Someone just told me the M62 is closed due to snow.

I have a feeling it'll be snowing here within the next 2 days or so.. The sky looks full of it..

My supervisor has just been phoned by his girlfriend who claims it's snowing in sheffield. i didn't manage to find out where abouts though.

I wonder if a couple of flakes of snow will cause the same trouble as last year.

you know things are interesting when u talk about the weather! ohh it smells like snow!! i can feel it on my bones!:hihi:

Snow is interesting in sheffield as one flake will cause complete mayhem! no buses, trams or trains, and people will all rush out to the shops to bulk buy bread and cheese. Total gridlock!

am in an office near the cathedral in town and its just chucking it down with rain at the mo - has been all day :|

My (unreliable) friend has just informed me it is snowing at Fox House - anyone know if this is true??
cheers...

We have sleet in the Hills of Crookes...

Ha ha, I'm in hallam and even though it's quite clearly not snowing here, loads of staff have just decided to leave work early just in case. This is exactly what happened last time, everyone left work early, which made the city come to a halt. Idiots!

Originally posted by Lee1979
am in an office near the cathedral in town and its just chucking it down with rain at the mo - has been all day :|

I'm across from Waitrose, and the traffic outside my window is a nightmare! Backed up in every direction.. PLEASE be gone by 6pm :(

(It's raining heavily as well)

Originally posted by Andy78
Ha ha, I'm in hallam and even though it's quite clearly not snowing here, loads of staff have just decided to leave work early just in case. This is exactly what happened last time, everyone left work early, which made the city come to a halt. Idiots!

Good news for me if they're all gone before I leave work :D

Originally posted by GazB
I'm across from Waitrose, and the traffic outside my window is a nightmare! Backed up in every direction.. PLEASE be gone by 6pm :(

(It's raining heavily as well)


Argh! I need to get a bus home down ecclesall road. looks like i'll have to walk and get wet. I hate stupid people! (see previous post).

Please, everyone who is working, don't panic and leave work at the normal time. We are not going to get snowed in.

I don't doubt you. The weather can suddenly change as you get out onto the moors...

Originally posted by GazB
Good news for me if they're all gone before I leave work :D

Thats the problem though, if they left an hour or so ago, it'd be fine, but by leaving at this time, they'll clog up the roads. Between now and 5, it'll just get worse and worse.

Originally posted by Andy78
Ha ha, I'm in hallam and even though it's quite clearly not snowing here, loads of staff have just decided to leave work early just in case. This is exactly what happened last time, everyone left work early, which made the city come to a halt. Idiots!

I'd dock them half a days pay if they left.

Originally posted by nick2
I'd dock them half a days pay if they left.

I'd love to, but unfortunately I don't pay them :(

Originally posted by Andy78
Argh! I need to get a bus home down ecclesall road. looks like i'll have to walk and get wet. I hate stupid people! (see previous post).

Please, everyone who is working, don't panic and leave work at the normal time. We are not going to get snowed in.

right - am leaving work right now and taking everyone with me :hihi:

Light snow up here in stocksbridge - not settling yet

It's dreary and depressing enough let's not make it even worse please!!

Originally posted by Lee1979
right - am leaving work right now and taking everyone with me :hihi:


Right where do you work? I'm on my way over to block the door! Grrrrrrr!

Thank god I filled my filing cabinet with corned beef and baked beans earlier in the year as a precaution.

I have just been (reliably) informed by the oldest kid in Sheffield..
Its snowing heavy in redmires!

Quick get to ASDA and buy all the milk!

incidentally, just checked the forcast; they reckon it's going to be
-1 on sat night, then 10 deg on sun night. How strange.

If anyone buys all the cheese I'll be very unhappy! and don't even think of touching the spam!

It's now sleety snow here :(

i`ve just come out of grenoside woods and its been snowing quite a lot there as well, enough to have covered my dog in a thin layer. It hasn`t settled any where ... its far to wet

Snowy sleet in Ecclesall - seems to be settling on parked cars a bit but only thinly and not on anything else.

