We are in Yorkshire where the weather has been horrendous. DS's school was closed for most of last week due to the snow and opened for the first time today because "the roads are now clear". However for those without access to a car the school run is absolutely treacherous (spelling?) and all the people I saw on the way said the same thing - they would much rather have braved the knee high snow than the ice rink that is out there today. I have lost count of the amount of times DS fell over and despite wearing a pair similar to these, I still nearly went over numerous times www.amazon.co.uk/Petzl-Spiky-Plus-Anti-slip-Over-Shoe/dp/B000YBAWD0/ref=sr_1_12?ie=UTF8&qid=1291630029&sr=8-12&tag=mumsnet&ascsubtag=mnforum-21
The temperature readers on cars were reading -13, the pavements are solid compact ice and crossing side roads is like risking life and limb. It usually takes 15 mins each way but in total took me an hour and 20 minutes today. When we finally got to school I spoke to the secretary and advised her I was not prepared to risk it again tomorrow if it is still the same, and then when I got home there was a message from the parent support worker who is going to call me back later. I am worried about what they may say but if they don't allow the children out to play in it at lunch time because of health and safety then how can they expect them to walk to school in it?
Please be gentle with me and don't flame me on this 
AIBU?
To tell the school I will not be bringing DS in tomorrow
notalone · 06/12/2010 10:18
I think you are being reasonable, however, it looks like we could have a couple of months of this weather and you can't keep him off the whole time, so I guess you are going to have to come up with some way of getting him to school 
Have you considered a horse 
Perhaps I have only started this thread so you can all have a whip round for my horse .
It has snowed a lot here, especially last year, but I have never seen ice like it and with the temperatures so low it is only going to get worse, at least unti Fri when we are due some warmer weather (well 6 degrees anyway lol) I have a friend who lives close to me with a daughter at the same school so I am able to get a lift with her today, but her husband does the school run in the morning and he doesn't really "do lifts" so I don't feel I can ask him
Yes, Goingspare but I can't afford the sleigh to go with the huskies. I don't suppose any kind mumsnetter has a spare sleigh I could borrow and maybe a husky or two? Or failing that a helicopter. I'm not bothered either way
I think this is as bad as it gets Pinkyp - we are not due anymore snow as far as I know so I think providing the roads are clear where you are then you should be ok. Best of luck
Faverolles - you have just made me shudder. Carpet licking is worse for me than nails on a blackboard, cotton wool etc. If you could ask her nicely not to lick my carpets though then I would love to borrow her. I'll pay for post and packing ok?!
Damn - how very selfish of her faverolles. I already have a dog so 2 cats might possibly even up the other side of the sleigh
Alloverit - I already have one of those but mine is broken 
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We got to school this morning a few minutes late because of the ice and taking it very slowly walking - the bloody welfare officer was stood at the door taking everyones name that was late. 
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