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Big freeze - as it happened

December 23, 2009

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lynne davies (21/12/2009 at 22:58)

Big fire at Glossop Caravans so main road from M67 into Glossop is shut at Brookfield

red shadeux (22/12/2009 at 10:03)

Apparently it is NOT the main caravan site affected by the fire but is the service depot next to the woolley bridge roundabout.

Redshadeux

Ferrari, Toulouse (22/12/2009 at 10:59)

Big freeze! Fire at Glossop caravans! MY word, things are really happening in the north west!

hjk (22/12/2009 at 12:19)

How is it that the rest of the world manage to cope with snow (far worse than us) and the U.K. is brought to a standstill?

Mad Welsh Scotsman, Cadishead (22/12/2009 at 12:37)

Breaking news: Gritter lorry seen in Cadishead ... Just!

Not sure if he had any grit though, not much sign of any on the road.

Mike, Manchester (22/12/2009 at 12:48)

Ashton is gridlocked. Don't bother going to Ikea.

The eagle has landed, Moston, Manchester (22/12/2009 at 13:38)

cheap caravans for sale at Glossop Caravans!!

tiggerluc, somewhere in shaw (22/12/2009 at 13:45)

I have something to report about the weather...people having fun (me included with my children) in the snow!

Again i ask as to why the MEN is not reporting on the fun things or the fact that we wil have a truly white Christmas on the cards?

gladys rowbotham, Manchester (22/12/2009 at 13:55)

Has this freezing anything to do with global warming?

Mad Welsh Scotsman, Cadishead (22/12/2009 at 14:13)

Has this freezing anything to do with global warming?
gladys rowbotham, Manchester

Gladys, when they realised they couldn't sell it to us as warming, they decided to simply call it Climate change, to cover all possibilities, Global wetting, Global drying, Global cooling, Global snowball (We've already had one of them, long before life on earth mind you.)

petan, openshaw (22/12/2009 at 14:15)

hjk thats because people dont know how to drive when its snowing like poland russia etc where they get it a lot more than us.

Steven Parry (22/12/2009 at 14:21)

Wish I wasnt working Id much rather make snowmen!!!!!!

Black Flag (22/12/2009 at 14:23)

hjk: "How is it that the rest of the world manage to cope with snow (far worse than us) and the U.K. is brought to a standstill?"

Because the cost of the occasional standstill is less than the cost of avoiding it. In countries which routinely get far worse snow, they have to pay to deal with it more thoroughly, otherwise they could be brought to a standstill for months.

salfordian red canada, canada (22/12/2009 at 14:43)

Here in Ottawa were 25cm snow fall is common the city do a good job cleaning the roads, trains etc where as in Toronto they get hit with a big snow fall they usually call in the army to clear the roads.

Here they have had many years to prepare, such as winter tyres, wiper fluid, etc...

so enjoy the snowball fights not often Manchester has snow

Mike, Manchester (22/12/2009 at 14:51)

Continental Europe gets a lot colder than here. The snow is dry and powdery and doesn't stick to the roads like this slush.

Steven Parry (22/12/2009 at 14:58)

I dont wanna work today please let me get out in the snow

curiousyellow, Rusholme (22/12/2009 at 15:20)

I've built an igloo!!

Andy., Bury (22/12/2009 at 15:35)

Well said Black Flag. How many of those moaning bought snow chains in case of heavy snow? That'll be a big fat none.

bat 21 (22/12/2009 at 15:39)

we used to live in an igloo

to the point, bury (22/12/2009 at 15:40)

We don’t fit winter tyres, have snow chains etc because this is unusual weather, if this snow was year after year, over a few weeks then we could prepare. But hopefully the snow will be gone in a few days.

I remember in the 50s snow was worse than this but there were very few cars, and all the people I knew lived within a 10 min walk to work.

Mark Brierley (22/12/2009 at 16:40)

Bat 21- You were lucky ! We used to live in an ice cube in`t middle o`t road.We had to get up,clean the ice cube,go to work for 26 hours a day at snowflake factory and when we got home our dad would feed us grit.

Proper Sentences (22/12/2009 at 17:12)

should get all the lazy prisoners and chain gang em to clear the roads, lazy bunch of go for nothings

gladys rowbotham, Manchester (22/12/2009 at 17:23)

Mark - ah grit! That brings back some fond memories..............

bat 21 (22/12/2009 at 17:24)

i say igoo! it were more like a 3bed semi with snow on the roof..

Rammylad (22/12/2009 at 17:31)

should get all the lazy prisoners and chain gang em to clear the roads, lazy bunch of go for nothings. Proper Sentences

Ahh, but you are forgetting, we don't send anyone to prison anymore we send them home to the naughty step with a slapped wrist and ask them not to do it again. There is noone in prison we could get to the work.

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