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Saw mine last week (South Lincs). Unfortunately it was coming the other

way
and I was in a kit car with no doors, so I got a facefull of the stuff at
50mph. Ow.



Shouldn't you wait until the doors are fixed? :-)

Victor



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Do KCC know something?

This evening I spotted my first (for this winter) gritter. Came through

the
village at about 7.00pm. and then about 15mins later in the other

direction.
Definitely dropping salt, yellow lamps going, the whole business.

No wonder my Council Tax is so high.

Saw mine last week (South Lincs). Unfortunately it was coming the other

way
and I was in a kit car with no doors, so I got a facefull of the stuff at
50mph. Ow.



James. Two questions.
Do you like cold weather?
Is this car meant to have no doors?

If the answer to both is yes.
Better you than me.


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James. Two questions.
Do you like cold weather?
Is this car meant to have no doors?

If the answer to both is yes.
Better you than me.

The answer is yes to both ;o)


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"lawrence jenkins" wrote in message
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James. Two questions.
Do you like cold weather?
Is this car meant to have no doors?

If the answer to both is yes.
Better you than me.

The answer is yes to both ;o)


Not you as well.


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Take care if anyone is driving up my way in winter as the roads are often
icy/slushy or just plain slippery because of rain and mud.

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Paul Knightley wrote in message ...
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Do KCC know something?

This evening I spotted my first (for this winter) gritter. Came through the
village at about 7.00pm. and then about 15mins later in the other direction.
Definitely dropping salt, yellow lamps going, the whole business.

No wonder my Council Tax is so high.

Cheers,
Steve Richards
Headcorn
Deepest Kent


Hi all,

It always amazes me when people see gritters and then start asking why
they are salting, do they know something we don't, etc. What they are
doing, simply, is abiding by the law which states that they must, as
far as is reasonably practicable, allow safe passage along a highway,
which includes clearing snow and preventing ice forming.

The majority of salting in the UK is to prevent hoar frost or ice
forming, especially in the south, where snow is fairly rare!

Road temperatures often, in winter, fall below zero even if air
temperatures don't. So the council aren;t just wasting tax payers
money, they're trying to stop you from skidding on ice on cold nights.


Take care if anyone is driving up my way in winter as the roads are sometimes
icy/slushy or often just plain slippery because of rain, mud and animal
droppings.

Don't expect them to be salted. They may be, but *never* rely on it.
Stay below 40 mph at all times.

Will.
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" Love begins when judgement ceases "
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Paul Knightley wrote in message ...
(Stevex11) wrote in message

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Do KCC know something?

This evening I spotted my first (for this winter) gritter. Came through the
village at about 7.00pm. and then about 15mins later in the other direction.
Definitely dropping salt, yellow lamps going, the whole business.

No wonder my Council Tax is so high.

Cheers,
Steve Richards
Headcorn
Deepest Kent


Hi all,

It always amazes me when people see gritters and then start asking why
they are salting, do they know something we don't, etc. What they are
doing, simply, is abiding by the law which states that they must, as
far as is reasonably practicable, allow safe passage along a highway,
which includes clearing snow and preventing ice forming.

The majority of salting in the UK is to prevent hoar frost or ice
forming, especially in the south, where snow is fairly rare!

Road temperatures often, in winter, fall below zero even if air
temperatures don't. So the council aren;t just wasting tax payers
money, they're trying to stop you from skidding on ice on cold nights.



This is the correct posting I intended !

Take care if anyone is driving up my way in winter as the roads are sometimes
icy/slushy or often just plain slippery because of rain, mud and animal
droppings.

Don't expect them to be salted. They may be, but *never* rely on it.
Stay below 40 mph at all times.

Will.
--
" Love begins when judgement ceases "
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A COL BH site in East Dartmoor at Haytor, Devon 310m asl (1017 feet).

mailto:
www:
http://www.lyneside.demon.co.uk

DISCLAIMER - All views and opinions expressed by myself are personal
and do not necessarily represent those of my employer.
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