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Summit in Essex to discuss harsh winters
A conference on the harsh winter and its impact on the UK's transport
network is to be held in Essex.

The Snow Summit will provide a forum for discussion on how to deal
with similar conditions in the future, Essex County Council said.

Local authorities and other interested parties across the UK will
attend the talks in March, a spokesman added.

Representatives from Scandinavian countries will visit to explain how
they cope with regular severe weather.

It will be the first Snow Summit to be held by the county council



Keith (Southend)

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"Keith (Southend)G" wrote in message
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Summit in Essex to discuss harsh winters
A conference on the harsh winter and its impact on the UK's transport
network is to be held in Essex.

The Snow Summit will provide a forum for discussion on how to deal
with similar conditions in the future, Essex County Council said.

Local authorities and other interested parties across the UK will
attend the talks in March, a spokesman added.

Representatives from Scandinavian countries will visit to explain how
they cope with regular severe weather.

It will be the first Snow Summit to be held by the county council



Keith (Southend)
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Up goes my Council Tax down goes my number of cold winters in the next ten
years!
Dave

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On Jan 18, 2:47*pm, "Keith (Southend)G"
wrote:
Summit in Essex to discuss harsh winters
A conference on the harsh winter and its impact on the UK's transport
network is to be held in Essex.

The Snow Summit will provide a forum for discussion on how to deal
with similar conditions in the future, Essex County Council said.

Local authorities and other interested parties across the UK will
attend the talks in March, a spokesman added.

Representatives from Scandinavian countries will visit to explain how
they cope with regular severe weather.

It will be the first Snow Summit to be held by the county council

Keith (Southend)


Rearrange these words: The stable horse has bolted the door after
closing.

Or is Essex CC now getting its long-range forecast from somewhere
other than the UKMO? They're heavily into outsourcing ATM. :-)

- Tom

Blackmore, SW Essex

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"Tom Bennett" wrote in message
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On Jan 18, 2:47 pm, "Keith (Southend)G"
wrote:
Summit in Essex to discuss harsh winters
A conference on the harsh winter and its impact on the UK's transport
network is to be held in Essex.

The Snow Summit will provide a forum for discussion on how to deal
with similar conditions in the future, Essex County Council said.

Local authorities and other interested parties across the UK will
attend the talks in March, a spokesman added.

Representatives from Scandinavian countries will visit to explain how
they cope with regular severe weather.

It will be the first Snow Summit to be held by the county council

Keith (Southend)


Rearrange these words: The stable horse has bolted the door after
closing.

Or is Essex CC now getting its long-range forecast from somewhere
other than the UKMO? They're heavily into outsourcing ATM. :-)

====

Joe somebody or other rings a bell actually. I can't for the life of me
think of his other name, bit of a ******* this middle age really :-)

Will
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"Will Hand" wrote in message
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"Tom Bennett" wrote in message
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On Jan 18, 2:47 pm, "Keith (Southend)G"
wrote:
Summit in Essex to discuss harsh winters
A conference on the harsh winter and its impact on the UK's transport
network is to be held in Essex.

The Snow Summit will provide a forum for discussion on how to deal
with similar conditions in the future, Essex County Council said.

Local authorities and other interested parties across the UK will
attend the talks in March, a spokesman added.

Representatives from Scandinavian countries will visit to explain how
they cope with regular severe weather.

It will be the first Snow Summit to be held by the county council

Keith (Southend)


Rearrange these words: The stable horse has bolted the door after
closing.

Or is Essex CC now getting its long-range forecast from somewhere
other than the UKMO? They're heavily into outsourcing ATM. :-)

====

Joe somebody or other rings a bell actually. I can't for the life of me
think of his other name, bit of a ******* this middle age really :-)

Will
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That would camponology.

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On Jan 18, 4:40*pm, Tom Bennett wrote:
On Jan 18, 2:47*pm, "Keith (Southend)G"
wrote:





Summit in Essex to discuss harsh winters
A conference on the harsh winter and its impact on the UK's transport
network is to be held in Essex.

The Snow Summit will provide a forum for discussion on how to deal
with similar conditions in the future, Essex County Council said.

Local authorities and other interested parties across the UK will
attend the talks in March, a spokesman added.

Representatives from Scandinavian countries will visit to explain how
they cope with regular severe weather.

It will be the first Snow Summit to be held by the county council

Keith (Southend)

Rearrange these words: *The stable horse has bolted the door after
closing.

