poppins Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 it's a good job the roads are tarmac then Sorry I thought you meant peoples paths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paolo Coopio Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 I live in a cul-de-sac with about 10 other houses. This morning I was woken up at about 8am by 2 of the neighbours failing to get their cars off their drives and onto the road. They ended up eventually managing to get the cars back onto their drives and gave up the ghost. I spent the day clearing snow with a shovel and a makeshift snow shifter and cleared the snow from in front of their driveways and from mine and doing what I could to clear a bit of way to the main road at the end. During my hours shovelling up and down the road, not one person came out of the houses to help or thank me. Where's the community sprit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucketta Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 I'd have thought something like sulphuric acid would be worse for concrete. Possibly radioactive waste. Really not convinced that salt is the worst thing. For my part I've wheel spun an awful lot. This makes them hot and speeds the melting of the snow. Besides, don't we pay huge sums of money to the council for things like clearing the highways? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strix Posted November 30, 2010 Author Share Posted November 30, 2010 Besides, don't we pay huge sums of money to the council for things like clearing the highways?Yep, YOU are the problem here! If cars get stuck, the gritter gets stuck behind them How do the gritter drivers get to work? If you get stuck on a hill, do you just sit there like an eejit until 'the council' come and dig you out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucketta Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 I'm not at work until 9am. The folks driving the gritters should be at work by then to get the roads clear for me! And I think you're a racist for calling me an eejit. You got a problem with the Irish? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
123456A Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 I played with my new snow shovel all morning The neighbours all have clear pathways c/o me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox20thc Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Joke ? Of course you were joking - but some silly idiot might think that is a good idea. Not realising the water will freeze and turn to sheet ice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longcol Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 I gritted the entire length of our road - about 250 yards and very steep - on Saturday. Took me about two hours. Will do it again Thurs as everybody who needs their car for work has parked elsewhere for a couple of days - and I caught a cold so won't be fit till then anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nataliie Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Of course you were joking - but some silly idiot might think that is a good idea. Not realising the water will freeze and turn to sheet ice I always do it... Throw a load of water on to melt, then grit or put salt down! It's never turned to ice or anything... odd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bucketta Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Of course you were joking - but some silly idiot might think that is a good idea. Not realising the water will freeze and turn to sheet ice Thanks but that snippet of wisdom would've been better 3 hours ago. I have 2 cats frozen to my patio now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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