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| Anyone else off work because of the snow?
Why can't we handle snow in this country?
Every year it is the same, it always seems to take everyone by surprise. A few centimetres and everything goes pear shaped.
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| Quote ="debaser"Anyone else off work because of the snow?
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No.
And because I live close, other members of my team have been sent home before they get snowed in, but I have to stay as I could walk home if I needed to.
So I am officially p*ssed off by it!
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| Quote ="DILLIGAF"No.
And because I live close, other members of my team have been sent home before they get snowed in, but I have to stay as I could walk home if I needed to.
So I am officially p*ssed off by it!'"
There are disadvantages to living close to work...
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| I'm officially "working from home" today - waiting for the nice man from British Gas to come and fix the boiler. We've had no heat or hot water since saturday night, and I'm very fed up (and very cold!). Still, I have this forum to keep me warm......
Husband set off for work in York at 8am, and still has not arrived.....
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| Quote ="Lizzo"I'm officially "working from home" today - waiting for the nice man from British Gas to come and fix the boiler. We've had no heat or hot water since saturday night, and I'm very fed up (and very cold!). Still, I have this forum to keep me warm......
Husband set off for work in York at 8am, and still has not arrived.....'"
Blimey, it will be time to turn round to come home when he gets there!
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| Sat at home on full pay watching the cricket.
Snow day!!!
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| Quote ="debaser"
Every year it is the same, it always seems to take everyone by surprise. A few centimetres and everything goes pear shaped.'"
I was quite surprised how easy it was to get in this morning to be honest. It took a couple of hours instead of thirty minutes, but traffic was moving from Stanningley and down Leeds Road.
When it first snowed just before Christmas I was outside having a fag and watching some African post grads who'd obviously never seen the stuff before. Always a pleasure to see grown ups turn into giddy little kids. I've just been out for a fag and seen the same people bitching like hell about the weather.
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| The main reason we don't cope as well is because the snow is rarely as heavy and persistent for weeks not days, also the freezing type of cold is also not so prevalent. Going back to the 50's & 60's snow and very cold weather was part of the Winter scene and as such folk just got on with it, certain villages around the Country would get cut off for weeks on end.
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| Quote ="Blotto"The main reason we don't cope as well is because the snow is rarely as heavy and persistent for weeks not days, also the freezing type of cold is also not so prevalent. Going back to the 50's & 60's snow and very cold weather was part of the Winter scene and as such folk just got on with it, certain villages around the Country would get cut off for weeks on end.'"
Very true. We also have the `blame` culture, no win no fee sharks who create a culture of fear around all the authorities which result in schools being closed at the first snowflake" in case someone slips and get hurt". In all honesty, I went to school during the fifties and early sixties when snow was much much heavier and longer lasting than nowadays and can`t remember EVER having school cancelled due to the weather.
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| I set off this morning at 5:50am and so got to work without many problems.
Dunno how I'm going to get home now.
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| I set off from Queensbury at 7:15am this morning and got to L$$ds city centre at 8:15am. All roads were fine until I hit the M621 which was starting to clog up.
Stayed at work until 10am and when the second person (also the boss) made it to the office, he said he was leaving at lunch to get back to York and it had taken him 2 hours to get in.
The wife then rang me to say Queensbury was starting to get quite bad so off home I popped.
Unfortunately I can work from home so no real gain for me, other than I now avoid the craziness later if it comes down again
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| I've made it in I just left earlier. Working in Logistics I wish I'd not bothered as I am now in a world of hurt with drivers not able to make deliveries and those that can are turning up to warehouses that haven't opened due to staff not being able to get in.
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| I live in Brighouse but work in Manchester. Took me 3 and a half hours to get to Junction 18 on the M62 this morning, and then had to turn around (road was dead all the way home) because it was crawling on the M60 too. So officially working from home today.
Couldn't get the car up the road either, was sliding all over the place.
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| Quote ="Maccbull_BigBullyBooaza"I've made it in I just left earlier. Working in Logistics I wish I'd not bothered as I am now in a world of hurt with drivers not able to make deliveries and those that can are turning up to warehouses that haven't opened due to staff not being able to get in.'"
Your working?? does your ex know about this?
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| Set off for leeds at 6:55 got lift to bradford took 40 minutes or so, trains delayed final;ly got to work just after nine, hear its quite bad in fax so getting home could be the fun part
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| No problems at all getting in this morning, took no longer than usual. Funny how those of us who live in the south are normally derided by north of England dwellers about our attitude to 'heavy' snow
Tomorrow might be a different matter
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| Quote ="Maccbull_BigBullyBooaza"I've made it in I just left earlier. Working in Logistics I wish I'd not bothered as I am now in a world of hurt with drivers not able to make deliveries and those that can are turning up to warehouses that haven't opened due to staff not being able to get in.'"
Er...it occurs to me that this is not entirely consistent with the macarooned-out MBBB of message-board legend...?
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| I had no problems either but the North West of the country has it pretty bad.
We're not out of the woods yet either, lots more freezing temperatures for the next week at least.
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| Wilsden to Ilkley via Harden Moor, Keighley, Silsden and Addingham. Took me 70 mins, of which a good chunk was crawling down into Keighley at 1mph behind a long stream, and into Ilkley on the flat, cleared road behind the 5mph scared shîtless merchants. Harden Moor and Silsden-Addingham would have been stupid if not impossible without 4WD though. Massive queue towards Addingham from Ilkley tghe other way because stuff getting stuck (or too scared to continue) at the start of the bypass. Got in just after 8...but just come back since hardly anyone else made it. All the main roads and bus routes clear, but Harden Moor still uncleared and cars unable to get up the hill so I detoured thru Bingley. Just been digging my road out now...oh joy.
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| Quote ="Bicesterbull"No problems at all getting in this morning, took no longer than usual. Funny how those of us who live in the south are normally derided by north of England dwellers about our attitude to 'heavy' snow
Tomorrow might be a different matter'"
Its heading your way as we speak, so I'd postpone your gloating for now!
The damage up here was because (as usual) it coincided with the rush hour, and the gritter/ploughs were stuck behind the queues.
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| 12" of snow forecast for parts of the south of England so I expect a major emergency to be declared at the point the first snowflake falls on London.
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| My car is utterly, utterly hopeless in the snow for reasons I cannot fathom. I have had to leave my car in a nearby street because it can't get up mine whereas every sodding neighbour comes and goes with ease.
If anyone knows a (genuine) reason why a Skoda Fabia Estate has all the grip of a soapy hand on a glass paperweight I'd be fascinated to know.
So yeah I'm not at work but I did build this:
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| Snow??..ah we have that stuff in the ice rink here in Manila....(32c degree's here now)
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| Quote ="Blotto"The main reason we don't cope as well is because the snow is rarely as heavy and persistent for weeks not days, also the freezing type of cold is also not so prevalent. Going back to the 50's & 60's snow and very cold weather was part of the Winter scene and as such folk just got on with it, certain villages around the Country would get cut off for weeks on end.'"
We also now live in a car-obsessed culture which has led to more road blockages, people working much further afield than was previously possible, a knock-on reduction in local facilities in favour of large-scale centralised 'centres' designed around the car & people becoming soft as a consequence.
I have just seen on Look North a woman moaning it took her an hour to do her journey of 0.6 miles.
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| I work from home now and get to enjoy the snow (and today the cricket) without the travelling hassle. Conversely I can't miss work due to not being able to get there.
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