``Snow Snow Snow oh and snow``

[Matthew Arnold]

We will generally work in all conditions (even blizzards). A few times last winter we could barely drive along the untreated town roads. So out in the sticks would have not been fun. For the first time ever last year we used snow chains on one of the high points in the county to get to a site in the north of the district. What was worse is that it was one of the main roads that should have been gritted. It ran parallel with the main A road which was clear up until a village about 5 miles away from the town. And the diversion put you out on the top road which wasnt gritted. We did drive a few snow drifts the deepest being about 3 ft deep.

[egs]

Unless you've got a 4x4 forget it Brent. I'm in Alnwick and have just spent 3 hours digging my van out and its still going nowhere, the snow was half way up the doors in height, must have been a good 3ft at least. Got 4 tree's to do and some logging in Morpeth, but with the A1 constantly shutting getting there is going to be a problem.

 

finally someone i can relate with i live in felton. cannit get the van off the drive as it will slide. looks like a week off for me. im fully booked for 2 weeks. trying to round up some cash jobs to tie me over til january.

[Matthew Arnold]

finally someone i can relate with i live in felton. cannit get the van off the drive as it will slide. looks like a week off for me. im fully booked for 2 weeks. trying to round up some cash jobs to tie me over til january.

 

Atleast its good slide control practise. Where we work the big boss drives like a loon. He came a cropper last winter when he hit a gate post when he slid around a corner. I had our work L200 with chunky mud tyres sliding in low range with the air difflock engaged last winter. Didn't hit anything but shook me up a bit as i didnt have my feet on any of the pedals.

[renewablejohn]

Its crackin the flags with sunshine in lancashire:cool:

 

I think its the first time ever that the rest of the country has snow and we have not even seen a snowflake.

 

Pretty frosty though

[TRADITIONAL LOGGERS]

I like snow. Helps the tree lengths slide along.

[egs]

well i have just been to my local printing shop. printed 5000 leaflets. due to fact that an over whelming amount of trees are becoming unsafe with the weight of the snow. figure now is the best time to get some flyers out when i carnt really do much graft