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Post by everso on Feb 3, 2009 15:46:28 GMT
See, the trouble is that, living in the south, I'm not used to snow, and two days of it is too long. I saw a young man go arse over tip this morning and I'm getting scared that it'll be me soon.
I couldn't take the twins out today because it's very icey (icy? sp?) and am getting a little stir crazy.
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Post by Patrick on Feb 3, 2009 16:17:31 GMT
Scare the living daylights out of the family by talking about moving far far away! On the West Coast perhaps!?
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Post by trubble on Feb 3, 2009 23:53:24 GMT
Yesterday was very nice, all the different types of snow and everyone working at half speed. Today wasn't. Sleet and storms where I am, ice and 2 hour traffic jams all over, everyone getting cross about yesterday's go slow. Wet feet. Tomorrow will be better. (Repeat 50 times and it will come true.)
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Post by Alpha Hooligan on Feb 4, 2009 10:09:27 GMT
What a swizz! You lot got loads of snow and I got one measly late night flurry. AH
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Post by Patrick on Feb 4, 2009 11:36:34 GMT
What a swizz! You lot got loads of snow and I got one measly late night flurry. AH +1I moved up bloody North to get a bit more snow in Winter - trouble is I moved to the wrong side of the country didn't I!
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Post by everso on Feb 4, 2009 13:51:25 GMT
Had to go and get my hair done this morning (it was getting to be a bit of a birch broom in a fit) and only had to negotiate a small amount of icy pavement (my sedan chair can only take me so far) but still managed to slither along while at the same time shouting "whooaaaahhh". Hope nobody was looking.
It's sunny this afternoon and looks like the snow is thawing slightly, but it will take a day or two before it's all gone.
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Post by Patrick on Feb 4, 2009 14:35:06 GMT
They were talking to councils on the World At One asking if they had enough grit to go around - and how expensive it could end up being. Why don't they just go around with Lorries with hot tanks on the back, close to the ground to heat the road up melt it away? Or giant grills? Then they could have little brushes at the back to blast it to the sides of the road. Better still - do it with steam engines! P.S Hope the hair went well Mrs E! My Mother in Law has apparently had many moments over the years when she's come straight home from the hairdressers only to wash it all out again!
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Post by everso on Feb 4, 2009 14:39:39 GMT
They were talking to councils on the World At One asking if they had enough grit to go around - and how expensive it could end up being. Why don't they just go around with Lorries with hot tanks on the back, close to the ground to heat the road up melt it away? Or giant grills? Then they could have little brushes at the back to blast it to the sides of the road. Better still - do it with steam engines! Not sure the hot grills would really work. You'd have to make sure the melted snow was then sucked up into a giant tank and the remaining moisure completely dried, otherwise it would simply freeze over again. Good try though, Einstein.
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Post by Patrick on Feb 4, 2009 14:54:38 GMT
They were talking to councils on the World At One asking if they had enough grit to go around - and how expensive it could end up being. Why don't they just go around with Lorries with hot tanks on the back, close to the ground to heat the road up melt it away? Or giant grills? Then they could have little brushes at the back to blast it to the sides of the road. Better still - do it with steam engines! Not sure the hot grills would really work. You'd have to make sure the melted snow was then sucked up into a giant tank and the remaining moisure completely dried, otherwise it would simply freeze over again. Good try though, Einstein. Yes, Best Beloved said something like that. How about a giant hairdryer?
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Post by everso on Feb 4, 2009 15:58:15 GMT
Not sure the hot grills would really work. You'd have to make sure the melted snow was then sucked up into a giant tank and the remaining moisure completely dried, otherwise it would simply freeze over again. Good try though, Einstein. Yes, Best Beloved said something like that. How about a giant hairdryer? Ah, now you're talking! Although, thinking about it, I'm afraid I'd have to give you a 'thumbs down'. Think of all those little old ladies - you know the ones, 4'10" tall weighing about six stones. They'd get blown to kingdom come.
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Post by trubble on Feb 4, 2009 18:16:28 GMT
What a swizz! You lot got loads of snow and I got one measly late night flurry. AH +1I moved up bloody North to get a bit more snow in Winter - trouble is I moved to the wrong side of the country didn't I! It's the bloody recession, boys. There should be British Snow for British People.
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Post by Patrick on Feb 4, 2009 22:50:18 GMT
They don't make it like they used to you know! Bloody Conservatives! Contracted out the snow making y'know!
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Post by Patrick on Feb 5, 2009 11:55:36 GMT
From "The Northerner":
That's the way to do it!
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Post by Patrick on Feb 5, 2009 12:14:18 GMT
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Post by trubble on Feb 5, 2009 13:04:59 GMT
What a Fiend!
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Post by Patrick on Feb 5, 2009 13:14:14 GMT
There are folk like that at Best Beloved's office. They live five miles away - yet if the office moved just three miles more away from them - as has been discussed in the past - they say they'd have to look for another job! I would guess that they didn't show up on the one morning we got a bit of snow either! It's about the only example of a reversal of attitude between Northerners and Southerners who are happy to commute anywhere between 30 and 100 - miles away to get to work!
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Post by Alpha Hooligan on Feb 5, 2009 17:43:45 GMT
+1I moved up bloody North to get a bit more snow in Winter - trouble is I moved to the wrong side of the country didn't I! It's the bloody recession, boys. There should be British Snow for British People. I told you to vote for Saint Nick! British snow for British people!It's a BNP policy to have criminals who are serving community orders distribute snow to poorer white areas in the winter. AH
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Post by Patrick on Feb 5, 2009 17:47:37 GMT
It's the bloody recession, boys. There should be British Snow for British People. I told you to vote for Saint Nick! British snow for British people! It's a BNP policy to have criminals who are serving community orders distribute snow to poorer white areas in the winter. AH I hope to Zarquon Google can't pick that up on here!
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Post by Patrick on Feb 5, 2009 17:54:49 GMT
I wonder what their position on "Yellow" Snow is?
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Post by Alpha Hooligan on Feb 5, 2009 17:56:08 GMT
Well, at least I didn't advertise my new Golliwog stall here...picked a bunch up today, dead cheap they were... Quite smart lookin' wouldn't ya say? ;D AH
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