From the link I posted it seems the snow ploughs are out. I would guess there's too much snow for grit to have any effect.

Are you trying to tell us something Billie !

Billie?

I'm not a girl you know!

Well only at weekends if the pay is right........

A brisk walk around town revealed that most shops are closed... and the limited eateries that are open are quickly running out of food!!! Most of the pubs seem to be open though!

I know - A couple of swift ones at lunch was the best way to combat this weather.

I can't see anything about snow ploughs on your link. Are you sure you're not just deluded about the council brilliance again?

Come on Strafin. The council are doing a great job. I saw a traffic warden ticketing a car that had obviously become stuck in the snow today.

No, it's there. Ploughing from 2am this morning.Don't set her off again. Her whole "get back at the council" attitude comes from being unable to put a parking ticket where it could be seen. Now she's saying she can't see anything about snowploughs. I'm noticing a pattern here.

Yes, the cinema subsidies got to come from somewhere you know!

I don't have a get back at the council attitude, I have a certain level of disdain for incompetence, especially when I am paying for it. Hopefully there will be more job cuts soon and you'll be included in them. When you're not creaming off a load of taxpayers money, and have to earn some properly maybe you'll be a bit more concerned about where it is spent as well. Having said that if you work at WBC it's unlikely you'd be able to get a job elsewhere, I know if I saw it on a CV there's no way I'd employ the candidate.

I see that the ploughing has now been added to the excel spreadsheet, however I haven't seen a snowplough anywhere has anybody else?

Damaging to cars and not the 'Magic Solution to Every Cold Weather Situation' that some people seem to think. But it's certainly having a major effect on the eco-system. Across Berkshire there will have been 1000's of TONNES of salt spread on the roads. That soon makes it's way into the nearest drain and into the rivers and is turning fresh water into salt water... And the grit also washes into the drainage system and either clogs it up or causes silting problems in the rivers further downstream.

Not great in the long run....

Pathetic girlie rant.... Got the painters in?

Just clarifying my position, I hate the council because I pay them thousands of pounds and don't seem to have gotten anything back, I have lived in other places and not had to deal with anything like what I put up with from WBC. User works there and seems to think that all of my opinions are based on the fact that I once got a parking ticket. Also goading me by calling me a girl is almost certainly to provoke a fiery reaction. If I was a girl incidentally and you were making jokes about having the painters in, I'd probably react in the same way my wife does (when I do it) and actually raise ****.

Kiln Road hill hasn't been salted and is very dangerous. You'd think one of their priorities would be hills; which are the most dangerous.

Yes you do. That bitter and spiteful rant is enough proof for all to see.

I notice you've managed to spot the bit about snowploughs in the link I posted, second time around. Best not use words like "incompetence" after committing such a faux pas like that.Ah, the "what's in it for me" attitude we from a few on here. I'm reminded of the "what have the Romans done for us" bit in the Life of Brian.

By the way I've been accused of working for the Police, for the Council, anyone else want to chip in with anything?

I do appreciate the hard work put in by many council workers, especially gritter drivers, I really do. I am disappointed that our area (ruralish, granted) has remained virtually impassable, but I suspect that is down to a management decision. There is a grit bin at the top of the hill on our estate which I reported empty last Wednesday (due to some less than considerate people using it to clear their own, private drives) & it hasn't been re-filled. That'll be the shortage maybe?
I was unhappy that my bins weren't collected for 2.5 weeks as highways & byways told me all primary & secondary routes were clear & gritted in the run up to Christmas, & I felt that the decision to cancel collections was uneccessary because of the clear roads. But again, I don't blame the bin men, I guess it wasn't their call?
My job is not vital in my opinion, far more important that I keep my boy safe at home & don't load work onto emergency services by taking risks. So what have I done today? Yep, cleared the path & road in front of my house, as did my neighbour. Now at least people have a fighting chance with a run at the hill, even if we can't grit it. As I dug & swept a walker grumbled that that's what we pay our taxes for & he's right. But we pay for many services which we don't recieve, particularly out in the sticks, that's the way it is, sometimes we get lucky, often we don't. In a socialist society, that's how it goes-reminds me of that advert...."I don't do politics"-any one remember that?!
Stay safe & warm you all

I think the council is full of idiots and I am resentful towards those in charge for allowing it to get so bad, so yes I am spiteful towards WBC. I have never denied this, look back through my posts, I am quite vocal about it. I think missing this shows a level of ineptitude. I think true bitterness is when you resort to calling people "her" when it's not relevant rather than just making your point. Not so long back you were complaining of bullying on these boards and saying how you hate it when people get personal and here you are doing just that.

How intriguing - more details, please. If true, no doubt you could sell the story to the nationals. I wonder if WBC will have it recorded?

PS Was that before you went into the pub or after you came out?

Unfortunately your opinion goes against with the official reviews of the council. Perhaps you missed these like you missed the information on ploughing first time round?

I'm not bulling or "getting personal", why do you think I should assume you are male? Statistically speaking you're more likely to be female.I'm intrigued too, I wonder where and when this was? I'm sure the NWN would be interested.

1. If I go into my member settings I can see who has viewed my profile, and you have prior to your offensive posting.
2. I am sure that the wardens were out because they were last time the snow was, TDH may well have seen it but it is up to whoever received the ticket to publicise it, I doubt TDH knows who that was. I agree that proof that it happened is needed before proof that it didn't though.