road gritter
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vodkakid

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1,076 posts

296 months

Saturday 22nd March 2003
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Great sunny day so i washed the car took the roof off and went for a country spin, i was half way down a nice long straight when a gritter coming the otherway bombards me with grit i mean what the hell are they doing gritting a road on a day like this!!

alans

3,664 posts

280 months

Saturday 22nd March 2003
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Happened to me last Sunday on the M27. Just cleaned the car as well, and I thought they were supposed to use grit not blo*dy great rocks.

Alan

wolosp

2,337 posts

289 months

Saturday 22nd March 2003
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....i mean what the hell are they doing gritting a road on a day like this!!

Call me Mr Cynical, but weather forcast may have mentioned possibility of frost..future budgets may depend on current usage...plus weekend O/T rates for operatives!

vodkakid

Original Poster:

1,076 posts

296 months

Saturday 22nd March 2003
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they didnt listern to the weather man when it snowed a good few inches

wolosp

2,337 posts

289 months

Saturday 22nd March 2003
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vodkakid said: they didnt listern to the weather man when it snowed a good few inches


Yeah, but would you go out in that weather?