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What's it like?
- Thread starter borderbilly
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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.
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.
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If you google " gritter tracker " it gives you live updates where they are, and also the names of the ploughs.
- Nov 30, 2022
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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
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
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Wet and windy in Wiltshire so off to farm cafe for a breakfast as pooch is at daycare.
Checked the tracker and one of ours is called 'Gritty Gritty Bang Bang'
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Wiltshire’s gritters’ names:
Publicly and school-chosen 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
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Chelmsford has Gritty_McGrit_Face, Dame_Magritty_Smith and The_Grit_Gatsby
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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
www.traffic.gov.scot
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
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Plus
• Gritty Rascal
• Licensed to Grit
• Snowood House
• Saul T Roads
• Anneka Ice
• Arnold Schwarzegritter
Someone ought to warn them that the only name beginning with M is the name of a company that manufactures and supplies amateur radio equipment, specifically aerials.
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What are you saying? Moonraker is a well known name/term used in Wiltshire and they haven't broken copyright by just naming a lorry. What about the James Bond film, the sail of ship, or a prep tool for coffee. baristas et al.
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The film came out in 1979, before the amateur ham firm started. Who’s the plagiarist 🙀😎
The story of Wiltshire Moonrakers comes from before 1787 when it was first published
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