4 Mar 2018 at 13:17

Seems to be a milk shortage around here because of 1.5 days of snow (south coast)

5punk3monk3y · 4 Mar 2018 at 20:33

Nodiggidy123 said:
Seems to be a milk shortage around here because of 1.5 days of snow (south coast)

Milk and bread shortage here too (Pembrokeshire) from panic buying.

Rroff · 4 Mar 2018 at 20:38

Yeah we've plenty of milk here but bread totally out in my town, the villages are out of both and the next town over has no milk and only a little bread. Fortunately I took the precaution of adding a bit extra to my shops leading upto this so I'll be OK until things are back to normal but a lot of people on Facebook in consternation about it as they've run out :s

Delvis · 4 Mar 2018 at 21:05

Christ, oh noes I have no milk.

reilly · 4 Mar 2018 at 21:08

All the snow has melted now in the East Midlands area. Melt water all over the roads and garden is water logged.

Macky · 4 Mar 2018 at 21:09

Got no water in Birmingham right now.

LabR@t · 4 Mar 2018 at 21:26

Rroff said:
Yeah we've plenty of milk here but bread totally out in my town, the villages are out of both and the next town over has no milk and only a little bread. Fortunately I took the precaution of adding a bit extra to my shops leading upto this so I'll be OK until things are back to normal but a lot of people on Facebook in consternation about it as they've run out :s

if everyone had a little extra stored up.

explicit4u · 4 Mar 2018 at 22:03

Thames Water urging people to use as little water as possible now due to all the leaks from the weather.

The postcode next to ours has no water (it's literally across the road) so I'm off to stock up.

Rroff · 5 Mar 2018 at 06:55

LabR@t said:
if everyone had a little extra stored up.

I wonder what people would do if there was an actual interruption to the food supply.

LabR@t · 5 Mar 2018 at 07:00

Rroff said:
I wonder what people would do if there was an actual interruption to the food supply.

Panic and blame the tories!

Boycey0211 · 5 Mar 2018 at 07:32

Rroff said:
I wonder what people would do if there was an actual interruption to the food supply.

Well immediately upon finding out 95% of the population would panic buy, so those of us who would need a couple of extras to make sure they would get by would have to go without.

The ones who have panic bought will probably end up realising they don't like what they bought and it will sit unused and uneaten until they are starving or the crisis is over.

And all this fuss over bread and milk too, I dont get it. Is that all some people eat/drink?

Rroff · 5 Mar 2018 at 08:10

Boycey0211 said:
And all this fuss over bread and milk too, I dont get it. Is that all some people eat/drink?

Dunno - I'm quite surprised how many people were down to odds and ends by the time they could shop again - one of my colleagues was down to cereal, beer and nothing else.

Kronos · 5 Mar 2018 at 08:27

Reports of empty shelves and 'panic buying' last week
Why do they call it panic buying when it is invariably nothing of the sort for the most part?
It is greedy inconsiderate people being taken in by the over the top reporting on TV and in the papers of impending destruction of civilisation by snow and buying more than they need and can possibly use.

uncle_rufus · 5 Mar 2018 at 11:26

*shrugs*... I knew it was coming... went out on Thursday morning to Sainsbury's... shelves fully stocked, not many people about... did my normal shop to make sure I'd have ~1 weeks worth of my usual food... job done...