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Gritting/Salting on Xmas Day

  • 24-12-2010 8:46am
    #1
    Eglinton
    Closed Accounts Posts: 992 ✭✭✭


    Hi,

    Could anyone tell me if the NRA/Councils will be gritting or salting the roads on Christmas day?

    I'll probably have to wait to travel but not if the roads are lethal. I'm inclined to think they will grit but you never know in this country! Thankfully I'll just be travelling M and N routes.

    Thanks.


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  • #2
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,596 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    what year was it that there were a dozen accidents on the M50 on christmas moning ?


  • #3
    homerjay2005
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,346 ✭✭✭✭homerjay2005


    i think its very unfair to expect people to be out christmas day gritting roads. they all have familys to be spending it with, not out shovelling along roads or driving machines.

    traffic on roads should be minimal tomorrow and the roads as of yet, are not that bad, if people just drive with care, everybody will get home safely,


  • #4
    jack presley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,687 ✭✭✭✭jack presley


    homerjay2005 wrote: »
    i think its very unfair to expect people to be out christmas day gritting roads. they all have familys to be spending it with, not out shovelling along roads or driving machines.

    traffic on roads should be minimal tomorrow and the roads as of yet, are not that bad, if people just drive with care, everybody will get home safely,

    Tell that to the Gardai, Firemen, doctors, nurses etc. And this year, the Bus Eireann drivers who are going to be working.


  • #5
    sh1tstirrer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,489 ✭✭✭sh1tstirrer


    Eglinton wrote: »
    Hi,

    Could anyone tell me if the NRA/Councils will be gritting or salting the roads on Christmas day?

    I'll probably have to wait to travel but not if the roads are lethal. I'm inclined to think they will grit but you never know in this country! Thankfully I'll just be travelling M and N routes.

    Thanks.
    Why don't you just stay at home and eat your christmas dinner ;)


  • #6
    D'Peoples Voice
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,698 ✭✭✭D'Peoples Voice


    sh1tstirrer wrote: »
    Why don't you just stay at home and eat your christmas dinner ;)

    If you were a separated father, and wanted to see your kids on christmas day, you might understand. Its not every day that you are given access to your children for a few hours:(


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  • #7
    GerardKeating
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,806 ✭✭✭GerardKeating


    Eglinton wrote: »
    Hi,

    Could anyone tell me if the NRA/Councils will be gritting or salting the roads on Christmas day?

    I'll probably have to wait to travel but not if the roads are lethal. I'm inclined to think they will grit but you never know in this country! Thankfully I'll just be travelling M and N routes.

    Thanks.

    Not sure about today, but they were gritting late into the evening last night on the M4 and M6.


  • #8
    jesus_thats_gre
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,441 ✭✭✭✭jesus_thats_gre


    jack presley wrote: »
    Tell that to the Gardai, Firemen, doctors, nurses etc. And this year, the Bus Eireann drivers who are going to be working.

    Lets not forget the hundreds of staff working for the likes of Vodafone, O2 and Meteor in Operations or Customer Care. Sure you might as well throw in all of the utility companies too..

    Am sure homerjay2005 would find it perfectly acceptable if no one in the ESB's Customer Care answered the phone if he woke up this morning to find that there was a power cut.


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