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Road conditions this morning

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  • 04-01-2008 10:10am
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    grasscutter
    Registered Users Posts: 164 ✭✭


    Hi

    I drove in from Bruff to work in the city this morning and had the misfortune to leave home at 8am and caught the worst of the snow. All the way in the roads didnt seem to have been gritted and were a bl**dy nightmare.

    Any reason why there was no gritting done overnight? Even the roads around the Killmallock and Childers road roudabout had seemed to be overlooked.

    grasscutter


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    Casperbhoy
    Registered Users Posts: 263 ✭✭Casperbhoy


    grasscutter wrote: »
    Hi

    I drove in from Bruff to work in the city this morning and had the misfortune to leave home at 8am and caught the worst of the snow. All the way in the roads didnt seem to have been gritted and were a bl**dy nightmare.

    Any reason why there was no gritting done overnight? Even the roads around the Killmallock and Childers road roudabout had seemed to be overlooked.

    grasscutter


    was in work before the snow, will be like glass when the snow compacts & freezes over so DRIVE CARFULLY EVERYONE:)


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    Jumpy
    Registered Users Posts: 7,606 ✭✭✭Jumpy


    1 bloody hour from town to work.
    It usually takes me 4 minutes.


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    MarkR
    Moderators, Regional Midwest Moderators Posts: 11,101 Mod ✭✭✭✭MarkR


    Was in before the snow. Still cold out so looks like it's going to be an interesting drive home.


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    dellas1979
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    Thats what worried me - the drive home. I normally go back roads into Hassetts cross, but came in through castletroy this morning as the back roads were treacherous.

    Were being told to go home by 12 if conditions havent improved, as driving home at 5 this evening if it keeps snowing like this isnt an option.


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    CerebralCortex
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    Don't worry its raining. At 9.30 the snow was of the roads and people were still acting like assholes.


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    Lazers pew pew
    Closed Accounts Posts: 197 ✭✭Lazers pew pew


    thanks heavens it pissed out
    i drove from norwood to the dock road in second gear
    took me half an hour, usually takes 7 minutes


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    phog
    Registered Users Posts: 24,314 ✭✭✭✭phog


    Lazers pew pew wrote: »
    thanks heavens it pissed out
    i drove from norwood to the dock road in second gear
    took me half an hour, usually takes 7 minutes

    I was always told to drive in a high gear and low rev for icy conditions and a low gear with a high rev going through a flood.


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    opelmanta
    Registered Users Posts: 259 ✭✭opelmanta


    just thought id say from what i saw that snowy morning city people cant drive for s**t


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    cooperguy
    Registered Users Posts: 2,650 ✭✭✭cooperguy


    phog wrote: »
    I was always told to drive in a high gear and low rev for icy conditions and a low gear with a high rev going through a flood.
    Ya thats the way to do it as far as I know


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