Originally posted by Andy78
Right where do you work? I'm on my way over to block the door! Grrrrrrr!

Some of us leave early everyday :P :hihi: (did I mention 3.30pm finishes)

Traffic Roads Chaos on the Streets of Sheffield.

Yes, on the Roads Of Sheffield the mere rumour of snow has caused multiple incidents of thoroughfare madness.

Cars skidding into trees, dents, swearing bus drivers (no change there then), abandoned vehicles. Idiots in 4WD cars thinking they're in a Land Rover.

Don't forget your woolly underpants, a thermos of hot sweet tea, some Hob Nobs, a spade, a primus stove, and a length of hose pipe to use a snorkel in case you get snowed into your car.

Will this madness ever stop?

Originally posted by Deejay
Some of us leave early everyday :P :hihi: (did I mention 3.30pm finishes)

Not fair! I think I may stay in work till 6 and let the traffic die down.

I've just been outside and I can confirm that it's raining here. Now that means there is a chance of drowning, I suggest that we all go crazy and run for the hills. if you see a tree, climb it and live in the branches. Take lots of survival equipment like torches, flares, spam and a tent. Quick go before it's too late!

Full on snow up ere' now :)

Settling on the cars in the street..

Sorry Andy but I do go into work at 7, so I'm allowed to go early hehe...

It sounds like I'm going to have fun driving back over the Pennines from work in Stockport......

I don't think my car is very suited to snow...

:(

snowing up stannignton, settling aswell!!!


no college 2mora hopefully! :P

Originally posted by steelcitybab
snowing up stannington, settling aswell!!!


no college 2mora hopefully! :P

Get the sledge out, all downhill :wink:

Whoooooooooooosh :clap:

Excellent news - snowballs and mixed grill for tea at fox house for me..

I'm just waiying for the Snake pass to close.:(

Originally posted by Deejay
Full on snow up ere' now :)

Settling on the cars in the street..


Shhhhh! don't advertise the fact. People will start killing themselves to avoid the apocalypse

Originally posted by Deejay
Get the sledge out, all downhill :wink:

Whoooooooooooosh :clap:

i no wicked init, we always get it wrose, cos we on top of a hill!!!
when get to malin bridge they ant even got a flake!!
:lol:

Well I come back via the A6, and then up on Rushup Edge and down Winnats pass through Castleton.

I can't say as I'm looking forward to driving/sliding down Winnats pass. It's usually extremely foggy up on Rushup Edge, too.....

Evidently it's lying in Crookes now.

Never mind Winnats, ust getting up our road could be hard enough! ;) Good luck!

Apparently snowing in Dronfield and it's just starting here in town :thumbsup:

I mostly work from home. Should I leave early for the pub?

Originally posted by rinty
Apparently snowing in Dronfield and it's just starting here in town :thumbsup:

Yep, snowing where I am.. but the traffic was worse when it was just rain :loopy:

I guess I'm going to have to bring my tropical plants in off the back garden then, assuming there not dead already.

Originally posted by gravity-slave
Evidently it's lying in Crookes now.


It is indeed... only on the cars mind, roads to wet for it to settle :)

Weather like this makes me feel glad I leave early :clap:

Did someone mention pub ??

Originally posted by GazB
Yep, snowing where I am.. but the traffic was worse when it was just rain :loopy:

how bad is the traffic there? I'm still in work because I really don't want to be sat in traffic for hours. Actually someone just mentioned the pub. I might just go to the pub instead of home. Whata cracking idea!

I'm in Moorfoot with a good (if that's what floats your boat!) view of St Mary's Road / London Road / bottom of Ecclesall Road and although it's busy at least things are moving, with no sign of gridlock yet!

