A Few Inches Of Snow And The World Stops Options

[Babybird2]

I wish they would empty our recycling bin more than once every 4 weeks (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)

[Miss Ross]

Not really, id rather not risk icy roads, then be at school.

Oh go on, I dare you! There were times when I was trying to get to school that we thought the bus was going to overturn. Did we get any sympathy?

I don't understand it. We used to have much bigger snowfalls than this "in the olden days" and used to get around OK.

Maybe I live in the olden days but it certainly doesn't cause this much disruption here. 6 inches? Seriously, you can still go out. It's not the end of the world...

[hello_cello]

unfortunatly i dont own wellies. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif)

[barry-clari]

Not really, id rather not risk icy roads, then be at school.

Oh go on, I dare you! There were times when I was trying to get to school that we thought the bus was going to overturn. Did we get any sympathy?

I don't understand it. We used to have much bigger snowfalls than this "in the olden days" and used to get around OK.

Maybe I live in the olden days but it certainly doesn't cause this much disruption here. 6 inches? Seriously, you can still go out. It's not the end of the world...

Snowfall of this magnitude at this end of the country is very, very rare : the last time I can remember snow like this, I was still at school as a pupil...

[Miss Ross]

Yes, but... It's not like there's been a tsunami or something. It's snow!

Ok, I'll leave it now. Hope you all have fun on your unexpected day off! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

[Babybird2]

It is just snow, but it's more likely in your part of the world Miss Ross (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) especially in London it's very rare, my parents have lived in London for 17 years and this is them most snow they've ever seen there.

And it can be really dangerous out there, Leeds is ok this time round, but when we had snow last year it had melted and forzen onto the roads before it snowed some more, roads hadn't been gritted and lorries were swerving all over the road and it wasn't really safe to drive til a few hours later.

Anyways, no day off for me!

[AmandaL]

Too many whimps around these days. A bit of snow and that's it, hardly anyone steps outside their front door.

The forecasters have been predicting this since last Wednesday/Thursday and still the UK infrastructure can't get its act together. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif)

Once I'd actaully dug the car out of the snow - had to do that before I could open the door and get into it - it was quite a pleasant drive, with very few cars on the road. But that was at 8 o'clock this morning and for the first time ever, I used the 'winter' driving mode switch on my Volvo.

I think the funniest sights were 4x4 drivers avoiding the slush and thick snow at the roadside. Oh dear, they might get the bodywork dirty (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

[Arundodonuts]

Well the bins ARENT emptied often enough. Every other week for Landfill for example? That is incredibly poor performance!!

How much rubbish do you generate? I put my bin out this morning for the first time in 3 weeks.

How many people live in your house?...

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[mrbouffant]

Well the bins ARENT emptied often enough. Every other week for Landfill for example? That is incredibly poor performance!!

How much rubbish do you generate? I put my bin out this morning for the first time in 3 weeks.

How many people live in your house?...

2

Ah there you go, there are 6 here... The maths is therefore correct if I am clamouring for weekly collections (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif)

[hello_cello]

We have 5 in ours, but alot of ours is recyclable, ie everything that isnt glass or food goes in the blue bin. Its not that black bin for us, its the blue one, as the stuff that goes into that takes up way more space than a bit of old curry.

[Arundodonuts]

We have 5 in ours, but alot of ours is recyclable, ie everything that isnt glass or food goes in the blue bin. Its not that black bin for us, its the blue one, as the stuff that goes into that takes up way more space than a bit of old curry.

Well apart from only having 2 in the house, we actually have very little that goes into the "landfill" bag. Paper, cardboard, glass and tins are separated out and peelings, etc. go on the compost. Left over curry goes in the freezer (or is non-existent (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) ). Come to think of it, I'm at a loss to figure out what actually DOES go in the bin.

[mrbouffant]

We recycle a lot but I do not like the fact I pay ££ in council tax and they can't be bothered to take all my rubbish away (recyclable or not) every week. Sheer laziness and poor value for money, in my book.

[maledictis]

Are you applying for the "mr angry" position on the forums confutatis? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)

[smd]

Back to snow - we've got 12" here - I measured it and not in a drift.

The schools are closed and most of the kids are playing outside and having a lot of fun. - WHich I think is a good thing.

Most of the people who battle into work today will waste half their time talking about the snow or checking the forcast/travel news on the internet. So whats the point.

It also puts a higher demand on the emergency servces and a couple of minor bumps can block a road meaning they can't get through at all. 20 - 30 - 40 years ago there was a lot less traffic so it was actually easier - The more traffic the more congestion, and the more cars that have been on the snow the more icy it becomes.

We don't get this much snow frequently enough for it to make financial sence for the local councils to spend enough money to be ready for it.

So stop complaining and enjoy it!

[AmandaL]

Well the bins ARENT emptied often enough. Every other week for Landfill for example? That is incredibly poor performance!!

But the quicker they are filled the sooner landfill collections will stop altogether.

We live in a throwaway society, not just household waste, but many people also throw things in the bin just for the sake of it - they wanted a new one. This fickle attitude is neither good for the environment nor future generations. What's also needed is a drastic and immediate cut-back in the amount of packaging around all products - food and household goods - and to give even more encouragment to those with gardens to compost food waste. Supermarket BOGOFs don't help either, they add to waste.

But then we still have the issue of people who just don't care and throw everything in the waste bin, why should they care, after all it probably won't be their problem. They won't be around when all the landfill sites are full and there's nowhere left to throw rubbish.

Anyway, this has nothing to do with snow, so I'll now mention that the Met Office radar pictures are showing heavy snowfall moving in from the the east set to hit London in a little over two hours. Current predictions show it could be even heavier than we had last night.