WBC - Brilliant!, Road salting Options

[Bloggo]

I have driven in from Marlborough to Newbury yesterday and this morning and I have not seen any evidence of gritting being carried out although the authority says it has?
Certainly yesterday afternoon in Newbury the roads were not gritted.

[Hugh Saskin]

I have driven in from Marlborough to Newbury yesterday and this morning and I have not seen any evidence of gritting being carried out although the authority says it has?
Certainly yesterday afternoon in Newbury the roads were not gritted.

So how did you get in if there had been no salting carried out? With extreme difficulty, I presume although BBC Berkshire is telling us the main roads are passable now. B'stoke still tricky what with abandoned cars etc.

[Bloggo]

So how did you get in if there had been no salting carried out? With extreme difficulty, I presume although BBC Berkshire is telling us the main roads are passable now. B'stoke still tricky what with abandoned cars etc.

Early this morning it was not too bad as the thaw had started and the A4 was pretty clear provided that you took care.
I don't think I was the only one who thought that there was a lack of gritting particularly Monday afternoon.
BBC weeather forcast was not accurate either.

[Guest_Bill1_*]

I think they've done a great job as well. And I really hate WBC.

Thats a shame Strafin because we all really love you!

Of course being local and working for WBC means

1) The bad weather doesn't affect me and my family as we get the staff benefit of 100% bad weather discount. So my son wasnt really stuck in Cold Ash with his Aunt overnight, my 7 months pregnant wife didn't have to struggle for an hour from town centre to a mile away in the car I let her have as it was too dangerous for her to walk and as the aforementioned didn't happen, I didn't have to walk home at 6 in the ice and snow with no coat or sturdy footwear. The last bit of course could also not have happened because all Council staff are sent home the moment the sun isnt shining brightly, despite our 100% bad weather discount.

2) Every member of the 1000s of staff are to blame for everything the Council may or may not do as we are all one big department.

And yes I am on my lunchbreak as even superheroes are entitled to one!

Merry Christmas!

[Iommi]

I knew it, I knew Council staff were treated better than us peasants!

[Bartholomew]

Any idea how much gritting every day in the winter might potentially cost us taxpayers?

Any idea how much not gritting might potentially cost the private sector?

[Iommi]

Any idea how much not gritting might potentially cost the private sector?

And the public.

[Bartholomew]

Any idea how much not gritting might potentially cost the private sector?

Any idea what this will cost us all in raised prices?

Any way you look at it, there is a cost to this weather. Is it cheaper for the council to foot the bill and get things moving? It would be interesting to know the answers and see which is the best way in the future