The dark side of snow
The snow on my street has turned into sheet ice. Thick, solid ice. Half the neighbourhood is covered it. Half the neighbourhood is also on an incline, making walking frankly terrifying. I have taken to wearing wellies in the vain hope it will make walking easier. So far I have narrowly avoided falling flat on my arse/face, but I know some of my friends have not been so fortunate. If I’m slipping and sliding all over the place it must be hell for those slightly less physically able.
So as my housemate pointed out the other night, where on Earth is the grit? Why haven’t our roads been gritted and why is there nothing to grit our pavements with? Who exactly is in charge of all this? I guess that’s a council issue…
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I reckon if you went to a place where there were slightly richer/professional people the tory council might have gritted their roads.
The Labour goverment are stealing our grit.
Seems pretty reasonable to me. Taking grit from areas that don’t need as much to areas that do. Can’t see the major concern, especially if there is a shortage. Perhaps try reading it without the hyperbole.
We have to remember that this has been the heaviest snow (at least down south) that we’ve seen in 18years. 18 years is a very long time.
Just seen on the news, Staffordshire will have run out of grit by saturday – best hope theres not more snow over the weekend. Warwickshire, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire councils have all admitted they are running dangerously low on grit.
In other news…I’m going to build a snowman
What you lot need is a decent pair of walking boots! Maybe an ‘ard ‘at and a hammer too. You may mock, but we geologists have the last laugh!
Maybe we can have a whip round for any surplus salt cluttering up our cupboards? There are flaws in that plan, but as long as nobody points them out, it’ll be fine.
Further to Blewitt’s update; hat’s off to whichever group of students built the snow-cat/sphinx near the clock tower – that was bloody brilliant! 1sts by default i reckon!