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Acrylic-bob

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Looks like HBC have dropped another one this morning. I was awakened by the sound of revving engines at 5am as the first lorry of the day got stuck at the top of Bolton Avenue. Guess who hasn't been out gritting then?

It looks as though there is about an inch of snow on the ground and only pedestrians are moving.

It's now 5:23, the first lorry has been joined by a second and a white van.

The Met Office have this to say:

Widespread Icy Roads & Heavy Snow
Affecting Blackburn With Darwen, Blackpool, Cheshire, Gtr Manchester, Halton, Lancashire, Merseyside & Warrington
Heavy snow at times today will lead to dangerous driving conditions. Further accumulations of 3-7cm can be expected away from extreme eastern coasts, along with icy stretches on any untreated roads.

Issued by Met Office.
Valid from: Thursday 24 February, 2005 at 05:00
Expires on: Thursday 24 February, 2005 at 16:00
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HBC cannot say that they didn't know that this was coming.
 
It was like a winter wonderland at 6am. Kids moaning because i've got them up for school/college but i said "until i hear different it's getting ready and setting off as normal." hehehe
 
And quite right too, Sara. Remind them of how we had to go to school barefoot in all weathers - and were grateful of the privelege.
 
That's right luv, you too? Young people today - don't know they're born!
 
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Yep.

Now you've really depressed me with those two Guardian articles. I hate this sort of weather and a new ice age person I am most certainly not. :(
 
Once you got to school A-B and Willow we had to sit there with coats on. No sending us home because the heating had broken down, once again.
 
Sara said:
Once you got to school A-B and Willow we had to sit there with coats on. No sending us home because the heating had broken down, once again.
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You had coats................Dad had to go and kill a sheep and we where allowed to rub its fleece all over ourselves to keep warm and dry.
 
Sara said:
Once you got to school A-B and Willow we had to sit there with coats on. No sending us home because the heating had broken down, once again.
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What heating? That kind of thing was only for effete southerners.
 
Doug said:
You had coats................Dad had to go and kill a sheep and we where allowed to rub its fleece all over ourselves to keep warm and dry.
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LUXURY! We had to make do with old copies of the Telegraph, which we had to pinch from next door's dog's basket.
 
Acrylic-bob said:
LUXURY! We had to make do with old copies of the Telegraph, which we had to pinch from next door's dog's basket.
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Ah but newspapers were newspapers in them days. Not your flimsy little thing we get as an excuse for the LET now.
 
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Next doors dog was a Telegraph reader???
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Lancashire Evening Telegraph not the Daily Telegraph. The really posh people lived at the top of the street, they had the Times in their cludgy.
 
It does make you laugh every time it snows its 'Artic' conditions sweeping the country. l can't wait for the ice caps to melt. London will be gone completely, Hynburn will survive as a group of wet soggy islands like the Orkneys. People will want to hang their washing on the Coppice earth works as they'll catch a fine breeze.
 
A-B,if Bolton Avenue has lost it's appeal you can enjoy the spectacle of the recycling team trying to negotiate the bin wagon down the streets near Peel Park;it's a bit like a bizarre slalom event with blue boxes thrown in!
 
When taking my son to school this morning I was soooo suprised when he turned round and said ''guess we will have to stop in at break time again'', I asked why and he said ''cos we are not allowed to play out in the snow''. THEN YOU WONDER WHY KIDS ARE GROWING UP SOFT. When I was at school we could be six feet under the snow and we were made to play out while the teachers stayed in the office drinking warm coffee by the fire!!! but we enjoyed it cos thats what kids do!!
 
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