All over the news this morning there’s poor wee lambs who have been stuck in their cars all night with no food and no water calling up radio stations sounding like some charity advert.
Now I understand SOME people may get stuck and SOME must travel such as lorry drivers who are already out but…
Am I alone in not having much sympathy for those stuck, unprepared, willing to put themselves at risk? There was a very rare RED weather warning in place after all…
Unfortunately you can’t educate idiots…and thats being polite.
I had never heard of a red weather warning and doubt anyone else had, but there was absolutely no reason for a major motorway to be impassable in Britain
Wheel Nut:
I had never heard of a red weather warning and doubt anyone else had, but there was absolutely no reason for a major motorway to be impassable in Britain
I think that’s a bit unfair given the weather conditions at the minute. I would suggest that probably a truck or 2 got stuck (or maybe even just cars) and due to the weather conditions they couldn’t be recovered and that was what blocked the road
toonsy:
SOME must travel such as lorry drivers who are already out but…
I despair. Why MUST lorry drivers be out in it? They should all have been sent home for the day or parked up early. Delivering TVs, Sofas, Crisps and fizzy juice is NOT essential!
North bound got stuck while they recovered a jacknifed wagon. Asda wagon then lost traction and the rest were buggered. South bound was looking really treacherous up the hill to Old Inns. Wee sports car was all over the road in front of me. I made it into outside lane and put the boot down to get past. Didn’t see many following in my mirror.
Chris1207:
toonsy:
SOME must travel such as lorry drivers who are already out but…I despair. Why MUST lorry drivers be out in it? They should all have been sent home for the day or parked up early. Delivering TVs, Sofas, Crisps and fizzy juice is NOT essential!
Because some may have already been out working?
Now I despair 
We should all be snuggly wuggly at home cuddling a teddy under a blanket.
CraigM:
North bound got stuck while they recovered a jacknifed wagon. Asda wagon then lost traction and the rest were buggered. South bound was looking really treacherous up the hill to Old Inns. Wee sports car was all over the road in front of me. I made it into outside lane and put the boot down to get past. Didn’t see many following in my mirror.
Maybe they were being sensible …
fatboystu1:
Unfortunately you can’t educate idiots…and thats being polite.
Arrogance of the highest order
kcrussell25:
Wheel Nut:
I had never heard of a red weather warning and doubt anyone else had, but there was absolutely no reason for a major motorway to be impassable in BritainI think that’s a bit unfair given the weather conditions at the minute. I would suggest that probably a truck or 2 got stuck (or maybe even just cars) and due to the weather conditions they couldn’t be recovered and that was what blocked the road
Many of us have driven in third world countries who haven’t got a pot to ■■■■ in, they still manage to keep the major routes open and the locals keep the minor roads clear. I can understand Sutton Bank or Tomintoul being blocked but this is a major artery.
Over this weekend, they spread grit and closed a road, grit/salt doesn’t work if it’s not agitated by vehicles
My 2 days off I was asked if I was doing ot tonight
Na I’ll stay home snug with a whiskey or 3 
Tbf the mess on the M80 started at lunch time with wagons stuck at Castlecarry.
The red weather warning came into effect at 3PM so most people were heading home before it and got stuck.
No excuse for not having some supplies in the car though.
raymundo:
CraigM:
North bound got stuck while they recovered a jacknifed wagon. Asda wagon then lost traction and the rest were buggered. South bound was looking really treacherous up the hill to Old Inns. Wee sports car was all over the road in front of me. I made it into outside lane and put the boot down to get past. Didn’t see many following in my mirror.Maybe they were being sensible …
Aye nae bother Captain Pugwash. Whats more sensible…using your skills to evaluate the situation and safely getting away from impending problems or getting stuck for 12hrs on a closed road.
Wheel Nut:
Over this weekend, they spread grit and closed a road, grit/salt doesn’t work if it’s not agitated by vehicles
Grit/salt also doesn’t work once the temperature gets below -7C which it was. Around here it isn’t the falling snow causing the problems but the snow being blown off the fields over the roads. Drove through stuff a foot deep over the wolds last night on the way home. Every time I came to a gap in the hedge on one stretch where you’re at right angles to the wind the car got blown sideways and you couldn’t see where the road was.
Got a text from the agency to say that most trunks have been cancelled tonight as we’re not sending anything up to Scotland again because there’s no point and its amber warning for the M62 corridor tonight so not worth it just to move some kitchens.
Regarding that motorway in Scotland, if lorries have been sliding into each other going up hill then I can only assume they’ve not been using the diff locks that are fitted to every lorry I’ve ever driven. Stick that on and you’re not sliding sideways when you hit the gas like you do if you don’t have it on.
It’s a fair point to make that some of the drivers stuck on the M80 were ill prepared. Take a bottle of water, a flask and some chocolate to see you through for chuff’s sake.
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Conor:
Wheel Nut:
Over this weekend, they spread grit and closed a road, grit/salt doesn’t work if it’s not agitated by vehiclesGrit/salt also doesn’t work once the temperature gets below -7C which it was. Around here it isn’t the falling snow causing the problems but the snow being blown off the fields over the roads. Drove through stuff a foot deep over the wolds last night on the way home. Every time I came to a gap in the hedge on one stretch where you’re at right angles to the wind the car got blown sideways and you couldn’t see where the road was.
Got a text from the agency to say that most trunks have been cancelled tonight as we’re not sending anything up to Scotland again because there’s no point and its amber warning for the M62 corridor tonight so not worth it just to move some kitchens.
Regarding that motorway in Scotland, if lorries have been sliding into each other going up hill then I can only assume they’ve not been using the diff locks that are fitted to every lorry I’ve ever driven. Stick that on and you’re not sliding sideways when you hit the gas like you do if you don’t have it on.
Do you work for Howdens?
Chris1207:
toonsy:
SOME must travel such as lorry drivers who are already out but…I despair. Why MUST lorry drivers be out in it? They should all have been sent home for the day or parked up early. Delivering TVs, Sofas, Crisps and fizzy juice is NOT essential!
Some are carrying stuff that could be classed as necessary.
Wheel Nut:
I had never heard of a red weather warning and doubt anyone else had, but there was absolutely no reason for a major motorway to be impassable in Britain
There was, I can confirm. Not sure if it’s so easy to clear " major motorway ".
Sand Fisher:
Conor:
Wheel Nut:
Over this weekend, they spread grit and closed a road, grit/salt doesn’t work if it’s not agitated by vehiclesGrit/salt also doesn’t work once the temperature gets below -7C which it was. Around here it isn’t the falling snow causing the problems but the snow being blown off the fields over the roads. Drove through stuff a foot deep over the wolds last night on the way home. Every time I came to a gap in the hedge on one stretch where you’re at right angles to the wind the car got blown sideways and you couldn’t see where the road was.
Got a text from the agency to say that most trunks have been cancelled tonight as we’re not sending anything up to Scotland again because there’s no point and its amber warning for the M62 corridor tonight so not worth it just to move some kitchens.
Regarding that motorway in Scotland, if lorries have been sliding into each other going up hill then I can only assume they’ve not been using the diff locks that are fitted to every lorry I’ve ever driven. Stick that on and you’re not sliding sideways when you hit the gas like you do if you don’t have it on.
Do you work for Howdens?
She does. I don’t
Chris1207:
toonsy:
SOME must travel such as lorry drivers who are already out but…
I despair. Why MUST lorry drivers be out in it? They should all have been sent home for the day or parked up early. Delivering TVs, Sofas, Crisps and fizzy juice is NOT essential! Yes very true but it’s also the busiest for the supermarkets as people panic buy like the end of the world is coming in a few days time
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