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I work in manchester 4-6" snow overnight dunno what the rest of the country is like, the main roads in city centre aren't even clear. I've seen about 2 people in the building I work in so far, I'm the only person from our team in. Rode the 13 miles from home mainly offroad, bloody stupid idea but was fun in parts, hardest commute ever!
You must work in a school. According to other threads, everyone apart from teachers has made it into school. 😉
Yup, I'm here having driven through a 'closed' road and 6 inches. The 'closed' road was somewhat less hazardous than the idiots on the M65 who seemed to fail to notice the inch of snow on the foot of road they were leaving between me and their bonnet!
close Mike, its a university 🙂
yep me, bolton to bury was a bit sketchy in parts but not too bad.
If we knock off early i might take the scenic route home!
can't even get the car out of my street!
my boss told me to not risk trying to get in ('in' being out near knutsford, in the middle of the cheshire countryside)...
Sat at Home 😆
Sat at my desk along with everyone else, **** all yet here in the midlands, forecast suggests it will start about 3pm 😥
I have the opposite problem, work from home. However the deliveries can't get to me.
Also had mini icicles on the ceiling yesterday, so spent the first hour chipping off the ice.
I live ten minutes walk from the office. I wish I was a teacher, I could go sledging.
What snow ?
None here in ye olde Staffs.
I work two miles from my house. TBH - If it was longer like your commute OP I wouldnt have come in (I rode in).
I am in work near Oxford but have a course in Warrington tomorrow which I go to today, so will be heading to the frozen north at 12.30 on the train. Fingers crossed I make it.
Also had mini icicles on the ceiling yesterday, so spent the first hour chipping off the ice.
Might be time to turn the heating on? 😉
Excellent. The A675 was 'shut' Abbey Village - Belmont. I now see the A675 is also closed between Astley Bridge and Scout Road (and therefore also presumably Scout Road). Just how the hell was I supposed to get out of Belmont then?
Lol. @ Mike.
In work here as well, train in from New Mills then a 2 mile walk through the snow in Manchester.
Only about 6 other people in here though...
What was fun was watching people trying to drive!
Had a bit of a sketchy moment in the hall, but managed to dig my slippers out of the shoe rack without too much effort. I'll be keeping an eye on the forecast, because the track between here and the kitchen has been known to get blocked quite easily.
One of the [s]joys[/s] pitfalls of working from home 🙁
No snow here in Leamington. Depressing as that is, it's probably for the best, if we can't get in because of the weather we have to take part of it out of our holiday allowance.
if we can't get in because of the weather we have to take part of it out of our holiday allowance
Can they really do that?
Fancied a challenge so I had a lovely ride in on my skinny tyred road bike this morning. Was a bit chilly though. Main roads are fine, but side streets and pavements are skating rinks.
Blue Skies and Sunshine now in Dundee. 😀
Unfortunately I only live 1.5 miles from work and the Commencal can manage a couple of inches of snow 🙁
if we can't get in because of the weather we have to take part of it out of our holiday allowanceCan they really do that?
My fiancee is suffering the same threats from her boss. I told her that in actual fact she should tell her boss she's currently en route to her patient, and therefore is at work!
Yep looked like they had the snowplough down there this morning (i live just off bury rd) unlike in manchester - or atleast the manc roads I've seen.yep me, bolton to bury was a bit sketchy in parts but not too bad.
Beginning to wish I hadn't bothered, legs are already complaining, the ride back should be "testing"
I work at home 🙁
Excellent. The A675 was 'shut' Abbey Village - Belmont. I now see the A675 is also closed between Astley Bridge and Scout Road (and therefore also presumably Scout Road). Just how the hell was I supposed to get out of Belmont then?
I Barely made it up the hill by Picadilly last night after picking the kids up from Blackpool. If I'd left it another 30 mins I wouldnt have got over.
Yup. Braved the skating rink & carnage of the M54 to get here. It's getting home again I'm worried about if the forecast's anything to go by !! 🙁
Took an extra 20 mins driving the 25 miles from Edinburgh (Bonaly) to Armadale. Worst section by far was the first 200 yds from the flat; -4 & thixotropic snow. Rest of the road was ok, saw -8 at one stage. Today we shall be mostly clearing snow.... should've brought my sledge!
Can they really do that?
I think so, it's what's in our employee handbook. If the office is open, but people can't get into work, half a day is paid, half a day is taken off their holiday allowance. You only get the half day paid if it's proved that you needed 'Extreme Weather Leave' (police reports saying not to travel, etc), otherwise it all comes off the holiday allowance.
Shipley, West Yorkshire. 4in of snow and still falling. So today I will be working from home instead of trying to get to Barnsley
sat at home with a brew.
Yep, I've managed to walk to my patients, I'm a District Nurse and just about to set off and get to my next visit 1 1/2miles away. Tally ho!
