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Post by flatin5th - Knight of the NC on Nov 30, 2010 11:03:42 GMT
Jeremy Kyle
scumbag TV
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Post by brycegold on Nov 30, 2010 11:09:09 GMT
Knowing that you have to drive an eldery parent to the hospital for an appointment.
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Post by lew on Nov 30, 2010 11:12:08 GMT
Oh dear, you and ly together  For me kids at home, they're watching Lord of the Rings....the whole lot ;D |
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Post by Wyvern on Nov 30, 2010 11:42:55 GMT
The worst thing about snow days is I don't have one  |
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Post by andypanty on Nov 30, 2010 12:12:05 GMT
Having to go to work anyway 'cos there are patients waiting for me. I must be the only person that starts cycling to work when it snows  |
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Post by From Afar on Nov 30, 2010 12:32:18 GMT
The worst thing about snow days is that I don't get one cos I live in the desert |
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Post by xjsarah on Nov 30, 2010 12:57:21 GMT
Now that I'm no longer a car owner, the worst thing about snow days is if it messes up the public transport network at a time when you need to go somewhere. It's just a bit of snow, for crying out loud! When I was still a car owner, the worst thing about snow days was trying to handle a rear wheel drive car on slippery roads. Possible, but a bit dodgy! |
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Post by andypanty on Nov 30, 2010 13:25:42 GMT
Now you see I much prefer rear wheel drive to front in the snow - find it much easier to handle, strangely. My current car (a Lotus) is in theory the worst type for driving in the snow - rear wheel drive, with the combination of its light weight and fat tyres meaning I shouldn't get good enough grip. But it all seems to work! I just daren't drive it 'cos of other muppets on the road who think that 50mph is an acceptable speed when it's icy!
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Post by Maid of Astolat on Nov 30, 2010 14:15:10 GMT
Well, they decided to shut my school at 1pm which sounds good but then again, I had to struggle to get there this morning and slide a bit on the way back home! Even worse though is that it's not looking good for my trip to London tomorrow |
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Post by lew on Nov 30, 2010 14:19:20 GMT
I hear London and all main roads are fine MA, just parts of essex and back roads here |
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Post by dit on Nov 30, 2010 15:26:00 GMT
Any idea about the trains, and crossing London?
If I come, I'll be arriving at Euston and cabbing it to Canary Wharf. Am I likely to make it, those "on the ground" (as it were!) down there?
If there aren't likely to be any problems actually in London, then I've got to find out/make a decision based on whether I might get delayed and be sitting on a train when everyone's gone home!
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Post by lew on Nov 30, 2010 15:30:19 GMT
Trains are fine, well southeastern are, even the Red Buses are running, just the country parts here London is well open, it's I suppose when you get out of town. |
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Post by jacqui on Nov 30, 2010 15:36:14 GMT
Sounds like your best bet Dit is to contact the Network you'll be travelling with and get thier perspective - good luck.
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Post by lymaze on Nov 30, 2010 15:42:01 GMT
South of the river I'm afraid southeastern is coping too well. A lot of cancellations and delays. Roads generally not gritted outside of London especially A roads. Wonder who they sold all the salt to this year? Took me 2 1/2 hours to do an hour journey. Central London however has no snow on the ground, tubes and buses are generally fine.
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Post by andypanty on Nov 30, 2010 15:45:34 GMT
I agree with Lew. Without wishing to tempt fate, as long as you can get to London you should be fine getting from Euston to Canary Wharf. There are certainly no delays on any underground routes at the moment, and the roads are clear. I'm lucky in that I get into Waterloo then it's just a couple of stops on the underground. I'm not sure how far you're coming from, but I think it's definitely worth the risk of the journey.
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Post by Maid of Astolat on Nov 30, 2010 17:03:18 GMT
Knowing my luck, if I manage to get to Derby to catch the Derby to St Pancras train I've booked, it will be delayed and James will have debunked by the time I land at Canary Wharf. Not going to stop me trying though. Can I have a Man Badge if I make it? Also still waiting for the one I reckon I deserve for assembling an 8 drawer Ikea chest!  |
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Post by dit on Nov 30, 2010 18:34:50 GMT
Well, encouraged by all your advice I've booked my train tickets, especially as I got the return ticket for a third of the price by booking at the station just before 6pm today. As I'm coming from Lancashire that's a considerable saving.
So I hope to see some of you in the queue. I'll be the one dressed as Nanook of the North (though if the train runs very late and I miss him, I'll be the one having a tantrum outside Waterstones!)
