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speedyxjs - 2/12/10 at 09:36 AM

I have come in but am only open for emergencies with my parents vans.





I know its not as much as you lot up north but its more snow than i have ever seen in Eastbourne. We normally dont have anything!!!


femster87 - 2/12/10 at 09:39 AM

Me


tomprescott - 2/12/10 at 09:40 AM

Me too, but there's no reason not to, it's over 25 degrees and never snows here! There's nowhere quite like Saigon for Christmas!


adithorp - 2/12/10 at 09:47 AM

Me. Never taken the day off for the weather yet. Not in work = not open = not earning. Wish I could get hold of snow tyres though as I could sell dozens of them. I'm sick of mopping out the workshop of melting snow from cars. We sweep as much off as we can but there's still gallons of water on the floor.

adrian


spdpug98 - 2/12/10 at 09:51 AM

Me, but 2 days out of the 5 I usually work from home with the other 3 days on site - thankfully today was an admin day


Humbug - 2/12/10 at 09:53 AM

Me... "at work" as in "working at home" as per usual, so no excuses!


dunk3 - 2/12/10 at 09:57 AM

I drive hgv's for a living, Went to work at 22.00 last night, only to be told go home,


Richard Quinn - 2/12/10 at 10:07 AM

Me. It's warmed up to around freezing and there are some icy roads but we've still only had a total of around 5mm of powder to date.


nick205 - 2/12/10 at 10:11 AM

Me - at home where I normally work so no excuse not to

Went out to clear the paths and cars first thing and lobbed a few snowballs at the neighbour as he was heading off to work - he's not the most jovial chap in the world though


clairetoo - 2/12/10 at 10:14 AM

I'm always at work


Daddylonglegs - 2/12/10 at 10:15 AM

Me too, same as Tomprescott though, 26 deg here in Pakistan, oh well.....home to the good stuff on Saturday (assuming the aiports are open of course)


ashg - 2/12/10 at 10:17 AM

snow is up to the top of the wheels on the tintop havent been into the office for 3 days now as its 50miles away. dug a path out to the workshop this morning put the heater on and am now having a cup of tea sitting on the computer , workshop temperature is up to 16degrees and rising, have already had to take my jumper off


nib1980 - 2/12/10 at 10:19 AM

me. and it's starting to annoy me, i want some snow days!


contaminated - 2/12/10 at 10:25 AM

Me - but I had to walk and nobody else is in. On the plus side Russ just rang and is sending me some shiny stuff for the car!

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BigGeoff - 2/12/10 at 10:31 AM

Me too - I start at 11 today - I teach driving.

If my learners can drive in this stuff then there is no reason for folk to have problems. OK its pretty flat here so not so many hills to contend with and there is only about 18 inches of the stuff. But hey we still still lots of folk struggling here (South London/North Kent)

Does amaze me how little some folk know about driving in this. Prize comment last year in the snow. First time driver on very snowy side roads said to his dad. - "what's the problem - how come you can't drive in this ?"

Simple - dad drives auto BMW on "hard" runflats and with not a clue how to use anything but "D" with losts of gas !! - learner did not go over 15 mph.


speedyxjs - 2/12/10 at 10:33 AM

quote:
Originally posted by adithorp
Me. Never taken the day off for the weather yet. Not in work = not open = not earning. Wish I could get hold of snow tyres though as I could sell dozens of them. I'm sick of mopping out the workshop of melting snow from cars. We sweep as much off as we can but there's still gallons of water on the floor.

adrian


Thats what i am doing at the moment. I thought it would be a good idea to replace the tintop tyres with just over 2mm tread on them for something a little grippier but keep slipping on the floor

I have had to order winter tyres for my dads vans only to be told they were the last set they had in till next year!!! Apparently they order 95000 of them in various sizes and once they are gone, they are gone!

[Edited on 2-12-10 by speedyxjs]


Macbeast - 2/12/10 at 10:33 AM

Gillingham VOSA is closed :-)


balidey - 2/12/10 at 10:35 AM

Me.
Here in Peterborough its more 'a bit wet' than snowy.
Ice on the minor roads is the biggest concern


Davey D - 2/12/10 at 10:48 AM

Im in today. couldnt get in yesterday though. I made a big snow plough for one of our Fork trucks, and went around our big yard clearing out the arease we need to be in. Since then 2 of our neighbouring companies have borrowed the plough to clear their yards

whilst driving around all i could think of was this:




twybrow - 2/12/10 at 11:14 AM

Me! Who ever new the Isle of Wight could be so, white!?


mcerd1 - 2/12/10 at 11:18 AM

quote:
Originally posted by adithorp
Me. Never taken the day off for the weather yet.

me neither - if I didn't come in I'd never get this job finished.....

the guys have been busy clearing the car park this morning:

the snow piles are as high as the fork lift roof already....


tony-devon - 2/12/10 at 11:28 AM

Im in, but then no reason not too, no snow LOL

move to sunny devon, its always rainy, but at least it doesnt snow


coozer - 2/12/10 at 11:43 AM

I'll be later keeping the bread and milk flowing to your local Coop

I'll try not to replicate the news last night showing a coop truck in a ditch


kendo - 2/12/10 at 11:46 AM

I'm in as well. This is the Isle of Wight!!!

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bbwales - 2/12/10 at 12:03 PM

I'm in, but do work from home but am heading for Bristol tomorrow. Not enough snow here to make a snowball.......so want to go sledging with the grandaughter.


l0rd - 2/12/10 at 01:09 PM

I am in.

Only a couple of inches of snow here.


David Jenkins - 2/12/10 at 01:30 PM

I'm at work - but remotely, from home! Isn't modern communications technology wonderful!

Working at my desk, 10 foot away from a nice toasty log burner...


martyn_16v - 2/12/10 at 03:37 PM

I've just finished. Been driving about between Hampshire and Croydon today. The radio keeps telling me it's a disaster where I am, which is news to me, roads are clear and no traffic whatsoever because everyone has pussied out of work...


owelly - 2/12/10 at 03:59 PM

I'll be Bongoing off to work tonight. According to the media, the A169 is totally blocked. We'll see about that in three hours!!


Gordy - 2/12/10 at 05:26 PM

Had to shovel 2' of snow off a 100' long scaffold before we could continue erecting it in a white out in Edinburgh, if we dont turn up for work we dont get paid already missed 2 shifts this week already, at least they let us away early at 4:00pm


big_wasa - 2/12/10 at 08:57 PM

Ive just done 13 hrs and its snowing like buggery here and now.


Rod Ends - 2/12/10 at 09:05 PM


Benzine - 2/12/10 at 09:11 PM

quote:
Originally posted by Rod Ends



no he hasn't


Ninehigh - 2/12/10 at 11:02 PM

In work now, but the last bastion of getting snow has about 2 inches... Last year I was going to work on a moped with a barely legal back tyre (would be this year but had cba with getting the insurance sorted)