The Daily Mash is spot on re silly transport anger:

http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/s...-200912222329/

"Not going outside when it snows can seem complicated to the average
layman. You could try pretending there's a flesh-eating zombie vampire
snowman on the other side of your front door. Your worthless job will
still be there when it melts."

It's also good on E*:

"The company also warned that many of the British passengers stranded
near Calais may now be too French to return to the UK."'

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John B wrote:

[snip]

"The company also warned that many of the British passengers stranded
near Calais may now be too French to return to the UK."'


Not when I'm drinking coffee, please!

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John B wrote:
The Daily Mash is spot on re silly transport anger:

http://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/s...-200912222329/

"Not going outside when it snows can seem complicated to the average
layman. You could try pretending there's a flesh-eating zombie vampire
snowman on the other side of your front door. Your worthless job will
still be there when it melts."

It's also good on E*:

"The company also warned that many of the British passengers stranded
near Calais may now be too French to return to the UK."'

--
John Band
john at johnband dot org
www.johnband.org
That only applies as long as you've got electr...........

On Tue, 22 Dec 2009 06:44:16 -0800, John B wrote:

The Daily Mash is spot on re silly transport anger:

One of the DJs on Radio 1 last night was saying he was slightly bemused
that he'd managed to drive from Cardiff to London with no problems at all
while, according to some of the media, it was impossible to get from one
side of London to the other.

peter

naked_draughtsman wrote:
On Tue, 22 Dec 2009 06:44:16 -0800, John B wrote:

The Daily Mash is spot on re silly transport anger:

One of the DJs on Radio 1 last night was saying he was slightly
bemused that he'd managed to drive from Cardiff to London with no
problems at all while, according to some of the media, it was
impossible to get from one side of London to the other.

It was easy to get from one side of London to the other, the problem was in
getting from one hill of London to another.

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On Dec 23, 1:55*am, Hans-Joachim Zierke
wrote:
naked_draughtsman schrieb:

One of the DJs on Radio 1 last night was saying he was slightly bemused
that he'd managed to drive from Cardiff to London with no problems at all
while, according to some of the media, it was impossible to get from one
side of London to the other.

He's possibly used some unfair advantage of 22nd century technology,
like snow chains.

Hans-Joachim

There was footage of someone using them on the local news earlier. I
was shocked, it's the first time I've ever seen them in England. Says
a lot.

He's possibly used some unfair advantage of 22nd century technology,
like snow chains.

Hans-Joachim

There was footage of someone using them on the local news earlier. I
was shocked, it's the first time I've ever seen them in England. Says
a lot.

They're illegal for road use in the UK.

Keith Raeburn
wibbled on Wednesday 23 December 2009 20:20


He's possibly used some unfair advantage of 22nd century technology,
like snow chains.

Hans-Joachim

There was footage of someone using them on the local news earlier. I
was shocked, it's the first time I've ever seen them in England. Says
a lot.

They're illegal for road use in the UK.

Where does it say that? Enough places in the UK sell them, including
Halfords. Not that many people drive abroad in winter surely, otheriwse it
would be a rather niche market.

Anyway, if the councils are not going to bothern doing their job, what
alternative do I have?

--
Tim Watts

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On Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:45:49 +0000, Tim W put finger to keyboard and
typed:

Keith Raeburn
wibbled on Wednesday 23 December 2009 20:20


He's possibly used some unfair advantage of 22nd century technology,
like snow chains.

Hans-Joachim

There was footage of someone using them on the local news earlier. I
was shocked, it's the first time I've ever seen them in England. Says
a lot.

They're illegal for road use in the UK.

Where does it say that? Enough places in the UK sell them, including
Halfords. Not that many people drive abroad in winter surely, otheriwse it
would be a rather niche market.

They're not illegal per se, but the Construction and Use Regulations
make it illegal to use tyres, or anything attached to tyres, that can
damage the road surface. This is interpreted in case law to mean that
you can only use snow chains (or studded tyres) when the snow is deep
enough that they won't touch the tarmac under the snow. In practice,
therefore, there are very few occasions in the UK when you can legally
use them on the public roads.

Mark
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Stuff: http://www.good-stuff.co.uk

On Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:45:49 +0000, Tim W wrote:

Keith Raeburn
wibbled on Wednesday 23 December 2009 20:20


He's possibly used some unfair advantage of 22nd century technology,
like snow chains.

Hans-Joachim

There was footage of someone using them on the local news earlier. I
was shocked, it's the first time I've ever seen them in England. Says
a lot.

They're illegal for road use in the UK.

Where does it say that? Enough places in the UK sell them, including
Halfords. Not that many people drive abroad in winter surely, otheriwse it
would be a rather niche market.

They are only illegal if used inappropriately such that a vehicle is
in a dangerous condition. Although they seem to get effective approval
for use (only in deep snow) on various local authority and fire
service sites they don't seem to be mentioned at all by DafT or by
Transport Scotland.

Anyway, if the councils are not going to bothern doing their job, what
alternative do I have?