7-percent:Salt addendumThat Gritter above served as a crime scene for a Sherlock ficlet, but what a
7-percent:Salt addendumThat Gritter above served as a crime scene for a Sherlock ficlet, but what a lot of non-Brits don’t realise is that most of the Gritters on the roads here have NAMES and the councils run competitions to name them every time they buy a new one. The Scots get a lot of snow and ice, and therefore have turned this into something of a national pastime. You can find out where each of these vehicles is in real time using this app. “Snowcially Distanced” is the latest to join the fleetAddendum Part TwoSome more names of Gritters; these are from south of the border. Gritty Gritty Bang Bang, Gritty Gonzales, Gritallica and Grittie McVittie.Doncaster’s newest pair are called David Plowie and Gritsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Anti-Slip MachineyEssex has Gritney Spears, Big G and Alexander the Grit.Yorkshire has Basil Salty,Freezy Rider, Gritney Houston,Thaw Enforcement, True GritSurrey has Sir Salt-a-Lot, Thaw, God of Grit. Alfred the Grit. Good Morning Gritain. Unforgrittable, Hagrit. Thomas the Grit Engine, Salt-N-Vinegar GritsShropshire has Gritty Gritty Bang Bang, Snow Be Gone Kenobi, Gritty McGritface. Spready Mercury. Snowvid-19. Grit the Road JackMy home county, Hampshire has Spread Sheeran, Luke Snowalker, Mr Slippy, Gritly Come Dancing, Gritty Gritty Bang Bang, the Mad Gritter’s Tea Party, the Grittist Showman and Gritter Garbo, as well as The Blizzard of Oz,Thaw Enforcement, The Grittalo,Blizzard Wizard, Grittersaurus and Gritters Got Talent. Who said the Brits don’t have a sense of humour? -- source link
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