No snow though, so the second one flake lands it'll turn into anarchy...

covering where i am(stannington) dad cant even get down road with car!! :o

Lend him your sledge then.. Honestly :roll:

It be covered in that white stuff at the top o Stannington. Can't get off my road now to get to College:clap:

Originally posted by Deejay
Lend him your sledge then.. Honestly :roll:

ok ok chill!!! i will...hehe:lol:


Originally posted by Beastieboy
It be covered in that white stuff at the top o Stannington. Can't get off my road now to get to College:clap:

I no wicked int it!!! :thumbsup:

Bet rest of Sheffield is jelous!! :P

Doesn't seemt to be passing. Settling on the pavements and houses and gardens now, and the road is starting to whiten up.

Originally posted by Andy78
how bad is the traffic there? I'm still in work because I really don't want to be sat in traffic for hours. Actually someone just mentioned the pub. I might just go to the pub instead of home. Whata cracking idea!

Just got a heck of alot worse. Going up to the University roundabout from the Waitrose roundabout is jammed all the way to the bottom (from what I can see) but I can't see Eccy Rd from here.

Originally posted by t020
Doesn't seemt to be passing. Settling on the pavements and houses and gardens now, and the road is starting to whiten up.

LOL - Anyone would think we were talking about nuclear fallout or ash from a volcanic erruption.

Originally posted by nick2
LOL - Anyone would think we were talking about nuclear fallout or ash from a volcanic erruption.

lol:lol: i know its a bit of snow people!!! :loopy:

God help us if we got a bomb thret!! :hihi:

All you people shouting 'yippee', I suppose then I can make a list up calling on you to do my shopping, to grit the road and pavement on the hill where my house stands and take max out to exercise which when it's cold he thinks means slinking along two feet behind ne and stopping every time I try to shelter from the elements.

yes finally it has started to snow

Originally posted by richynomates
Excellent news - snowballs and mixed grill for tea at fox house for me..

Mmmm mixed grill sounds good and very tempting :)

Well still raining heavy here nr Crystal Peaks... Mr P just texted me and informs me there is alot of snow where he's working...

Take me back down South! :? lol

Originally posted by t020
Doesn't seemt to be passing. Settling on the pavements and houses and gardens now, and the road is starting to whiten up.

Yes, it has been constantly snowing for about two hours now and there's no sign of it stopping.

i know just be outside to have a look, road proper covered where i am (top of stannington) so my fingers are still crossed for tomorrow about college :lol:

but all the family is out, so worried about them now.
Bro travelling back from Barnsly!! :(

Well i take it all back... just opened the front door to let someone in (no not a stranger lol) hmmm... yeah it's er.... SNOWING!

Not sure it will settle tho as its been heavily raining here...

Anybody know if Hagg Hill is drivable? (Going Up)

Yes its getting quite thick in the sky up here, the kids are going mad to get out in it allready. Although it seems to be slushy on the floor. Hope it settles overnight ... YEY snow.. :)

As someone on one rainy cold sunday afternoon, who went for a drive to ringinglow to keep my 1 and 3 year olds quiet. As the rain turned to snow just before the Norfolk arms and I subsequently rolled off the road, landing upside down writing my car off in the process - Remember it is incredibly dangerous driving in the merest hint of snow and freezing weather. Btw I was doing 10 miles an hour at the time.

The forecast for this evening is for it to get worse before it gets better. Expect a covering by the morning!

On my way home I have seen one man laying on the ground at the zebra crossing near fir vale with a car almost on him, and a crash near firth park, be careful out there.

Cars struggling to get up our road now :help:

No sign of easing up just yet..

God, if your listening, Please let me have a 3 day weekend :)

I wont be able to find my white car by morning :(

A good couple of inches now. :clap:

Originally posted by nick2
LOL - Anyone would think we were talking about nuclear fallout or ash from a volcanic erruption.

:lol:

Erm...did someone fast forward the calendar a couple of months when I wasn't looking???
It is still November isn't it???:confused:

:clap: They're having a snowball fight at the top of the road...

its going to rain later, enjoy it while you can!

Opps hehe used too many smilies LOL :lol

second try!!!

ITS SNOWING!!!!!:clap: :clap: :clap: :headbang: :headbang: :love: :love:

got abit over excited hehe:blush: :blush:

I'm still at work - won't bloody let any of us go early - bah!

