Dinghy Show - snow issues

Forgetting about the weather (any plans we might have had are scuppered by the demise of the railway at Dawlish) it strikes me that a travelling show would stimulate more interest than being locked into the Ally Pally.  On the times that I have worked off various stands, the market has essentially been North London or Essex based, or those exhibiting grabbing 10 minutes to look around.  If the show cycled between Manchester, Birmingham and London it would cover the heartlands of dinghy racing, and could work much better to link clubs with prospective sailors.

We've decided not to go this year as we can't yet get our vehicles out of our hilly lanes and nothing's worth the risks - we're only about 5 miles from the part of the A303 that featured on the telly because people wouldn't heed the warnings and weather forecast and stop in hotels or not travel so ended up stuck for 13 hours or so.
All these reporters out interviewing snow bound drivers never ask "So why were you travelling when the forecast was so bad and advice was to stay put?" - would love to hear the answers. That irresponsibility could also be a reason for insurers not to pay out on vehicle damage.

Originally posted by JimC Here on the southern M25 it seems to have been thawing for several hours, and the forecast is rain tomorrow.

Not dinghy show related, but thanks for posting the update... heading around there Monday morning and I couldn’t believe it wouldn’t have cleared by then!

Well it was a bit quiet first thing but by the time I left at 3 the show seemed as busy as normal, I had a record quick journey, no snow, we're in full thaw down here, it's all gone, great, all the hysterical news broadcasts have emptied the roads.

Edited by iGRF - 03 Mar 18 at 8:31pm

Will their be a breakdown of the talks coming through ?