Anyone fallen over on the ice yet?

[Wookie]

I've managed it 4 times this week already It wasn't so bad when it was all snow and went crunch underfoot, but now the snow is covered by a layer of ice, it's like walking on a polished wood floor in socks. Why the hell can't the pavements *and* the roads be gritted?
My back hurts like stink today. It's not helped by the fact that our office is freezing cold; everyone's got their coats and scarves on. Again. How cold does it have to be before we can walk out?
Still, according to the BBC Weather, it should be 4 on Saturday and 8 on Sunday. Positively tropical.

 

[db]

i've managed to avoid going over tit so far, but i've probably just jinxed that by posting this lol..

Still, according to the BBC Weather, it should be 4 on Saturday and 8 on Sunday. Positively tropical.

yeah, but it's supposed to rain.. i'd much rather it was cold & dry, than mild & wet.. i love a good hard frost - feels like winter should be!

 

[cookie_monster]

its been raining in sheffield today, which is great now, but im not looking forward to leaving the office at 6 tonight when it should have turned into sheet ice!

nearly went over a couple of times on monday- but not quite.

i waiting for tonight- working on bobbys jinxing theory, i should be properly for it now!


x

 

[ToriRat]

i grit my path and the street in front of my house. Was the only person on oxford gardnens to do it that I saw- Got into the habit from my time in ze fazzerland where the krauts can sue u if the slip on ice outside your house

 

[My Name is URL]

Where do you get your grit from Tori....?

You don't steal it from the yellow bins I hope? http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/article-1098033/Good-Samaritan-teenager-salted-paths-elderly-held-police-hours-accused-stealing-grit.html

 

[ToriRat]

nah i bought it back with me we'd bought a 5k box the xmas before we moved and then it didint snow

 

[The Hawk]

I invested in some Yaktrax several years ago, one of the best things I've ever bought. You'll never slip on the ice with these on.

I had to import mine from the USA, but now they're readily available in the UK. See:

http://www.yaktrax.co.uk/shop/yaktrax.php

I went for the Yaktrax Pro as they have an extra strap that goes over the top of your shoe / boot.

 

[SugarRay]

yeah on peel street

 

[shoes]

Where do you get your grit from Tori....?

You don't steal it from the yellow bins I hope? http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/article-1098033/Good-Samaritan-teenager-salted-paths-elderly-held-police-hours-accused-stealing-grit.html

Pretty much sums up our country. The youth get abismal press constantly, and then one youth does something which is positively commendable and gets interrigated by the police for two hours.

I wonder how many crimes happened in those two hours!?

 

[Tinkerbell]

I went A over T yesterday, right in the middle of the road outside my house

I think my other half had de-iced his car with the usual kettle full of water thing, and it left an ice rink by my car

 

[Gramaisc]

I went A over T yesterday, right in the middle of the road outside my house

I think my other half had de-iced his car with the usual kettle full of water thing, and it left an ice rink by my car

It was much slidier than it might have appeared to be this morning. I had to gemmy the bin lid.

 

[Tinkerbell]

I went A over T yesterday, right in the middle of the road outside my house

I think my other half had de-iced his car with the usual kettle full of water thing, and it left an ice rink by my car

It was much slidier than it might have appeared to be this morning. I had to gemmy the bin lid.

Nooo .... im still blaming him indoors - there is a lot of mileage in it .... the sales are on you know - a girls gotta shop xx

 

[Gramaisc]

I went A over T yesterday, right in the middle of the road outside my house

I think my other half had de-iced his car with the usual kettle full of water thing, and it left an ice rink by my car

It was much slidier than it might have appeared to be this morning. I had to gemmy the bin lid.

Nooo .... im still blaming him indoors - there is a lot of mileage in it .... the sales are on you know - a girls gotta shop xx

Hammer him. If he gives in to you, then he deserves it! Is he a man or a mouse?

 

[Tinkerbell]

It was much slidier than it might have appeared to be this morning. I had to gemmy the bin lid.

Nooo .... im still blaming him indoors - there is a lot of mileage in it .... the sales are on you know - a girls gotta shop xx

Hammer him. If he gives in to you, then he deserves it! Is he a man or a mouse?

Defo a mouse ...... he always gives in - a woman has her ways