l15ter
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Registered: 1st Feb 08
Location: Berkshire
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should be fine, went to tesco's in sandhurst today, the main roads arent to bad.
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Paul_J
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Registered: 6th Jun 02
Location: London
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Originally posted by l15ter
should be fine, went to tesco's in sandhurst today, the main roads arent to bad.
you can drive to sandhurst - but you can't drive to work ?  brilliant.
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l15ter
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Registered: 1st Feb 08
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Originally posted by Paul_J
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Originally posted by l15ter
should be fine, went to tesco's in sandhurst today, the main roads arent to bad.
you can drive to sandhurst - but you can't drive to work ? brilliant.
did you see how busy co op was yesterday?they even sold out crisps
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Conway563
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Registered: 7th Jun 06
Location: Yate, Bristol
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I think some people need to man up and learn to drive tbh 
Agreed.
Everyone goes into meltdown over it. It's like "omg snow; I'll forget how to drive now."
Do you even have a licence?
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Paul_J
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Registered: 6th Jun 02
Location: London
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I tried and failed...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgqM06AA-Tw
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mwg
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Registered: 19th Feb 04
Location: South Lakes
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oh you need to man up Paul, the rest of corsasports driving gods could get out of there no problem 
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AndyKent
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Registered: 3rd Sep 05
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If you can't (or won't) go to work, you shouldn't get paid really.
Never mind whether it is your fault or not, you are paid for the time you are working for the company.
If you genuniely can't get to work, then yeah its probably a bit unfair, but in my eyes no work = no pay.
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DaveyLC
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Registered: 8th Oct 08
Location: Berkshire
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Originally posted by Huwsi
2. Those staff who are unable to return home because of the emergency situation will be provided with whatever accommodation can be made available without charge. All meals taken will be charged at the appropriate rate.
Wow they let you sleep at the office and NOT charge you.. How generous!
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DaveyLC
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Registered: 8th Oct 08
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Us IT bods have got it lucky.. We can work from home! I feel sorry for anyone who is self-employeed and can't get out to work.
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kz
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Registered: 9th Aug 02
Location: Southend, Essex Drives: Mini Cooper S
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Went in for a half day yesterday, as Puntos seem to have a nice problem of the handbrake seizing up but when the sun came out it was better. Tried this morning and nearly hit two cars going down my road! Thought I'd attempt a corner and ended up going round it sideways lol... so parked up and gave up.
They haven't said whether they're docking me or not at work, I've only been there a couple of weeks lol. However, if I carry on I will crash my car, so I'm fully prepared to loose a days pay as it's less than it would cost to repair a crash!
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
Location: Reading: Drives : Clio 197
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This is what bothers me, I'm taking it very steady as I don't want to tarnish my immaculate NCB by sliding into someone.
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Nath
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Registered: 3rd Apr 02
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We don't go in we don't get paid.
Simples.
p.s. They'd probably let you take holiday and if you lived further away than most they'd have a softer stance.
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Lynny
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Registered: 3rd Jan 03
Location: oop north! Where people talk properly
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We pretty much have to go in. If you cant make it to your own station then you just go closest one to your house. Had some people walking 3-4 hours to get in. If you absolutly can't, a traffic officer in 4x4 will come pick you up
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kz
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Registered: 9th Aug 02
Location: Southend, Essex Drives: Mini Cooper S
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Phoned in and they're docking me... fair enough! Gonna have to get up extra early Monday morning (like before 6am) and try the car as if it's a no go I had better get my walking boots on!
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Ojc
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Registered: 14th Nov 00
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It's time like this I actually appreciate my office for not being twats, it does help the managers all work out in the sticks though and can't get to work.
I think if they were within walking distance the scenario would be different.
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Andrew
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Registered: 5th May 04
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I'm having a broken van day today
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kz
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Registered: 9th Aug 02
Location: Southend, Essex Drives: Mini Cooper S
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I do miss certain aspects of my last job...
Whatever the reason you couldn't get in, they wouldn't really care. Always got full pay  I had a whole week off once lol.
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bubble
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Registered: 24th Jan 04
Location: Darwin, NT Australia.
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at our place loads of people didnt come in because of the 'bad snow'
i came to work everyday, had a bit of a struggle first thing on the side roads and some others, but i enjoy the trip to work because you get see immense examples of incompetence from drivers who believe that the world is ending because of snow.
i was snowed in, about 5 inches of snow, so i let car tires down, drove out to main road, then pumped em up again.
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neil h
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Registered: 28th Sep 06
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We get 'special leave', which you have to apply for through senior management and assuming there happy in your justification you just book your time to that number.
Though the site was officially declaired closed wednesday night, to be reassessed on Sunday. 5 day weekened ftw. 
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Neo
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Registered: 20th Feb 07
Location: Essex
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Originally posted by bubble
i came to work everyday, had a bit of a struggle first thing on the side roads and some others, but i enjoy the trip to work because you get see immense examples of incompetence from drivers who believe that the world is ending because of snow.
I have seen hundreds of examples of this, and today its been worse. Some total flids either not compensating for the snow and ice or over compensating. 3 people at our office have written off cars in as many days. Tards !
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Bart
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Registered: 19th Aug 02
Location: Midsomer Norton, Bristol Avon
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Originally posted by Paul_J
I can technically work from home - so i have been working the last few days and so will still get paid...
the downside is I technically couldn't chill out / relax / go build snow men like everyone else on facebook.
... Although I could do with going into work as my motivation at home is really lacking at the moment. I'm gonna try to go in tommorrow.
Same as me.
The downside is your stuck indoors too much.
Luckily I had to play skittles last night, got out the house for a few beers
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Cole
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Registered: 11th Nov 02
Location: eastbourne Drives:zafira sold now a qashqai
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who do you work for phi
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Nic Barnes
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Registered: 5th Apr 04
Location: nowhere near ginger people
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Originally posted by mwg
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Originally posted by Nic Barnes
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Originally posted by mwg
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Originally posted by Nic Barnes
no offence mwg, but there is no reason for you not to be able to get to work.
Why? I live up a hill in Grange, if I lived in Kendal I'd walk but I dont so was a few days before Xmas I couldn't get in.
i know. its not bad at all round there.
ok
seriously ive suffered a lot worse in the last week and before christmas and managed to get about fine
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Ben G
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Registered: 12th Jan 07
Location: Essex
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pussies.
paul, love the video. wheels look fake, dunno why?
i have trouble getting out my driveway, bit of power and it goes, albeit no traction
nearly hit a fence coming home from work. half the road was gritted, half wasn't. kind of hit both patches at the same time and had to correct the slide. work mate shit himself
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Chris x
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Registered: 11th Sep 08
Location: Bexhill
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Coming down here a fuck load atm.
Got the Corsa stuck 3times yesterday.
Was out lastnight. Going down a steep hill which lead on to a main road. I got out to stop cars coming along so my GF could dive down it. All I can here is a horn, I turn around and shes flying down the hill sidewards! Luckily she managed to stop somehow!
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