Icy Pavements

[Willy Nilly]

Not sure where to put this, so feel free to move it.

We live in an age where "they" like to discourage us to use our cars. We should walk or cycle or use the bus. Now, I know money is a bit tight now, but would it be much of a hardship to flick a bit of salty grit onto the pavements while they are treating the adjacent roads?

We had 8 inches fall on saturday night/ Sunday morning. The management went out with the loader and cleared paths around the yard at work and the paths are all fine. But anywhere else the snow has just got compacted and is now a sheet of ice. It's bad ebough for me, a healthy male that is still agile. If you are a bit old, how do you go to the shops or see you doctor with out risking life and limb/

[tomw2000]

Willy Nilly said:

If you are a bit old, how do you go to the shops or see you doctor with out risking life and limb.

You'll have given your free Mobility BMW 335D (remapped) to your non-working children who will chauffeur you there?

[0a]

I agree, I fell over myself at the weekend (okay it was on the way back from the pub ). By the sounds of it it's going to get worse over the next few days.

How about getting "Raymond" from the £30k benefits family story off his arse and clearing pavements to help the old folk out?

[Burgmeister]

If people can still manage to get around in Eastern Europe where money is a lot tighter than here and its a lot colder then im sure we can cope in our comparatively wealthier and warmer situation.

Perhaps man up?

[Corsair7]

Rocksalt alone doesnt actually melt snow. It needs to be 'activated' by traffic.
or so some council type was saying on the tele the other day.

[thinfourth2]

how about we make everyone responsable for the bit of pavement outside their house.


Or some sort of communitiy spirit where everyone takes ten minutes to improve things around them.

[rxtx]

I'm considering just that. I walk across a bridge over the railway line to get to the station and it is an ice rink, and since it's not level going in either direction is very hard. It's a well used public footpath, but the council doesn't do anything about it. I need to buy a shovel so I can smash the ice up a bit.

[randlemarcus]

thinfourth2 said:

how about we make everyone responsable for the bit of pavement outside their house.


Or some sort of communitiy spirit where everyone takes ten minutes to improve things around them.

Yes to the latter part, dear christ no to the first. Can you imagine the smugness if you actually gave them responsibilities for "their" bit of road?

[oyster]

Burgmeister said:

If people can still manage to get around in Eastern Europe where money is a lot tighter than here and its a lot colder then im sure we can cope in our comparatively wealthier and warmer situation.

Perhaps man up?

I think you'll find that because it is actually colder, as you mention, then there isn't so much of the snow>compact>melt>re-freeze process that makes pavements so slippery here after snow.

Having said that, pavements are not as bad this year I think because the snow was more expected and there was no rain in the days preceding the snow so the pavements (and indeed roads) were well covered in salt before the snow came.

[five5]

thinfourth2 said:

how about we make everyone responsable for the bit of pavement outside their house.


Or some sort of communitiy spirit where everyone takes ten minutes to improve things around them.

I've always understood that this very action would make you liable. So if some twonk slips over outside your house, where you have (attempted to) cleared the path, the next time the ambulance-chasers call them they'll be persuaded into suing the pants off you.

[oyster]

five5 said:

thinfourth2 said:

how about we make everyone responsable for the bit of pavement outside their house.


Or some sort of communitiy spirit where everyone takes ten minutes to improve things around them.

I've always understood that this very action would make you liable. So if some twonk slips over outside your house, where you have (attempted to) cleared the path, the next time the ambulance-chasers call them they'll be persuaded into suing the pants off you.

Isn't this an urban myth?
I am willing to bet there has never been a successful case of someone sueing for a fall where a homeowner has cleared a public footpath.

[thinfourth2]

five5 said:

I've always understood that this very action would make you liable. So if some twonk slips over outside your house, where you have (attempted to) cleared the path, the next time the ambulance-chasers call them they'll be persuaded into suing the pants off you.

No one has ever been taken to court over this

Its merely bks spread by daily wail worshippers

[five5]

thinfourth2 said:

five5 said:

I've always understood that this very action would make you liable. So if some twonk slips over outside your house, where you have (attempted to) cleared the path, the next time the ambulance-chasers call them they'll be persuaded into suing the pants off you.

No one has ever been taken to court over this

Its merely bks spread by daily wail worshippers

Bugger, that's my excuse gone then!

[chimster]

five5 said:

I've always understood that this very action would make you liable. So if some twonk slips over outside your house, where you have (attempted to) cleared the path, the next time the ambulance-chasers call them they'll be persuaded into suing the pants off you.

Sounds like bks to me. Let 'em try.

[nigel_bytes]

chimster said:

five5 said:

I've always understood that this very action would make you liable. So if some twonk slips over outside your house, where you have (attempted to) cleared the path, the next time the ambulance-chasers call them they'll be persuaded into suing the pants off you.

Sounds like bks to me. Let 'em try.

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=10&t=1089001&mid=37353&i=0&nmt=Delivery+man+claiming+after+fall+on+driveway%2E%2E%2E%2E%2E%2E&mid=37353

page six goes on to say, it was dealt by insurance co

[Mr GrimNasty]

Willy Nilly said:

We had 8 inches fall on saturday night/Sunday morning.

And your wife thinks she sleeps with a donkey.

[Sticks.]

Not just footpaths though, what about business access? I'm not great on my feet so last year I cleared a path to the car, cleared car and drove to the gym. Which was closed because thay hadn't cleared the path. OK, I thought, go into town, get some stuff done, similar.

And only one pub locally had bothered. Thanked the landlord and his response was 'of course I cleared it, it's my business'. Pity not more are like this. Make the effort and maybe the less-able customers will stay with you.

Rant over

[hornet]

thinfourth2 said:

how about we make everyone responsable for the bit of pavement outside their house.


Or some sort of communitiy spirit where everyone takes ten minutes to improve things around them.

I've noticed that happening near me. Last time round everyone just grumbled a lot and fell over, myself included. This year people have actually been out clearing the snow and having a chat. I was mulling it last year, but was afraid of making the first move and being seen as some sort of busybody. I suspect plenty of people were prepared to help out, but nobody wanted to instigate it for fear of rejection. Once you break that reluctance, it's actually a great way of meeting the neighbours. Quite literally an ice breaker

[Mojocvh]

Don't get me started on what little service my council tax actually gets me........

[thinfourth2]

Mojocvh said:

Don't get me started on what little service my council tax actually gets me........

Bet you get more then i do

You may grumble about them not gritting the road past your house

I don't have a road