Snow??

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Originally Posted by jodg

You're always welcome Ian! :p

Problem up here is we always get a lot of drifting. And as it's forecast to snow (on and off) up until midnight I'll be passing on the wee winter league race tonight. I think the worst of the snow is predicted for tonight....

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Tonights race has been cancelled due to...........
....Snow and ice on the roads:rolleyes:

The steep descent in to Ewden would be scarey and the the climb out up the closed road would be a battle in deep snow:eek:

Every school round here including where the Mrs. works is shut, but not the school my kids go to, they are not impressed. More forecast for tonight, probably about 10pm when i finish work, think i'll leave the bike at home and run/walk/slip/fall to work:eek:
Be careful out there folks;)

my wife has just called to say she has arrived at work. It normally takes her 50-60 minutes to go the 15 mile to south Sheffield.
This morning it took her 20 minutes!!!!

She said she only saw 10 cars on her way to work.Why can't every morning be like this?
What will it be like tommorrow when we actually have some deep snow.

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Originally Posted by jodg

Did you have a good run out yesterday Andrew? Would've been a real nightmare run out this am unless you're good at striding over snow. I did hear from an old hand that one year the Mickleden race was changed on account of terrible weather and became a simple run to Cut Gate and back.

Well, don't know how "simple" it would have been that is.... :rolleyes:

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Really enjoyed it yesterday jodj! :)

Bet it's a bit fresh at 'Ice Station Zebra' today ;):D

A friend from out in the Sticks nr Guilford has just sent me a picture with her daughter playing in snow in the garden at least 10 inches deep !!
My friend is a woman so the inches are genuine inches

Many of my daughters friends are on MSN at the moment and are not at school. Most of their parents have decided the weather is bad , yet all the roads are open and clear because of no traffic, the school is open and many of her friends live nearer to school that us. If the roads were closed and the school was open we would have walked the 2 miles to school with her.

I feel a rant coming on about how in my day, parents saw it as important that their children attended school, yet may of her friends are not going in and their parents appear not to consider ringing the school to explain but think that because there is snow on the ground their child does not have to attend.

No wonder the country is in the state its in!!!!!!

Pretty well organised in out neck of the world Antisocial. Despite the kids school not being listed on the local radio as 'closed' (or the radio station web site), the staff were good enough to call all parents and tell them personally not to bring the kids in.

They've also said that it looks like the school will be closed tomorrow as well. :D

Unfortunately, I work from home so it's "business as usual" for me.... :(

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Originally Posted by Antisocial

Many of my daughters friends are on MSN at the moment and are not at school. Most of their parents have decided the weather is bad , yet all the roads are open and clear because of no traffic, the school is open and many of her friends live nearer to school that us. If the roads were closed and the school was open we would have walked the 2 miles to school with her.

I feel a rant coming on about how in my day, parents saw it as important that their children attended school, yet may of her friends are not going in and their parents appear not to consider ringing the school to explain but think that because there is snow on the ground their child does not have to attend.

No wonder the country is in the state its in!!!!!!

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Have to agree with you AS. the school over the road from me is shut, yet all roads are open. It's a small junior school and virtually everyone attending will live within walking distance anyway. The very same school was not shut during the big freeze of the 62/3 Winter.

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Originally Posted by Antisocial

Many of my daughters friends are on MSN at the moment and are not at school. Most of their parents have decided the weather is bad , yet all the roads are open and clear because of no traffic, the school is open and many of her friends live nearer to school that us. If the roads were closed and the school was open we would have walked the 2 miles to school with her.

I feel a rant coming on about how in my day, parents saw it as important that their children attended school, yet may of her friends are not going in and their parents appear not to consider ringing the school to explain but think that because there is snow on the ground their child does not have to attend.

No wonder the country is in the state its in!!!!!!

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They should atleast be making the most of it and actually playing out in the snow!

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Originally Posted by Deejay

Have to agree with you AS. the school over the road from me is shut, yet all roads are open. It's a small junior school and virtually everyone attending will live within walking distance anyway. The very same school was not shut during the big freeze of the 62/3 Winter.

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The issue here is that the school is open, has never been closed or said it will be, but parents have just decided their kids should not go and not sent them. My daughter thinks I am a trater for making her go when her firend are not but as its not shut she has no choice.