Snow? - We've had 10mm of snow!

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Post: # 34380Post Dave_L

Yey! We've had 10mm on snow, I fear the economy is going to stop tommorrow as offices and schools close left right and centre!

We've had to abandon 1000+metres of road surfacing until the weather warms/dries up, but fortunately we've got other (indoor!!) jobs to be getting on with in the meantime.

Here's a pic of the 10mm of snow we've got. It'll make headline news tommorrow :)

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Post: # 34381Post msh paving

we had 40mm been cold,wet sleet this afternoon,had day off cant dig out driveway in this condition,probilly be off tommorow :)
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Can't dig off a driveway? Get a bigger machine!! :rock:
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Post: # 34384Post msh paving

not shure the retired lady customer would like me digging out driveway ready to blockpave and leave wet gooy mess every where,soon cost money working in wet on the fen land around hear soil is mostly silt does not like getting wet :(
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True! I was only joking LOL! :)
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:D :D :D :D
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Post: # 34390Post GB_Groundworks

we had 100mm and its still snowing atm here in sheffield, going across penines this morning was fun, but took me 2 hours to get home all the retards who can't drive in snow or non 4x4 should have stayed at home, traffic chaos every where. slipped over twice this morning outside the site till we went and 'borrowed' a yellow grit box.
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Post: # 34413Post Tommy

Our young lad was out in the night on the gritter for 6 hours, came in just before dinner, and was asleep on his feet.

Coventry council have decimated our grit salt suppliers' stock, they bought up 1000 tonnes in a panic, and now we are left with our stock, and a load of white salt - which is useless for machine distribution.

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Post: # 34465Post Rich H

3" here in Henley this morning. Work off again. There's only so long I can keep three people cutting decking timber before we have to start the paving again!

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Post: # 34466Post msh paving

heavy show this morning town at standstill lorrys cant grip roads due to lack off salt,schools shut,temp now dropping gonna be a icy morning so another day off driveway half dug out..... :(
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We had a Local farmer on call last night, and was out for 3 hours on his huge John Deere and snowplough. Only 4 of 10 in tommorrow, and we got 4 different tractor/gritters to run, a tractor + trailer on hand gritting and a couple of vans to go out and grit some of the non accessable areas.

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Post: # 34474Post GB_Groundworks

congrats to msh see your now a moderator :), still got snow on our hill low range in the navara to get down. had a sligh moment today when 12 tons of dump trailer decided to go sideways on a bend, clenched bum time.
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Post: # 34476Post msh paving

thx for that GB ,looks like a day off tommorow again,3 tonner is in need off picking up but cant get to it roads to slippy in 7.5 ton lorry ,1.5 t needs a battery fitting cant start it,crusher has flat battery too,glad when the frost has gone,thrustboring job for saturday canceled they wont let me on garden :(
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Post: # 34480Post Dave_L

At last we've had a decent drop of snow!

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Post: # 34482Post lutonlagerlout

1 shift so far this week :(
bored silly sitting at home
christ knows what it would be like on the dole, i'm losing my mind after a week
brew cabin fever lol
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