A woman braves the elements in Birmingham.
Snow hits the region
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34 Comments
Where were the gritters yesterday?
There is no point gritting when it is raining / sleeting as it would simply be washed down the drains. Surprised no treatment appeared to be carried out in my brough (Dudley) late last night when it started to settle though!
no news of it on the weather as well the report at 11pm said we might see snow did thet not look out the window
can they not do the weather report right all they have to do is open the door
SNOW ?? you guys up there got snow. well we in somerset got rain and lots of it, lucky really as we never get the roads gritted here even when its icey !!!
It was really beautiful, went out for a snowball fight at midnight and probably woke the neighbours up.
We had reports of snow on evening itv news yesterday,and the gritters were out in Lower Gornal at 930pm.
cccccooooolllllddddd,well sandwell and wolverhampton councils NOT,i drove from tipton last night to get to j10 m6 to drive to telford and i did’nt see one gritter lorry anywhere a car spun out another skidded in to a bad patch and could’nt get out,when it comes to snow we must be the third world of gritting and keeping the roads clear,will any councillers reply on this page i don’t think so.
The gritters did come out in wolverhampton was a little late when they did as the roads already had a few cm’s of snow on them but none the less they were about
it was snowing.well sleeting early afternoon yesterday. Shame it wasnt much…as a lot could of got us a day off work.
What luck here in London all we got was freezing wind and lashes of rain
Gaddamit, we’ve got it so wrong! Instead of entrusting high-payed Chief Executives to run out local councils and appoint managers to mobilise the gritters we should evidently give the job to Si and Ste who evidently think that by opening a door or looking out of the window the enormous task of gritting the second largest conurbation in the country will be completed!
Can anyone remember the last time we had significant snowfall in November? Here’s hoping for more!
Severe weather warnings on met office web site yesterday afternoon, shame they did not warn of 15 hour power cut, no heat, no light, no hot water but plenty of weather.
Have si and ste hit a nerve counsellor Benjamin?
I drove back from walsall to longbridge last night on the M5 and the A491.
Was fantastic experience, also hillarious to see large 4×4 and family cars sliding down Frankley hill, when i was in a peugeot 106!!
Bring more snow!!
I had to drive from Tame Bridge Walsall back to Longbridge. It was 10:30pm when i left, the snow was at its worst! GOing on the motorway and driving on A roads was a new experience! IF anyone knows Frankley hill, then you will know how hard it is in snow, cars were sliding and stuck, very funny i thought! But i made it up first time in a little 106….justice!!
Walsall roads were very good this morning and i think the gritters started about 12 midnight. Not the Chaos that the happened last time. Even BBC interactive were playing down the snowfall at 11.23pm when it was snowing heavily - not even BBC take it serious (god forbid snow in london it would have been the main news headline)
I live in Poland and it we’ve hardly had any snow. It looks chilly in the Black Country!
I had to get my wife to Sandwell A & E at around 10.30pm and the roads where an absolute disgrace. In hindsight i would have been better calling for an ambulance as it took me over an hour on the main roads from Wednesbury up to the hospital! I did not see one gritter in the time i was on the road…
It’s the same year in year out we as a country never learn to deal with inclement weather (Floods earlier in the year and the little bit of snow!)
On pretty much this day two years ago we had some sudden snowfall when the rain turned and created chaos. I can also remember snow in November (significant amounts) in the very late 80’s when I was a kid.
There was plenty of snow in Vienna at the weekend (and it was cold in the Ernst Happel Stadium on Friday night!!! Damn metal seats…) The difference is, not only do they clear the roads here, we also change our tyres.
a couple a mm of snow and the midlands grinds to a stop… crazy…
Clear blue skies and hot, hot, hot down here. It’s only a couple of hours away so pack a bag and you can hit the beach for some sunshine therapy.Much as I love W-ton it’s at times like this that I don’t envy you!
The gritters were out about 9pm in Wednesfield
Where were the Dudley MBC gritters around cradley? There will still none around even at 11pm last night. Well, maybe the director of childrens services will decide to close the schools instead next time. There were plenty Sandwell MBC in the sandwell borough area they even started on Wednesday. So much for our highly inflated council tax in dudley borough.
Thats not snow, i use to live in Essington nr Wolverhampton but now live in Canada, we’re still waitting for snow here and when it doe’s i’ll send you some pic’s of proper snow.
Its winter what does everyone expect…a heatwave!
I lived in Germany for 15 yeras the snow and bad weather doesnt bring Germany to a halt no bugger moans there!
Get on it with youll find out how well you drive and enjoy it…its nearly christmas
SNOW? What’s that?
Oh, yes, I remember. It’s the stuff that turns a 20 minutes drive home into a 3 hour nightmare
Ian - in a nice warm Western Australia
The UK seems to be the only country about that CANT cope with a few mm / cm’s of snow. The rest of the world can get feet of the stuff and they still carry on with normal day to day things! Really is mad. Bring on more snow, thats what i say - Rather than the half slush stuff we normally get - people should stop moaning and get on with it. And yes, i have been caught up in the traffic, which has turned a 30 minute journey to a 3 hour journey to do 18 miles…
Enjoy it when it snows and you never know, you might even get a day off work if its THAT bad…!!!!
More Snow we want moreeeeeeeeeee snow…lol
None of that here in Saudi Arabia. We do miss it.
i agree with kb’s comments, as we are now gearing up for winter snowfall in Michigan and well can honestly say that it will never disrupt our daily events once. So come on UK get up to speed and prepare properly.
Sat on the balcony watching the sun set over the med never saw any gritters either