What's it like?

[borderbilly]

This is my neck of the woods this morning, started last night, coming in from the North.

 

[Sam Vimes]

Two degC but dry and can't see any ice or frost.

Have to venture out later so I'll get a better idea if the roads.

Neighbour drives the grit lorry so we're usually ok.

 

[borderbilly]

If you google " gritter tracker " it gives you live updates where they are, and also the names of the ploughs.

 

[Mr Plodd]

Beautifuly bright, sunny and cloudless morning in Weymouth. We will be walking along the beach shortly (well wrapped up against the wind that has a serrated edge to it today) to our favourite beachside cafe for a bacon butty and coffee.
Dont want any of that nasty "white stuff" here thank you very much.
In addition my solar panels are busy harvesting all of that free sunshine and charging my storage battery.
Win, win for me today

 

[otherclive]

Wet and windy in Wiltshire so off to farm cafe for a breakfast as pooch is at daycare.

 

[Thebossandhermaster]

Been snowing up here in Aberdeen

 

[Sam Vimes]

Checked the tracker and one of ours is called 'Gritty Gritty Bang Bang'

 

[otherclive]

Wiltshire’s gritters’ names:



Publicly and school-chosen names

• Brad Grit: Named by Hindon Primary School
• Buzz Saltyear: A name from the 2021 fleet
• Grit Happens: A popular name for a Wiltshire gritter
• Grittersaurus: Another name for a gritter in the fleet
• Gritty Gritty Bang Bang: A name chosen in a public vote
• Moonraker: A name for a gritter
• Nitty Gritty: Named by Greentrees Primary School
• Ready Spready Go: The name of the fleet's lead gritter
• Sir David Attenbrrrr: A name chosen in a public vote
• Snowhenge: Named by Wellington Eagles Primary School
• Spready Mercury: A name chosen by the public
• Thaw Enforcement: A name for a gritter in the fleet
• True Grit: Named by Holy Trinity Primary School
• Usain Salt: A popular name chosen by the public
• Wiltshire Born and Spread: A name from the fleet
• Woodford's Winter Warrior:Named by Woodford Valley Primary School

 

[Sam Vimes]

Anyone called 'Gritty MacGritface'

 

[Firkle]

Anyone called 'Gritty MacGritface'

Chelmsford has Gritty_McGrit_Face, Dame_Magritty_Smith and The_Grit_Gatsby

 

[GUMPY]

There used to be a "live" map showing the position of Scottish gritters, does it still exist and are there any maps for English regions ?

Ooo it does

Gritter tracker | Traffic Scotland

Traffic Scotland gives you the real-time information you need about Scotland’s trunk road network

www.traffic.gov.scot

 

[Dustydog]

Wiltshire’s gritters’ names:



Publicly and school-chosen names

• Brad Grit: Named by Hindon Primary School
• Buzz Saltyear: A name from the 2021 fleet
• Grit Happens: A popular name for a Wiltshire gritter
• Grittersaurus: Another name for a gritter in the fleet
• Gritty Gritty Bang Bang: A name chosen in a public vote
• Moonraker: A name for a gritter
• Nitty Gritty: Named by Greentrees Primary School
• Ready Spready Go: The name of the fleet's lead gritter
• Sir David Attenbrrrr: A name chosen in a public vote
• Snowhenge: Named by Wellington Eagles Primary School
• Spready Mercury: A name chosen by the public
• Thaw Enforcement: A name for a gritter in the fleet
• True Grit: Named by Holy Trinity Primary School
• Usain Salt: A popular name chosen by the public
• Wiltshire Born and Spread: A name from the fleet
• Woodford's Winter Warrior:Named by Woodford Valley Primary School

Plus


• Gritty Rascal

• Licensed to Grit

• Snowood House

• Saul T Roads

• Anneka Ice

• Arnold Schwarzegritter