Was half expecting it, but hasn't lasted long and warming up a bit
now. Some beefy showers this morning.

David Mitchell. Langtoft. East Riding.

On Sun, 15 Apr 2012 02:33:02 -0700 (PDT), David Mitchell wrote:

Was half expecting it, but hasn't lasted long and warming up a bit
now. Some beefy showers this morning.

Others coming up to Sunderland yesterday over the North York Moors
said there was a couple of inches up there and several said the A19
was more of a skid pan than a main road. Quite a number of vechicles
no longer on the road but wrapped around or resting in roadside
objects.

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Cheers Dave.
Nr Garrigill, Cumbria. 421m ASL.

On Apr 15, 12:25*pm, "Dave Liquorice"
wrote:
On Sun, 15 Apr 2012 02:33:02 -0700 (PDT), David Mitchell wrote:
Was half expecting it, but hasn't lasted long and warming up a bit
now. Some beefy showers this morning.

Others coming up to Sunderland yesterday over the North York Moors
said there was a couple of inches up there and several said the A19
was more of a skid pan than a main road. Quite a number of vechicles
no longer on the road but wrapped around or resting in roadside
objects.

--
Cheers Dave.
Nr Garrigill, Cumbria. 421m ASL.

Had they not salted and gritted the road?

I was driving back from Tavistock towards Plymouth at 10 pm last night
and the A386 had been gritted.
Hardly a high altitude route, but damp in places and road temperature
expected to fall close to zero.
A bit OTT in my opinion but they had spare salt after the winter so
why not throw it on?

Len
Wembury, SW Devon

"David Mitchell" wrote in message
...

Was half expecting it, but hasn't lasted long and warming up a bit
now. Some beefy showers this morning.

David Mitchell. Langtoft. East Riding.

Hi, David,
I was expecting a better day today!
Currently (12:20Z) N 15KT light snow pellet showers, temp 2C dew -1C
Ken
Copley, Teesdale

On Sun, 15 Apr 2012 04:40:54 -0700 (PDT), Len Wood wrote:

Others coming up to Sunderland yesterday over the North York Moors
said there was a couple of inches up there and several said the
A19
was more of a skid pan than a main road.

Had they not salted and gritted the road?

Presumably not, I didn't travel that route. I suspect it might have
been another case of ground below freezing and a light shower of
sleet/rain.

Also bear in mind that this would have been around 0800 on a saturday
morning. No body is up and about that hour of a saturday morning are
they, so why bother treating the roads?. B-)

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Cheers Dave.
Nr Garrigill, Cumbria. 421m ASL.