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What are the roads like this morning, obviously I can't go and look for myself, but my Daughter says they're not right clever, she's come to my place from near the Hospital, whats the rest of hyndburn like. just a slight wonder, yesterday HH were gritting the paths near my Gaff haven't sen that before
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The roads are not good enough for teachers to drive on but the rest of us are managing ok
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Pretty bad I'd imagine reading the papers & watching the news, mind you UK isn't really geared to heavyish snowfalls & it's a national emergency when you get more than an inch of it over the Winter. :)
The fact that they might have learnt something over the last few years what with the weather being particularly "iffy" doesn't seem to have been the case. This, depending on your viewpoint is either the fault of The Tories - 13 years of Labour - The EU - ConDems coalition, take your pick ! :D |
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My husband works for a delivery firm. He had to dig his van out at 5am this morning and finally arrived in work at around 6.30am. At 7am they all got sent home, said it was to dangerous to make deliveries. So would say pretty bad.
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Put it this way,in my view only a knobhead will drive in this, unless absolutely essential.:rolleyes:
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There was a couple of young knobheads as Cashy calls them tearing round the roundabout at the top of our street last night to see if they could skid. They did,their car went sideways and almost hit one of our neighbour's car.
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What a disappointment knowing Jay's spelling and the fact he's a devout Catholic, I thought he was taking a trip to get cured.
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Hwy. 401 reopens after 80-vehicle pileup - Toronto - CBC News |
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Bearing in mind you lot could be hundreds of miles from the nearest emergency serices... Over here..we get 'we've run out of grit again guys, for gods sake don't go out unless you have to'....and chances are we are no more than 10 miles from emergency help :D |
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took my eldest back to rishton and you wouldnt think it had snowed there recently the roads and pavements are clear including teh side streets and their pavements too.I had high hopes on the way back from preston that the rain would have cleared ozzy but the parts i have ventured down are still pretty bad
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I recall that winter of '63
UK weather: Winter of 1963 was so cold the sea froze - Mirror Online My main memory of it is that the snow that fell at the start stayed around so long that it got mucky and and turned to thick dark ice. I don't recall missing going to work - if buses stopped running you were expected to walk to work. |
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Best time of year to razz it up and down burnley road. Nobody else on the street. No cops. Great doing donuts in the snow.
:D *JOKING* But seriously its not stupid to drive in it. Just take it really slowly |
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What made it worse was I remember power cuts for several hours a day for weeks and if the coal man couldn't get through you ran out- it did get cold then! Outside toilets must have been fun, both to keep working and to use. I don't really remember a lot, when you're seven it's just an adventure but I do remember the snow being a long way over my head. Did the schools shut for 7 weeks? Does anyone remember? |
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As a Hyndburn Borough Councillor I got the opportunity to go out on one of the gritters on Friday 25th January from 7.30 to 8.30 p.m. I can't remember when we last had so much snow! It was quite frightening going over Stanhill, Knuzden & Haslingden Old Road. Snow was falling faster than the gritters could clear it. I was full of admiration for the gritting teams who work through the night keeping our main routes clear. It is a dangerous and skilled job when conditions are so severe. I have sent an e-mail to Lancashire Highways showing my appreciation.
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