10-01-2013, 12:27
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Re: Snow !
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Originally Posted by joglynne
We buy a few 25kg bags from either Wicks or B & Q depending on where is cheapest and split them up between our neighbours. Us 'younger' ones do our own drives and paths plus the areas around our 'older' and less able neighbours homes. It only cost us a few quid each and keeps everyone safe. The lot we have now we bought a couple of years ago after the last big freeze depleted our stock and I'm hoping we won't have too much cause to use it this year.
Wikes are selling it at £4.99 (25kg) at the moment. |
Well according to the Daily Fail jog its looks like for the North there are several cold weeks ahead from the weekend.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...d-country.html
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10-01-2013, 12:43
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Re: Snow !
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Originally Posted by denphone
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Fingers crossed that though it may get colder we should escape the freezing snow. Our area of the Cheshire/Lancashire Plain tends to escape a lot of the harsher weather conditions as we are protected, to some extent, by the surrounding higher ground when the prevailing weather comes from the north and east. Our main weather influence is from the north and west and that is the reason we have our reputation of being Wet Manchester. 
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10-01-2013, 13:47
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Re: Snow !
I love Manchester.
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10-01-2013, 18:58
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Re: Snow !
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I love Manchester.
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So do I Arthur. 
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10-01-2013, 19:10
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Re: Snow !
anything happening down south?
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10-01-2013, 19:16
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Re: Snow !
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anything happening down south?
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Well it or depends on how much the cold air pushes southwards thenry because as we know the weather is often difficult to predict.
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10-01-2013, 19:24
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Re: Snow !
you can keep it up north. i dont mind snow, its the freeze over after lasting weeks 
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10-01-2013, 19:43
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Re: Snow !
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I love Manchester.
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so do i, especially in my rear view mirror .
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10-01-2013, 20:36
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Re: Snow !
Well as long as my council grits the road and my 30 minute journey doesn't become a 3-1/2 hour journey to hell like last time.
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10-01-2013, 20:42
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Re: Snow !
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Well as long as my council grits the road and my 30 minute journey doesn't become a 3-1/2 hour journey to hell like last time.
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Don't worry there won't be much if any snow and it won't even get that cold ,still waiting for the "beast from the east"
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11-01-2013, 10:48
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Re: Snow !
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Originally Posted by Russ
Apparently there's a cold blast from Russia coming over the next few days so heads up to anyone concerned about elderly/infirm relatives and friends in the impending cold snap, instead of spending money on grit for icy paths etc, (unused!) cat litter does exactly the same job and is a hell of a lot cheaper and you normally get much more in a bag too. Even the supermarket's cheap 'value' brands do the job.
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Example - Grit from Asda (£2.49 for 2kg)
Smartprice Cat Litter (£1.58 for 10lt) |
It is cheaper, but people doing this in 2010, I think it was, caused a national shortage of cat litter 
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11-01-2013, 10:53
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Re: Snow !
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It is cheaper, but people doing this in 2010, I think it was, caused a national shortage of cat litter |
Plus an army of defecating cats. 
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11-01-2013, 13:08
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Re: Snow !
Or what about getting a 20/25kg bag of sharp sand (currently £1.81 per bag at B&Q) and use bag of cooking salt (or other cheap salt).
Spreading sand first then sprinkle salt on top, beats spending £6/£8 - 20/25kg bag of rock salt.
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12-01-2013, 00:25
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Re: Snow !
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Plus an army of defecating cats. |
LOL
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13-01-2013, 05:49
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Re: Snow !
Started snowing in this end of Nottingham about 20 minutes ago..
Quite large flakes, but only a light covering so far.
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