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It's snowing ! (Nov 24 Page 82)
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Without getting political, from what I hear from various people schools are under so much budgetary pressure at the moment it’s crazy, and are largely operating bare minimum staffing levels through necessity. When it’s like that it really doesn’t take much to make things unviable.It all has a knock on effect, many teachers and TAs are parents themselves so if one school closes it can have multiple knock on impacts. One of my son’s schools closed yesterday at 8.10, I assume because they just couldn’t get enough staff on-site. My son was halfway to school on his transport at the time. It was luck I was working from home yesterday and could react and support, other parents might not have had that flexibility.Personally, as soon as snow settles I’d give them all the day off and let the kids have fun. Get out and go sledging, throw some snowballs etc. it’s rare we get snow so let them enjoy it!16
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The pavements and road edges in Welling/Bexleyheath and Crayford are absolutely dire. I don't think I've seen any grit anywhere? Is this the "new norm"?2
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the only salt/grit I've seen is from people doing it themselvesmendonca said:The pavements and road edges in Welling/Bexleyheath and Crayford are absolutely dire. I don't think I've seen any grit anywhere? Is this the "new norm"?2 -
If everyone cleared the snow in front of their own house the pavements would be a lot better.cafcdave123 said:
the only salt/grit I've seen is from people doing it themselvesmendonca said:The pavements and road edges in Welling/Bexleyheath and Crayford are absolutely dire. I don't think I've seen any grit anywhere? Is this the "new norm"?2 -
People around my town did clear the snow the first day, but most of them being idiots that only did so to post on social media and didn't put any salt down. The next day the footpaths were far more lethal.2
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So we had a few centimetres of snow last Sunday, none since, and yet here we are 5 days later with Bexley Council suspending all bin collections until at least Monday.
Apparently although most of the roads are fine the pavements are too slippery for the bin men to walk on safely. I get that, but why are the pavements too slippery to walk on Bexley Council? Is it because you have done absolutely fuck all to clear them?
Whereas on my walk home from the station the bit that's in Greenwich has clear pavements (and an operating bin collection service) but you can see where the border is because as soon as you walk into Bexley it's like a skating rink!
Surely a local authority should have more of a plan to cope with snow than just waiting for it to melt?7 -
Lots of snow fell here in E Sussex & is still on the ground....
But bin collections were made on the normal days as far as I know.1 -
AFKA for local councillor!AFKABartram said:Without getting political, from what I hear from various people schools are under so much budgetary pressure at the moment it’s crazy, and are largely operating bare minimum staffing levels through necessity. When it’s like that it really doesn’t take much to make things unviable.It all has a knock on effect, many teachers and TAs are parents themselves so if one school closes it can have multiple knock on impacts. One of my son’s schools closed yesterday at 8.10, I assume because they just couldn’t get enough staff on-site. My son was halfway to school on his transport at the time. It was luck I was working from home yesterday and could react and support, other parents might not have had that flexibility.Personally, as soon as snow settles I’d give them all the day off and let the kids have fun. Get out and go sledging, throw some snowballs etc. it’s rare we get snow so let them enjoy it!
I make you right though, how often do we get heavy snow? Maybe a couple of days every 2-3 years? It's not really a major issue if kids don't go in.0 -
BBC website right now saying for my area a bit of light rain. Looks outside. yep, Its snowing ffs! as it has been since early this morning.0 -
Snow overnight - settled on cars & pavements but roads clear. Been raining since 11am & almost all the snow has now melted.
Due to snow again later (5pm onwards) but I think it will be rain.....or wont settle as everything is now wet.
Lasted a few hours & not enough to worry about. That's SE London/N Kent for you.0 - Sponsored links:
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Had a bit of snow when I woke up this morning in Strood...
Been drizzling today, meaning that all the snow has been washed away, it was already slush when doing the school run. Had to run down to Maidstone earlier, and didnt look like there was anything, but coming back up Bluebell Hill you could see the white fields in the distance.0 -
Snowed early this morning clearing nowhere in SE70
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Alright, I'll give the BBC the benefit, turns out it's localised to my area only (typical). Just drove 20 mins down to tonbridge and its clearing. Just drizzling round here.0
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Some snow overnight in North London, then more snow around lunchtime. A very thin layer of snow still on my car0
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Bloody miserable and wet here in New Forest..no snow at all...never does snow here!!
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Not a flake in West Yorkshire0
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Bet there is (-:4
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Some sleet here now. Very wet though. Artic blast my arse. We’ve become a bunch of wimps.0
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Snowing steadily here in the Cotswolds.0
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Just got home from work mate, so indeed nice.Karim_myBagheri said:
2 and a half hours late but the joke is still there. Nice.cblock said:Bet there is (-:1 -
It's a full time job on this site. I don't sleep just in case there is something I could make a sarcy comment on. I get a notification for every comment made. There's a select few who do this, keeps the site running.cblock said:
Just got home from work mate, so indeed nice.Karim_myBagheri said:
2 and a half hours late but the joke is still there. Nice.cblock said:Bet there is (-:
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Rate my plates is back!golfaddick said:0 -
No snow in Broadstairs. So often misses our little corner of Kent. However I have a 2 day golf trip to Dale Hill tomorrow. Gonna be a mud bath 😩0
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No snow in Singapore2
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Snowing here in Leicestershire, it needs to sod off as soon as possible, but think its here for the day and overnight!0
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Snowing in Cheshire.
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Fair bit up here in the Wilds of West Worcestershire
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Could have been deep snow here in Swanley if it had been cold enough. All we've had since 11am yesterday is rain. And more rain.
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Lot's of pissed off staff in Ashford.golfaddick said:Could have been deep snow here in Swanley if it had been cold enough. All we've had since 11am yesterday is rain. And more rain.
Woke up in Strood thinking "Aye aye, could be closed today", but as I headed out on the M20 it got less and less. By the time I got to my site for the day, just a grey, wet and depressing shithole as usual. THEN the learners turned up and it went downhill from there!1
