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A different kind of pasty
Step daughter finally got to her boyfriends at about 2am. Not bad, she left work in Rottingdean at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and got to his village near Horsham at 2am this morning.
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A23 Tonight
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skipper734
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LamieRobertson
Not awoke
Don't let the truth spoil a good story , ok then lamie it's about 3 inches but still snowing so probably will be about 5 inches in the morning
u've been had ..someones reporting there wife had six inches in shoreham..i'd complain to the council
SIMMO SAYS
Well-known member
Greg Bobkin
Silver Seagull
- May 22, 2012
- 14,892
Six inches last night and apparently eight inches this morning.
In all seriousness, what's the M23 and A23 like now? Gonna be around that way at 3ish
Originunknown
BINFEST'ING
Six inches last night and apparently eight inches this morning.
In all seriousness, what's the M23 and A23 like now? Gonna be around that way at 3ish
A lot better than yesterday afternoon/evening. Traffic moving but leave extra time
Pretty pink fairy
Banned
- Jan 30, 2008
- 31,981
8hrs to drive 35 miles, got in at 1.10 am today :******:
JCL
Better, Stronger, Faster
I left work in Surrey at 5.15. No problem around M25 and down M23 towards Gatwick, then got stuck after Pease Pottage at around 6pm.
Got home in BH at 4.50 am this morning!
11.5 hours journey.
No food or water with me as didn't know the weather was going to be bad; not much on websites to suggest otherwise before I left work.
BBC Sussex radio were brilliant, right through to 2am with all the info they had and people calling in with updates & news.
Two biggest complaints -
1. Why was seemingly nothing done to treat the roads/clear them earlier - why wait till there was a major issue? The Highways Agency/Council coming in for biggest slagging. Police were mainly praised for doing best they could.
2. No information. Very little coming through from Police or authorities on what was going on & estimated resolution times.
The first one is preventative action, the second one is communications.
OK, shit happens and it would have been better to prevent something like this if possible. But once there's a major issue, communication is key and this was very sadly lacking.
Sitting in your car for hours on end, not moving and not knowing what's going on and when things may get better is dire.
One of the presenters on BBC Sussex was saying (and I totally agree) - why isn't there a communications plan in place for major incidents like this?
Key organisations involved in trying to resolve the situation, like County Council, Highways & Police, should have a well rehearsed, co-ordinated communications plan.
Most people in situations like this turn to their local radio station for information; why aren't the authorities providing this information to them to broadcast?
If there is a comms plan, then it was very poorly implemented!!
Anyway, feel like pants today and hoping the Albion can cheer me up by winning against Barnsley!
p.s. Badger - unless your director's email was delayed being sent till 6.37 or unless he fell asleep or left his car abandoned, that sounds suspiciously like's bollocks! Otherwise how did I get home in BH before he got moving?...
Got home in BH at 4.50 am this morning!
11.5 hours journey.
No food or water with me as didn't know the weather was going to be bad; not much on websites to suggest otherwise before I left work.
BBC Sussex radio were brilliant, right through to 2am with all the info they had and people calling in with updates & news.
Two biggest complaints -
1. Why was seemingly nothing done to treat the roads/clear them earlier - why wait till there was a major issue? The Highways Agency/Council coming in for biggest slagging. Police were mainly praised for doing best they could.
2. No information. Very little coming through from Police or authorities on what was going on & estimated resolution times.
The first one is preventative action, the second one is communications.
OK, shit happens and it would have been better to prevent something like this if possible. But once there's a major issue, communication is key and this was very sadly lacking.
Sitting in your car for hours on end, not moving and not knowing what's going on and when things may get better is dire.
One of the presenters on BBC Sussex was saying (and I totally agree) - why isn't there a communications plan in place for major incidents like this?
Key organisations involved in trying to resolve the situation, like County Council, Highways & Police, should have a well rehearsed, co-ordinated communications plan.
Most people in situations like this turn to their local radio station for information; why aren't the authorities providing this information to them to broadcast?
