thats some rant crombers :lol: but no i am with you on this !!! i dont have much coice as its just me and my dad so we have to go places and do are work !!!
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thats some rant crombers :lol: but no i am with you on this !!! i dont have much coice as its just me and my dad so we have to go places and do are work !!!
Cooncil workers get a lot of stick about snow days etc etc but no sign of that in Abz. On the days when it was really pretty grim up this way our boss delved deep into the kindness of her heart and let those who don't live in the city go home at 4.30pm but only as long as we city dwellers stayed till the bitter end. By the end of last week, she melted a little (the only thing that was melting) to give us permission to minimize visits etc so that we weren't at risk. Woman's a saint :Whistle:
Its quite a dilemma for folk though isnt it? On one hand the coppers are advising folk to avoid travel on the other guilt trips from employers for being off. Another point I think is everyone has different levels of risk taking behaviour. A good example for me was one colleague going to Inverness on Monday while another colleague going to the same meeting turned back at Huntly (which did not impress the senior who'd made it to the meeting). Second person wasn't being lazy, she just lacked the confidence to tackle the glens where as the other one is all over the country on a weekly basis.
I think as long as employers are understanding that lateness is at times unavoidable when the weather's as it is and are prepared to at least pretend to value employees enough to let them go earlier when its appropriate then I think the majority of people would put in the effort.
We chickened out of our trip today though. Think that makes us a right couple of wooses. But have to go to Airdrie on Friday so am hoping the worst affected routes are sorted by then.
LOL on another note last Friday I got a phone call at work from my daughter's form teacher to express his concern that she'd been late for school every morning last week. Asking me if I understood that she was missing important information by missing registration (she along with heck of a lot other pupils) I truthfully told him I really was at a loss about what to say to him! I remembered where I was and fact she still has another five years of school to go otherwise I would have known exactly what to tell him. Numpty! Fifteen min drive to school taking on average of hour and a half.
Agree with you on that Crombers, I've managed to get to Darlington everyday I've tried (70 mile round trip, from a rural area) and there's quite a few who've claimed they are snowed in who live less that 10 miles away.
Fortunately I'm in a position were I can work just as easily from home so I'm staying home as much as I can.
Some excellent points there, for some driving in conditions like this hardly phase them for others it can be a nightmare.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sheilz
Have to agree with Sheilz,I have been walking to work(only half an hour away so fine) not only because of my mini's awful RF tyres but as I lack confidence and knowledge on how to drive on these kind of roads..I lost control once of a 4X4 and that was horrible,Just won't take the chance now
Well this is my first winter experience with the Cooper S and have to say I'm quite impressed... was getting through the first few inches with minor problems but then when we had the massive snowfall, I started to struggle getting back into my street as there's steep parts to the road at some points. Last Tuesday I had to get a push from some of my neighbours then got into my drive and that was me untill Friday... worst 4 days of my life!! Mega cabin fever... so every morning, afternoon and night, I was starting the car and letting it heat up/clear the snow and then on the Thursday I decided I'd had enough and attempted to take it out (much to my mums disappointment!!) Thought it would be fine as it's downhill in my street and few neighbours have got 4x4s so had made tracks but only got a few feet to the first corner and was grounded... couldnt go forward or back so few of my neighbours who were out shovelling snow anyway tried to help me but the sump and the splitter were just digging the snow up underneath the car. For being standard cars, they're a lot lower than you think!! so eventually had to get towed by one of the 4x4s in my street back into my drive... was gutted!! But I'm out now thanks for the guy who came round in the digger and cleared it for us and it's great to drive on the roads. Obviously it slides on the patches of ice but doesnt go anywhere near out of control! Really chuffed with the wee thing :-)
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Well, I had to give up going the direct route to the farm to collect the Christmas roasts. If you look a few meters in front of the MINI there's a pile of snow that I'd been ploughing along. I decide that if I'd have carried on I'd probably would have got stuck and needed to dig out :argh:
I had to go the tourist route ;)
WOW paul looks mega deep mate.
Just back in after sun bathing during my lunch time :Whistle:
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Originally Posted by The Gismo Man
Pff... *Throws massive snowball* :laugh::laugh: