I was stuck from 10.30am in centralo Scotland yesterday in my car. My husband and brother walked for miles to get to me. It was a scary time, i never got home until after 6pm. I had drank all my lucazade and eaten all my hypo supplies and lunch, my blood dropped below 3 twice and was getting in a real panic. I mean there is only so much you can carry. You don't expect to be stuck for hours in a car. My husband and brother travelled by car and then on foot for miles to get to me with supplies and then walked home with me. I think they deserve a medal. I had to leave my car in the snow as it was grid lock. Cars were stuck over night, was just crazy. x x
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Was anyone else stuck in the snow?
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Wow Smit, thank goodness for you husband and brother! Glad to hear you got back home safe and sound, must have been very scary for you.
litto-miss-loz
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I managed to get home ok, thank the lord but thats what i was worried about, going hypo!! i bought 4 bags of jely babies today from my work as we have had no deliveries at all and i panicked incase we ran out of jelly babies lol
im glad u got home ok 🙂 this snow has been horrendous, i feel so isolated from the world lol is ur car still stuck? mines is stuck at my work xx
teapot8910
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Glad you got home okay Smit 🙂
Sheilagh1958
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How scary😱
I'm glad you got home safely and that your hubby and brother were able to help you.
Luckily London wasn't too bad, but I chickened out for three days. I left work early on Tuesday and slipped over after I got off the bus. I live on the side of a hill. It was a bit scary.
Luckily London wasn't too bad, but I chickened out for three days. I left work early on Tuesday and slipped over after I got off the bus. I live on the side of a hill. It was a bit scary.
novorapidboi26
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Hey Lisa,
Must of been really scary for you..........I was getting panicky on the train and I had jelly babies coming out my ears.......
Where abouts were you stuck.............?
It looked really bad up your neck of the woods............is your work open today.....?
Must of been really scary for you..........I was getting panicky on the train and I had jelly babies coming out my ears.......
Where abouts were you stuck.............?
It looked really bad up your neck of the woods............is your work open today.....?
donnarob
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I'm glad you got home safely. We couldn't believe our eyes watching the chaos on the news last night.
It was -23'c here in Norway and nothing stops the traffic? Maybe the UK should be more prepared and put more money into the winter weather pot. Think of the lost productivity?
Donna 🙂
It was -23'c here in Norway and nothing stops the traffic? Maybe the UK should be more prepared and put more money into the winter weather pot. Think of the lost productivity?
Donna 🙂
This is expected every year, but being prepared costs money. Nothing stops the public transport in many other countries with much harsher winters than ours in the UK.
i wish our goverment took a leaf out of other contries on how to survive in the cold and snowy weather trying to justify spending money for this weather aint happening trying to save money is going to cost a lot more trying to fxed our road, homes ,jobs ,etc having proper plan in the first place saves a lot of grieves
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So glad you got home safe.
I am sitting hear to see if tonight my hubby gets home safe.
He has gone to the scout camp at Ennerdale to see things are ok and it is bad out there. Told him to take extra food and a sleeping bag with him just incase. He said that he would walk home if he had to so dident take the sleeping bag😱
I am sitting hear to see if tonight my hubby gets home safe.
He has gone to the scout camp at Ennerdale to see things are ok and it is bad out there. Told him to take extra food and a sleeping bag with him just incase. He said that he would walk home if he had to so dident take the sleeping bag😱
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What gets me is that they knew about a week before that a cold front was heading towards the UK and that we were going to get snow... did they do anything about it.. NO. As a kid I lived in Germany never had a problem with the snow, when I was 8 I lived in Vancouver nothing stopped for the snow, I still went to school and the buses ran as did trains etc... In 2002 I flew to Halifax NS and landed in snow that was a heck of a lot more than we got just now.. the UK must be the laughing stock of the world when we get snow..!! I remember as a kid though when we got snow every winter, I walked to school as the schools weren't shut and i don't remember the country coming to a standstill, I used to walk a mile to school.
Glad you got home Smit, I am also going to make sure I have supplies in my car when I drive up to Shropshire to see my dad for Christmas just incase..
novorapidboi26
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I think the problem the UK has is that we havent been getting this extreme weather often enough to commit resourses........
There now finding that it is happening more often, so hopefully, like countries were the have snow without fail, we can put some measures in place, like at the very least telling people to stay at home and keep their cars off the road....
