tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post1802106822832788032..comments2024-02-17T21:46:12.329+00:00Comments on A Gurn from Nurn: Nairn runs out of table salt - time for some 'out of the box' thinking?Graisghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07238279516517079956noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-16862824992660492072010-01-01T22:18:46.883+00:002010-01-01T22:18:46.883+00:00Angry of Nairn should try contacting the Nairnshir...Angry of Nairn should try contacting the Nairnshire and then harassing their local councillor, that's how one fishertown wifie allegedly got her driveway gritted!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-11002399987401138902010-01-01T18:31:02.279+00:002010-01-01T18:31:02.279+00:00One angry Nairn resident described the conditions ...One angry Nairn resident described the conditions in his area as "absolutely atrocious".<br /><br />"The pavements are covered in snow and ice," said the man, who lives in John Street.<br /><br />"Since the weekend before Christmas nothing has been done. I tried to contact the council's emergency number but the voicemail was full. I would like the council to explain Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-937234667717075652009-12-31T11:29:39.434+00:002009-12-31T11:29:39.434+00:00Agree with that GTsow, the front line guys are wor...Agree with that GTsow, the front line guys are working very hard in hazardous conditions and we should thank them for it. <br />The cuts are not made by them, all the flak should go to the councillors and the gaffas with the bramble phones.Graisghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238279516517079956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-5814089033240141102009-12-31T11:22:54.074+00:002009-12-31T11:22:54.074+00:00the guys are doing their best as alway...the guys are doing their best as always. and i wish them all a good year its not their fault all these cut backs are going too hit us all at some point. some tough times ahead folks.growtosownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-50066172531417132902009-12-30T20:10:40.057+00:002009-12-30T20:10:40.057+00:00Further to my previous post, I phoned the Tec Serv...Further to my previous post, I phoned the Tec Services emergency number this morning, and by mid afternoon these gracious guys came and threw grit all over my hilly car park and filled the grit bin too. Many thanks to them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-55056399112620694692009-12-30T10:33:34.999+00:002009-12-30T10:33:34.999+00:00"are using a new sugar beet molasses and salt..."are using a new sugar beet molasses and salt brine concoction"<br /><br />I bet chef Heston Blumenthal would be scraping this up from the sidewalk for his latest signature dish<br /><br />I like the idea of some citizen responsibility for clearing ice and snow, less granny state<br /><br /> Blaeberry phones are great for removing ice from the car windscreenswedish chefnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-83351792129180488432009-12-30T02:19:05.953+00:002009-12-30T02:19:05.953+00:00On this side of the pond we don't have the lov...On this side of the pond we don't have the lovely Sand/Salt boxes They would be great to have around but our government has taken the route of making it illegal to not taking care of the sidewalk in front of your house or business.<br />Also instead of using Salt/Sand a lot of communities are using a new sugar beet molasses and salt brine concoction that goes on very stickly but creates a Canucknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-70171457825257578692009-12-29T20:15:39.619+00:002009-12-29T20:15:39.619+00:00Anyone else heard the rumour that one of the Nairn...Anyone else heard the rumour that one of the Nairn gritters had been scrapped and melted down to make more casings for council Blackberries?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-78415126925583125772009-12-29T19:44:46.051+00:002009-12-29T19:44:46.051+00:00I too requested my grit bin to be filled but of co...I too requested my grit bin to be filled but of course it is now empty, and goodness only knows when it will be filled again. And I've been told that the side roads and pavements are not going to be gritted at all - I hope this isn't correct.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-62875253345181122462009-12-29T16:45:54.526+00:002009-12-29T16:45:54.526+00:00Thank you Tawny Owl, I'll wear it with pride!!...Thank you Tawny Owl, I'll wear it with pride!! I confess though there was a bit of self-preservation. I had a spill in Ballark Place on Christmas Eve and smashed a nice bottle of red I'd bought for the missus. DonaldDonald Wilsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-45951612204799940832009-12-29T16:41:53.987+00:002009-12-29T16:41:53.987+00:00Donald Wilson salt of the earth
award him the SAXA...Donald Wilson salt of the earth<br />award him the SAXA prize & present<br />him with the video " TRUE GRIT "<br />plus a gold shovel & a BlackberryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-77791907734339699992009-12-29T15:56:51.023+00:002009-12-29T15:56:51.023+00:00If he ventures down to Fishertown, he may get a fe...If he ventures down to Fishertown, he may get a few more.Sorry there isn't a bus (yet)?Jinglenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-20660567431221674232009-12-29T15:41:23.892+00:002009-12-29T15:41:23.892+00:00just been reading these comments. and i...just been reading these comments. and i am sure a lot of folk would help out. myself included it looks like we must step in and help were we can.today i went over the town for a paper and the roads were bad as were the pavements. not good for old or young folk. millroad was quite bad and i fell justgrowtosownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-13941332663745256812009-12-29T14:27:55.251+00:002009-12-29T14:27:55.251+00:00Yes I think the idea of having plenty of salt boxe...Yes I think the idea of having plenty of salt boxes dotted around the town might be the best answer to slippy pavements.<br />I saw Donald doing his thing on the brae and well done to him, the pavements that morning were lethal!<br /><br />I for one would be quite happy to spread some salt and grit when required.jayteescot1https://www.blogger.com/profile/11240392651168819167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-84824121023733601772009-12-29T13:12:19.637+00:002009-12-29T13:12:19.637+00:00Good for Donald, despite what he says I vote that ...Good for Donald, despite what he says I vote that the Brownie in Chief awards him a 'salt spreading' badge for his public spirited action that he can wear with pride :-)Tawny Owl (Beaver Patrol)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-56598939283875028042009-12-29T12:56:32.787+00:002009-12-29T12:56:32.787+00:00Public spiritedness is something we may not have e...Public spiritedness is something we may not have entirely lost, but respect for our public services and their importance in society is something that we have. <br /><br />For the best part of the last 4 decades we have stood by and watched through boom and bust, still partying, whilst the fabric of society - quite literally - was breaking down. <br /><br />Progress should include supporting all Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-84633419699398472742009-12-29T12:56:13.646+00:002009-12-29T12:56:13.646+00:00Good idea about volunteers helping out with the gr...Good idea about volunteers helping out with the gritting. The box you photographed in Ballark Place was filled with new grit at my request because it was flooded with water before the snows arrived. The council roads staff did their job and re-stocked the box with dry grit and salt to keep Ballark Place clear.<br />However on Christmas Day the pavements on the High Street Brae were so bad I got aDonald Wilsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-91063366226182058452009-12-29T11:59:48.793+00:002009-12-29T11:59:48.793+00:00We used to get sand off the beach but you probably...We used to get sand off the beach but you probably need a SEPA licence to do that sort of thing now!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com