Who's not making it into work today?
Who's not making it into work today?
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Big_M

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5,602 posts

291 months

Friday 31st January 2003
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Well me for starters - not just coz I don't fancy a 25 mile drive in the snow in my Nova 10 miles of which is on country roads, but because I have also got a bad back.

If I get really bored I might have a play on this site www.baddriving.com adding the muppet in the Mondeo who was driving down our road having cleared the snow to give him two small portholes - one front and rear.

zippy500

1,883 posts

297 months

Friday 31st January 2003
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Can I buy some of your snow of you, Im in work and bored allready.

Tony Hall

23,111 posts

310 months

Friday 31st January 2003
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Hi Big M, in at work for 8.00am this morning 15 mile drive in the Chimaera in the snow. I might be getting soft though, kept the roof on today.

SBD

462 posts

299 months

Friday 31st January 2003
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11 miles into work this morning and it got a bit "interesting" a coupla times!
Have however cancelled todays 400 mile round trip on the M1/A1 though....

BigM - you don't want to be playing games, you want your SO to chuck a sicky too and spend the day feeding you peeled grapes and rubbing your sore back

david010167

1,397 posts

291 months

Friday 31st January 2003
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I am already in work, eating a nice burger king breakfast, yum yum.

The trains where running which surprised me, and so where the tubes, which surprised me even more, in fact it was a good trip in, I even got a seat.

David

the Wiz

5,875 posts

290 months

Friday 31st January 2003
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Here - mind you we've got bright sunshine and no snow at all.

FunkyGibbon

3,854 posts

292 months

Friday 31st January 2003
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In already, not many others here though. A14, M11 and A428 complete standstill. So the Science Park in Cambs is spookily quiet.

MikeyT

18,222 posts

299 months

Friday 31st January 2003
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Yeah, sat here at my desk ... no-one else in here yet. maybe no-one else will come in

A1 closed south of junction 10! Christ.

Apparently a husband of one of the wife's friends spent all night in his car on the A1 at Sawtry - 12 miles from home. Sod that fer a game o' soldiers.

pbrettle

3,280 posts

311 months

Friday 31st January 2003
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Unfortunately I am at work already - home! Being a homeworker I dont have to travel to the office. BUT, I can never use the excuse of bad weather...

FunkyGibon - is the A14 really solid? Was thinking of venturing out today / tomorrow for a couple of things, but wont bother if it really is closed / solid...

Cheers,

Paul

TJMurphy

239 posts

291 months

Friday 31st January 2003
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Been here (Charing Cross) since just after 7am. Normal drive from Windsor / M4 / London. No probs at all - but my wife was in Bracknell yesterday and said it was bad there. I think I was just (un)lucky!
Of course was being taken out to lunch today by a supplier - who's in Rickmansworth and can't get his Jeep out of the drive - bang goes a free nosh up - bah!!!

MikeyT

18,222 posts

299 months

Friday 31st January 2003
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pbrettle said:FunkyGibon - is the A14 really solid? Was thinking of venturing out today / tomorrow for a couple of things, but wont bother if it really is closed / solid...

Cheers,

Paul


Paul, heard on Radio 5 that A14 is solid from Huntingdon to Newmarket. I wouldn't leave the house mate!

PatHeald

8,058 posts

284 months

Friday 31st January 2003
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The roads are clear, the sun is shining, there's not a cloud in the sky and we have't had a single flake of snow.

If it wasn't broken, I might even have taken the Trident out.

Btw, I am in Lancashire!

FunkyGibbon

3,854 posts

292 months

Friday 31st January 2003
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pbrettle said: Unfortunately I am at work already - home! Being a homeworker I dont have to travel to the office. BUT, I can never use the excuse of bad weather...

FunkyGibon - is the A14 really solid? Was thinking of venturing out today / tomorrow for a couple of things, but wont bother if it really is closed / solid...

Cheers,

Paul

Paul,

Just looked out of the window and West bound traffic on A14 is not moving at all. Colleague from Mildenhall has being trying for 1 hour to get to Cambs, and has turned round.

So, stay put!

GregE240

10,857 posts

295 months

Friday 31st January 2003
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I'm not going in, mainly because I'm full of flu or something at the moment

Still, PH is good chicken soup though...

Pinkney

1,010 posts

292 months

Friday 31st January 2003
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Will attempt it in the Cerb in about an hour - hopefully roads will be a bit quieter then. About 3 inches here in Middlesbrough. Went in yesterday and the 8min journey from work to the gym took just over 90mins!

stedale

1,125 posts

293 months

Friday 31st January 2003
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PatHeald said: The roads are clear, the sun is shining, there's not a cloud in the sky and we have't had a single flake of snow.

If it wasn't broken, I might even have taken the Trident out.

Btw, I am in Lancashire!


Same conditions here in swansea - anyway what about the Esprit?

MilnerR

8,273 posts

286 months

Friday 31st January 2003
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No bloody snow! commute from buxton (up in them thar hills)to manchester and not a flake!!! most irregular

Big_M

Original Poster:

5,602 posts

291 months

Friday 31st January 2003
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Amazing - just phoned the Drs to get an appointment - "Can you come along at 10.20 this morning?" Is this a record?

GregE240

10,857 posts

295 months

Friday 31st January 2003
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No, a record is a round black thing with a hole in the middle.

tuffer

8,996 posts

295 months

Friday 31st January 2003
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Dry, bright and sunny here with not a trace of snow in sight.............I havent gone in because I could'nt be arsed!!!!!