Anyone know what It's like on Rutland Road?

Mind, I don't finish for a couple of hours, so it could all change.

Hey it is proper snow out there!

I got home from work more or less on time, amazingly, from Derby to Bradway. 17:10 Midland Mainline train from Derby got to Sheffield on time at 17:48, then the TM Travel 293 bus left town at 18:10 and despite having to get through worse than normal traffic in town and on Abbeydale Road reached Bradway at 18:40, only 5 minutes late.

The roads were clear of the white stuff until half way up Hutcliffe Wood Road, approaching Beauchief, where the bus had to slow down and drive carefully.

But the combination of an old double decker bus and a good driver meant we didn't have any kind of incidents!

Nice Christmasy scene in the upstairs front window of the bus - caked in snow, which had berries and leaves mixed in from the overhanging tree branches that the bus had driven through!

Incidentally I noticed the 'disruptions' page on the Transport Executive website is a bit out of date! It's sNOw use!

SNAKE PASS IS SHUT!!!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/travelnews/local/derby.shtml


Whilst I am at it here are other useful travel news pages:

South Yorkshire roads: http://www.bbc.co.uk/travelnews/local/southyorkshire.shtml

Motorways: http://www.bbc.co.uk/travelnews/local/motorways.shtml

RAC traffic maps: http://www.rac.co.uk/travelservices/traffic/

South Yorkshire buses: http://www.sypte.co.uk/except/Bus_Exceptions_list.asp

Derbyshire buses:
www.derbysbus.net

Trains: http://nrekb.nationalrail.co.uk/incidents/today.html

Been snowing down here at Intake ... off to Snowdon on sunday too ... should be fun :-)

Originally posted by Andy C
Hey it is proper snow out there!


Thank God for that - I hate that fake stuff. :hihi:

who likes/hates snow?

cold, wet, little gits throw snowballs, fall on arse, slip when running for bus, public transport gets even worse.....

or...

makes it more like christmas, fun to play in, snowmen, sledging, sliding, laughing at people falling over, cud get day off school...or work if your far away with no busses :)

You get what you get. I'm not interested in any kind of weather.

Am I going daft :huh: or does this thread keep moving around the forum?

Seen any gritters yet- I haven't. We've had 2 days warning of the snow and yet we have been caught out again. Why are we surprised when it snows in winter?

The way the town empties at the first sight of snow shows that no-one is Sheffield has confidence in the Council to keep the roads clear.

Originally posted by honeyplanet
Am I going daft :huh: or does this thread keep moving around the forum?

Nope people keep starting new snow threads without checking the contents of the forum thread so they keep getting merged!

Apparently in the early hours it will drop below freezing, making the roads like a sheets of ice .. so be carefull on the roads. There are no signs of gritters up here at crookes, but I think they tend to work late on in the night so theres some hope.

Originally posted by some_boy
its going to rain later, enjoy it while you can!

Hmmm....they're forecasting frost tonight, hope the gritters are busy-busy

A good three inches of snow out here and it's still piling in on a strong northerly wind.

Originally posted by nuf_said
Seen any gritters yet- I haven't. We've had 2 days warning of the snow and yet we have been caught out again. Why are we surprised when it snows in winter?

The way the town empties at the first sight of snow shows that no-one is Sheffield has confidence in the Council to keep the roads clear.

The major roads were clear earlier, so the gritters must have done a daytime run, and I guess they will be out again tonight.

Someone has seen gritters, as there is (or was) a thread further down called something like 'gritters out allready!'.

Anyway, often you find the problems are not caused so much by the council not gritting as one or two drivers with a lack of commonsense stopping where they shouldn't or driving inappropriatly, or making unneccesarry journeys, knackering things up for everyone else. And remember once the traffic gets gridlocked the gritters are stuck with everyone else!

4 inches at the top of fulwood.....wahey:clap:

Aww I can't do the clappy smilie... so huarrah hurrah yay wheeeeeeeeeeee yehaaaaaaaa.
I love snow!

