Yobocop 1,094 Posted February 5, 2012 Absolutely raping it down here in Fairlop (Essex) Whats everyone else''s situation? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canarino 0 Posted February 5, 2012 Preston, Lancashire - frosty, not snowing, bitterly cold and we''ve run out of fuel oil ....... PS - what is "raping it down"????? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bryangunnshairline 0 Posted February 5, 2012 It''s reem ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yobocop 1,094 Posted February 5, 2012 wanted to use a different thrase to ''pissing it down'' So thought I would go with raping it down instead...after all the snow is unrelenting and doesn''t stop when you ask it too..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Herman 9,692 Posted February 5, 2012 About 3 to 4 inches in Welwyn GC.Cars been abandoned on the other side of town.Couldn''t get off the drive.Council out in force gritting and clearing the roads*.*Complete lie.Council woefully unprepared again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Beauseant 0 Posted February 5, 2012 About four inches in King''s Lynn. No gritting apparent either in the town or on the major routes in last night made driving unbelievably dangerous. Word amongst the taxi drivers was that the council had baulked at paying double time for gritters on a Saturday night. If so someone''s head needs to roll. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gingerpele 0 Posted February 5, 2012 Everything is covered in Canterbury, doesn''t look like its too thick and its not snowing at the moment... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Herman 9,692 Posted February 5, 2012 My apologies.Just seen a gritter on his journey. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ncfcrooferman 0 Posted February 5, 2012 had a covering on the coast at Lowestoft not often we get this much when it comes from the west but the kids love it all so can`t be to bad ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ca 1 Posted February 5, 2012 About 4 inches here in North Norfolk overnight but nothing today, looks very pretty but wouldn''t want to be driving in it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PL-Paul Lambert&Premier League 0 Posted February 5, 2012 I live in ormesby 5 miles off yarmouth and 24 off norwich, took me 25 mins to get down my shingle drive today because we had a whole foot of snow drifted off the fields!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CharlieFarlie 0 Posted February 5, 2012 6 to 8 inches in Dereham last night, awful road conditions and no sign of it melting ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lake district canary 0 Posted February 5, 2012 The home town looks the same, as I step down from the train and there to meet meis my mama and my papadown the lane I lookand there walks maryeyes popping out and all so scaryits good to touch the green green grass of ................................the lake district No snow here!Wish I was there though. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Canarino 0 Posted February 5, 2012 The reason we oop North have no snow, LDC, is that it''s too cold here to snow! Just wait till it warms up a degree or two ..... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nutty nigel 7,506 Posted February 5, 2012 Any snow in ipswich[:^)] Perhaps they''re all snowed in. That''d explain why they can''t get on here to gloat. Afer all, they did win yesterday[*-)] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
......and Smith must score. 1,331 Posted February 5, 2012 [quote user="Beauseant"]About four inches in King''s Lynn. No gritting apparent either in the town or on the major routes in last night made driving unbelievably dangerous. Word amongst the taxi drivers was that the council had baulked at paying double time for gritters on a Saturday night. If so someone''s head needs to roll.[/quote]How right you are Beauseant and if it''s true what the taxi drivers said then it wasn''t just Norfolk County Council who were keeping their hands in their pockets.Left Norwich at 8.30pm for the drive back to Cambridgeshire. Nothing until just past East Dereham then the blizzard began !! The A47 was definitely NOT gritted beforehand......cars sliding from side to side.....impossible to see any white lines.....lethal. The 80 mile journey took three hours as we were all crawling along at 20/25 mph. Luckily everyone was sensible including the usual boy racers who must have been s*itting themselves as much as everyone else !! Scariest car journey I''ve ever made. Thankfully I didn''t see any accidents which was just as well as the few ambulances I saw on call raced past me at around 35mph......On the entire journey I saw two snowploughs and two gritting lorries heading east. Nothing westbound.There really is no excuse as this was forecast nearly all week. There''s been no real cold snap until now so the local authorities must have a mountain of grit and salt stored somewhere. Why not spread it on the roads instead ?Just a thought.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mister Chops 7 Posted February 5, 2012 Government have slashed the funding to councils this year which means they can''t afford to grit the roads. Typical Tory government, their voters all have 4x4s with tyre chains so they''re alright while the rest of us risk death leaving the house. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Reggie Strayshun 0 Posted February 5, 2012 Just in case you lot are feeling hard done by, it''s now snowing hard (for the last 4 hrs) here on the Mediterranean coast by the France/Spain border. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pete_norw 0 Posted February 5, 2012 [quote user="Canarino"]The reason we oop North have no snow, LDC, is that it''s too cold here to snow! Just wait till it warms up a degree or two .....[/quote]To cold to snow, its Minus 35 in the poles and they have tonns of the stuff have a look at serbia as well Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
