Residents urged to "travel with caution" as winter sets in (From Echo)

Thanks for the information. However, looking at the map, the Southend area appears not to have any routes that will be gritted, I assume this is due to it being an unitary aithority. Is there any chance you can publish details odf what SBC plan to do to keep the borouigh's road clear?

EssexBoy1968 wrote:
Thanks for the information. However, looking at the map, the Southend area appears not to have any routes that will be gritted, I assume this is due to it being an unitary aithority. Is there any chance you can publish details odf what SBC plan to do to keep the borouigh's road clear?

all the hot air coming from the SBC offices will be used to keep the roads snow free

EssexBoy1968 wrote:
Thanks for the information. However, looking at the map, the Southend area appears not to have any routes that will be gritted, I assume this is due to it being an unitary aithority. Is there any chance you can publish details odf what SBC plan to do to keep the borouigh's road clear?

Obviously my typing skills are poor, My last sentence should read:-
Is there any chance you can publish details of what SBC plan to do to keep the borough's roads clear?

Eric Whim wrote:

EssexBoy1968 wrote: Thanks for the information. However, looking at the map, the Southend area appears not to have any routes that will be gritted, I assume this is due to it being an unitary aithority. Is there any chance you can publish details odf what SBC plan to do to keep the borouigh's road clear?

all the hot air coming from the SBC offices will be used to keep the roads snow free

Certainly didn't work the last few times we have had snow. I drove to London, & the only difficulty I had was in Southend!

The world is going to end!!!!! Oh, no, it's just a bit of snow!

Why is it every time there is a little bit of "weather" other than dry, the country comes to a stop, warnings are issued etc. It's like we've never had snow before!

I-say-you-say wrote:
The world is going to end!!!!! Oh, no, it's just a bit of snow!

Why is it every time there is a little bit of "weather" other than dry, the country comes to a stop, warnings are issued etc. It's like we've never had snow before!

it's started snowing! Don't panic! Don't panic!

EssexBoy1968 wrote:

EssexBoy1968 wrote:
Thanks for the information. However, looking at the map, the Southend area appears not to have any routes that will be gritted, I assume this is due to it being an unitary aithority. Is there any chance you can publish details odf what SBC plan to do to keep the borouigh's road clear?

Obviously my typing skills are poor, My last sentence should read:-
Is there any chance you can publish details of what SBC plan to do to keep the borough's roads clear?

It has been on the council website since the summer.
http://www.southend.
gov.uk/info/561/road
s-gritting

Eric Whim wrote:

I-say-you-say wrote: The world is going to end!!!!! Oh, no, it's just a bit of snow! Why is it every time there is a little bit of "weather" other than dry, the country comes to a stop, warnings are issued etc. It's like we've never had snow before!

it's started snowing! Don't panic! Don't panic!

Arrrrgghhhh!!! Run for the hills! Oh you can't because they have all of half a mm of snow on them!

The only good thing is that my boss panics and sends me home early! Haha!

Nebs wrote:

EssexBoy1968 wrote:

EssexBoy1968 wrote: Thanks for the information. However, looking at the map, the Southend area appears not to have any routes that will be gritted, I assume this is due to it being an unitary aithority. Is there any chance you can publish details odf what SBC plan to do to keep the borouigh's road clear?

Obviously my typing skills are poor, My last sentence should read:- Is there any chance you can publish details of what SBC plan to do to keep the borough's roads clear?

It has been on the council website since the summer. http://www.southend. gov.uk/info/561/road s-gritting

Thank you, I am aware of that, but maybe the Echo would like to publish the details. Also, as I am sure you are aware, the roads in Southend, for which SBC are responsible for, were not cleared the last few times there was snow - in marked contrast to those under the responsibility of ECC. For example, the A13 was uncleared with the Southend Borough area, whilst elsewhere, all the way to London it had been.
Therefore, it would be helpful if SBC were to publicise what they were doing via local news media.

I-say-you-say wrote:

Eric Whim wrote:

I-say-you-say wrote: The world is going to end!!!!! Oh, no, it's just a bit of snow! Why is it every time there is a little bit of "weather" other than dry, the country comes to a stop, warnings are issued etc. It's like we've never had snow before!

it's started snowing! Don't panic! Don't panic!

Arrrrgghhhh!!! Run for the hills! Oh you can't because they have all of half a mm of snow on them! The only good thing is that my boss panics and sends me home early! Haha!

No, the world will not end, but SBC are supposed to keep the trunk routes within the borough clear, something they continually fail to do.

gritting lorries were out early afternoon but I would imagine the rain that fell subsequently has washed most of that away - sweepstake open on how many schools closed tomorrow....

We have snow EVERY year, but the country never learns.

I was taught to drive and according to the conditions, yet many tend to drive like the idiots they are, too fast, and TOO close.

You lot need to learn to use an ex-army land rover, in the snow gives you the edge, anyone too close tends to bounce off, transferable to real four wheel drive, low traction and high torque,
Living on a hill in Rayleigh, it's always amusing to see and hear the pantomime outside, as Clio's, K.A's Fiesta's attempt the impossible......