Originally posted by honeyplanet
Apparently in the early hours it will drop below freezing, making the roads like a sheets of ice .. so be carefull on the roads. There are no signs of gritters up here at crookes, but I think they tend to work late on in the night so theres some hope.

This is what I'm worried about, I'm meant to be in Leeds for 9am :(

Snowing down here in Leicestershire too.

Well it's stopped now and the clouds have gone, so it looks like we are in for lots of ice and slippy conditions tomorrow.

What is wrong with this Country/City? A little bit of snow and all hell is let loose. It took me an hour and a half to get from Ecclesall Road to Crookes!

It's the same every time! Everyone goes histerical because there's a strange white substance is falling, now i'm off to make a snowman and get my sledge:hihi: :hihi: :clap:

Originally posted by nuf_said
Seen any gritters yet- I haven't. We've had 2 days warning of the snow and yet we have been caught out again. Why are we surprised when it snows in winter?

The way the town empties at the first sight of snow shows that no-one is Sheffield has confidence in the Council to keep the roads clear.

You cannot grit when it rains because the rain will wash the salt away. It been raining all morning and most of this afternoon. It would have been money poured down the drain if they had gritted at any time during the past 2 days.

it look me 50 minutes to get from the flats across the way from waitrose up to the university football pitches in broomhill setting off at 5.40 earlier, it was gridlocked all the way up pretty much. When I set it off it was snowing but not settling and by the end of the journey there was a good inch or two everywhere. I think that's the quickest I've seen snow in Sheffield come on and stick in the last 9 years that I've been here. The football pitches were unplayable too so i didn't even get a game of footie! :( Then had to drive for another half hour to get back to banner cross.

It took my mate 5 hours to get back to Manchester, he got through the snake just before they closed it but the road down to glossop was too treacherous so he had to take some ridiculous detour.

Int snow great?!:clap:

Coming over the Snake Pass at midnight was fun. :help:

There was an van that had been left right at the highest point and you couldn't see the markings on the road. Have to make the same trip tomorrow, so hope it doesn't snow anymore!

No snow down here... :(


Alex

Morning campers..... its very cold this am - the roads don't seem to have been touched overnight - which is nice - last nights snow seems to have melted and then re-frozen into ridges on the road - should be fun going down the hill - if you see me coming don't expect me to stop :)

Hopefully the bus routes's will be clear though if I make it down the hill.

Walkey here.....snow on the ground and frozen solid.

At about 7am this morning there was the most amazing crunching noise from outside and it was a very small car going very gingerly over the ice-ridges form last nights snow and slush.

Most entertaining - slowest I've seen cars go down my street all year!

Seriously, watch it out there - a day for good boots with treads.

Joe

The biggest threat to people's safety this morning isn't snow & ice, it's the giant Spearmint Rhino poster they've place on Park Square roundabout in front of the old Sheffield markets area....

Many a driver will come a cropper over the next few days...!!!

Hmm can't see any buses up stannington, looks like a fun walk down the hill.

Heavy snow in Stannington last night and it this morning :D.

I got to leave work an hour early last night to make sure that I could get home lol. :clap:

come on.. Hands up! Who's decked it on the way into work etc :suspect:

so many bad drivers!

sat at work watching people sliding around outside!

We had gritters on our road at about 8.20 A.M. took some nice welts out of our car spaying grit allover it while it was on the drive.

are there no buses from stannington??????

The roads seemed to be empty this morning. The bus to work only took 10 mins when it usually takes 30 mins. It was great! Actually, is it a public holiday or something? I didn't seem to see anyone out and about this morning, and I appear to be the only one in work. curious

Originally posted by some_boy
so many bad drivers!

sat at work watching people sliding around outside!

Bad drivers is what caused all the gridlock and long journeys. Suddenly when it snows people suddenly think it is OK to stop in the middle of the road, block junctions, drive into bus gates etc.

Nothing to do with gritting...

Originally posted by ianmitchell
are there no buses from stannington??????

