Clean It Up
UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: richie on December 19, 2009, 09:27:25 pm
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Its just started to snow where i am (Walsall...noth Birmingham). AT LAST. Hope we have a really good amount. I LOVE THE SNOW.
Richie.
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Richie
Just as long as stays north of Watford gap then I happy
Len
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I really hope we have a decent snow fall Christmas Eve night Len. The kids would love it. I wish that we had the snow falls like we did when i was a kid.
Richie.
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It was MINUS 5 here last night. Got up at 7am, went outside & started the car up to get it nice & warm, took dogs for a walk by the time i got back the car was de-iced and nice & warm. Got to my mates house his van had the heater in over night but there was still ice on the windscreen. He has a wooden bulk head that splits the cab from the rear of the van but normally the cab is warm....not this morning though.
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No snow here in Cheshire.........yet. And hope we don't have any either, it can all stay in Walsall.
Have been taking the precaution of unloading the van of porty machine and detergents over the last few nights so they don't freeze. However left the hoses on the van last night as 'they'll be allright'. Whoops, arrived at job this morning with frozen hose ends. Won't make that mistake again.
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I am in Walsall, it's stopped!
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Had are snow on friday, very cold here in sussex.
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Hi Andy,
Where about in Walsall are you from? Just my bloody luck. The snow only lasted about 25 minutes :'(
Richie.
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Richie
Agree with you their looks fantastic from what I remember
Len
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Richie
Rain last night, then it froze, snow on top this morning. Just been down the road sideways.
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I am in Brookhouse Richie
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Serious (for Stockport) snow here. Been snowing all morning. Looks like the Council has been caught out. (No surprise there then.)
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Grew up in Glossop my first five years. Seemed like it snowed for months on end and up to your armpits. But that was in the days before global warming was dreamed up.
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GHot to my office job to find an empty snow and ice covered car park,spent a good 10 mins doing handbrake turns in the wifes golf.Then had a horrible thought that their car park is covered with cctv cams !
Will have to ask for a copy,so i can show the wife how to take advantage of the weather
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Mike
Think it will be bad there in glosop now and the big hill going out of glossop will be difficult to keep open..
is it bad in glossop
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it all looks very nice when it has snowed but i couldn't work on friday, the hill i live on is an ice rink at the moment and it looks like tomorrow will be the same, cars are getting up the hill but my van is just too heavy so if you wish for snow remember it might stop you working
>:(
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Snow here in south wales, though only a light dusting of it. Very cold at mo but blue sky. Nice winters day :)
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the hill i live on is an ice rink at the moment
When i lioved in Faceby right on the Lyke wake walk route,in a big farmhouse down a single lane road up a hill,i had to drive my mini up it back wards ;D was the only way of getting up it,the v6 mk2 Zepher i had used to just go sideways and the ground out in the snow,had to get towed up with the Hi lux,ended up just parking at the bottom of the hill and walking up the 1 mile road >:(
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GHot to my office job to find an empty snow and ice covered car park,spent a good 10 mins doing handbrake turns in the wifes golf.Then had a horrible thought that their car park is covered with cctv cams !
Will have to ask for a copy,so i can show the wife how to take advantage of the weather
YOUTUBE the CCTV Evidence Mark ;D I had to go out last night and had some good fun on the side roads.
Richie.
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I managed to get a go on an official training skidpan many years ago. There cars, oil and water on the concrete floor, great stuff, plus the benefit of an instructor to help you control the skid.
Just speaking to someone today who used to live in Sweden. She says after you pass the driving test you can buy an hours tuition on a skid pan, a variance of our pas plus I suppose.
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An hour on the skid pan has far greater value than the pathetic Pass Plus which merely generates extra income for bad instructors who should have covered everything before the test.
In the far North we've had virtually no snow so far, some frost, but only the tiniest sprinkling of snow
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Yeah i thinjk they should make that compulsury,so many people out there that don`t have a clue what to do in this
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It's nice when you are off but a real pain if you are trying to work and can't get about.
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Thats it looks like 3 extra days to the xmas break, not a chance of getting out tomorrow or rest of week looking at the forcast, just been out to the van got a ruler pushed it through the snow down tom the metal on the van roof, 3 1/2 " and its still coming down, yipee
Mark
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Just driven to a tomorrow job in the car to check safe access for van - only got stuck and after several failed run ups off a neighbours drive had to be rescued by a very fit young blonde!! :o her secret weapon was an old piece of carpet!!! I kid you not - so grateful I offered her a free carpet clean. Will be poppin her a biz card and free spotter round 8)
Stu
trials riders WILL think that they can get grip anywhere.... DOH!!
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Stu
I don't think she actually used one of her carpets. Skid marks in the lounge ;D
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Thats it looks like 3 extra days to the xmas break, not a chance of getting out tomorrow or rest of week looking at the forcast, just been out to the van got a ruler pushed it through the snow down tom the metal on the van roof, 3 1/2 " and its still coming down, yipee
Mark
Its been 7" round here for the last few days, absolutely mad - but still getting to jobs. :D
Mark
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Clinton
Been over to Macclesfield this afternoon with the kid's. Only couple inches of snow but roads were sheet ice. If your going that way next couple of days I'd avoid the hills.
Adi
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Weve had no more snow yet. LAst night was small amount. Main roads are ok but all side roads and lanes are like black ice. I live off a main road and this evening turned into my road and instantly ended up sideways.
Richie.
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Im out, not as bad this morning as yesterday, boo :'(
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Had snow here in Bristol last night about 2 ins
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Had snow here in Settle, North Yorkshire last night 8"
still snowing now can't get anywhere not a snow plow or gritter in sight
Christmas has come early
Steve
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its a foot deep here in Inverness
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Just when business was looking up, down came another 3 or 4 inches this afternoon so cancelled out the 3pm job and limped home.
Two jobs booked tomorrow which I could really do with getting done but unless we suddenly get an overnight thaw looks like they'll be a non starter too.
I've had enough of it now thanks >:(
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Mike
Think it will be bad there in glosop now and the big hill going out of glossop will be difficult to keep open..
whats glossop like now ,m8
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Just checked the BBC website for weather. It said cold spots Buxton -8 flippin eck!
What temp does diesel freeze at.
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Got 3 jobs booked tomorrow,looks pretty bad outside,few inches in the last couple of hours
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Mark
Honestly if I was you I'd stay in bed. Your threads are like those Final Destination movies. ;D
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Think glossop will be still bad at the mo and some routes over the woodhead pass are closed..
Hopefully it will get better for people getting about over xmas and for us guys with vans on the road..
woodhead pass closed had a full day ov windows in glossop ,m8 what bout ,mottra,m ,moor road is that bad
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Mark
Honestly if I was you I'd stay in bed. Your threads are like those Final Destination movies.
Ha Ha ,love those films ! Not decided as yet,not much traffic about,so roads will be pretty bad,will be doing the nursery whatever happens,can`t let them down,and want the £253,for my hol
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Hi
Sunny Stalybridge
Dave
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Finally Basingstoke is famous for something, people having to abandon their vehicles and walk back to work just for somewhere to sleep for the night.
Jeez I'm bored :(
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Clinton,
Your on the plane, you take off, then you hear this voice saying, yeah so then I got a new one but the gearbox fell off. ;D
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Bagsey your database ;D
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Had left you my curling tongs ;D
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;D
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-16 in Inverness last night, was the same tuesday night. The council has decided not to grit suburban roads or paths this year. Thet're saving their money to pay for their christmas dinner