Naive   10 #325 Posted March 1, 2018 That tweet is just daft - why would it be a bad thing to keep access available to areas where work is being undertaken? The stuck ambulance is just being used as a daft comparison.  The bad thing is the prioritisation of the profits of Amey over the smooth running of the rest of the city.  This council are becoming a disgrace with their Amey arse licking. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Allen   38 #326 Posted March 1, 2018 For years, I can remember the winter threads always having a heavy jokey/sarcastic slant, and were a brilliant, engaging and therapeutic read. Yes, some of the posts were very informative and helpful, which is great but the really important stuff always went in a sticky, so it didn't get missed.  I wanted to post on this thread very early this morning but was put off by the post saying the thread should be left for information purposes only. This has never been the case before, it seems quite a big change in policy that has existed for years on this forum. Sheffield people are sarcastic, it's part of the way of life here, and countless past threads are a beautiful testament to that. If we can't have a laugh about things in this thread and have to go to the 'joke' section to do that, then, seriously, it's spoiling what has been the nature of this forum for years. It certainly put me off posting hours ago. I'd have probably have made a dozen posts in this thread today by now, in previous years. Agreed. In times past I would spend two or three hours per evening browsing the forum. The wit and sarcasm was great entertainment. These days I look in...and have gone again in less than ten minutes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Funky_Gibbon   42 #327 Posted March 1, 2018 (edited) :huh::huh:  Just pointing out that just because things worked a certain way in the 70s or earlier when you were kids doesn't mean that those things were right or are how things should work now. It was getting very Four Yorkshiremen in here.   And to make my post vaguely on topic, the gritters have been out and about in Wincobank in the past few hours. At 10pm last night the roads (including Jenkin Road) were sheets of ice and snow. They now appear to be clear, even the side roads. Good job gritters!  And according to Travel South Yorkshire buses should be running up the hill and on those side roads again in the morning.   Edit: And 3 hours later the roads are covered again. Damn you snow! Edited March 1, 2018 by Funky_Gibbon update Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Duckegg   10 #328 Posted March 1, 2018 Hi has anyone seen a 52 on Crooked today please? SY travel website keeps crashing ....  ---------- Post added 01-03-2018 at 07:09 ----------  Crookes! Damn phone Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Funky_Gibbon   42 #329 Posted March 1, 2018 (edited) UPDATED Bus services as at 8:32am  Sheffield and Rotherham  Supertram  Running full service, but with delays expected  First  1a Terminating at Olive Grove. Service to Greengate only  3/3a service running as a number 3, and terminating Montgomery Rd. Using Newman Rd in both directions  8/8a Missing Basegreen, operating Birley Moor Road in both directions. Terminating at ASDA Chaucer  18 Diverted directly along Chesterfield Road to terminate Abbey Lane Roundabout (Not serving Scarsdale Road, Hollythorpe or Heeley). Diverted due to burst water pipe – Norton Lane, Bochum Parkway, Chesterfield Road  18a Via Chesterfield Road not Woodseats Road  19 Diverted directly along Chesterfield Road to terminate Abbey Lane Roundabout (Not serving Scarsdale Road, Hollythorpe or Heeley)  20 Terminating at ASDA Chaucer. Diverted via Woodseats, terminating at Abbey Lane Roundabout.  24 Operating via Harborough Avenue, Harborough Road, Beaumont Road North, Castlebeck Avenue & Hastilar Road South. Not serving Manor Park Shops or Spinkhill Avenue.  27 Not serving Mason, Wesley Ave only  28 Not using Dog Kennel Lane, Via Todwick then A57  29/29a Terminate at Todwick  35 Missing Foxhill and Grenoside. Direct via Halifax Road to Deerlands Ave.  36 Not serving West Hill, operating Droppingwell Road & Farm View Road. Missing Jenkin and Beacon Estate. Running direct along Holywell  38 Not using Longley Hall Road  41 SERVICE SUSPENDED  51/51a RANMOOR terminus (not Lodge Moor or Crosspool). Terminating at Olive Grove.  52a NOT serving Balifield, straight down Beaver hill. Terminating at Ranmoor  56 SERVICE SUSPENDED  74/74a Not serving Waverley. Not serving Howarth Road estate.  75 Terminating at Firth Park.  76 Terminating at Firth park. Not serving the top of Bocking Lane. Diverted via Greenhill Avenue & Greenhill Main Road to Lowedges terminus.  81 Terminating Knowle Lane. Terminating Malin Bridge.  82 Terminating Knowle Lane. Terminating Malin Bridge.  