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Glad I’M Not Out There
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Feeling sorry for a friend currently stuck on the A1 south of Ripon. Been stationary for 5 hours (and will be for at least a few more) because of an accident. Doing my ‘best mate’ bit by staying up to keep him company via FB.
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It can always be difficult to decide whether to stay put or venture out for help in such situations. Many years ago though I actually quite enjoyed getting trapped by snow. The school I taught at had closed early because of the weather conditions and my mate was giving me a lift home in his car. We got as far as the Park Square roundabout in the city centre (where all...
02:57 Sat 05th Dec 2015
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It could be worse, I suppose. I was once going over the Woodhead Pass in the snow, when the traffic came to a halt. I tuned my radio to BBC Radio Sheffield to be told that the pass was blocked at the eastern end. I thought about turning back but, before I did so, I tuned to BBC Radio Manchester, to be told that the pass was blocked at the western end. It's at times like that when you remember that you really ought to have put those blankets into the back of the car!
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It could be worse, I suppose. I was once going over the Woodhead Pass in the snow, when the traffic came to a halt. I tuned my radio to BBC Radio Sheffield to be told that the pass was blocked at the eastern end. I thought about turning back but, before I did so, I tuned to BBC Radio Manchester, to be told that the pass was blocked at the western end. It's at times like that when you remember that you really ought to have put those blankets into the back of the car!
Apparently, the police are trying to turn trapped traffic around:
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Reminds me of a time 20-odd years ago when g/f and I got stuck on the M6 near NEC, coming home from Romford, because of heavy snow. Had to abandon the car. Fortunately a nearby garden centre opened its doors to offer hot food & drinks to stranded drivers – we helped out and in return the owner gave us a room at their house to kip. Sad part was somebody in a car not far from us died from exposure.
It can always be difficult to decide whether to stay put or venture out for help in such situations.
Many years ago though I actually quite enjoyed getting trapped by snow. The school I taught at had closed early because of the weather conditions and my mate was giving me a lift home in his car. We got as far as the Park Square roundabout in the city centre (where all Sheffield's main roads meet) and ground to a halt. There was an ambulance in the lane next to us, with it's blue lights flashing. As that couldn't move for ages, it was clear that we wouldn't either, so my mate managed to pull onto the side of the road and we sought out somewhere for a coffee.
As my mate was our Head of Drama, he decided that the Crucible Theatre was the best place to go. When we got there we found the staff begging us to watch the pantomime for free because only 20 kids had managed to turn up (to a 1000 seat theatre!) for the show. They were worried that there wouldn't be enough 'atmosphere' for the kids to really enjoy the pantomime, so we got free seats on condition that we each had to boo, cheer and shout 'He's behind you!' as loud as 100 kids could. We had a fantastic time ;-)
Many years ago though I actually quite enjoyed getting trapped by snow. The school I taught at had closed early because of the weather conditions and my mate was giving me a lift home in his car. We got as far as the Park Square roundabout in the city centre (where all Sheffield's main roads meet) and ground to a halt. There was an ambulance in the lane next to us, with it's blue lights flashing. As that couldn't move for ages, it was clear that we wouldn't either, so my mate managed to pull onto the side of the road and we sought out somewhere for a coffee.
As my mate was our Head of Drama, he decided that the Crucible Theatre was the best place to go. When we got there we found the staff begging us to watch the pantomime for free because only 20 kids had managed to turn up (to a 1000 seat theatre!) for the show. They were worried that there wouldn't be enough 'atmosphere' for the kids to really enjoy the pantomime, so we got free seats on condition that we each had to boo, cheer and shout 'He's behind you!' as loud as 100 kids could. We had a fantastic time ;-)
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