Snow.

[proactive]

Ooer. That’s pretty much all I can say.

Glad I have no reason to drive in the snow. What were you driving?

What my dad charmingly describes as the milk float.

 

[Noah]

Our milkman managed to get round and deliver the milk this morning. Late but I wasn't expecting him at all. Well done that man.

Our 13 year old Welsh Collie discovered her inner puppy, bounding around and rolling in the snow.

 

[Cue]

What my dad charmingly describes as the milk float.

Didn’t know you had a Leaf now.

 

[thehotelier]

Yes, the motorway route was the right answer.

I left Baswich at 6:45 and was at J14 at 7:00. I rarely got above 50mph and got to Manchester airport at 8:20. The only incident I saw was on Queensway where a car had tried to take the ASDA roundabout too quickly and went into the barrier. Another car was parked a little further on and a police car was in attendance. I suspect they may have put too much faith in the gritting as it was a bit patchy.

Krakow is excellent. A few degrees warmer than Stafford.

I wasn’t the only person to do this over the weekend then.

I can’t speak for the other person, but I can’t have been any more cautious on that roundabout. Ice carried me at least 20 metres just after the lights. Now waiting on the repairs bill.

 

[Lucy]

It's -11.8 in my garden.

 

[PeterD]

Dog, <---- she decided as it was well below freezing that every piece of street furniture, every bin and every car wheel, gate post and imaginary piece of fluff was sniffed this morning.

 

[Carole]

Dog, <---- she decided as it was well below freezing that every piece of street furniture, every bin and every car wheel, gate post and imaginary piece of fluff was sniffed this morning.

She's just checking her pee mail.

 

[Martin]

As stupid as this sounds are the bins being emptied before I wrestle with it tomorrow morning

 

[EasMid]

As stupid as this sounds are the bins being emptied before I wrestle with it tomorrow morning

Probably will be. I think it's supposed to be warming up & turning to rain this evening/ overnight & washing the snow away.

 

[Lucy]

My boiler decided to go on lock out, I'm hoping it was just the cold in the feed pipe and it'll be fine when I get home tonight.

 

[jacs]

As stupid as this sounds are the bins being emptied before I wrestle with it tomorrow morning

I couldn’t find anything on the council website to say either way.

They’ll have fun if they attempt our street tomorrow; it’s like an ice rink.

 

[Steve_b]

I couldn’t find anything on the council website to say either way.

They’ll have fun if they attempt our street tomorrow; it’s like an ice rink.

SBC: Snow and ice are disrupting the bin collection service. Please leave your bin out and it will be collected as soon as possible. Further information about collections in bad weather can be found here. bit.ly/sVVRKu

 

[staffordjas]

As stupid as this sounds are the bins being emptied before I wrestle with it tomorrow morning

Our brown bin was emptied yesterday morning, but the blue one is still waiting to be done.

Did wonder if it was with the stupid 4x4 double parking all afternoon , close to the entrance to our road, making it just about passable for a car. They had used their empty driveway to turn around, and then inconsiderately plonked it on the road, double parking next to the only other car parked on the road ! It wasn't there earlier when the brown bin lorry came down.

 

[Trumpet]

Woodseaves bins emptied yesterday.

 

[Laurie61]

It's -11.8 in my garden.

I managed -10.6 c here at about 07:30. It was down to -12.4 c in Shawbury last night.

 

[staffordjas]

Yes, the motorway route was the right answer.

I left Baswich at 6:45 and was at J14 at 7:00. I rarely got above 50mph and got to Manchester airport at 8:20. The only incident I saw was on Queensway where a car had tried to take the ASDA roundabout too quickly and went into the barrier. Another car was parked a little further on and a police car was in attendance. I suspect they may have put too much faith in the gritting as it was a bit patchy.

Krakow is excellent. A few degrees warmer than Stafford.

Glad you got there safe . Enjoy Krakow

 

[Gramaisc]

The road conditions, at least of the ones that I used, seemed a lot better today, particularly after Noon.

Driving standards had fallen by about the same degree, though...

Some real tossers about.

 

[staffordjas]

The road conditions, at least of the ones that I used, seemed a lot better today, particularly after Noon.

Driving standards had fallen by about the same degree, though...

Some real tossers about.

Any idea what conditions are like in Marston Road and Browning street area? Was going to nip down there to get to the M6 from Astonfields in the morning , but wondering if safer to queue on Beaconside instead.

 

[Gramaisc]

Any idea what conditions are like in Marston Road and Browning street area? Was going to nip down there to get to the M6 from Astonfields in the morning , but wondering if safer to queue on Beaconside instead.

I haven't actually been there, but I would expect it to be quite passable. The Rowley Street exit onto the roundabout can be frustrating at busy times.

If it looks iffy, then Victoria/Albert Terrace/Sandon Road/Rowley Street is optional.

 

[staffordjas]

I haven't actually been there, but I would expect it to be quite passable. The Rowley Street exit onto the roundabout can be frustrating at busy times.

If it looks iffy, then Victoria/Albert Terrace/Sandon Road/Rowley Street is optional.

Ta