83/83b Terminating Knowle Lane via Eccelsall Rd. Not using Firshill Crescent. Operating via Cooks Wood Road and Minna Road.  85 Operating Penistone Road only at Grenoside / Fox Hill. Service to Greengate Ln only.  95 SERVICE SUSPENDED  97 Terminating at Beauchief and turning at Abbey Lane roundabout. Not using Longley Hall Road. Using Burngreave Rd only not Ellesmere Road.  98 Terminating at Beauchief and turning at Abbey Lane roundabout. Not using Longley Hall Road. Divert from Southey to Hillsborough via Herries Road/Moonshine Lane. Using Burngreave Road not Ellesmere Road.  120 Not using Occupation Lane, via Birley Moor Rd, Sheffield Rd and Donetsk way. Later Halfway journeys expected to miss Streetfields and Halfway Drive. Terminating Ranmoor Church  136 Not serving Fosters. Greengate Ln only.  137 Diverted via Droppingwell Road and Farm View Road not serving West Hill.  141/142 Not serving Wagon Road or Nidderdale Road, instead diverted via Munsborough Rise & Roughwood Road.  181 Terminating Knowle Lane  271/272 Terminating at Fox House  X5/X55/216 Not service Dog Kennel Lane, Via Todwick A57  X54 Not serving Hard Lane, Harthill. Terminate Todwick. Not serving Holderness drive, Wesley Ave only  Stagecoach  1 Not using Batemoor Loop, not serving Worral Rd (using School Rd)  2 Not using Worsbough Village  19 Main roads only  25 Using Nodder and Terminate At Lowedges  43 Main roads only  44 SERVICES SUSPENDED  50/50A/50B SERVICES SUSPENDED  52 Only Going To Bromhill. Not Using Badger Station Road Both Directions  57 Not serving Worral, Manchester Rd only  70/70a SERVICES SUSPENDED  71/72 SERVICES SUSPENDED  83a Not using Firs Hill, and terminating at Hunters Bar  86 Not using Fox Hill Crest /using Foxhill Rd, Not Serving Bevan Way, using Halifax road  88 Terminating at Knowle lane ,Not Serving Bents Green  120 Not Serving Windmill Greenway Or Streetfields  SL1/1a Manchester Rd only  X17 Sheffield Chesterfield only  SCT  H1 Full route  10 Attempting full route - TBC  31/31a City centre to Hillsbrough via Upperthorpe, Fox Rd, Whitehouse Ln, Palm St, Walkley Rd/Ln.  High Peak  65 SERVICE SUSPENDED  Powell's  ALL SERVICEs SUSPENDED  TM Travel  ALL SERVICEs SUSPENDED  Hulley's  ALL SERVICEs SUSPENDED Edited March 1, 2018 by Funky_Gibbon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Duckegg   10 #330 Posted March 1, 2018 Thanks....better set off walking! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
area 51 Â Â 10 #331 Posted March 1, 2018 I am well and truly snowed in out here in S36.No work for me today. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Guest makapaka   #332 Posted March 1, 2018 The bad thing is the prioritisation of the profits of Amey over the smooth running of the rest of the city. This council are becoming a disgrace with their Amey arse licking. .  If they had not done it there would be a thread saying they were delaying works to obtain these imaginary penalties people keep talking about.  Assuming the pictures were taken at the same time, it was most likely that they knew where they were working but didn’t know an ambulance would be on thornsett avenue - possibly because they’re not psychic. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
parkydave   10 #333 Posted March 1, 2018 (edited) White out in Dronfield side roads are no go at moment but the main roads not as bad .Main side roads were ploughed yesterday so not as deep today . Looking out of my window looks like most people have either walked to work or not gone in , all cars still on drives . Grandkids off school and college again so another day sledging Edited March 1, 2018 by parkydave Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
tzijlstra   11 #334 Posted March 1, 2018 White out in Dronfield side roads are no go at moment but the main roads not as bad .Main side roads were ploughed yesterday so not as deep today . Looking out of my window looks like most people have either walked to work or not gone in , all cars still on drives . Grandkids off school and college again so another day sledging  My colleagues in Chesterfield notify me that it is pretty bad out there. The gritters have been plowing (like you said) but that causes problems with ice build-up. All buses in Chesterfield were/are cancelled this morning. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Guest   #335 Posted March 1, 2018 Thanks Funky_Gibbon - very helpful Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
biotechpete   10 #336 Posted March 1, 2018 That tweet is just daft - why would it be a bad thing to keep access available to areas where work is being undertaken? The stuck ambulance is just being used as a daft comparison.  The issue is obvious. Thornsett is not a gritting route. Given Amey's failure to grit many secondary routes and keep access to all of Sheffield's work places why should priority be given to only the places they need to get. It's like if I was in control of gritting and decided to grit my own road so I could get home easily. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...