4 inches fallen here too. on top of the 15" thats still here from over the past 2-3 weeks. just been taking pics of a robin feeding on fat i put out for it in the garden.
Aviemore will have about 6 inches this morning on top of the 20 inches that has fallen over the past 2-3 weeks.
Just below Belmont Village, over 6 inches of the stuff and still falling heavily, snowman time methinks, that and working from home
Chris
My route form my Bedroom to home office via Bathroom was clear
About 8 inches in Harrogate so I didn't even bother trying to drive in - just put my boots on and walked. I quite enjoyed it 🙂
yup, managed to slither the 3.5 miles into work on the cross bike...though I'd forgotten to take the slick rear tyre off it from last night's turbo trainer session, making it a bit wheelspin-tastic 🙂
I think so, it's what's in our employee handbook. If the office is open, but people can't get into work, half a day is paid, half a day is taken off their holiday allowance. You only get the half day paid if it's proved that you needed 'Extreme Weather Leave' (police reports saying not to travel, etc), otherwise it all comes off the holiday allowance.
Think youreslf lucky! If I don't get in, I don't get paid for that day. Simple
Although it has to be said that in 21+ years of work, snow has never once stopped me, and of all the staff here (There's only 6-ish of us) I will be the one to make it in when everyone else fails, because I can ride the 7 miles in and they can't..... 🙂
Rode 13 miles through nearly a foot of snow in places [studley deer park, Ripon]. Arrived at work only to slip arse over tit in the corridor to the office. Sods law i guess.
we (the dozen or so that made it) have just been told to go home 🙂
Nope and I'm thoroughly enjoying the cricket.
i managed to get in to bolton from rammy which was an adventure .going home in a bit cos theres bugger all going on and about half a dozen of us here .how numb am i ?
Could any of the few people near Belmont / Abbey Village let me know if the A675 is open from the north? Getting a bit worried about getting home now...
I live ten minutes slow walk away from work, but work being a school, is closed!
Pretty tough going here, had to make a big batch of gumbo from Jamie's America book.
Still, built a snowman at 8:30 this morning.
Made it from Leeds to Bradford this morning - now about to attempt to get home
Watching a Citroen C1 going sideways down on Bank Road in Matlock earlier today due to the snow. I know it's wrong but I laughed so hard I nearly peepee'd myself.
zokes, as far as i know its still shut, they have shut the A675 from bolton now as well i believe.
might just challenge you to a ride tonigh then DONK
Rode about 300 metres then decide deep snow no eyesight - awaiting contact lens was jsut suicidal-- was fun mind whilst it lasted. Used road bike yesterday to work which was fun- hit about 15 cars for passing sp close to me ended up riding on outer tyre marks to stop em.
It has snowed steadily all day in Chorley- now stopped- so Zokes I would call someone to find out re route home.
Hmmm. Don't know anyone in the village as only just moved in. My Fiancee is in the same situation. Guess I could try phoning the pub.....
Seems fairly academic really. The A6 in Lancaster is hut, so I can't even make it that far!
Well, A675 and 10" of snow 0 - Determined Golf GTI Driver 1 🙂
The pub just opened when I got back too 🙂
No snow here in Hampshire on the way in this morning but cycled the 8.5 miles home in heavy snow. Great fun and the Speed Kings did just fine!!!
Made it in and made it back, six hours later as the big boss shut the shop! M60 clockwise there wasn,t too bad. Anti-clockwise was still held up at J25 so made a detour through Reddish and met it again at Denton Island (think thats what its called). It took half an hour longer than ususal. The worst bit? Getting from my house, which is on a bus route that had not been gritted, to the M60 and then getting on to the car park at the Trafford Centre.The car parks had not been gritted or cleared yet it started snowing before 10pm last night. Setting off very early in the morning to miss the idiots who'll still want to do 100mph on ice!
Walked in,first one on site,unlocked,put kettle on.
Company secretary next to arrive.
Ten minutes later boss phones up,& after a short discussion with company sec,decides that we're closing,not just for today,but tomorrow too!So frantic ring round of colleagues etc,message left on our answering machine at work to let customers know,finished brew,locked up,walked home.
So two extra days off with pay! 🙂
Its only 5 miles to work for me so i run it, shame its mostly up hill coming home after a long day tho.
Didn't make it to work this morning. Everybody else in my office probably made it in, as we didn't actually have any snow at 9am.
The thing is, I don't actually work on Tuesdays, so got to spend the afternoon XC skiing up and down the road pulling mini-aracer on his sledge 🙂
Would quite like to do the same thing tomorrow - the trouble is that I could quite easily ski in if I wanted to (I suspect tomorrow will be the first time in the 16 years I've worked there that will be possible).