Strix Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 To whom it may concern - the N52 is running (though I'd check the route it's taking tonight if I were you, as I'm not completely sure it's supposed to run where I've just seen it) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grissom Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 More like 0.75 tonnes per mile (seen this figure on a few websites) My photos on flickr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFKvsNixon Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Is it really 40 tonnes of grit per road per mile? If we assume a road is 10 m wide, the you are covering approx 16000 sq m per mile which means that you are puttin 2.5 kilogrammes of grit on every square meter. If you assume a density of 2020 kg/m^3 (approx value for sand and gravel (wet) from http://www.simetric.co.uk/si_materials.htm) then you would be covering that square meter to a dept of approx 1 cm. This doesn't happen on my street when it gets gritted - WHO IS STEALING MY GRIT? The roads aren't gritted once a year though are they. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 If it's snowing in London then they'll be declaring a state of national emergency for the area... I am told trains from London to home (normally a 25 minute journey) have been delayed by up to two hours this evening. State of emergency it is! PS - don't want to make anyone jealous but our street has been gritted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rampent Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Still snowing in my flat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthernStar Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Still snowing in my flat. Head and shoulders shampoo ought to do the trick, it solved my domestic snow problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike84 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 no but it helps traffic move How? stannington road has been gritted several times today, no traffic moving on it last night. it makes no difference if the road has been gritted or not. It does NOT stop snow settling on the surface. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cozzer22 Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Does anyone know the state of the roads going into the city centre, particularly City Road and Granville Road? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joiner andy Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Does anyone know the state of the roads going into the city centre, particularly City Road and Granville Road? you should get good sledging on granville rd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saffy Posted February 5, 2012 Share Posted February 5, 2012 Don't come to matlock/Bakewell .. We have oodles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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