View Full Version : Gritters are Out!!!!!
Ivano
5th November 2009, 11:13 PM
Well thats it, the days of keeping the car clean and shiny are over until the Spring..
Renfrewshire is getting a fair covering of grit and salt tonight... First i have seen of the Winter.. :ragin::ragin:
Craig
5th November 2009, 11:17 PM
aye I knew it wasn't far away... :rolleyes:
ah well, foam lance and power washer... :yes nod::yes nod:
Forbes
5th November 2009, 11:58 PM
Its never good. I saw one today but it wasn't gritting thankfully
RyanK
6th November 2009, 12:01 AM
Just drove past one on the dual carriageway as I went out for a burn after getting fuel! Splattered the whole front end as you'd expect.
Should of just went home after i'd filled up lol
ianking
6th November 2009, 09:23 AM
We put a 20gram (thats a fair amount) salt over our whole south east network 2 nights ago. First big run this year for the guys.
Delboy
6th November 2009, 09:42 AM
I only got my car at the end of May and I've never seen it manky yet - think that's about to change :sad:.
Bazthemod
6th November 2009, 12:34 PM
We got some gritter action too... was out at 3am last night and it was a white out with frost.... funny the things you miss when your sleeping lol :rolleyes::D
Forbes
6th November 2009, 12:38 PM
And what were you doing out driving at that time?
Bazthemod
6th November 2009, 12:43 PM
Haha, now that would be telling! ;) :yawn:
Stewart
6th November 2009, 01:13 PM
Fecking hate them:ragin: not the job they do mind just the wack of salt you get off them.
Not seen any about in Glasgow yet, its not been really cold here yet.
N16SHP
6th November 2009, 01:36 PM
We got some gritter action too... was out at 3am last night and it was a white out with frost.... funny the things you miss when your sleeping lol :rolleyes::D
I used to work function bar's just outside of Aberdeen, and you do see a lot of funny things at that time of the morning.
On the other hand, you do annoyingly come across a lot of gritters:argh:
leighj
8th November 2009, 09:42 PM
i seen one coming out the industrial estate in cupar on thur or fri, and there was also one out in perth last night too
i cant keep my car clean with the roads i take to work, its all the mud from the tractors comin out the fields! lol
Fester
8th November 2009, 11:39 PM
just knew they would apear the same weekend I got the car machine polished!!!! Extra coat of wax going on.
Crombers
9th November 2009, 04:47 PM
No gritters (in my garage :smilewinkgrin:)
shaunbhoy67
10th November 2009, 01:12 AM
ye my car is already covered in salt and crap off the road, needing to give it a wash me thinks just so bloody cold :lol:
Stewart
10th November 2009, 01:52 AM
Still no seen one, It was freezing fog this morning and thats the first "Bong" with the ice warning at -1 on the dash.
Colin
10th November 2009, 02:28 PM
Booo to the gritters, but still a necessary evil :yes nod:
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