Snow

   Who's off work or snowed in? Any stories to share?
We've got 3 feet of snow here, and it doesn't look like anyone has even attempted to clear the roads this morning. My journey home that normally take 25-30 minutes took over three hours last night, and ended with me abandoning the car and walking the last two miles! 
Can't see me getting it back any time soon...

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Jamie600 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 14 Jun 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 718	Post Options Post Reply Quote Jamie600 Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Snow Posted: 01 Dec 10 at 10:25am
	Who's off work or snowed in? Any stories to share? We've got 3 feet of snow here, and it doesn't look like anyone has even attempted to clear the roads this morning. My journey home that normally take 25-30 minutes took over three hours last night, and ended with me abandoning the car and walking the last two miles! Can't see me getting it back any time soon...
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alstorer Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 02 Aug 07 Location: Cambridge Online Status: Offline Posts: 2899	Post Options Post Reply Quote alstorer Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 01 Dec 10 at 10:27am
	Cambridgeshire (at least, Cambridge and the southern corner) is fine. No disruption, roads are pretty much normal, after yesterday a lot more paths and pavements are clear, trains were all running OK today- no problems.
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JimC Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 17 May 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 6662	Post Options Post Reply Quote JimC Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 01 Dec 10 at 10:42am
	Can't get onto the road here in Epsom, Surrey. Last night on the way home it took 45 minutes to drive half a mile at one stage. We're theoretically on a gritting route, but a low priority one. No sign of the gritter so far.

Neptune Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 08 Jun 09 Location: Berkshire United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1314	Post Options Post Reply Quote Neptune Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 01 Dec 10 at 10:57am
	Nothing happening in Reading, Berks nor anything exciting of note on my cycles across from London Paddington to Southwark this morning other than some frosty leaves in Hyde Park. Edited by Neptune - 01 Dec 10 at 10:57am
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radixon Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 27 Oct 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 2407	Post Options Post Reply Quote radixon Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 01 Dec 10 at 11:22am
	Snow, we had 1 cm yesterday in West London, Hillingdon way. Today its all gone, and working as normal. School I work in had a fair few phone calls asking if we were open, suprisingly yes as the roads have no snow and you can walk too.

simonrh Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 10 Jan 10 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 186	Post Options Post Reply Quote simonrh Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 01 Dec 10 at 11:44am
	Drove from Hitchin to a village near Grafham today and there was no snow to write home about at all but the radio made it sound like the rest of country either side of me was in chaos.
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Guests Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Guest Group	Post Options Post Reply Quote Guests Quote Reply Posted: 01 Dec 10 at 12:04pm
	Hastings got a good 4-5 inches overnight, not enough to excite Caddy. Enough to cause some problems getting about if you don't live on the main road. Forecast for Sunday looks a bit warmer so still the possibility of a sail. Edited by GK.LaserII - 01 Dec 10 at 12:04pm

jeffers Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 29 Mar 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 3048	Post Options Post Reply Quote jeffers Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 01 Dec 10 at 12:25pm
	Not much here in north Cambs, ice is more the problem as everything freezes overnight. The road outside my house is a skating rink but the main roads are all fine (those of you who are driving on them at 20MPH please take note). I have various friends who are snowed in. One of the says 'Sheffield is currently closed and it is still bloody snowing'....
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Rupert Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 11 Aug 04 Location: Whitefriars sc Online Status: Offline Posts: 8956	Post Options Post Reply Quote Rupert Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 01 Dec 10 at 12:35pm
	West of Swindon just a 1/2 inch or so, schools open, but slippy where yesterday's snow froze overnight. Sunday is looking better for boats here, too...
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ASok Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 26 Sep 07 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 739	Post Options Post Reply Quote ASok Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 01 Dec 10 at 1:16pm
	No snow in Reading or Oxfordshire. Small lakes down by Dorchester (nr. Abingdon) are starting to freeze over quite significantly. Guessing they wont be sailing till this freeze is over. @simonrh - thanks for that post. I'm headed in that direction in the next two hours.