General Chat

Why not thicker tread tyres or snow tyres as they are called?

Waits for the same darned excuse ' unforseen extreme weather conditions' reads as
we have 'underestimated again the amount of salt required this year' .. in other words
'fingers crossed , although you suckers have already paid for this in case it happens . we are betting on a mild winter'
then there is the Government bleating on about supporting UK workers and businesses
But the water suppliers ar really quick to impose hosepipe bans in the summer before the supposed droughts even appear.

Really pees me off that the local/county council grit the nearby motorway (which of course, they should), but never grit pavements or the roads on housing estates - which is, of course, where there is a great concentration of Council tax paying 'locals'!
Which means that those who live in areas where they consider pedestrians and 'local' roads can get to work, but muggins here is left housebound, using leave up because I can't get to work.

...Irony is, I work for the bloody County Council!!!!

Sick and tired of the local Councils bleating that ' due to UNFORSEEN winter weather' they have run out of grit.or salt.
We the UK get snow .. we have had snow for the last three years that have affected our roads and brought work to a standstill
Bet that this year we will still get the same lame excuse.

we have terrible snow here
even the cat wont go out unless it has to
but everything is carrying on as normal
we are well used to it here

Don,t think we go into a panic anymore.
There is a problem if roads are not gritted because Councils cannot afford it. or don't react until it is too late.
That leaves everyone trying to earn a living who pay for this eventuality high and dry.

Halfrauds may well sell them but i think you will find they are illegal to use on tarmac roads.

I think you can only use them if the snow is a certain depth or they damage the road surface.

our country in a panic. I know Canada and such (yes I do realise they get more snow) have snow tyres but as a child in the forties, I can remember my father using snow chains on his car. We lived in a city with steep hills all around on whiich the housing was built. Never seem to hear or see car chains in use now. Just googled and Halfords sell them