[geefree]

Years ago they cleared all the estates with snow ploughs and gritters,... all the "B" roads were also cleared very quickly,

We pay more council tax and road tax than ever before , yet the councils concentrate on only the "A" roads, .....and then when the snow has nearly gone, only then do they start on the estates,

Im having a little rant moment , because its not fair that they should only assume people have to get to work ...via a main road and back again,

Some people have to travel around the whole town to work,or on a lot of estates.

Us... couriers etc.

Its all about saving money again.

Rant over !

[G Griffin]

Think of all those extra wheely bins we have now though.

[Rob_Mac]

I drove my wife into work today. We live near to Alton Towers but my wife works at Etruria - Stoke on Trent (13 miles away)

We have been dumped on by the snow, it is nowhere near as bad in Stoke on Trent.

The only minor road I saw that had obviously been cleared & gritted - anyone guess??

On an estate where the majority are council houses!!!!!!

Rob

[geefree]

Yep i agree,

speaking to a bin man yesterday , and i asked how come my bin was left ,he said because the lid was slightly open (3")..... so they would have left it,

he then said , but they take everything away on council estates.... and they reason why!!!!???

because no one else would take it , and the tenants would not take it to the tip...so the estate would be over run with garbage.

so private estates pay huge amounts of council tax and get the worst services.

[[GQC] Tim]

Completely and utterly snowed in here. Really bad, you pay so much council tax and people can't even get out of the close, to go to work. It's about 20-30 cm here. They fail to realise that it's badly hurting the economy, so by them trying to save money they are actually losing on it in the end. 

[geefree]

Saw on tv this morning , the savings they tried to make has totally backfired,

as you said its costing the economy.... 2 billion per day, thats 10,000 snow ploughs.

[geefree]

Anyway,

I have just sent in a complaint to the council...asking that estates also be put on the list of priorities also... and that its all well and good getting the main roads cleared for people to travel to and from the workplace..etc etc..

but to spare a thought for people who work in and around the community ,who also pay council tax, and have also to work , and feed their families, but cant , because the estates are blocked.

Do you think they will take any notice?

me neither.

and there are hundreds and hundreds of us.

[mick hay]

Reason why theres not as much money to look after our lovely country?

Cos there are too many in it now, and the public and councils purse only holds the same amount of money as it did previously.........hence.....

Those numb nuts in immigration didnt think of this before opening their welcoming arms to everyone!!!    

[chopsie]

Hers is a crazy idea, why don't u and your neighbours get your shovels out and clear your street, that's what they did when I was a kid. But trouble is nobody even speaks to their neighbours now, let alone help each other out.

[bobby p]

its all so very true but no point bleating about it .   then again,if it staves off your cabin fever then BLEAT away but not in my ear

[geefree]

Its not my street im worried about, its all the others with a slight incline where my van gets stuck.

[Rob_Mac]

I so want to go off on a rant on this one but I wont!!!

Anyone that watched the programme Trillion pound debt(or something like that) would know that we now have 70% public sector being funded by 30% private sector.

Unsustainable!!! and I can understand the cutbacks in the public sector are needed but as has been said the people paying their taxes are never the people that benefit from the basic services.

We have just lent Ireland billions and the get out ought to have been - come out of the Euro but it didn't happen.

If we have to have these austerity measures fine but the people that pay least gain the most!!!!

Myself and my neighbours cleared our drive at 05.30 this morning!

Rob

[geefree]

its all so very true but no point bleating about it .   then again,if it staves off your cabin fever then BLEAT away but not in my ear

you dont have to read it or comment if thats how you feel,... but to the majority of us who are stuck at home not earning anything , i would say its an issue worth raising,
because at this moment in time , i am not in the mood to talk about , best gloves, which van.. how big is your tank etc etc..

when i cant even get out to work.... its a rant.. my rant

and you dont need to get involved if you dont want to  

[Scrimble]

boo hoo ho what a bunch of complaining miserable old farts people are today,

do you really need to be spoon fed like a baby by the nanny state? get out there and shovel the road yourself and fit some proper winter tyres on your vehicle because let me guess you still have the wrong tyres on for the conditions!

in germany, france etc and every other country in europe which suffers worse snow than here they cope just fine stop being such a bunch of complaining gits.

[Scrimble]

in germany its law to have winter tyres fitted which i have fitted on my van,

but in this country they spray grit everywhere for the inept british public

[Klean07]

After all the bad snow in January our council left most streets with a grit bin. However even with this I can't see the point especially here where I live because its snowing again!!

[geefree]

your wrong ST1Allstar

i have winter tyres on the van which do not get up a slight incline in one foot of snow,

we dont live in germany france or timbucktoo,we live here in england, wher the powers that be, cannot or will not provide a service worthy of the billions we pay in taxes,

its not about moaning , oh and if i shovel my street , does that mean i will be able to work on all the estaes  : :

but its a forum , and your views are as important as anyone elses,

however , the fact is we cannot work if the roads are blocked,

i trust that you have shovelled away all the snow on the estates you work in, and come back home to sit on the computer ,now all your work is done.

[bobby p]

must admit id rant too if my winter tyres id just bought didnt work.  what van is it Gazza ,just out of interest ?  i spose all the weight is in the back if you are wfp?

[tom2009]

I so want to go off on a rant on this one but I wont!!!

Anyone that watched the programme Trillion pound debt(or something like that) would know that we now have 70% public sector being funded by 30% private sector.

Unsustainable!!! and I can understand the cutbacks in the public sector are needed but as has been said the people paying their taxes are never the people that benefit from the basic services.

We have just lent Ireland billions and the get out ought to have been - come out of the Euro but it didn't happen.

If we have to have these austerity measures fine but the people that pay least gain the most!!!!

Myself and my neighbours cleared our drive at 05.30 this morning!

Rob

I watched that!! bloody country's going to the dogs! It's an absolutely crazy ratio of public to private sector far worse even than communist China !! (thats what really shocked me  ) Jobs for the boys and their mates, wives, cousins, pets. We're all sleep walking into economic meltdown and no one is even talking about it, the only topic discussed seems to be who's gonna win X factor. I absolutely dispair.

[rg1]

People could do more for themselves rather than relying on the council. Buy some snow chains and you won't have a problem getting in and out of estates.