Were there any before the snow ? :P

we were all at work in Meadowhall last night and we wanted loads of snow so we could behave like teenagers and have a snow fight.

Imagine our disappointment when we went out with rubbish and there was rain.

Please lets have some proper snow this year.

Originally posted by rosie

Please lets have some proper snow this year.

OK I'll see what I can do.

Andy 78

Nice soft snow, very white and don`t let it go grey and dirty please.

Thank you

who got it the worst last night???

I would imagine anyone up in the hills suffered worse.. I couldn't drive in this morning, Road was a mare and just a sheet of Ice...

Originally posted by Deejay
Were there any before the snow ? :P

lol :lol: hardly

stupid service!!!

Did a pano of the (starting to melt) snow up at Crookes this morning - http://www.panoptics.co.uk/gallery/index.php?gallery=6

Originally posted by steelcitybab
lol :lol: hardly

stupid service!!!

Oh Well... No changes due to the weather then :wink:

Does anyone else feel that bus companies are too quick to stop some buses when there is snow?

Last night the 82 to Stannington stopped at Malin Bridge despite the fact that Stannington Road was totally clear and cars were traveling up and down it normally.

I feel they give up to easily.

Originally posted by ncrossland
Did a pano of the (starting to melt) snow up at Crookes this morning - http://www.panoptics.co.uk/gallery/index.php?gallery=6

Thats an interesting site, where is this Cobweb Bridge ?
http://www.panoptics.co.uk/gallery/index.php?gallery=9

It's where the 'Five Weirs Walk' goes under [old] Wicker railway bridge.

Originally posted by ncrossland
It's where the 'Five Weirs Walk' goes under [old] Wicker railway bridge.

Yeah, I just found that with Google, how do I get to it, walk down the path at the side of the Hotel Bristol towards the Wicker arches ?

Yes, or there is another way in between the old station building (now a cartridge refill place) and the furniture shop next door.

Originally posted by ncrossland
Yes, or there is another way in between the old station building (now a cartridge refill place) and the furniture shop next door.

Thanks, I'll have to go and have a look, it's not realy high though is it, I'm scared of heights.

Originally posted by Deejay
Were there any before the snow ? :P

I know, bus service is terrible in stannington

Standing there for ages, I'm sure I was getting frostbite on my toes waiting for the dam bus.

Thankfully I wasn't late for my theory test, which I passed :clap:

Originally posted by ncrossland
Did a pano of the (starting to melt) snow up at Crookes this morning - http://www.panoptics.co.uk/gallery/index.php?gallery=6

cool site dude!

Originally posted by ianmitchell
I know, bus service is terrible in stannington

Standing there for ages, I'm sure I was getting frostbite on my toes waiting for the dam bus.

Thankfully I wasn't late for my theory test, which I passed :clap:

ye Stanny bus took ages at hillsboror corner!
i stil cant quite figure out who you are Ian.

congrats! :thumbsup:

my practical test is on Jan 4th.

Originally posted by steelcitybab
ye Stanny bus took ages at hillsboror corner!
i stil cant quite figure out who you are Ian.

congrats! :thumbsup:

my practical test is on Jan 4th.

lol I don't really know who you are either :p

Good luck on your practical, is this your first practical?

I hopefully gonna get mine booked for February...

Originally posted by ianmitchell
Thankfully I wasn't late for my theory test, which I passed :clap:

Congrats mate :clap: :thumbsup:

Good luck Steelcitybab for the 4th:bigsmile:

Yay! the Banana is back :banana:

Originally posted by ianmitchell
lol I don't really know who you are either :p

Good luck on your practical, is this your first practical?

I hopefully gonna get mine booked for February...
:lol: thank you, yes it is my 1st.
good luck with yours 2.
its easier to book online.

Originally posted by Deejay
Congrats mate :clap: :thumbsup:

Good luck Steelcitybab for the 4th:bigsmile:

Yay! the Banana is back :banana:

Thanx deejay :thumbsup:

Mind out for that frozen ice!