It's Snowing

[RolyaT]

 

[AidanMcG]

The result of a heavy 20min shower earlier tonight. Street was clear before that but it’s that fluffy it just fell of the bonnet

 

[Sonny]

Wee skiff. Was -4 all of Tuesday though

 

[CloudStrife]

I've a training course in the office tomorrow. Closed today but open tomorrow. Why? No gritting tonight and warning off ice again. All them teachers and bus drivers sorting the roads out.

 

[Burt2000]

Are you NICS @CloudStrife?

 

[davyk31]

I've a training course in the office tomorrow. Closed today but open tomorrow. Why? No gritting tonight and warning off ice again. All them teachers and bus drivers sorting the roads out.

Why would an office not be open? It’s not exactly artic out there.

 

[CloudStrife]

Are you NICS @CloudStrife?

Yeah. I'm not bothered about going in but it's just why not close them today.

Why would an office not be open? It’s not exactly artic out there.

Not sure but it was and just confuses why today and not tomorrow.

 

[Jonny_W]

I’ve to be onsite with a customer at Magherfelt for 9am tomorrow morning not looking forward to it.

 

[Burt2000]

I’m half expecting my boss to ring me in the morning or an email to be sent saying don’t bother going out on sites around the countryside today because the roads aren’t gritted. NICS being very H&S aware these days. In saying that I did go clean on my hole yesterday on a bit of black ice, down like a sack of spuds

 

[rupertfinch]

I’ve a colleague (teacher) who has informed me she won’t be in tomorrow until break time as it will be too cold and busy to drive in to her workplace at the time she is contractually obliged. I estimate she lives 100m from the outer ring.
Hateful bint.

 

[davyk31]

No pay until she turns up would sort that

 

[hannakournikova]

So would 40mph into the back of a lorry

 

[Boabybooster]

No pay until she turns up would sort that

They don’t get their payrises anyway.

 

[CloudStrife]

I’ve to be onsite with a customer at Magherfelt for 9am tomorrow morning not looking forward to it.

Don't be risking it!

I’ve a colleague (teacher) who has informed me she won’t be in tomorrow until break time as it will be too cold and busy to drive in to her workplace at the time she is contractually obliged. I estimate she lives 100m from the outer ring.
Hateful bint.

Does the outer ring not get icy?

Heard the roads were fine this morning though. I didn't head out until near 3.

 

[rupertfinch]

I’ve no idea about her icy ring. It’s just the arrogance of her feeling she is better than others and will this shift the burden of looking after her classes on to her colleagues (me). Meanwhile others will venture down from Antrim, Dromara, Maghaberry etc all in good time.

But I’d be more than happy to accept pay parity with mainland teachers. Rant over, back to the topic. Chilly innit?

 

[Paul.]

I’ve to be onsite with a customer at Magherfelt for 9am tomorrow morning not looking forward to it.

Can't speak for Magherafelt directly but the surrounding area, the main roads were dead on before 7am this morning. Obviously there's room for variation given it's a day beforehand but I thought it was alright in a BMW on all season tyres. Turned onto a quiet side road and snaked up it but the reduced traction was at least partly 'operator induced'.

 

[cauld1]

Past 2 days I've been driving up and down to Dublin. Don't drive like a cock and it's ok tbh.

Traffic has not been noticeably worse either in fairness.

 

[_James_]

I’ve no idea about her icy ring. It’s just the arrogance of her feeling she is better than others and will this shift the burden of looking after her classes on to her colleagues (me). Meanwhile others will venture down from Antrim, Dromara, Maghaberry etc all in good time.

But I’d be more than happy to accept pay parity with mainland teachers. Rant over, back to the topic. Chilly innit?

I work in Mallusk, my work employs predominantly men, only 4 women. On Tuesday everyone made it in except 3 of the 4 women. All 3 live within an 7mile radius of work and 2 of the 3 drive 4x4’s. The 1 that did arrive in drives a 120d convertible…

 

[DreamTheater]

I’ve to be onsite with a customer at Magherfelt for 9am tomorrow morning not looking forward to it.

I used to drive from Belfast to Magherafelt every day, and its fine. The only area that I seen accidents on, was coming from Belfast direct after the slip road to Antrim hospital on the M2 there are trees on the M2 that separates the motorway, can be some ice there and have seen a fair few cars end up on the side of the road.

 

[Antoin]

Roads are like a bottle here in Portstewart. No snow or frost or slush, just wet roads that have frozen over. Could feel the car moving about on straight roads at 20mph!

 

[svensktoppen]

Yep. Very little gritting going on due to the strikes. With melting/freezing/melting/freezing it's going to be fun on untreated roads. Especially with everyone on summer tyres...

Be careful out there.

This strike will cause problems, it couldn't be worse timing.

Will hopefully get warmer again over the weekend, but still patches of frost on higher ground no doubt.

 

[CloudStrife]

it couldn't be worse timing.

Or better for the strikers making their point but anyway.

Roads in Lisburn fine this morning.

 

[NickR]

Been pretty bad here (just outside Ballymoney) the last couple of days.

 

[BobSpounge]

There's a mini roundabout at the top of the avenue where we live and its been covered in hard packed snow and ice this past few days. Was out walking the dog this morning and a fella in a smallish white Toyota of some sort came around the roundabout and yanked the handbrake.

Don't know what the hell he was trying to achieve but his skills were obviously zero and he hit the kerb head on. He cracked the front bumper and theres now no gap between the passenger side tyre and mudflap. Tried hard to keep my mouth shut when he got out to inspect his handywork but the "you can't park there mate" just slipped out.

 

[gary1365]

There's a mini roundabout at the top of the avenue where we live and its been covered in hard packed snow and ice this past few days. Was out walking the dog this morning and a fella in a smallish white Toyota of some sort came around the roundabout and yanked the handbrake.

Don't know what the hell he was trying to achieve but his skills were obviously zero and he hit the kerb head on. He cracked the front bumper and theres now no gap between the passenger side tyre and mudflap. Tried hard to keep my mouth shut when he got out to inspect his handywork but the "you can't park there mate" just slipped out.

I can say nothing my handbrake has spent a lot of the last few days pointing to the sky. I’ve had exactly zero crashes though.

I dropped off then picked up the wee fella from the mother in laws today. Perfect j turns were executed leaving both times

There's a mini roundabout at the top of the avenue where we live and its been covered in hard packed snow and ice this past few days. Was out walking the dog this morning and a fella in a smallish white Toyota of some sort came around the roundabout and yanked the handbrake.

Don't know what the hell he was trying to achieve but his skills were obviously zero and he hit the kerb head on. He cracked the front bumper and theres now no gap between the passenger side tyre and mudflap. Tried hard to keep my mouth shut when he got out to inspect his handywork but the "you can't park there mate" just slipped out.

I can say nothing my handbrake has spent a lot of the last few days pointing to the sky. I’ve had exactly zero crashes though.

I dropped off then picked up the wee fella from the mother in laws today. Perfect j turns were executed leaving both times