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blazey · 18-01-2010, 08:55

How do any of you even know that there was ever enough grit in the country to begin with to deal with this weather? Money can't buy something that isn't there to begin with. And if they councils had stocked up on it earlier on they'd be being criticised for speculative investments and potentially wasting cash on something that we may have not needed.

And unfortunately, with a budget like the one this country has, I don't think there is money to waste of 'being safe rather than sorry'. If people can't cope driving on the roads, then don't drive. The main roads have been gritted and MOST people can cope with getting to the main road aided on foot by others if necessary, to get on public transport to go where they need to. Obviously there are exceptions but if people pulled together to help one another then it would be fine.

Gritters obviously aren't employed to just dump down grit wherever they go, so we've seen them driving around not doing anything.

18-01-2010, 08:55	#19
blazey God Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Denton/Oswaldtwistle Posts: 3,638 Blog Entries: 15 Liked: 0 times Rep Power: 994	Re: Pretending to grit How do any of you even know that there was ever enough grit in the country to begin with to deal with this weather? Money can't buy something that isn't there to begin with. And if they councils had stocked up on it earlier on they'd be being criticised for speculative investments and potentially wasting cash on something that we may have not needed. And unfortunately, with a budget like the one this country has, I don't think there is money to waste of 'being safe rather than sorry'. If people can't cope driving on the roads, then don't drive. The main roads have been gritted and MOST people can cope with getting to the main road aided on foot by others if necessary, to get on public transport to go where they need to. Obviously there are exceptions but if people pulled together to help one another then it would be fine. Gritters obviously aren't employed to just dump down grit wherever they go, so we've seen them driving around not doing anything.