There now finding that it is happening more often, so hopefully, like countries were the have snow without fail, we can put some measures in place, like at the very least telling people to stay at home and keep their cars off the road....
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[LECTURE]I lived in Germany for a few years as a child and have visited other countries whose winters are a good deal more taxing than ours, even here in the Highlands they're relatively mild. Their infrastructure is such that things go into overdrive the minute a big freeze hits and roads are being cleared within hours, they use their military if needed. People who live in these areas have the thing sussed as well and travel only if they have to, dress appropriately*, carry emergency supplies with them and generally don't take stupid risks, they also do their part to keep things moving.
We aren't used to this kind of weather here, it happens so rarely and two in a row is virtually unheard of**, so it's no real surprise we're ill-prepared, but expecting the authorities to handle everything is neither practical nor fair. My brother has been out and dug out our path and that of the neighbours who can't do it themselves (some of the folk who live by us are getting on in years and we watch out for them). We can do a great deal to help ourselves, having said that though, it's clear our councils aren't coping at all well and haven't learned the lessons of last year. Get some cat litter if you can't dig and spread on your own path (it works well at melting snow and ice).
What can you do? Don't travel unless you must, dress warmly (layers work best) and always wear a hat, scarf and gloves. If driving a long distance, make sure you have a couple of flasks with soups and/or hot drinks, also some water. Make sure you have adequate meds to last several days and a fully charged mobile phone with the number of NHS 24/Direct in it. A "Diabetic on Board" sign in the window so that emergency services will know to check on you would be a good idea too. A blanket or two, a couple of torches with spare batteries and a shovel.
* I was in town yesterday afternoon where I passed a young girl on the street dressed in thin jeans and a rather flimsy looking top. A moment later I passed a much older woman equally inadequately dressed for a temp of -6c.
** We might have predicted it though as the aftermath of the volcanic eruptions in Iceland last year have not yet fully cleared from the upper atmosphere and are likely to lower world temperatures for a few years yet. After Krakatoa (1883), "average global temperatures fell by as much as 1.2 degrees Celsius in the year following the eruption. Weather patterns continued to be chaotic for years and temperatures did not return to normal until 1888." (Thanks to Wikipedia.)[/LECTURE]
We aren't used to this kind of weather here, it happens so rarely and two in a row is virtually unheard of**, so it's no real surprise we're ill-prepared, but expecting the authorities to handle everything is neither practical nor fair. My brother has been out and dug out our path and that of the neighbours who can't do it themselves (some of the folk who live by us are getting on in years and we watch out for them). We can do a great deal to help ourselves, having said that though, it's clear our councils aren't coping at all well and haven't learned the lessons of last year. Get some cat litter if you can't dig and spread on your own path (it works well at melting snow and ice).
What can you do? Don't travel unless you must, dress warmly (layers work best) and always wear a hat, scarf and gloves. If driving a long distance, make sure you have a couple of flasks with soups and/or hot drinks, also some water. Make sure you have adequate meds to last several days and a fully charged mobile phone with the number of NHS 24/Direct in it. A "Diabetic on Board" sign in the window so that emergency services will know to check on you would be a good idea too. A blanket or two, a couple of torches with spare batteries and a shovel.
* I was in town yesterday afternoon where I passed a young girl on the street dressed in thin jeans and a rather flimsy looking top. A moment later I passed a much older woman equally inadequately dressed for a temp of -6c.
** We might have predicted it though as the aftermath of the volcanic eruptions in Iceland last year have not yet fully cleared from the upper atmosphere and are likely to lower world temperatures for a few years yet. After Krakatoa (1883), "average global temperatures fell by as much as 1.2 degrees Celsius in the year following the eruption. Weather patterns continued to be chaotic for years and temperatures did not return to normal until 1888." (Thanks to Wikipedia.)[/LECTURE]
novorapidboi26
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Interersting volcanoe facts there...............
I dont feel bad towards the councils, if the roads were clear of cars they could get the job done, but it didnt work out like that..................all they could of done is say dont use your cars today.............(monday morning rush hour)........whos got the guts to make that decision.........
I dont feel bad towards the councils, if the roads were clear of cars they could get the job done, but it didnt work out like that..................all they could of done is say dont use your cars today.............(monday morning rush hour)........whos got the guts to make that decision.........
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