How is the snowy weather affecting you?
the street/pavements are my bugbear with this cold weather. Its snowed and has now turned to ice on both of the above i have just slithered and slided to sainsburys to get a few provisions taking life and limbs into my hands. What a nightmare. I got a cab back as the experience was to much getting there. Even the cab was cautious negotiating down my street. Oh and yes i did wear appropriate footwear
Why hasnt/does the councilnot gritt the side roads or at least provided householders/shops with sand/salt to do the pavements outside their own homes/shops. We pay enough council tax. every year when theres snow fall its the same. When will they learn.
disgruntled householder
Wed, 06/01/2010 - 15:13
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Snowy weather really affects me so much. Sometimes I missed going to work because I can't even walked on thick snow on the road. Honestly I am worried already that my boss might fired me due to several absences I had. I don't want it to happened and be one of those unemployed people here on Earth. Many knows that the unemployment rate, along with the lack of many new jobs being created, makes for a pretty bleak outlook. The number of jobless people, and people underemployed, or working far below their station, is more than it has been in decades. But there are also <a href="http://personalmoneystore.com/moneyblog/2010/01/04/bleak-outlook-unemployed/ ">unemployment</a> benefits that have been extended for many, but many people rather have a steady job than a little more cash now which is only reassuring for a week or two. That said, recovery is supposedly on the way, and there's a forecast for decreasing unemployment over the rest of this year, and let's hope that is the case.
Fri, 08/01/2010 - 06:31
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We live in a small cul de sac at the bottom of the South Downs and the LA never grit or plough our road. Consequently the snow then becomes like a ploughed field but rock solid and icy. We used to have a grit box at the end of the road but that went several years ago as it was probably too much effort for the council to fill it up.
residents regularly phone to have it reinstated but nothing happens.
Our main road is full of cars either abandoned or parked as drivers don't want to struggle with the disastrous side roads. As a consequence the delivery truck for the Co-op couldn't do its job and the supermarket had virtually nothing on its shelves.
We need a bit more collective thought on the greater good rather than at attitude of what works for me must be OK!
Fri, 08/01/2010 - 13:21
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When will people stop finding someone to blame for natural events in life. IT'S WINTER. The council workers AND their sub-contractors are out in force and getting caught up in the problems we all face with this exceptional weather (especially nervous car drivers who get in the way of snow clearers). How many times has it to be said that Britain does not normally get this amount of snow and prolonged low temperatures and it is not worth investing in a Scandanavian syle snow clearing workforce/equipment.
We all pay enough Council Tax - enough for what? Like our household budgets, the money only goes so far and it has to be spread over so many service provisions and over an Authority's geographical area not just our own personal local area. It's an easy target to complain that the Council doesn't spend enough money in any certain area. You would soon complain if the council yard contained so many parked-up vehicles depreciating in value and yet not used 50 weeks of the year!
Over and above these comments, get in touch with your local councillor and find out what the budgets are for snow clearance and ask that they be given a higher priority. That's what democracy is about. He'll probably say something similar to what I have said but in a more carefully chosen language.
By the way, I am disabled, have fallen three times on untreated footpaths to date and now stuck in doors because of mobility until the snow goes. IT'S WINTER.
patient householder
Fri, 08/01/2010 - 15:39
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