Hasn't there been discussion of the names of Scottish gritters:
http://scotgov.maps.arcgis.com/apps/...a4cac0bd0b1aab
The one that usually does the A90 between Perth and Dundee is Gritty Gritty Bang Bang, but that's off the road tonight and Gritallica has moved south.
They do an amazing job. The small local ones even spread a bit of grit at the entrances of our drives.
Trevor