New Posts For Thread: Whinging Britshttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23437758/whinging-britsI heard some clown on TV asking why weren't the roads gritted before the snow came? The same man would have moaned again if there was no snow and the gritting had damaged his car.most people who say they can't travel to work via car tell liesI had to travel today in the office motor, had no trouble at allhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23437758/whinging-brits?post_id=418373134#418373134most people who say they can't travel to work via car tell liesI had to travel today in the office motor, had no trouble at allThu, 07 Jan 2010 11:26:52 -0600Would you be happy if they spent your £1600 on grit to lie on the road then the rain to wash it away down the drains before the snow actually fell?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23437758/whinging-brits?post_id=418372998#418372998Would you be happy if they spent your £1600 on grit to lie on the road then the rain to wash it away down the drains before the snow actually fell?Thu, 07 Jan 2010 09:17:25 -0600maybe not, but if every household gave me £1600 a year i would.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23437758/whinging-brits?post_id=418372994#418372994maybe not, but if every household gave me £1600 a year i would.Thu, 07 Jan 2010 09:04:46 -0600The stuff doesnt actually work aswell below -7c so if you put it down the night before it itself may freeze. Also a little bit of rain and it would all be washed away before the snow anyway. Its the winter and its a bad one you have to expect some snhttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23437758/whinging-brits?post_id=418372990#418372990The stuff doesnt actually work aswell below -7c so if you put it down the night before it itself may freeze. Also a little bit of rain and it would all be washed away before the snow anyway. Its the winter and its a bad one you have to expect some snThu, 07 Jan 2010 09:00:27 -0600pebblehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23437758/whinging-brits?post_id=418372986#418372986pebbleThu, 07 Jan 2010 08:54:46 -0600they use pepple sized rocks in germany for the pavement. now of this virtual powder crap they call grit over herehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23437758/whinging-brits?post_id=418372982#418372982they use pepple sized rocks in germany for the pavement. now of this virtual powder crap they call grit over hereThu, 07 Jan 2010 08:54:37 -0600Isn't it more than just grit? Most is mixed with salt which raises the freezing point of ice so the snow melts and doesn't get a chance to form deep layers.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23437758/whinging-brits?post_id=418372978#418372978Isn't it more than just grit? Most is mixed with salt which raises the freezing point of ice so the snow melts and doesn't get a chance to form deep layers.Thu, 07 Jan 2010 08:52:07 -0600What the hell is the grit going to do if its covered in 10 inches of snow? some people just seem to think that in this day and age mankind should be able to control the weather.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23437758/whinging-brits?post_id=418372954#418372954What the hell is the grit going to do if its covered in 10 inches of snow? some people just seem to think that in this day and age mankind should be able to control the weather.Thu, 07 Jan 2010 07:48:50 -0600I heard some clown on TV asking why weren't the roads gritted before the snow came? The same man would have moaned again if there was no snow and the gritting had damaged his car.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/23437758/whinging-brits?post_id=418372942#418372942I heard some clown on TV asking why weren't the roads gritted before the snow came? The same man would have moaned again if there was no snow and the gritting had damaged his car.Thu, 07 Jan 2010 07:41:59 -0600