In message , Christina Websell
writes
woke up to an inch in Leicestershire this morning.
Not mega but enough ;-)
I don't live where the roads are gritted. I'm too far from a bus route to
make it worth their while.

We have a similar situation here.. Yet are expected to pay the same
council taxes as those who have roads gritted. The council refuses to
grit to our community stating the population base is too low. As is
often the case in very rural areas much of the population is older
rather than younger than average. They have removed any bus service; our
village is situated in a dip in the rolling hills hence any movement has
to be by car and they don't grit the roads which currently are like ice
rinks. Parish Council, which has protested vehemently at no grit (nor
grit bins made available) is considering either reducing the precept for
the village or recommending a boycott of the council tax. Should be
interesting.... I bet we get our roads gritted!

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Gopher .... I know my place!