If there is a comms plan, then it was very poorly implemented!!
Anyway, feel like pants today and hoping the Albion can cheer me up by winning against Barnsley!
p.s. Badger - unless your director's email was delayed being sent till 6.37 or unless he fell asleep or left his car abandoned, that sounds suspiciously like's bollocks! Otherwise how did I get home in BH before he got moving?...
matt_32510
New member
I have just come down the a23 and it is all clear.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
I left work in Surrey at 5.15. No problem around M25 and down M23 towards Gatwick, then got stuck after Pease Pottage at around 6pm.
Got home in BH at 4.50 am this morning!
11.5 hours journey.
No food or water with me as didn't know the weather was going to be bad; not much on websites to suggest otherwise before I left work.
BBC Sussex radio were brilliant, right through to 2am with all the info they had and people calling in with updates & news.
Two biggest complaints -
1. Why was seemingly nothing done to treat the roads/clear them earlier - why wait till there was a major issue? The Highways Agency/Council coming in for biggest slagging. Police were mainly praised for doing best they could.
2. No information. Very little coming through from Police or authorities on what was going on & estimated resolution times.
The first one is preventative action, the second one is communications.
OK, shit happens and it would have been better to prevent something like this if possible. But once there's a major issue, communication is key and this was very sadly lacking.
Sitting in your car for hours on end, not moving and not knowing what's going on and when things may get better is dire.
One of the presenters on BBC Sussex was saying (and I totally agree) - why isn't there a communications plan in place for major incidents like this?
Key organisations involved in trying to resolve the situation, like County Council, Highways & Police, should have a well rehearsed, co-ordinated communications plan.
Most people in situations like this turn to their local radio station for information; why aren't the authorities providing this information to them to broadcast?
If there is a comms plan, then it was very poorly implemented!!
Anyway, feel like pants today and hoping the Albion can cheer me up by winning against Barnsley!
p.s. Badger - unless your director's email was delayed being sent till 6.37 or unless he fell asleep or left his car abandoned, that sounds suspiciously like's bollocks! Otherwise how did I get home in BH before he got moving?...
A fully charged phone and following Twitter is useful in that situation. Sussex Police, Highways agency, BBC Sussex and various others were tweeting all last night.
LE19
New member
I left Pease Pottage at 1pm yesterday, travelling back up north. It was already pretty obvious it would get nasty if the weather continued, and it was forecast several days in advance. I didn't see a gritter until approaching M1/J20 - at which point I stupidly turned off and headed cross-country through another blizzard!
Greg Bobkin
Silver Seagull
- May 22, 2012
- 14,892
Thanks for the updates everyone.
The Fifth Column
Retired ex-cop
Christ, how many gritting lorries do people think there are out there?! They are a finite resource and In any case would not have prevented the problems on the roads even if there were double the amount. I'm sure some people just love to blame someone else instead of just accepting that sometimes the elements win and we just have to cope as best we can. I doubt that will stop the daily mailesque outrage from some people though.
LE19
New member
Uncle Buck
Ghost Writer
- Jul 7, 2003
- 28,071
You would expect them to use the finite number of gritting lorries on the trunk routes first though.
skipper734
Registered ruffian
I have no idea how the High Agency is supposed to deal with natural phenomena like this.
My Niece left Gatwick at about 1600 Hrs after her flight got in, about 15 to 20 mins later a friend of mine left. My niece arrived home in Woodingdean at about 1715 about 45 minutes longer than usual. Meanwhile my friend arrived home off of Ditchling Road at 0440 this morning.
A 20 minute difference in departure time with a 10 hr difference in travel time.
My Niece left Gatwick at about 1600 Hrs after her flight got in, about 15 to 20 mins later a friend of mine left. My niece arrived home in Woodingdean at about 1715 about 45 minutes longer than usual. Meanwhile my friend arrived home off of Ditchling Road at 0440 this morning.
A 20 minute difference in departure time with a 10 hr difference in travel time.