Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!

Anyone on Green Lanes - How are the Buses this morning......and Other Snow Talk

Any updates?

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Permalink Reply by Alison P on February 2, 2009 at 8:06

LBC say no buses at all ... The T4L site says they will start again once roads have been treated and conditions are safer. See here.

I did see some gritters down our road last night, but they weren't very generous with the grit!

Pretty though!!

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Permalink Reply by John McMullan on February 2, 2009 at 8:25

No busses, Piccadilly line a mess, trains have severe delays - mind you, that was an hour ago, it could be worse now.

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Permalink Reply by Nigel Lupton (luptonn) on February 2, 2009 at 8:25

I haven't seen any buses. I've been up to Manor House, stood on the platform for 15 minutes and couldn't get on the 2 trains that came in.

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Permalink Reply by Hugh on February 2, 2009 at 8:27

Thanks A.

Hewitt seems to be virgin snow right now. Nothing moving, just pedestrians. All very magical.

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Permalink Reply by Sandrine on February 2, 2009 at 8:33

No buses, and the tfl websit is down (for me)

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Permalink Reply by StephenBln on February 2, 2009 at 8:36

Am I allowed to 'smile gently' when I hear about this sort of problem.. The Buses are not running because they are not fitted with winter tyres.. In other places where snow is a more common occurrence, that is the norm..

Perhaps fitting 10% of the fleet with winter tyres would ease the situation..

BTW, here it is illegal to drive in snow without winter tyres.. most cars are fitted in October and keep them until April..

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Permalink Reply by Hugh on February 2, 2009 at 8:38

No, Steve; smiling gently would be considered as smug! ;o)

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Permalink Reply by Nigel Lupton (luptonn) on February 2, 2009 at 8:48

The weather people have been talking about a "major snow event" since Thursday, so we were warned. I guess 5 days isn't enough time to prepare.

The grit lorries have been up and down Endymoin Rd a couple of times this morning so they are trying to clear the roads.

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Permalink Reply by John D on February 2, 2009 at 9:54

Even with five day's notice, you can't clear snow until it has fallen. They seem to be doing a good job IMHO :-)

I've seen trains heading towards Finsbury Park.