Or is Essex CC now getting its long-range forecast from somewhere
other than the UKMO? *They're heavily into outsourcing ATM. :-)

- Tom

Blackmore, SW Essex- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

The UKMO and Devon County Council have for years taken part in an
every other year international conference on winter road weather:
SIRWEC - Standing International Road WEather Conference. I've been to
a few myself. Experiences of many countries on winter road maintenace,
Scandinavia countries included, have been shared. Devon has for over
25 years had an array of about 30 road weather stations across a large
and topographically varied county. Cold spots can be monitored and
data inputted into a surface climate numerical model. 'Open Road' is
the UKMO forecasting facility. Other counties also have road weather
stations, albeit rather fewer (Essex has 7), and take advice.

http://www.trafficweather.info/Index...e/Index.action

Whether all this money spent on winter road maintenance systems is
worth it is up for discussion. Litigation for accidents on untreated
roads is always a worry, but the models and road weather stations
supposedly help to make sure salt is used only when necessary.

Snow always presents extra problems. The Haldon Hill/Telegraph Hill in
Devon is a classic.

It is a bit amusing that Essex CC has rather belatedly decided to ask
others about their winter coping mechanisms.
Devon CC got into bed with the Scandinavians ages ago. :-)

Len Wood
Wembury, SW Devon

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"Len Wood" wrote in message
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On Jan 18, 4:40 pm, Tom Bennett wrote:
On Jan 18, 2:47 pm, "Keith (Southend)G"
wrote:





Summit in Essex to discuss harsh winters
A conference on the harsh winter and its impact on the UK's transport
network is to be held in Essex.

The Snow Summit will provide a forum for discussion on how to deal
with similar conditions in the future, Essex County Council said.

Local authorities and other interested parties across the UK will
attend the talks in March, a spokesman added.

Representatives from Scandinavian countries will visit to explain how
they cope with regular severe weather.

It will be the first Snow Summit to be held by the county council

Keith (Southend)

Rearrange these words: The stable horse has bolted the door after
closing.

Or is Essex CC now getting its long-range forecast from somewhere
other than the UKMO? They're heavily into outsourcing ATM. :-)

- Tom

Blackmore, SW Essex- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

The UKMO and Devon County Council have for years taken part in an
every other year international conference on winter road weather:
SIRWEC - Standing International Road WEather Conference. I've been to
a few myself. Experiences of many countries on winter road maintenace,
Scandinavia countries included, have been shared. Devon has for over
25 years had an array of about 30 road weather stations across a large
and topographically varied county. Cold spots can be monitored and
data inputted into a surface climate numerical model. 'Open Road' is
the UKMO forecasting facility. Other counties also have road weather
stations, albeit rather fewer (Essex has 7), and take advice.

http://www.trafficweather.info/Index...e/Index.action

Whether all this money spent on winter road maintenance systems is
worth it is up for discussion. Litigation for accidents on untreated
roads is always a worry, but the models and road weather stations
supposedly help to make sure salt is used only when necessary.

Snow always presents extra problems. The Haldon Hill/Telegraph Hill in
Devon is a classic.

It is a bit amusing that Essex CC has rather belatedly decided to ask
others about their winter coping mechanisms.
Devon CC got into bed with the Scandinavians ages ago. :-)

Len Wood
Wembury, SW Devon
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Blimey - even before Sven Goran Eriksson?
Dave

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"Keith (Southend)G" wrote in message
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Summit in Essex to discuss harsh winters
A conference on the harsh winter and its impact on the UK's
transport network is to be held in Essex.

The Snow Summit will provide a forum for discussion on how to deal
with similar conditions in the future, Essex County Council said.

Local authorities and other interested parties across the UK will
attend the talks in March, a spokesman added.

Representatives from Scandinavian countries will visit to explain
how they cope with regular severe weather.

It will be the first Snow Summit to be held by the county council



Keith (Southend)
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Up goes my Council Tax down goes my number of cold winters in the
next ten years! Dave

How do they cope? They shut down during the storm and plough to 3
inches and everyone one has snow chains or studs



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"Keith (Southend)G" wrote in message
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Summit in Essex to discuss harsh winters
A conference on the harsh winter and its impact on the UK's transport
network is to be held in Essex.

The Snow Summit will provide a forum for discussion on how to deal
with similar conditions in the future, Essex County Council said.

Local authorities and other interested parties across the UK will
attend the talks in March, a spokesman added.

Representatives from Scandinavian countries will visit to explain how
they cope with regular severe weather.

It will be the first Snow Summit to be held by the county council



Keith (Southend)

They have probably taken a leaf out of Joe's book.