Adverse weather and dangerous driving conditions

[POSTMAN]

Ironic,as i'm writing this there is that very popular TV show on now,where perhaps in the next few days Royal Mail postal workers could give them a run for their money.

The met office issued a severe weather warning this week forecasting heavy snow affecting all of the UK especially the east.

Described as the worst winter for 10 years,where usually Planes Trains and Automobiles are stopped in their tracks,Britains army of posties will,as always do their best to make sure the mail gets through.

Our work in these conditions seems to be lost on a lot of people during these times,especially with the effects of global warming which are making our winters worse.

Snow is likely in most places for the next few days,and by the end of the week it will be more particular over higher ground where further significant accumulations are possible.

Experts believe that this month could end up as one of the coldest February's in Britain in the past 10 years. The freezing night-time conditions look set to stay around -8C until at least the middle of the week.


So are you a Todd Carty or a Ray Quinn?,or a Coleen Nolan or a Jessica Taylor?


How was your day,pics welcome.

[POSTMAN]

Looking outside,i'm not looking forward to tomm.

[DGP1]

It looks like we're going to miss the snow (except for Glengormley and the Glenshane Pass, if it snows anywhere in NI it's there).

[simply_the_best]

Freezing here on the west coast of Scotland, hopefully wont come to snow, if it does the mail might not arrive

[Pat Ostman]

snowing in the midlands

[k979aaa]

seriously how many todd carty moment's have you all had yet!. these two fell on their arse's :lfo & :cfo and come up trumps or did trumps come up them :mfo !.Well i am skating on thin ice but see you all soon!.

[Lounge Lizard]

All London buses have been withdrawn from service due to "adverse weather and dangerous driving conditions".
Can we expect Royal Mail to make a similar move or are our vans better able to cope with the snowfall ?

[stokes11eg]

All London buses have been withdrawn from service due to "adverse weather and dangerous driving conditions".
Can we expect Royal Mail to make a similar move or are our vans better able to cope with the snowfall ?

Ha, Ha. our vans can hardly steer straight in good conditions, never mind the snow. up here in Scotland, it has
come in with a vengence, (Thanfully, my day off)--but their vehicles are no good.

[baldrick]

All London buses have been withdrawn from service due to "adverse weather and dangerous driving conditions".
Can we expect Royal Mail to make a similar move or are our vans better able to cope with the snowfall ?

Most of London Underground, and the overground trains are shut down too.
London is never prepared for this type of weather.
Looks like I may not be able to get to my MC, and may have to report to my
local DO. Wonder whether they will expect me to go out on a delivery?
Never done one before and don't seem to be the best conditions to start.

[baldrick]

About 4" of snow where I am in London at the moment,
and it's still snowing.

[krussel]

My rest day thank god I am In the SE and here and we have had about 10" of snow and its still bucketing down. I phoned the office to see situ and 25 out of 40 posties have turned in but no managers. They are sitting around awaiting for the word to see if deliveries will go out, but looking outside now i doubt it.

[hybrid_meteora]

We've got a foot of snow here in essex and its still snowing now!! Been told we only have to take first class mail out!! Not looking forward to my collections later....if they're still on?!!!

[k979aaa]

My rest day thank god I am In the SE and here and we have had about 10" of snow and its still bucketing down. I phoned the office to see situ and 25 out of 40 posties have turned in but no managers. They are sitting around awaiting for the word to see if deliveries will go out, but looking outside now i doubt it.

No buses in london or trains in the south east how would you all get to you delivery point come to that how are you all going to get home take care and a safe journey home.

[k979aaa]

Are TFL going too waive the congestion charge in London since their is no transport in London?.

[baldrick]

Are TFL going too waive the congestion charge in London since their is no transport in London?.

I doubt that there will be many cars getting into Central London either.