Chicken Wing Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 Yet again no snow in Dundee. Seething ^^^ weather chat! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8MileBU Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 Would it be wise to go up the A9 today? (no euph). Aye. GTF. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senorsoupe Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 4 hours ago, Rowan said: Why the insist on gritting snow is beyond me, leaves a slushy slippery mess that is lethal when freezes. Snow needs cleared not gritted. Do they not clear the snow and then grit the roads afterwards in Scotland? In a country that is used to snow (Canada) we clear the snow and then the snowplough drops salt behind so that ice doesn't form on the road. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 4 minutes ago, senorsoupe said: Do they not clear the snow and then grit the roads afterwards in Scotland? In a country that is used to snow (Canada) we clear the snow and then the snowplough drops salt behind so that ice doesn't form on the road. I see it's a bit chilly over there. Is there any point in spraying salt at 23 below? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
senorsoupe Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 Just now, welshbairn said: I see it's a bit chilly over there. Is there any point in spraying salt at 23 below? Eh, not when it's this bloody cold but it's not always -23. At some point it will warm up to a more reasonable -10 and the salt will be more effective. I've got a 4 hour drive in the next couple of days so hope the highways (motorways) aren't too slick despite the lack of snow. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miguel Sanchez Posted December 29, 2017 Share Posted December 29, 2017 Apparently they got rid of all the grit and shovels in my work for clearing the pavement outside so today someone had the idea of covering it with cat litter. You know, cat litter, the stuff that absorbs cat piss. That absorbs liquid. Snow. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlyerTon Posted January 13, 2018 Share Posted January 13, 2018 Met Office weather warning out for snow . Monday 15 Jan 18:00 - Tuesday 23:55. https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/public/weather/warnings#?date=2018-01-15 Chief Forecaster's assessment Snow showers will be heaviest and most frequent across western Scotland. The largest accumulations of snow will be over high ground with over 10 cm building up above 200 metres. At low levels, accumulations of the order 2-5 cm will be more typical. Showers will also be accompanied by hail and lightning at times, particularly across northern and western Scotland. Here, there is potential for disruption to power supplies from frequent lightning strikes. Strong winds are also expected, with the potential for temporary blizzard conditions and drifting of lying snow, particularly over high ground. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardinal Richelieu Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 FFS. Got very excited at the talk about "Thundersnow" .... 10cm forecast in my area. Definitely an excuse to work from home. Wake up to a light dusting and not even one comment on the Snow thread. ** shakes fist at the Sky / Met Office ** 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8MileBU Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Really heavy in Falkirk just now. Thinking about working from home but might just head into Edinburgh to waste a wee chunk of the day driving. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 FFS. Got very excited at the talk about "Thundersnow" .... 10cm forecast in my area. Definitely an excuse to work from home. Wake up to a light dusting and not even one comment on the Snow thread. ** shakes fist at the Sky / Met Office ** Just in from work, roads in Balornock and Barmulloch are a disaster, even the supposed priority bus routes. We've certainly had more than a dusting and It's still coming down. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
throbber Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Really heavy in Falkirk just now. Thinking about working from home but might just head into Edinburgh to waste a wee chunk of the day driving. Wasn’t bad in Edinburgh anyway. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cardinal Richelieu Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 3 minutes ago, peasy23 said: 18 minutes ago, Cardinal Richelieu said: FFS. Got very excited at the talk about "Thundersnow" .... 10cm forecast in my area. Definitely an excuse to work from home. Wake up to a light dusting and not even one comment on the Snow thread. ** shakes fist at the Sky / Met Office ** Just in from work, roads in Balornock and Barmulloch are a disaster, even the supposed priority bus routes. We've certainly had more than a dusting and It's still coming down. Strange that I'm only a few miles away and there's barely a snowflake to be seen. Guess I must be lower down. Still, since I work in EK, I'll probably encounter the hard stuff at some point. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasy23 Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Strange that I'm only a few miles away and there's barely a snowflake to be seen. Guess I must be lower down. Still, since I work in EK, I'll probably encounter the hard stuff at some point. I work at Polmadie, and it wasn't too bad over there. Got progressively worse the closer I got to home. My daughter is seething as I've told her she is walking to school, not taking the car back out as it was skidding all over the place. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8MileBU Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Wasn’t bad in Edinburgh anyway. It’s not so heavy here now but it’s heading east so Edinburgh might get it in the next hour. Usually falls fairly heavy up where our office is as well. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boghead ranter Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 30 minutes ago, Cardinal Richelieu said: FFS. Got very excited at the talk about "Thundersnow" .... 10cm forecast in my area. Definitely an excuse to work from home. Wake up to a light dusting and not even one comment on the Snow thread. ** shakes fist at the Sky / Met Office ** It's NEVER as bad as they forecast. I reckon they just overestimate so that they can't be called out if the weather's worse than they predicted. Blame Michael Fish. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugster Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 A wee dusting and people are driving at 10mph on roads which are fine. Stay off the road if you can't cope with it. Bunch of fucking fannies. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugster Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 1 minute ago, Bairnardo said: 2 minutes ago, Rugster said: A wee dusting and people are driving at 10mph on roads which are fine. Stay off the road if you can't cope with it. Bunch of fucking fannies. U in England m8? You'd fucking think so. Honestly, seething this morning. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 Pretty bad in Edinburgh, making my Tuesday even worse. f**k living here the roads are torture. Buzzing for the drive home at half 5. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FuzzyBear Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 70 mins to do 7 miles. Had to abandon car and walk the last mile. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Brightside Posted January 16, 2018 Share Posted January 16, 2018 A wee dusting and people are driving at 10mph on roads which are fine. Stay off the road if you can't cope with it. Bunch of fucking fannies. So much this. Stuck behind folk doing 25 on a dual carriageway, wtf? Then stuck behind some spoon in the car park who couldn’t get up the slightest hill. Smfh. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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