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craggy island
08-Feb-09, 13:10
hi.
can you give me some idea of the snow.
we're snowed in at dunnet and i have to go to inverness tommorrow. where is the snow falling, down the A9?
thanks.
Venture
08-Feb-09, 13:15
http://www.caithness.org/community/emergencyservices/text/emergencynumbers.htm

There are telephone numbers on the above link that might give you an idea.
MadPict
08-Feb-09, 14:35
Make sure you follow Geoff "The Loon" Hoon's advice and get some snow chains!!!


Geoff Hoon, the Transport Secretary, said that drivers facing a weekend of winter chaos that they were partly to blame for the disruption.

"Why has nobody got snow chains and why are you all whingeing about what the Government hasn't done?" he was quoted as saying at a Westminster lunch. "If you live in the Alps you have snow chains in the back of your car. So why have none of you intelligent, capable people got chains?"
SOURCE (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/topics/weather/4543486/Snow-Britain-Geoff-Hoon-tells-drives-to-stop-whingeing.html)
changilass
08-Feb-09, 14:38
lol MP, sounds like he threw his toys outta the pram
davie
08-Feb-09, 15:01
He is not called Buffoon for nothing .
Scunner
08-Feb-09, 16:06
Log on to www.trafficscotland (http://www.trafficscotland) - lots of info on there
Dreamweaver
08-Feb-09, 17:03
We drove up from Inverness on Friday and it was very very scary!!! It has snowed more since then so to be honest I wouldn't even attempt it.
poppett
08-Feb-09, 18:29
We were due to travel to Inverness today then on to Edinburgh tomorrow. Gave it a miss today, but have to attempt it tomorrow for early appointment at clinic at Western General on Tuesday morning. Consultant is overbooked for the next three months, so if we don`t get down it`s a long wait for the next appointment.

Any forecast for Monday and Tuesday Tuggs??
Tugmistress
08-Feb-09, 18:54
same thing poppett, snow showers some heavy some light :confused going to be like it at least until friday! maybe longer.
i went pootling round today and down as far as berriedale, the roads were great, just little patches where fresh snow had drifted on to them but driving was a pleasure.
speedo215
08-Feb-09, 20:00
well guys i came up the road today and the road was fine, it was the same on friday apart from in caithness where it seemed to be really bad but aprt from that it was fine whereas the a96 today and on friday was bad in places it was like a gritter had not been out at all