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A government warning said that anyone travelling in icy conditions should take a shovel ,blankets or sleeping bag,extra clothing including a scarf hat and gloves. 24 hour supply of food and drink de - icer , rock salt torch spare batteries. Safety triangle tow rope , petrol can 1st aid kit - jump leads . . .
I looked a right **** on the bus this morning
We went to Brum on Saturday night and my mate turned up at my door with his snow shovel (just in case) oh how I laughed!
Oh how he laughed when 2 hours later we were using it to dig our selves off the m42!
Glad he brought it with him now!
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We went to Brum on Saturday night and my mate turned up at my door with his snow shovel (just in case) oh how I laughed!
Oh how he laughed when 2 hours later we were using it to dig our selves off the m42!
Glad he brought it with him now!
Came down pretty think and fast round there on saturday caught quite alot of peopel out on their afternoon shop.
I got stuck hehind a merc doing 2mph down a icy hill....And I had some arsehole 1ft from my rear bumper
Ended up turning off the main roads and going down all teh back roads. Happens every time mains roads clogged with idiots and not a sole to be seen on a back streets
I was driving a RWD BMW too I dumped it in the evening though and took the Golf out just to be safe (AWD)
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Some people get by with a little understanding, some people get by with a whole lot more.
Still amazes me how they know it is coming and roughly how much it'll be, but it still catches the council out. There has been what I'd say severe snow for the past couple of years, last years being particularly bad, so you would have thought a bit more preparation would be in order.
Is it lack of foresight, money, or both? I'd say that from now on the UK will see lots of snow, and so it's time to actually put out an initial outlay in equipment that can clear this stuff.
We still get the morons who think winter tyres make them invincible, always nice to see them in the ditch when five minutes earlier they were blasting past you.
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My kids thought the Dog **** shovel was appropriate for moving compacted snow, it is designed to move the output of one small Poodle/Terrier which is minimal, hence why its in two bits on the drive.
No joke...my fortune cookie said "You will fall in love"
But that wasn't the date - it was a belated Chinese New Years family bash that was organised last year* (they were a week late due to restaurant owners accidentally booking the place out for a party). Spent it sober as I was driving because the Taxis had bottled it.
Having the only AWD car in our group does have its drawbacks
*I'm not Chinese. BTW, we just made it a good excuse to have a post Crimbo get together.
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Some people get by with a little understanding, some people get by with a whole lot more.
What I find brilliant is heathrow had plenty of notice so instead of getting people in to tackle it and keep it running they just say "nah all flights are cancelled Sunday" it's laughable
What I find brilliant is heathrow had plenty of notice so instead of getting people in to tackle it and keep it running they just say "nah all flights are cancelled Sunday" it's laughable
It is unbelievable, but they probably did a 'risk analysis' and decided to just cancel a load of flights rather than risk embarrassing queues, tents, people fainting, chaos etc.
Does beg the question of how much they invested in snow clearing equipment after the assurances of last year. I bet bugger all!
A government warning said that anyone travelling in icy conditions should take a shovel ,blankets or sleeping bag,extra clothing including a scarf hat and gloves. 24 hour supply of food and drink de - icer , rock salt torch spare batteries. Safety triangle tow rope , petrol can 1st aid kit - jump leads . . .
I looked a right **** on the bus this morning
Its typical of these people trying to be helpful.
They invariably forget the last and most important part of the whole explanation!
A government warning
CHEAP AS CHIPPYS
BUILT BY EBAY
I dumped it in the evening though and took the Golf out just to be safe (AWD) 
