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Offline scarr89

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Hampshire gritting the roads...
« on: 19 July 2013, 13:08 »
Just heard on the radio that Hampshire CC are sending there gritter outs to stop the road from melting. They are spreading crushed rock dust apparently... :huh:

Never heard anything like it before, a tad interesting I think...And definitely made me change my mind about washing my car; a quick pressure washing it is!

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Re: Hampshire gritting the roads...
« Reply #1 on: 19 July 2013, 14:04 »
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-23315384


Some other people who live on my new build estate have had their drives ruined by the heat by simply turning their steering wheel while sat stationary.
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Offline Dave_IOW

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Re: Hampshire gritting the roads...
« Reply #2 on: 19 July 2013, 15:10 »
Our roads on the Isle of Wight seem to have a habit of melting pretty frequently.

We had a lot of it last year, gritters were out a fair bit.

And just to think, we're usually the last ones to get anything! :laugh:
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Re: Hampshire gritting the roads...
« Reply #3 on: 19 July 2013, 21:46 »
Blazing ahead with our sh*t roads!

Yay us!
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Re: Hampshire gritting the roads...
« Reply #4 on: 19 July 2013, 22:12 »
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Offline barrym381

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Re: Hampshire gritting the roads...
« Reply #5 on: 19 July 2013, 22:17 »
this will be there excuse come winter when they dont grit the roads  :grin:
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Offline opel

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Re: Hampshire gritting the roads...
« Reply #6 on: 19 July 2013, 23:16 »
Everybody always says they don't grit  :grin:
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Re: Hampshire gritting the roads...
« Reply #7 on: 20 July 2013, 08:43 »
They've been dusting the roads in East Devon for a few weeks now.
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Offline leigh_harty

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Re: Hampshire gritting the roads...
« Reply #8 on: 20 July 2013, 11:29 »
We've recently had our road dug up and downgraded to black tarmac and I've already put 4 jack wheel holes in it  :whistle:
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Re: Hampshire gritting the roads...
« Reply #9 on: 21 July 2013, 14:31 »
I do like this hotter temperature, more grip available  :evil:
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