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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: JandS on December 17, 2009, 12:43:55 pm

Title: Southerners
Post by: JandS on December 17, 2009, 12:43:55 pm
You Southern softies get your machines wrapped up tight tonight 'cos
it's going to be cold and in the morning just lie in a bit because they've
forecast widespread disruption tomorrow morning down there.

John
Title: Re: Southerners
Post by: fenman on December 17, 2009, 01:31:45 pm
Who are you calling a softie. ;D
One appreciates that it can be rather grim up north but we know suffering down here.
Why only the other day one`s butler claimed to be ill and one had to light one`s own fire in the drawing room.
It was so inconvenient as the lazy bounder had not filled the wood basket so we had to make do by burning £50 notes.
It was all rather jolly in the end, Emily gave a poetry recital and young George played the pianoforte.
Title: Re: Southerners
Post by: Neil Williams on December 17, 2009, 05:26:16 pm
they've forecast widespread disruption tomorrow morning down there.

It doesn't take much trust me.
Just 3mm of snow on the M3, M4, M25 and that's it total gridlock ;D
I was brought up in the South Wales valleys and we wouldn't give a second thought to walking one mile to school through 2 foot of snow, now all it takes is one teacher to say they don't fancy the risk of travelling to 'work' and the whole school has to be closed.
Title: Re: Southerners
Post by: JandS on December 17, 2009, 07:45:40 pm
Just put all frost affected gear in junk room.

John
Title: Re: Southerners
Post by: Peter Sweeney on December 17, 2009, 08:13:18 pm
Hi Joh

It's not actually gonna be that cold (temp wise) but the wind chill factor will be high. The conditions on the roads are the most worrying thing. I have a long drive across Kents Mways tomorrow morning with some very high ground thrown into that. But hey, at least I have my babycham to look forward to when I get home  ;D

Pete
Title: Re: Southerners
Post by: JandS on December 17, 2009, 08:19:19 pm
Just in case Pete.
I have 4 jobs tomorrow but only about 12 miles total travel
on decent A roads.
There also quite good at gritting round here.

John
Title: Re: Southerners
Post by: Peter Sweeney on December 17, 2009, 08:25:31 pm
Always best to be cautios John ;)
Title: Re: Southerners
Post by: Andrew Briscoe on December 17, 2009, 08:38:01 pm
Hi Joh

It's not actually gonna be that cold (temp wise) but the wind chill factor will be high. The conditions on the roads are the most worrying thing. I have a long drive across Kents Mways tomorrow morning with some very high ground thrown into that. But hey, at least I have my babycham to look forward to when I get home ;D

Pete

High ground in Kent  ::), seen bigger mole hills round here.
Hope your well Pete.

Andrew
Title: Re: Southerners
Post by: Peter Sweeney on December 17, 2009, 08:40:09 pm
 ;D

We have got one Andrew and it just so happens I'm driving over it

I'm good fella. Hows the missus? Big?

Pete
Title: Re: Southerners
Post by: Andrew Briscoe on December 17, 2009, 08:44:36 pm
Bigger than your hill mate  ;D

Andrew
Title: Re: Southerners
Post by: richie on December 17, 2009, 08:52:07 pm
Were gonna have a low of minus 4 in Birmingham tonight....apparently.

Richie.
Title: Re: Southerners
Post by: M.Acorn on December 18, 2009, 12:01:49 am
I used to live up north,loved it up there,but that`s gettin on for 20 odd years ago now,like to visit at least once a year,like to climb Roseberry toppin or Odins scarr.Snow up there is dealt with,does not seem to bother people like it does here.
Just taken me 2 hours to do a 20 mile journey !

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v452/delk/DSC00473.jpg)
Title: Re: Southerners
Post by: Colin Day on December 18, 2009, 12:21:56 am
Good picture that Mark... I hate snow... I used to drive a lot between Kyle of Lochalsh and Faslane a few years ago and snow was just so second nature and dealt with....! Southerners are gay when it comes to wintry conditions..... ;D
Title: Re: Southerners
Post by: AndyScullion on December 18, 2009, 01:09:05 am
I lived in Slovakia for 5 years, what we have here is just a dusting compared from what they get the central Europe, minus 16-20, , 20" snow in a week, nothing stops, everyone just gets on with it.
They can't believe our obsession with the weather,no snow plows, or gritting , only a handful of 4x4's, no problem. I had a Subaru over there and they couldn't see the point, A Skoda, with mud and snow tyres was all the needed, and I tell you, it worked just fine.
Just think, with the snow you have had down south in the last 24 hours, imagine  it was every day until late February, could we cope? that's what they have.
N.B. They don't close the schools unless it goes below minus 22 degrees., Minus 21, we are open and you turn up, or else!

Happy cleaning
Title: Re: Southerners
Post by: Colin Day on December 18, 2009, 01:18:10 am
I lived in Slovakia for 5 years, what we have here is just a dusting compared from what they get the central Europe, minus 16-20, , 20" snow in a week, nothing stops, everyone just gets on with it.
They can't believe our obsession with the weather,no snow plows, or gritting , only a handful of 4x4's, no problem. I had a Subaru over there and they couldn't see the point, A Skoda, with mud and snow tyres was all the needed, and I tell you, it worked just fine.
Just think, with the snow you have had down south in the last 24 hours, imagine  it was every day until late February, could we cope? that's what they have.
N.B. They don't close the schools unless it goes below minus 22 degrees., Minus 21, we are open and you turn up, or else!

Happy cleaning

Cool ;D
Title: Re: Southerners
Post by: Mike Osbourne on December 18, 2009, 01:43:22 am
If we had it for months on end we would be like everywhere else that has that much snow. It's because it's a rarity and unpredictable that we have problems.

Makes you feel all Christmasey don't it. ;D
Title: Re: Southerners
Post by: deep-cleaningukltd on December 18, 2009, 04:17:11 am
No!!!!!!!

Bah humbug.
Title: Re: Southerners
Post by: The Great One on December 18, 2009, 06:50:50 am
Hi

This was Brighton at around 11pm last night!

Another benefit to EnviroDri, it doesn't freeze  8)
Title: Re: Southerners
Post by: Pristine Clean on December 18, 2009, 07:11:37 am
Oh well any excuse for me to stay home.

I am not going out in this. Is anyone else staying home?

Dave
Title: Re: Southerners
Post by: clinton on December 18, 2009, 07:20:35 am
3 jobs for me today so no day off :)

A rount trip of twelve miles thankfully :)
Title: Re: Southerners
Post by: M.Acorn on December 18, 2009, 07:32:37 am
Off to do a job in Cambridge,then another one at 3 this arvo,so no day off for me,i was one of the kids that always got forced to walk the 3 miles to school,no matter what the weather was.Got sent back home most of the time though.
Title: Re: Southerners
Post by: Bob Allen on December 18, 2009, 07:47:58 am
Executive decision...........im not going to work!!
Title: Re: Southerners
Post by: JandS on December 18, 2009, 08:56:05 am
I lived in Antartica for 5 years and we never had problems there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 ;D ;D ;D

John
Title: Re: Southerners
Post by: gary hall on December 18, 2009, 06:19:50 pm
I used to run a carpet cleaning company on the planet  Pluto - where the temp can drop to - 400  now thats cold - you softie earthlings  do dont know you were born !!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Southerners
Post by: JandS on December 18, 2009, 08:18:04 pm
Before that it was Pluto for me too surprised I didn't bump into you.
Had to keep the gear indoors there but transport no problem.
I lived in the South Pole of Pluto.

John