Crap Weather For December

[rmcin626]

i saw greenock was badly hit..

Not too bad now Grant, the roads and Tesco fairly quiet

[dave2010]

You could use salt to melt the ice on the driveway. I've done that in the past - although I only have to get the bin from the forecourt to the pavement it can still be a dangerous endeavour.

In the summer I use the salt to stop weeds growing through the flags. A big tub of salt is only a couple of quid.

Just getting to the part which is most lethal to apply the salt and grit would be hazardous.

I have bags of rock salt for use on the flatter areas, but the slope at the end of the neighbour's drive is a major problem, and can go from manageable (merely wet) to treacherous in a matter of a few hours.
If the weather gets really bad I don't bother to put any bins out, but wait for the next time - usually 2 weeks later.

I perhaps should have done that this last time, but I got about 80% of the way to the kerb side location, and didn't want to turn back. It was, however, touch and go whether I was going to fall over, and there were several "dynamic" moments.

[dave2010]

Today it actually looks pleasant - some sun, shadows and blue skies. It is cold - with frosting on the ground - probably around -2 to 1 C, but no wind
Last night the weather was disgusting - lashings of rain and high winds - but now it's quiet again.

[struth]

Not too bad now Grant, the roads and Tesco fairly quiet

good to hear.. was some flooding here in the county too but its subsided now apparently

[Macca]

after the rain this morning stopped we haven't really had any weather for the rest of the day.

[dave2010]

Went out this aftenoon, and the weather worsened. Temperatures around -1 to +1 C are a pain, with either slush or ice making it hard to walk safely. Driving back was also a bit of a challenge, with part of the route back snowing hard, so driving into falling snow in the dark really quite difficult.