Snow and Grit( the lack of!)

voiceofreason

The_One_Who wrote: »

The council doesn't need to buy in as much as needed for this year, but could work to a frame of, say, one in ten/fifteen year cold snap. Or whatever, I'm sure some meteorologist will work it out.

The grit could be sold to other countries, I'm sure this already happens.

No offence - but you really have no idea what you're blethering on about, do you?

The_One_Who

Like mentioned above, flood plans are worked out and policy is made on them. It's a boring process but people do it. The same could possibly be done for snow falls and winter cold periods. Although, in my opinion, it's not the snow that is the problem it is the ice.

Also, grit companies have been telling the councils for months (mid-summer, I think) that they haven't got enough stock-piled to last a cold winter, yet they have done nothing. It would also help if they shared excess grit between other worse-hit areas. Glasgow City Council have been stock-piling theirs and not sharing it with, say, Fife who have run out.

hstudent

Councils in Cheshire have been rationing salt even though most of the country's salt is mined in Cheshire meaning that it's more likely to be a budget issue rather than the fact they can't get salt transported around the country instantly.

BBC News 24 have reported councils buying salt off other councils, Herefordshire was one mentioned to have been doing this.

sagalout1954

biscit wrote: »

Councils put out yellow grit bin for use by the public to get to the places they can't.

Does anyone have a yellow grit bin near them, and do they make use of it?

We had to drive to the next estate to reach our nearest one, though I've subsequently emailed our local Councillor to request one for our estate (fat chance but 'don't ask, don't get'). We used the couple of big bucketloads we took from it on the 2 closest and worst bends on slight inclines near our home.

Other people were clearly using it too, not only did it have grit/salt in it, it also had numerous beer cans/bottles and empty crisp packets! :beer:

bubbles0169

voiceofreason wrote: »

Quite - interestingly, though, and going on personal experience, I'd suggest that the same people moaning now about not having any grit, would be the ones moaning in this case that there was unused grit sitting there taking up their council tax or whatever.

!!!!!!. :mad:

OOOOOKAAAAAYYY THEN
oh no! ive lost my bits so you can for cough!!
actually FYI i do not have a clue how much grit we have and i will not find out nor will i bother next year or the year after
yeah fair enough its a bad winter, my money was spent on it, it was used someplace else, not by my my house, so my bins werent emptied, also paid for by me but that hasnt been done either
i feel its like ive gone to the shops, paid for it then just left all my shopping there
thats if i could be bothered to trek out of course:rolleyes:

pitkin2020

bubbles0169 wrote: »

OOOOOKAAAAAYYY THEN
oh no! ive lost my bits so you can for cough!!
actually FYI i do not have a clue how much grit we have and i will not find out nor will i bother next year or the year after
yeah fair enough its a bad winter, my money was spent on it, it was used someplace else, not by my my house, so my bins werent emptied, also paid for by me but that hasnt been done either
i feel its like ive gone to the shops, paid for it then just left all my shopping there
thats if i could be bothered to trek out of course:rolleyes:

Are you for real! I pay council tax which in turn pays for all the services in the area, inc fire, police and ambulance. I haven't used any of those services in the last 12 months so should I get a refund too?

Wake up your council has to provide for everyone in your area your not special even if you think you so you wont get any special treatment.

voiceofreason

bubbles0169 wrote: »

OOOOOKAAAAAYYY THEN
oh no! ive lost my bits so you can for cough!!
actually FYI i do not have a clue how much grit we have and i will not find out nor will i bother next year or the year after
yeah fair enough its a bad winter, my money was spent on it, it was used someplace else, not by my my house, so my bins werent emptied, also paid for by me but that hasnt been done either
i feel its like ive gone to the shops, paid for it then just left all my shopping there
thats if i could be bothered to trek out of course:rolleyes:

Like I said.

!!!!!!.

bubbles0169

pitkin2020 wrote: »

Are you for real! I pay council tax which in turn pays for all the services in the area, inc fire, police and ambulance. I haven't used any of those services in the last 12 months so should I get a refund too?

Wake up your council has to provide for everyone in your area your not special even if you think you so you wont get any special treatment.

YES of course THAT is what i mean, i do not want to part with my hard earned cash because i am so in humane that i think 'why should I pay for the emergency services?'
jog on

bubbles0169

voiceofreason wrote: »

Like I said.

!!!!!!.

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