j j m 6,630 Posted January 14, 2016 Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 gateshead council new it was going to snow but they still did not put the gritters out most kids had to walk to school as parents could not get up sheriff hill bank ,bit of snow and we are doomed Quote Link to post Share on other sites
walshie 2,804 Posted January 14, 2016 Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 Townies. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 12,023 Posted January 14, 2016 Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 You had snow .more than what we get darn sarf. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j j m 6,630 Posted January 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 well what does it cost to do the roads Quote Link to post Share on other sites
antg 1,841 Posted January 14, 2016 Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 makes me laugh. an inch of snow and the towns comes to a stand still. people dont know how to drive in it these days plus the low profile tyres thats on most cars now just has them spinning on the spot. haha thats townies for ya, ey 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 12,023 Posted January 14, 2016 Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 makes me laugh. an inch of snow and the towns comes to a stand still. people dont know how to drive in it these days plus the low profile tyres thats on most cars now just has them spinning on the spot. haha thats townies for ya, ey True our new berlingo is pants in snow,the 53 plate I had with mud n snows went up forestry tracks ,drove roads etc. Even the little polo 6 n I bought now ,has got decent block tread rubber on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j j m 6,630 Posted January 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 tyres do have a lot to do with it as well Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 12,023 Posted January 14, 2016 Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 tyres do have a lot to do with it as well I found older berlingo better as it was higher so had more clearance and was smaller/lighter. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The one 8,600 Posted January 14, 2016 Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 Aye I was dreading it this morning but made the 19 mile trek no problem , but pebbles put the school buses off last night for some reason Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tillylamp 1,969 Posted January 14, 2016 Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 when we lived in England it always amazed us how an inch of snow fell and the country came to a stand still......schools, collages, roads all closed, it might of been better if the councils stopped lining there pockets with big wages and put the money into winter funds instead, there a joke, we've had snow here for weeks with more to come and from day one nothing stopped going, the gritters and ploughs were straight out, last week it was -25 with a chill factor of -30+, and still it all keeps going, so it goes to show you when England has got an inch of snow and its -????? temperature and most things are closed, something is badly wrong with the winter management? tilly 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bird 10,015 Posted January 14, 2016 Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 when we lived in England it always amazed us how an inch of snow fell and the country came to a stand still......schools, collages, roads all closed, it might of been better if the councils stopped lining there pockets with big wages and put the money into winter funds instead, there a joke, we've had snow here for weeks with more to come and from day one nothing stopped going, the gritters and ploughs were straight out, last week it was -25 with a chill factor of -30+, and still it all keeps going, so it goes to show you when England has got an inch of snow and its -????? temperature and most things are closed, something is badly wrong with the winter management? tilly where you living now mate .? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tillylamp 1,969 Posted January 14, 2016 Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 when we lived in England it always amazed us how an inch of snow fell and the country came to a stand still......schools, collages, roads all closed, it might of been better if the councils stopped lining there pockets with big wages and put the money into winter funds instead, there a joke, we've had snow here for weeks with more to come and from day one nothing stopped going, the gritters and ploughs were straight out, last week it was -25 with a chill factor of -30+, and still it all keeps going, so it goes to show you when England has got an inch of snow and its -????? temperature and most things are closed, something is badly wrong with the winter management? tilly where you living now mate .? we moved over the pond to Canada mate, back in may last year, and its going really well, tilly 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bird 10,015 Posted January 14, 2016 Report Share Posted January 14, 2016 when we lived in England it always amazed us how an inch of snow fell and the country came to a stand still......schools, collages, roads all closed, it might of been better if the councils stopped lining there pockets with big wages and put the money into winter funds instead, there a joke, we've had snow here for weeks with more to come and from day one nothing stopped going, the gritters and ploughs were straight out, last week it was -25 with a chill factor of -30+, and still it all keeps going, so it goes to show you when England has got an inch of snow and its -????? temperature and most things are closed, something is badly wrong with the winter management? tilly where you living now mate .? we moved over the pond to Canada mate, back in may last year, and its going really well, tilly Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j j m 6,630 Posted January 15, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 your right mate england does not know how to handle a bit of snow Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tillylamp 1,969 Posted January 15, 2016 Report Share Posted January 15, 2016 your right mate england does not know how to handle a bit of snow i know mate, you would have thought by now they could get it right, where we used to live they put some metal shaped cows in the middle of a roundabout (god knows why?) and they cost £,000-£100,000 what a waste of good money, and then they built a sports centre with a white tarpaulin roof, which costs £100 of thousands which needs renewing every so many years the funny thing is not a lot of people use it, its built in the wrong place, and if i applied for planning for the same roof they would turn it down for not in keeping with the area, and yet you can see it from miles away lol, its all wrong!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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