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Originally Posted by di marco
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Same here.Quote:
Originally Posted by di marco
Its still so cold here but theres just lots of ice around now :p
A council has been forced to use table salt to grit roads as temperatures continue to plunge.
Gloucestershire County Council has been running low on rock salt but has now found 500 tonnes of table salt to combat icy conditions.
White salt is not usually used to grit roads, but the council said it had to resort to any means necessary in the extreme weather conditions.
Temperatures in some parts of the UK will plunge to -10C overnight and Sunday will see snow showers return, mainly to the north of the country.
Motorists are being warned of dangerous driving conditions, with millions facing another day of disruption.
Friday saw travel chaos after heavy falls in the West Country, Midlands, Home Counties and parts of Scotland.
The M4 Second Severn Crossing - one of the two main roads between England and South Wales - was closed after sheets of ice fell from overhead sign gantries and smashed the windscreens of five vehicles.
Thousands of Welsh rugby fans hoping to travel to Scotland for Sunday's Six Nations clash also saw their plans thrown into disarray after heavy snow grounded flights at Bristol airport. Luton airport was also closed for a number of hours.
In the West, more than 1,000 schools were closed, while similar numbers were shut in the Thames Valley and in a combination of eastern England plus counties to the north of London. Wales was also badly hit, with more than 200 closed.
The AA said it expected to have attended a total of more than 70,000 breakdowns since Monday.
As the UK's worst week of travel disruption for more than 18 years persisted, Transport Secretary Geoff Hoon reportedly called on Britons to "stop whingeing" and queried why more drivers have not acquired snow chains for their cars.
During a Westminster lunch, he was quoted as saying: "Why has nobody got snow chains and why are you all whingeing about what the Government hasn't done?"
The Department for Transport said his comments had been taken out of context.
tbh though, why would you buy snow chains for your car when you dont normally need them? i didnt even know you could buy them in this country. and anyway that wouldnt have solved the problem of there being no public transport! why didnt the government buy snow chains for the buses lol?! :rolleyes:Quote:
Originally Posted by di marco
Exactly, I mean fair enough people complain no about the weather but when was it last like this, 10 years ago???
Its a waste of money, the government need to spend money on things that happen every day not once every decade
They've been going on about how we should all walk more and use public transport but as soon as it gets like this suddenly they want everyone to drive with snow chains on their cars :rolleyes: So much for the avoiding using cars in snow that's been advised.
I think it's more once in every 20; on the front page of the newspaper the other day it said the worst snow in 18 years.
What do snow chains do for people that can't drive or can't afford to have a car in the economic downturn, Mr Transport Secretary?
Hopefully this cold and snowy winter will equal a nice hot summer!
Its snowing here it has been for about an hour.....
Its been snowing all day here, although it didnt settle at first but then it did then stopped, its got colder so it will be icy, I hope it snows through the night
I dont know about anybody else but im getting used to the cold now it doesnt even bother me that much anymore :p
Wouldn't hold your breath Davey. :p
Its meant to snow here on Tuesday.