Are you going into work on Monday morning (Snow Thread)
roland rat
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So with all this heavy snow we are having, we I am, in glasgow, a few cm, and more snow to come overnight, have already phoned my work, and seeing I can walk into work, I should come in at my normal time, and if shop is quite, they send me home
But how many here have to travel long distances, either by bus or by car, and on the advice of the police ypou should not travel
So who going to take the day of, and dont forget schools might be closed and someone got to look after the kids
But how many here have to travel long distances, either by bus or by car, and on the advice of the police ypou should not travel
So who going to take the day of, and dont forget schools might be closed and someone got to look after the kids
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lucky, where are you, scotland?
it's just a flurry in the mids so yes, i'll be in
We are never prepared for snow. Why are people still snowed in? Do people not own spades any more?
My brother's car was stuck in the drive, but all we done was got a shovel and moved the snow. 10 minutes and he was away.
Just looked out side, no snow yet, but starting to cloud over
The strike has been cancel due to heavy snow and will be reorganised for next week:D
There has been a lot of snow here and the only reason it's not as bad as last year yet is because it hasn't frozen. Thankfully, the 6-8 inches of snow outside our house is soft, so very easy to clear paths and cars.
I have the day off work tomorrow just hoping its not so bad I can't get to work on Tuesday, I had far too many snow days last year. My main issue is usually other drivers rather than the condition of the roads...
true, not like when i was a lass
snow stopped nothing!
irishguy posted a video of thundersnow, bit stormy but reminded me of younger days and how people carried on
1984 I think, I was 22 yrs old, and a apprentice painter, went into work at 7am, no snow at this time, we headed out to motherwell to our work
snow started to fall around 8am, and gradually got heavyer and heavyer, by 9am there was a good few cm's. 12pm the site foreman told everyone to go home, we headed for the train, we only got along a few stops, before being told the train wont be going any further, and we were all told to get of, there were no buses running either
Everything had come to a halt, we walked from Rutherglen to Glasgow, went into one of the hotels to heat up, before heading our own way home, took me 3-4 hr to get home, the roads were just impassible
It was looking good for a snow day at 11am today.
I don't think there is enough to get away with a snow day very disappointed with Mother Nature.
I can't remember a time when snow stopped anything until recently.
We always had to go to school. Everyone would still go to work. People would still go shopping. Now, a bit of snow falls and we go into lock down.
Mr Duff is just in and the bus driver told him that if more snow falls in our area (as forecast) overnight the buses could be off in our area as we are at the bottom of a couple of very steep hills. Nearest train station is Bishopbriggs some 40 minutes walk away, bugger that if it happens.
Well I guess it means you are walking, bugger:D, is that 40 min walking without snow, or with snow:rolleyes::D
I blame 'compensation culture' for that. It's an ambulance chasing/insurance company's dream conditions.
Years ago my OH would have been loaned out amongst the other companies surrounding his workplace with their plough but nowadays it's only the councils or private contractors who'd be allowed to move the snow - just incase there would be claims against them.
Then of course, there was the situation a couple of years ago where it was rapidly spread around the country that you could be sued if you cleared snow on your own footpath.
40 minutes on a good day. Around two and a half miles, but it's across fields for part of it so the snow and wind will slow it down further. I wont be walking.:D
By the sounds of things I am very near where you are, and the buses are off here as far as I'm aware