What you are saying about the snow (From Southend Standard)
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What you are saying about the snow
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What you are saying about the snow
THE snowfall predicted for south Essex started this morning with some reports saying we'll get up to 8cms.
Here's what people are tweeting.
Your tweets on snow in Essex
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Comments(14)
Antonius
says...
12:07pm Sun 20 Jan 13
Here is a comment from someone in the US.
Quote ... " Modern education follows metrics closely. Let's say it is "extreme" weather for a particular area. If 10% of the kids can't make it, then that hits the schools attendance record at the end of the year. So instead of absorbing the bad numbers they call a snow day, and then have an extra day of school at the end, or shave a day off of Christmas break etc.
Attendance is a legal obligation of the parents, so schools will balance what is best for the school with what can be reasonably expected from parents in terms of transportation.
Most parents don't have the option to miss work just because a school decides to have a snow day, and they understand that.
I haven't heard of a law in the U.S. that protects parents from missing work...."
Antonius
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2:46pm Sun 20 Jan 13
jolllyboy
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3:39pm Sun 20 Jan 13
pendulum
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3:49pm Sun 20 Jan 13
emcee
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4:20pm Sun 20 Jan 13
DogsMessInLeigh
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5:17pm Sun 20 Jan 13
allan348
says...
7:01pm Sun 20 Jan 13
jolllyboy wrote:Its hard enought o get them out these days let alone specifing times of arrival in streets, give them a chance there are a lot of bus routes through this area!!!!
Elmsleigh Drive and Eastwood Road North were not gritted at 10 o'clock this morning. - these are bus routes.
EssexBoy1968
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8:36pm Sun 20 Jan 13
allan348 wrote:The difference between the areas of the A13 covered by ECC & SBC are very noticable, I have to say I think SBC haven't gritted their portion. So, if they are not gritting trunk routes, I suppose we cannot be surprised if bus routes have been left too.
jolllyboy wrote: Elmsleigh Drive and Eastwood Road North were not gritted at 10 o'clock this morning. - these are bus routes.Its hard enought o get them out these days let alone specifing times of arrival in streets, give them a chance there are a lot of bus routes through this area!!!!
Nebs
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11:05pm Sun 20 Jan 13
the citizen
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7:32am Mon 21 Jan 13
maxell
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11:06am Mon 21 Jan 13
Rochford Rob
says...
12:25pm Mon 21 Jan 13
maxell wrote:Yeah yeah. At 4am today they were clearing the runway. Almost a normal service ran over the weekend.
Had a really peaceful weekend as I was not awoked by the orange and white flying alarm clocks, hoo rah for snow , and thanks to the evironment agency they could not use de-icers on the runway as it is banned until proper drainage is layed. dont you just notice how quite it has become everywhere.
You were definitely asleep. See, those planes aren't as loud as half the nimbys on here claim.
emcee
says...
2:54pm Mon 21 Jan 13
Rochford Rob wrote:Correct.
maxell wrote:Yeah yeah. At 4am today they were clearing the runway. Almost a normal service ran over the weekend.
Had a really peaceful weekend as I was not awoked by the orange and white flying alarm clocks, hoo rah for snow , and thanks to the evironment agency they could not use de-icers on the runway as it is banned until proper drainage is layed. dont you just notice how quite it has become everywhere.
You were definitely asleep. See, those planes aren't as loud as half the nimbys on here claim.
Carnabackable says...
9:53am Sun 20 Jan 13