Winter 2022/23 - It's too cold :(

[bingham67]

Coming down in Herts again this morning cant see main road but settling on side roads now its been relentless for hours, I guess by midday it will be gone though.

 

[cheesefest]

We have it good in Sheffield, no work today woohoo.

My grandmother is in Beighton and should have a hospital appointment today. Unsure what’s the weather there.

 

[adidan]

Why does the UK shutdown everytime there's a bit of snow?

It's pathetic really. It happens often enough for it not to be extremely unusual or unexpected.

 

[UTmaniac]

Why does the UK shutdown everytime there's a bit of snow?

It's pathetic really. It happens often enough for it not to be extremely unusual or unexpected.

Because like so much of how this union runs, short term planning, rarely long term investment.

 

[Yaayuh!]

Coming down in Herts again this morning cant see main road but settling on side roads now its been relentless for hours, I guess by midday it will be gone though.

Not settling on main roads at all. It's just more of mild annoyance whilst driving.

 

[dlockers]

Why does the UK shutdown everytime there's a bit of snow?

It's pathetic really. It happens often enough for it not to be extremely unusual or unexpected.

Because it rarely snows here. And when it does, the consequences are pretty trivial. Folk just stay at home and get on with their lives.

 

[Gaygle]

Why does the UK shutdown everytime there's a bit of snow?

It's pathetic really. It happens often enough for it not to be extremely unusual or unexpected.

Because it only happens for a few days a year at most. The cost to buy and maintain snow ploughs would be prohibitively expensive for Highways and Councils meaning they would have to put people's council taxes up or cut other services. Now, even when Councils put up the council tax to pay for things we can all agree are necessary (mental health, social care, road maintanence etc) it's met with anger from the public, who are suffering hugely at a time where the cost of living is through the roof and payrises aren't anywhere near what inflation is.

Now imagine the Council telling everyone it's spending a large part of it's budget on a load of new snow ploughs, which will sit there doing nothing for 360 days of the year, and that, as a result, they've had to cut social care services, or they are going to have to put up council tax. There would, rightly so, be criticism of this because in time where money is very scarce, blowing budgets on something which will barely get used would be nothing short of irresponsible.

 

[The_Arbiter]

Just south of Warrington, the at worst 2" of snow overnight has already thawed since 6.30am. Blue skies ever increasing. Yet the news is still in panic inducing mode.


Edit.
News saying gritters are short staffed due to pay issues, unions, etc

 

[Infidelus]

Looks like Hampshire is missing out on the wintery fun again, besides a cool breeze.

We almost always do miss out. The news say 'horrific storm coming to Hampshire' and we get a few spots of rain and a slight breeze

 

[alchal]

My grandmother is in Beighton and should have a hospital appointment today. Unsure what’s the weather there.

I live around the corner, not brilliant, not much traffic although it's now starting to brighten up

 

[cheesefest]

Why does the UK shutdown everytime there's a bit of snow?

It's pathetic really. It happens often enough for it not to be extremely unusual or unexpected.

1. Doesn't snow every year. In my 42 years - probably had snow in 12-15 winters.
2. Lack of investment. Or if councils invested loads of money into things and doesn't snow for 10 years, its called a waste of money.
3. Health n Safety
4. Teachers living miles away from schools they work at. My parents' neighbours are teachers. One is a teacher opposite side of the county and the other works in the next county. Gone the days where teachers lived in the same village as the school. A friend had FIVE teachers living down her street. Died or retired now.

 

[adidan]

Because it only happens for a few days a year at most. The cost to buy and maintain snow ploughs would be prohibitively expensive for Highways and Councils meaning they would have to put people's council taxes up or cut other services. Now, even when Councils put up the council tax to pay for things we can all agree are necessary (mental health, social care, road maintanence etc) it's met with anger from the public, who are suffering hugely at a time where the cost of living is through the roof and payrises aren't anywhere near what inflation is.

Now imagine the Council telling everyone it's spending a large part of it's budget on a load of new snow ploughs, which will sit there doing nothing for 360 days of the year, and that, as a result, they've had to cut social care services, or they are going to have to put up council tax. There would, rightly so, be criticism of this because in time where money is very scarce, blowing budgets on something which will barely get used would be nothing short of irresponsible.

Fair enough. Shame we don't have some sort of plough attachment we could whack on bin lorries as they do their rounds.

 

[alchal]

Sun's out and the snow is going fast.

 

[skipper847]

Its about 4" here but melting very fast. Quite warm in the sun too. Floods soon and they will say it didnt melt into right area or not right kind of snow. Then drought for summer.

 

[gingergundog]

He's a Bosnian rescue boy.
Its such a sad story. Breaks my heart.
He was found in a kill shelter (basically death row for dogs) and the rescue place rescued him (I guess they check temperament). And then he was at a Foster home.

But no one wanted him as he wasn't a puppy.

Good on you, looks a happy lad now

 

[Mysterae_]

4. Teachers living miles away from schools they work at. My parents' neighbours are teachers. One is a teacher opposite side of the county and the other works in the next county. Gone the days where teachers lived in the same village as the school. A friend had FIVE teachers living down her street. Died or retired now.

There's many good reasons for this.

 

[cheesefest]

There's many good reasons for this.

Teachers want their working life and outside work life separate. Nothing worse than going to a shop, walking in a park etc nearby the school being confronted by a chav mum or dad who will headbutt you because you thrown their sprog out of the class.

One slight disadvantage over teachers working 30 plus miles away is sometimes the school holidays for their children will be different. One of the neighbour's parents live nearby and used to come round and look after the children during the 7-10 days when they were off and parents working. The eldest is 14 and a very mature acting one too.

 

[Blackjack Davy]

Looking at the news holy moly those people stuck on motorways overnight on the M62 all that snow in the north... feels like a different country down here

My grandmother is in Beighton and should have a hospital appointment today. Unsure what’s the weather there.

Dry thankfully had enough of the rain, mostly sunny or light cloud so shouldn't have had a problem there

 

[The_Arbiter]

Looking at the news holy moly those people stuck on motorways overnight on the M62 all that snow in the north... feels like a different country down here

I suspect that was due to a crash and lack of gritting. West side of Manchester wasn't that bad. Definitely seemed kind of isolated pockets of snow and higher ground getting the brunt of it.

 

[Minusorange]

Why does the UK shutdown everytime there's a bit of snow?

It's pathetic really. It happens often enough for it not to be extremely unusual or unexpected.

It's like a few days each year if we're lucky (or unlucky if you don't like snow), maybe if the snow stuck around for days or weeks then we could invest in the infrastructure to shift it like they do in the states

Or maybe if we could add plows to gritters it might be a step in the direction ?