Snow! Am I the only one who has had enough?

Leodian · Post by **Leodian** » Mon 29 Nov, 2010 11:57 pm

I was in Adel Wood this morning and the snowy scene was quite pretty. It was interesting seeing animal tracks in the snow (mostly, if not all, from birds I think). Just now it's snowing fairly heavy where I am in north Leeds and has been on and off since around 20:30. Might be nice and deep by tomorrow a.m.

blackprince · Post by **blackprince** » Tue 30 Nov, 2010 12:19 am

Leodian wrote: Just now it's snowing fairly heavy where I am in north Leeds and has been on and off since around 20:30. Might be nice and deep by tomorrow a.m. and crisp & even by pm

grumpytramp · Post by **grumpytramp** » Tue 30 Nov, 2010 1:27 am

blackprince wrote: and crisp & even by pm Count your blessings, up here in the Big County (thats Perth & Kinross ......... the 'big sky' or 'big snow' county), its been crisp and even, for a good couple of days now! The trouble is it just keeps on getting deeper (last time I checked I measured 20" of fluffy white-ness in the front garden) and absolutely no hope of getting anywhere other than by foot!Guess who is the fool who had already booked three days holiday ........ grrrrrrr

Riponian · Post by **Riponian** » Tue 30 Nov, 2010 10:38 am

After yesterday's little trip to work, where it took 3 hours on the 36 to get from Harrogate to Leeds, I took the Sardine Express from Harrogate this morning and burst out at Burley Park to walk the rest of the way to work. At least I was only a couple of minutes late today.Roads gritted but pavements, forget it. Don't expect them to even bother with doing them.

John Croggy · Post by **John Croggy** » Tue 30 Nov, 2010 6:24 pm

No, raveydavey you're not the only one who's had enough of the snow. What's struck me is how many younger drivers look petrified and watching how they handle it they should be. It's as though they've never driven in the stuff before - then they wouldn't have, we've not had any worth speaking of for years. When it does come I try to stay in but if I have to go out I use my solid old Peugeot with sluggish servo brakes but at least they don't grab at the slightest touch like my wife's newish Mazda and it doesn't accelerate like a bullet at the slightest touch like the Mazda does which is very difficult to control and likes to spin in this weather. Does anyone know if you can fit chains to modern vehicles? I've a feeling well be needing them this year

raveydavey · Post by **raveydavey** » Tue 30 Nov, 2010 8:23 pm

The main hold ups are incompetent and terrified drivers, rather than the actual weather.This morning there were two cars side by side heading down York Road at 15mph. No-one could pass, neither would get out of the way.Of course then there are the other fools, usually in 4x4's who seem to think the laws of physics don't apply to them until it's too late.Marvellous.

Post by **chameleon** » Wed 01 Dec, 2010 10:03 am

Gritted!! No not gutted, gritted - our little estate was impassable for most people last year, when we did get help, the grit wagon had to go up the hill in reverse to create himself a passable track! Help is here early this year.We all know the major routes are the priority but the point comes where the value of this is limited if you can't reach these, by car or on foot - not everyone is adequately sure-footed to cope with the conditions.

Post by **chameleon** » Wed 01 Dec, 2010 11:45 am

chameleon wrote: Gritted!! No not gutted, gritted - our little estate was impassable for most people last year, when we did get help, the grit wagon had to go up the hill in reverse to create himself a passable track! Help is here early this year.We all know the major routes are the priority but the point comes where the value of this is limited if you can't reach these, by car or on foot - not everyone is adequately sure-footed to cope with the conditions. Can't help thinking the snow plough we have just had might have been bettwr before the gritting - instead of scraping it all away

Crazy Jane · Post by **Crazy Jane** » Wed 01 Dec, 2010 11:48 am

*looks out of window*omg!

Uno Hoo · Post by **Uno Hoo** » Wed 01 Dec, 2010 11:55 am

Bradford's done reasonably well until today (altho' I may be biased through not having to go out in the stuff, having been fully retired since July). But looks like the Gods of Weather are speaking loudly today; it's now snowing hard, and I've just cancelled going to an Xmas lunch today - it was at a pub/diner high above Thornton - not a place to be when heavy snow looks likely. Actually, the snow's already heavy, so I should have said when even heavier snow looks likely.