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Post by Maid of Astolat on Nov 30, 2010 18:56:49 GMT
And it's still snowing......
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Post by Maid of Astolat on Nov 30, 2010 19:16:58 GMT
The view outside my back door a few mins ago  |
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Post by TheDaisy on Nov 30, 2010 19:41:44 GMT
The worst thing about snow days is.....that if I do, genuinely, get snowed in, I will a) get no pay if I don't 'make the effort' by risking my life and turning up for work, and b) if I didn't go in because of the snow, I'd get a disciplinary upon my return. Treu, this. It happened to a former colleague last time it snowed, when she didn't come in. Quite how she could be expected to leave her two kids (aged nine and five) at home all day on their own, as their school had closed because of the snow, I'll never know  Apparently it's fine for teachers to not go to work, but not for the parents to not go in when they're needed to guard their kids instead. |
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Post by crumbs on Nov 30, 2010 20:46:39 GMT
My life Daisy, that's pretty grim. Your employers sound ghastly and entirely unreasonable.
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Post by lew on Nov 30, 2010 21:10:34 GMT
The worst thing about snow days is.....that if I do, genuinely, get snowed in, I will a) get no pay if I don't 'make the effort' by risking my life and turning up for work, and b) if I didn't go in because of the snow, I'd get a disciplinary upon my return. Treu, this. It happened to a former colleague last time it snowed, when she didn't come in. Quite how she could be expected to leave her two kids (aged nine and five) at home all day on their own, as their school had closed because of the snow, I'll never know Apparently it's fine for teachers to not go to work, but not for the parents to not go in when they're needed to guard their kids instead. Dreadful daisy......well it seems more of the same tomorrow for me, and more distraction, I've now got piles.....a late night me thinks, and a drive to chelmsford later for the boy who wants to be a farmer |
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Post by xjsarah on Nov 30, 2010 21:42:26 GMT
Any idea about the trains, and crossing London? If I come, I'll be arriving at Euston and cabbing it to Canary Wharf. Am I likely to make it, those "on the ground" (as it were!) down there? If there aren't likely to be any problems actually in London, then I've got to find out/make a decision based on whether I might get delayed and be sitting on a train when everyone's gone home! I'd strongly advise you not to get a cab from Euston to Canary Wharf, except as a last resort. It's quite a distance, so it would cost the Earth! It's a pretty easy (and much cheaper) journey by Tube. Up to you, though. I hope everything goes OK.  |
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Post by TheDaisy on Nov 30, 2010 22:23:37 GMT
My life Daisy, that's pretty grim. Your employers sound ghastly and entirely unreasonable. My employer is a very large food retailer whose colours are orange and maroon ;D you can see I'm proud to be one of their 'happy' empoyees, for sure. Not. |
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Post by vertebraille on Dec 1, 2010 0:48:56 GMT
My life Daisy, that's pretty grim. Your employers sound ghastly and entirely unreasonable. My employer is a very large food retailer whose colours are orange and maroon ;D you can see I'm proud to be one of their 'happy' empoyees, for sure. Not. Wow, I can't believe they would be so harsh  Surely they wouldn't be getting that many customers anyway if the weather was that bad. The snow has been on all the morning news reports over here |
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Post by kt on Dec 1, 2010 4:38:25 GMT
I agree, daisy, my hospital has a similar policy--rather have staff risk their lives to get in than stay home safely.
Fortunately, my direct boss enacts our "departmental" snow policy and allows staff to take the day as a vacation day if they can't make it in, and no black mark on the record either.
Those wonderful souls who make it in are granted 90 minutes time if they're late, too. I'm lucky to have a boss who doesn't suck.
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Post by Wyvern on Dec 1, 2010 9:47:16 GMT
I still don't have one |
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Post by eshalda on Dec 1, 2010 10:42:09 GMT
Snow, snow, snow and yet more snow, the novelties wearing a bit thin now. The man is stuck in a snow drift seven miles away, am wondering what time he'll make it home, if at all.
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Post by From Afar on Dec 1, 2010 12:41:17 GMT
My employer is a very large food retailer whose colours are orange and maroon The one partly owned by the Country where I live? |
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Post by nobody on Dec 1, 2010 16:44:42 GMT
No work again , its like being back on agency.
At least I did not have to walk though the snow this time to discover it was shut.
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I love a man who can handle a gun 
Apparently it's fine for teachers to not go to work, but not for the parents to not go in when they're needed to guard their kids instead.
