Are you working tomorrow or not ?

[rimexboy]

[lutonlagerlout]

very good simon
hows it going oop north
i hear yorkshire might be getting it today
-4 down here and 6 inches of snow/ice everywhere so nuthin happening for the foreseeable
onwards and upwards
LLL

[mickg]

not as bad as darn souf I'm pleased to say, only 50mm of snow but enough to call the job off until it clears as the blocks are still welded together with the frost

[GB_Groundworks]

i went out today, had to drop the mrs at the station as she didnt want to go out in her fiesta, i was the first traxks on my rd must have been 4 inches thick,

had to go pick my lad up off his mum then went out in the peaks, on the tops where was a good foot of snow and drifting to over a metre in places, was out having fun and photographing. ill post some pics later, got a meeting at 10 tomorrow on machester side to price a large concrete job so gotta make it.

[ilovesettsonmondays]

I've been gritting the streets for last seven days and filling all the salt boxes up around the streets .been a nice change not having to think .

[rimexboy]

The snow is clearing down her now but it's turning into ice rink city:D

[Carberry]

Snow is great for the gas business, not so great when I'm driving. Fed up getting stuck behind idiots doing 20 miles an hour on roads that are 40-70 mp/h because they're panicking over the snow.

[Dave_L]

Glad we are able to get our 24 tonne down today, just before the snow came back with a vengeance.

[GB_Groundworks]

yesterday on my usual back route to work



this morning on the way to work

[rimexboy]

what a veiw...

[Tommy]

Had to clear this courtyard today, all by hand. Prepping it for a marquee on it tomorrow, ready for a graduation ceremony.



Had another 60 tons of grit delivered today. Got a priority load in front of a council... Not what you know, Who you know...

Had the apprentice come down to the courtyard in the tractor with front rotary brush to help out.

5 minutes after starting...



Our snowplough. Works like a dream, except on the numerous non visible junctions, where it takes a deep breath and crossed fingers to get out.
9 feet from the middle of the front wheel to leading edge of the plow...

[GB_Groundworks]

that because its a near mounted one, haha

i love being in my big girl just push your way out ppl give way to 10 tons and 170hp of green steel

and we have all ripped a door off, its what reminds you next time to keep it shut, i was flail mowing with a hedge cutter on the back, popped the screen to look at something. forgot lifted the arm and bang the near screen went.

dad was harrowing the field whacked a horse fly on the door handle glass door flung open as he passed the only obstruction in a 4 acre field a telegraph pole and bang the door went



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[lutonlagerlout]

love them pics giles
showed the missus and her comment was "christ he lives in the middle of nowhere"
LOL
women gotta love 'em
LLL

[Dave_L]

Don't think I'll be going anywhere but the pub tomorrow.

[Nigel Walker]

Been about 2-3 inches of snow up here for past few days. Minus 3 had been the lowest temp.
Our current 2 jobs, we have been able to excavate and hardcore. Then we cover the whole area overnight with 2 layers of Hessian. In the morning our hardcore is not frozen. Unlike the rest of the area Then we laid all kerbs on RMC with a frostproofer in it and again covered over with hessian overnight as well as covering the hardcore. Today we laid 40m2 of block paving, sanded and wackered. We had to dry some of the blocks with a burner and gas bottle, but managed to finish.

Its a bit of a pain coverning everything with hessian and then removing it in morning, but it means that we can crack on.
With regard to snow. I find it helps as it insulates and stops the ground underneath from freezing too much

I suppose we have had it ok up here in Cumbria. Especially compared to all those southern softies