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Old 09-02-2007 | 05:34 PM
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got to travel there from wiltshire tomorrow (up the M5), just wondered what the roads are like?!?

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Old 09-02-2007 | 05:35 PM
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Been snowing all bastard day & still snowing!!

Roads are fooked!
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bugger, thats no good

would you say its not worth the trip up if its really bad?
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dont know what its going to be like tomorrow but at the mo its snowing like like mad the roads are really bad up by me.
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Originally Posted by jungleistmassiv
bugger, thats no good

would you say its not worth the trip up if its really bad?
Fook knows!
I hope it clears up im meant to be going to Harrow tomorrow but wont be able to if it stays like this
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ok cheers guys, looks like I will probably have to put it off for a while!!

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Just checked the forecast & it's meant to be raining tomorrow so hopefully it'll clear the snow up
Old 09-02-2007 | 05:51 PM
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well it snowed all day yesterday here, has been raining most of the day hday, and there is still quite a bit of snow left!!
Old 09-02-2007 | 05:51 PM
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Defo don't drive unless we have some rain to clear it!!

missus is still not home after leaving Stratford at 4.10pm!! and it's only 20mins away!!
Old 09-02-2007 | 06:06 PM
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dont be so fucking gay..

I went from trowbridge at 3am this morning to argos at stafford, did not back off my limiter once from getting on m way to getting off...

motorways and main roads are fine, side roads are a different story..

oh and wales, its bad there...

it ll be no problem mate.
Old 09-02-2007 | 06:11 PM
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well its still snowing in nuneaton

roada are that bad cars carnt even get up a slight slope my way

plus just come on radio about 20 mins ago

gritters have only just been released on the m6

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you joking gritters only just been released on the m6 its been snowing all day they fooking blind.
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Originally Posted by xr4x4rs
well its still snowing in nuneaton

roada are that bad cars carnt even get up a slight slope my way

plus just come on radio about 20 mins ago

gritters have only just been released on the m6

maybe this evening but were going up and down all day spraying everybody with shit....

its only a bit of snow, I would rather it snowed like fuck than those winds we had a couple of weeks ago
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yep

i usually see gritters all day but not one at all

took my sister over an 1.5 hrs to get from cov to nuneaton in a warrior aswell

traffic is busy on m6 she said like almost stand still in some places, how true i dont know

but radio said gritters were late getting out


proberly thought it wasnt going to settle

but roads are just black ice now aswell
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i got go to shirley 2mrw morn aswell, hope it clears up, took me 3hrs to
get 12 mile home tonight and it suppose be as bad there
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Originally Posted by xr4x4rs
yep

i usually see gritters all day but not one at all

took my sister over an 1.5 hrs to get from cov to nuneaton in a warrior aswell

traffic is busy on m6 she said like almost stand still in some places, how true i dont know

but radio said gritters were late getting out


proberly thought it wasnt going to settle

but roads are just black ice now aswell
m6 at a standstill on a friday night??? it must be the snow....

hang on its like that every fucking day
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scottbrown


well yeah thats true

im only going by radio and her anyhow

im gutted i took my car off teh road i could be having some good fun in this weather

Old 09-02-2007 | 06:27 PM
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best bet is too look in the morning on the local news and see what it says....

but I cant see it being a problem
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