Clearing/Closing a road?

[Gizmo!]

Just been out for a walk and in this part of urban Eesex we've had about three inches of nice fluffy global warming.

Problem is, just up the hill is now compacted, and therefore half an inch of utterly smooth sheet ice. Tortilla and Dean would love it. But having just tried to help a Megane up it it's completely impassable.

No grit anywhere local, and frankly there would be little point in spreading salt to melt it because it'll just freeze later. Breaking it up with a spade won't get very far either. So what do you do? Get cones and a sign saying "Not this way, mate!"?

[tyranical]

IIRC the correct procedure is to set up a camera filming people attempting to get up and failing then post it on youtube.

[Gizmo!]

anonymous said:

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That's not a bad idea actually. There's one speed bump that I couldn't even stand up on, it was simply impossible.

[Lordglenmorangie]

Our local Police have just announced that anyone going past a road closed sign, will face a driving ban!

[redgriff500]

I have recently bought a Telehandler (like a tractor with a telescopic arm) and it came with a 6ft bucket.

I live on a hill and have thought about clearing the road with it but no doubt I'd then be liable if someone has a bump, crashes into the pile of snow etc

So it sits on my drive.

It was a different story 10+ yrs ago but these days you aren't allowed to think / help out unless you have filled in the risk assessment and had the correct training....

[ninja-lewis]

redgriff500 said:

I have recently bought a Telehandler (like a tractor with a telescopic arm) and it came with a 6ft bucket.

I live on a hill and have thought about clearing the road with it but no doubt I'd then be liable if someone has a bump, crashes into the pile of snow etc

So it sits on my drive.

It was a different story 10+ yrs ago but these days you aren't allowed to think / help out unless you have filled in the risk assessment and had the correct training....

No you won't so get clearing.

At the beginning of the month, we found forks worked quite well on 3-4" of compacted ice. Clear an edge down to the tarmac then wedge the fork under the ice and apply leverage to break mini icebergs off that can then be thrown aside. When it comes off in chunks of a foot or more (we managed to break off a couple of pieces about 4 foot across), you can clear a path wide enough for a car quite quickly.