Snow

For those who cannot drive with the snow ... quickly order Goodyear Tyre Socks online (I had mine the next day), you need to give your tyre size which you can find on your tyres by phone/email. Even the ambulance service has ordered them. They are much cheaper than winter tyres and quick to fit. Haven't tried them yet but quietly confident I won't be stuck this winter!

I am around 10 miles from Newcastle (Sunderland) we have around 10 inches currently, whilst this is great at weekend, haha spent all day sledging I am rather concerned re next week.

I need some advice

I have an 18month old usually dropped off here

A 21/2 yo whom i collect, but is a 5 min walk from me

and a 31/2 yo, that I usually collect 8.30 and take to nursery at 12.20 and then drop off home at 3.30, BUT he currently has behavioural problems (awaiting a diagnosis but probably autistic) and is a good 40 mins walk.

I also have a 51/2 yo dd

so my question is... I usually drive to school, and then a toddler morning, what if i cant drive, then it really isnt practical to collect the 31/2 yo as it involves a walk up a bank, I wouldnt make it on time to school (if its open) and then Im not sure that the 31/2 yo would walk that far back? Not that I am a wuss when it comes to driving, but conditions are really really not good here at the mo, if it continues I would worry that we would get stuck in the very short journeys we need to make.

I dont want to make the parents feel that I dont want to have the children, so how do i approach it?

If you are a parent, how would you feel?

One day of the stuff and am fed up already . Did a school run this afternoon - took an hour and a half - normally takes 30mins. Not leaving the house tomorrow if more of it falls tonight!!

friend has snow a few miles up the road :(

Snow in Newcastle - and it's lying! Not enough to sledge yet but will hopefully get me out of the school run for DS tomorrow !!

hoping it will snow tonight and all be gone by monday (i finish work today)

been snowed in several times in current job and had to abanden car several times and dont want snow!!!!

none here (SW) but V V cold

brrrrr

a fantastic frosty walk in the woods, brilliant sun, melting ice to investigate

fab

No snow for me in the very south east!

However, I have 5 very over excited children, sledges ready and I would love a quite few days if the snow comes and no one can get to me!