Memorygirls - The Matrix Reloaded

MatyMoo

Happy St Andrews Day to all Matrix peeps, the Saltire is flying in this part of Hertfordshire

And we have snow Not a huge amount, maybe about an inch. Luckily I am working from home :j as the car is in the garage which is only a few minutes away. It has already been safely delivered there and it was a nice walk home in some virgin snow.

Some great driving advice by earlier posters, for those of you that have to venture out keeps safe and mind the idiots

wfm1

its snowing here..and still snowing...off too the local car park to try power sliding.

natsplatnat

wfm1 wrote: »

its snowing here..and still snowing...off too the local car park to try power sliding.

Did that by mistake on my estate this morning!

greenbee

clairewop wrote: »

I went into LLanishen yesterday (outskirts of Cardiff) all the main roads were clear, but we have had more snow over night. about another 1/2". So not sure now.

Thanks Claire... I'll keep an eye on the news, but I'm not going if its going to be a problem - it's only work, and if necessary we can have the meetings over the phone (these are just sales visits, most business is done over the phone anyway. Its not as if the clients are paying, so I don't see why I should put myself out!).

Cheery_Daff wrote: »

More snow here, and it's still snowing quite hard, very picturesque, but I'm very glad I'm working at home today!

I think the reason we struggle to deal with it in this country is because it doesn't happen that often, so there's no point investing in the infrastructure like they would somewhere like Norway where it happens all the time.

You're right about the infrastructure - and remember, in a lot of the countries where they don't have issues... they don't salt/grit - they use winter tyres and drive on packed snow. Much cheaper and less hard work.

Cheery_Daff wrote: »

Drive carefully, and not unless you absolutely *have* to (and remember to reassess your idea of what you HAVE to do!)

Well said. I know last year a lot of people who really needed to go to work (doctors, nurses and other emergency services) couldn't get there because roads were blocked by people who didn't need to go out and weren't prepared for the weather. If you have local shops, use them (I may regret saying this... last year my local shop was inundated, and those of us who shop their regularly had to deal with shortages!), share lifts to reduce the number of cars on the road, walk if you can, and even better, work from home if you can (if you have the facility to do it, but your boss isn't sure, just ask nicely what arrangements have been made for people to sleep/be fed in the office in the event that you're snowed in!).

MatyMoo wrote: »

Some great driving advice by earlier posters, for those of you that have to venture out keeps safe and mind the idiots

Well said

OK... breakfast eaten, need to process more laundry, shower and dress and then see whether I have time for a little light housework before my first client call...

I must remember to make the christening cake this afternoon, as if I DO have to go to Wales, this is my last chance to do the baking.

clairewop

I left my 2 in bed and got back into bed myself warmer

Trying to snow again need to try and get to my mum with bread and milk and some food.

MrsMoo2U

MatyMoo wrote: »

Some great driving advice by earlier posters, for those of you that have to venture out keeps safe and mind the idiots

Great driving advice from earlier posters. I would like to reiterate what Maty says here, however its not just idiots that will cause you problems. I had a very bad crash on Saturday, nobody else involved, I wasnt going fast I had slowed right down to go around a bend, hit black ice on a road that was fully gritted and ended up in ploughing through a fence into a farmers field. I was making a journey that was necessary (turned out it was a wasted attempt but thats another story) so I would say that unless you are fully trained in dealing with driving in bad conditions, are a member of the emergency services and peoples lives depend on you getting to work then please, please leave the car at home.

Double_Trouble

I am so sorry and I do sympathise with those struggling with the snow but we still have none and being a child at heart I would like some please

DTxx

Alisonpennypincher

We got about 2 cms of snow overnight, gutted as we were forecast loads and REALLY wanted a snow day. Oh well, i'll just have to crack on with the Christmas Prep after all, hopefully i might even do enough to produce a TADA list!

Happy Tuesday everyone

redsquirrel80

*sends some snow to DT*

We've got quite a lot here - I'm currently bloomin' freezing at work!

It really winds me up when people try to travel for things that aren't necessary in really bad weather - what do they think is going to happen if they miss one day at work (unless as Greenbee says, they actually have a vital lifesaving role).

Memory_Girl

Runs into the room shouting Wooooohoooooo!!!!!:wave:

Won't hear a word against the men from BT - he spent yesterday practicaly rewiring all the telephone cable from the pole to my house and inside too. Poor soul out inthe snow - but I kept him going with mocha coffee and Twink's Hob Nobs.

He has just been back and fitted two supression filters and fingers crossed that I not only have a Broadband Connection but a stable one at that.

I betcha I have got loads to catch up on becasue haven't been able to get online since got back in the wee small hours of Sunday (trip from hell back from Manchester that ended in having to stand for an hour in Edinburgh Station freezing my tush). Got home and there was about 8" of snow - so only just made it on the last train.

School all cancelled here - completely snowed in and not worth moving. Plan is to pull the business model completely apart and fix these gaps - stepping into unknown territory here, so fingers crossed.

So many questions to ask, that I hope have been covered. Like how is baby Winky getting on? and how many fotball tops did we get? - Oh and Olive, remember I have gt some money still here to go towards the shipping.

So I hope you are all warm and toasty - and I hope that you don't HAVE to go driving on those horrible road surfaces. I trust you all- but I don't trust the other nutters on the road.:D

Off to make a pot of tea and settle down for a catch-up.

Memorygirl