My Milkman Got Through

Speak-Softly · 02/12/10 - 11:07

Just thought I'd start a thread about things that are STILL operating ok in the snow.

My milkman delivers overnight, and last night there was a blizzard practically down here. Yet this morning, sure as eggs is eggs, there's my milk on the doorstep.

I'm thinking of nominating him to run the country judging by the amount of doom and gloom being posted about disruption due to snow.
Same thing last year, not once did he fail to deliver the milk.

So lets hear it for all those services and businesses that are still managing to serve their customers.

adopter · 02/12/10 - 11:11

I made it into work.

Zero gravitas · 02/12/10 - 11:11

Was your milkman's name Ernie by any chance?

mathertron · 02/12/10 - 11:12

Zero gravitas wrote: »

Was your milkman's name Ernie by any chance?

Totally beat me to it!!!!

Goodwin · 02/12/10 - 11:13

Don't see many milkmen these days.

[Deleted User] · 02/12/10 - 11:13

I got three day's worth of post today! Very impressed with the postman.

[Deleted User] · 02/12/10 - 11:20

Yet the milk is not frozen? Do they wrap the bottles up? We had up to -9 tonite and it's still -6.

http://van.physics.illinois.edu/qa/listing.php?id=1606

the majority of cows produce milk with a natural freezing point of -0.5250 and -0.5650 C, with an average of about -0.5400 C.

molliepops · 02/12/10 - 11:46

The cleaners have arrived to do our communal areas just sat the poor lady down witha cup of tea she was frozen when she arrived.

Men from the council have been with salt to refill our stocks.

Community police person slid down our road earlier.

And a random man wearing shorts walked past causing gasps from us all :eek:

skunkboy69 · 02/12/10 - 11:49

The local shop is getting milk,bread etc.Our bins are emptied and street ploughed.Life is good.

Zero gravitas · 02/12/10 - 11:50

molliepops wrote: »

The cleaners have arrived to do our communal areas just sat the poor lady down witha cup of tea she was frozen when she arrived.

Men from the council have been with salt to refill our stocks.

Community police person slid down our road earlier.

And a random man wearing shorts walked past causing gasps from us all :eek:

In this weather there won't be much on show.:D:o

garyessex · 02/12/10 - 11:51

Our postie managed it too..ok he's 2 hours later than normal but good going for him

molliepops · 02/12/10 - 11:52

Zero gravitas wrote: »

In this weather there won't be much on show.:D:o

:D:D

Speak-Softly · 02/12/10 - 12:09

Zero gravitas wrote: »

Was your milkman's name Ernie by any chance?

I did wonder about posting about my milkman's "deliveries":o

God, that dates me, I don't reckon youngsters get the smutty innuendo whenever milkmen are mentioned.:D

Oh and the milk wasn't frozen in answer to Doc Shmok.

molliepops · 02/12/10 - 12:24

Post man just arrived he is running 4 hours late though so will be having a long day.
My hubby rang to say he has got to most places this morning so vending machines should be full in his area