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theconrodkid

posted on 2/2/09 at 07:39 AM Reply With Quote
WEATHER REPORT

a few flakes inches snow overnight and london has no buses at all,half the underground is shut,M25 and M23 are closed in places,the rest strewn with broken and crashed cars and trucks,schools are shut aliens are about to invade
awaits howls of derision from our northern,Canadian and Scandinavian members





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MK chippy

posted on 2/2/09 at 07:41 AM Reply With Quote
no work for me!






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Ben_Copeland

posted on 2/2/09 at 07:43 AM Reply With Quote
I'm stuck in the Car Park at work. Was going to Birmingham. Not NOW !!!

3 inches snow in Dartford.

Got out the van leaving engine running and in gear. Walked round the van, got back in and it hadn't moved an inch





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ReMan

posted on 2/2/09 at 07:48 AM Reply With Quote
Yep, just had my first malingering member of staff text me to say they can't get in due to 6" of snow and no busses In Londinium
No wonder there's a reccesion



[Edited on 2/2/09 by ReMan]

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Guinness

posted on 2/2/09 at 08:04 AM Reply With Quote
1" of snow here in Newcastle this morning. Will be taking the young un to school in a minute.

Then what is normally a 20 min drive to the office! Wonder how long it'll take this morning!

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eznfrank

posted on 2/2/09 at 08:04 AM Reply With Quote
I was supposed to be going to South East London today from Leeds - not a chance. Can't get the car out the yard and my ma's been at the bus stop for about an hour and no bus. My gaffer told me not to bother but our lass's boss told her to "keep trying". Keep trying what??? I can't get car out and there's no bus. Now where did I put that helicopter?
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Daimo_45

posted on 2/2/09 at 08:06 AM Reply With Quote
We've got + 25cm here!!!!!!!!!!!
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smart51

posted on 2/2/09 at 08:06 AM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Ben_Copeland
I'm stuck in the Car Park at work. Was going to Birmingham. Not NOW !!!

3 inches snow in Dartford.

Got out the van leaving engine running and in gear. Walked round the van, got back in and it hadn't moved an inch


Birmingham's fine. The main roads are clear and residential streets have less than a centimetre of snow. No problems at all.

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corrado vr6

posted on 2/2/09 at 08:06 AM Reply With Quote
No Work for me either!! Good Times
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blakep82

posted on 2/2/09 at 08:11 AM Reply With Quote
theres a few patches of white outside. nothing much though. this is supposed to be scotland...





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jabbahutt

posted on 2/2/09 at 08:11 AM Reply With Quote
Would this of made national news if the snow hadn't landed on London? bit like the flooding a few years back. Sheffield etc got hit and there was a bit of coverage. However when it looked like the centre of the known universe was going to get a bit damp it was 24hr non stop coverage.

We had some snow last night but all the roads are clear.

For those who can't get in to work enjoy the day off and get in the garage






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martinq357

posted on 2/2/09 at 08:12 AM Reply With Quote
Glad I wasn't at work last night (Heathrow), I think I'd still be there waiting for the day shift to arrive!

Schools in Surrey are shut so the kids are going mad for snow man construction at the moment (....... Oh and I might help a bit too....)!

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ravingfool

posted on 2/2/09 at 08:13 AM Reply With Quote
foot and a half here, near Guildford in Surrey and growing all the time, not a hope in hell of getting out of my road!

Just walked down to the main road at what should be rush hour, stood in the middle of the road and took photos of nothing at all visible in either direction.

Cannot believe this, I was meant to be starting a new job in kingston this morning

A246 through Effingham - would normally be nose to tail at this hour:

eastbound
eastbound
eastbound


westbound
westbound
westbound


eta pictures

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Richard Quinn

posted on 2/2/09 at 08:14 AM Reply With Quote
The biggest problem I face is the business park where our office is. It's a fairly new park and they don't grit the road up to it (which is uphill) and then there is another steeper hill into the park itself. I then have to go up a hill and down the other side to get to the lower level car park. I don't know whether it is something to do with the blocked surface but it is always treacherous with any snow or ice on it. Anyway, turned to go through this part this morning and discovered a new route through the bushes! Even if I was to go back I would have to go down the steep slope out of the park on to the downhill ungritted access road and try to stop at the traffic lights at the major junction at the bottom of the hill or I'll be sliding across 4 lanes of the A49! There have been 5 accidents in the last 2 months that I'm aware of at that junction. Most are single vehicle ones but the cars sustain a lot of damage due to traffic islands, pedestrian barriers, traffic lights, bollards and lighting columns but still the council won't grit even the bottom of the road by the junction
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Ben_Copeland

posted on 2/2/09 at 08:16 AM Reply With Quote
But the roads to birmingham arent !!!!



quote:
Originally posted by smart51
quote:
Originally posted by Ben_Copeland
I'm stuck in the Car Park at work. Was going to Birmingham. Not NOW !!!

3 inches snow in Dartford.

Got out the van leaving engine running and in gear. Walked round the van, got back in and it hadn't moved an inch


Birmingham's fine. The main roads are clear and residential streets have less than a centimetre of snow. No problems at all.






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bob

posted on 2/2/09 at 08:17 AM Reply With Quote
Glad i'm off shift my lad is also happy his school has closed.

Mrs bob has gone to work though






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ravingfool

posted on 2/2/09 at 08:27 AM Reply With Quote
Poor MGB

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Daimo_45

posted on 2/2/09 at 08:29 AM Reply With Quote
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Daimo_45

posted on 2/2/09 at 08:29 AM Reply With Quote
IT'S ALL ABOUT GUILDFORD!!!
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dogwood

posted on 2/2/09 at 08:35 AM Reply With Quote
12 deg and Sunny at my place in France..
Sod it I'm off........

Oh no I can't can I...
Can't get out the end of my lane,
No gritters..

Think I'll go back to bed then.
Got 2 warm and snuggly girls waiting for me there
Admittedly one is hairy and got claws..
The other is my dog....

David





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nick205

posted on 2/2/09 at 09:03 AM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by bob
Glad i'm off shift my lad is also happy his school has closed.

Mrs bob has gone to work though





Boys day in then eh Bob?






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nitram38

posted on 2/2/09 at 09:15 AM Reply With Quote
I've just brushed 20cm off it off my tintop and there is a drift of about 40cm around the car.
I have to drive to work for a nightshift tonight!






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Fozzie

posted on 2/2/09 at 09:30 AM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Daimo_45
IT'S ALL ABOUT GUILDFORD!!!


Nope......in snowy Walton on Thames .... it is just about the same as Guildford..... my wheels are over half buried on the tin-top....so about 7 and a half inches....

Mind, it is all my fault.....blame me.... I made a penguin (pingu) birthday cake last night for one of the little-'uns ... it (pingu) obviously wanted to go out and play!

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Shadowcaster

posted on 2/2/09 at 09:51 AM Reply With Quote
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awaits howls of derision from our northern,Canadian and Scandinavian members


Yep bit of snow and the country grinds to a halt.





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mcerd1

posted on 2/2/09 at 09:53 AM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by blakep82
theres a few patches of white outside. nothing much though. this is supposed to be scotland...


thats because your on the wrong side of the country

there was about 1" this morning, about 2" now and its still snowing - and we never get that much snow apart from in the hills round here (East Lothian)

[Edited on 2/2/09 by mcerd1]

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