elsiegee40 Posted March 11, 2013 Posted March 11, 2013 Dreadful weather here. Blizzards and settling. Went into a meeting at 3 with weather OKish, came out at 5 and crawled home on ungritted snow covered roads. Tonbridge hasn't been gritted at all despite the forecast. The snow is settling on the main roads and there is no grit to help with grip. It's taken over 45 minutes to do a ten minute journey.
witch Posted March 11, 2013 Posted March 11, 2013 Snow is only on grass here. Lots of little flakes in the very very bitter wind. It is freezing and my poor daughter has just had to stand in a very cold Southampton station waiting room for an hour and a half due to one train being late and missing the connection, and the next train being half an hour late. The temperature is around 1 degree but the wind-chill factor must be very high as it seems colder than at any other time this winter.
Andrew_C Posted March 11, 2013 Posted March 11, 2013 Many years ago I was waiting at Southampton for the last down train of the night; about 01:30. It was hissing down, freezing and blowing a hoolie. As a train pulled in, a deep, rich voiced Jamaican accented anouncer said "Southampton, welcome to sunny Southampton"*. Made the wait worthwhile. *Shame you can't do accents in text!
MatthewL Posted March 11, 2013 Posted March 11, 2013 Had quite a covering last night up here in Northern Lincolnshire, more flurries this morning and then come 9am accidents galore, there have been some 40 reported accidents during the day. 3 along the stretch of the M180, suspect the strong winds have had something to play in it. Snow has now disappeared, bits left but nothing like earlier just the bitterly winds. Been a long and cold day here, be glad to see the snow gone.
Devontechie Posted March 11, 2013 Posted March 11, 2013 (edited) We havw had a covering today. Its about 2 inches deep. And still coming down. My road is a nightmare. Normally it's gritted but today it hasn't been done. Edited March 11, 2013 by Devontechie
elsiegee40 Posted March 11, 2013 Posted March 11, 2013 I just don't get the lack of gritting! I know we live darn sarf, but this snow was forecast. It must be Essex's turn for the gritter if it's not in Sussex or Kent
Devontechie Posted March 11, 2013 Posted March 11, 2013 I just don't get the lack of gritting! I know we live darn sarf, but this snow was forecast. It must be Essex's turn for the gritter if it's not in Sussex or Kent They have had the gritters and snow plough on the area called the ridge but doesn't seem to have been in town at all. I heard on thw radio yesterday that the coast wouldn't get any.. but they have given out today that Hastings is the worst in East Sussex...
Devontechie Posted March 11, 2013 Posted March 11, 2013 my 30 min drive home approaching 2 hours Just heard hastings sea front is at stand still. Someone been stuck there for last hour and half..
glennda Posted March 11, 2013 Posted March 11, 2013 Just heard hastings sea front is at stand still. Someone been stuck there for last hour and half.. Pretty much what haywards heath is like since i posted that hit another 60 yards
elsiegee40 Posted March 11, 2013 Posted March 11, 2013 (edited) Husband has just done the A21 (Major dual carriageway) in first gear. M25 a nightmare of course. 40 minute journey = 2.5 hours Edited March 11, 2013 by elsiegee40
GeeHubb Posted March 11, 2013 Posted March 11, 2013 I just don't get the lack of gritting! I know we live darn sarf, but this snow was forecast. It must be Essex's turn for the gritter if it's not in Sussex or Kent I did see the gritter in Kent yesterday evening. Granted it was sat in the (very long) queue to get through the Dartford Tunnel on the M25 (hour and a quarter to get from J3 to the tunnel). Then saw another one later on (much later on by then) up the A12 on the Essex /Suffolk border. Which does seem to suggest that there are two grifters in the South-east!
GeeHubb Posted March 11, 2013 Posted March 11, 2013 Husband already thinks I'm bonkers. If I started taking photos of gritters he'd have me commited (should that have two t's) Mind you we could start taking down reg numbers and start a new group of spotters like Stobarts have..... In fact perhaps the gritters should all have boys names.....
glennda Posted March 11, 2013 Posted March 11, 2013 I have a picture!!!!!!!! but it wasnt laying grit… 1
hardtailstar Posted March 11, 2013 Posted March 11, 2013 none stop snow since about 3pm up to about 2 inches in places.
elsiegee40 Posted March 11, 2013 Posted March 11, 2013 I have a picture!!!!!!!! but it wasnt laying grit… Where was that? Blinking typical that it wasn't actually spreading!
Devontechie Posted March 11, 2013 Posted March 11, 2013 Where was that? Blinking typical that it wasn't actually spreading! I just had one go up our road. Think it was gritting. Had the plough down but that didn't do much! Couldn't get phone quick enough 2 get photo!
mdench Posted March 11, 2013 Posted March 11, 2013 well they've made the decision we are closed tomorrow!
witch Posted March 11, 2013 Posted March 11, 2013 No snow here - just freezing cold and bitter in the wind. My poor daughter, after her hour and a half wait at Southampton, was on a train that stopped for ages and when she got to Brighton, her lift couldnt make it due to the weather so she had to wait for a local train, and then walk for 15 mins in the cold with a heavy backpack and two heavy bags. She must have felt that the day would never end.
Devontechie Posted March 11, 2013 Posted March 11, 2013 well they've made the decision we are closed tomorrow! The list for East Sussex seems to be getting longer when I looked at the Council website just now!
glennda Posted March 11, 2013 Posted March 11, 2013 Where was that? Blinking typical that it wasn't actually spreading! In haywards heath west sussex, second one past was gritting 4:20 mins for my 20 mile journey
MatthewL Posted March 11, 2013 Posted March 11, 2013 My Twitter has just gone mad with people saying they are stuck on the A23 southbound in Sussex due to snow. Looks like that area is getting a right beating from the snow at the moment.
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