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| davidof wrote: |
| bit of a cock up by the authorities apparently. They let all the lorries back onto the roads at the same time and this caused a megajam esp as there were still weather problems (10cm of ice on the roads in places). |
From the rolling French news footage we're getting, the lorries never actually left the roads, cars were weaving in between them and up and down the hard shoulders.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I've just read properly the information about my appointment tomorrow and I can't drive as I might have drops in the eyes. so it's Boring Goring by train, and back, and I can't leave before Friday morning. Time for plan B and some lat and long positions for IBIS Budget hotels near the south end of my drive. 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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pam w, 
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I shall assume from the silence that either Weathercam's mobile phone died on him or he got out of the jam.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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fingers crossed he's out of the jam
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davidof, Sanef website still says 'deneigement en cours' although there doesn't seem to be as many jams as before. Operation Stack still on the M20 though. I guess I'll be checking things out on the jorney down.
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Nice powder day in the forests for me tomorrow 
More snow please vicar.
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What a fecking trip!
Stop start traffic jams with no logical explanation, tempers getting a bit tense as a few Lorries tried to stop cars going up hard shoulder, let you all have a debate as to the rights and wrongs of that, but as it was the damn trucks that so obviously caused this, although they just happened to be on the wrong place at the wrong time, it did seem that many were just blocking the roaa waiting for various autoroute inter sections to open up rather than hacking on down.
Think it was the A29 / A26 where they were parked up in there lanes rather than drive on down to Reims.
We had a bit of an RN tour as we were going up the hard shoulder saw a pompier come down one of the slip access Roads, so checked the GPS to see what the options would be, at first he said interdit but told him how I wanted top go Cambrai, St Quentin Reims and he let me off !
Roads were a bit gnarly and lucky had snow tyres, in the end the RN was blocked with snow and we has to go back on the A26 north of St Quentin.
ETA at my brothers now 22:00 5he's late, suppose could be worse!
Think should all be back to normal tomorrow
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Weathercam, sounds awful. Hope it is better for us tomorrow. We weren't planning on driving any further south than Epernay tomorrow in any case, so it shouldn't be too bad.
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| Weathercam wrote: |
ETA at my brothers now 22:00 5he's late, suppose could be worse!
Think should all be back to normal tomorrow |
Just started snowing in Grenoble so hope you get to your brothers before / if it makes it north.
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Ok, that's it I'm off to stock up on pork pies. Hope Tesco has got the Melton Mowbray ones, the dog's fussy.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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You know it makes sense.
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davidof, looks like I may need to find an alternative route south then.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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| Hells Bells wrote: |
| davidof, looks like I may need to find an alternative route south then. |
certainly check up before heading onto the A1
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Poster: A snowHead
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[quote="davidof"]
Jean-Marc Ayrault, French PM has said "the situation is under control". Normally when JMA says something like that it is a total fustercluck.
So true 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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davidof, we shouldn't need to be on the A1, only the A26, but that is where Weathercam was stuck this morning near the junction of the two.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Would really appreciate any updates(good or bad) from those who are traveling tomorrow and friday down the A26 from Calais to The Alps .
If you don't have any 3G access would i be too cheeky to ask for a text message ?? 
I can PM my mobile number to any willing snowheads.
Regards,
Phil
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Quick update, made it to my brothers in the Chartreuse at 22:04!
Could have been far worse I suppose!
Messages sent to friends in La Grave as to what they reckon the situation might be!
Best of luck to those travelling over the next few days, but has to be better than today?
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The A26 was clear tonight.
A fair number of lorries were still parked on the hard shoulder and in every layby but none blocking the autoroute itself.
I turned off the M20 at J7, just before the stack and went onto the M2.
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rjs, Thanks. We are setting off midday ish, to near Cambrai, so I will update this evening. Tom Tom live gets round most of these problems, so fingers crossed. I think the problem may have moved further south. Double edged sword; do we want snow or not ? I seem to remember someone on this thread saying that 4x4 cars were unnecessary, but with snow tyres as well I am confident. Safe journeys everyone !
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cstreat, the problem is that even with a 4x4 and snow tyres it's those in front of you who don't that will cause the problems.
One of the major jams was around the A26 / A29 as the junction was shut, hopefullt they would have opened that by now!
Forgot to add, that yesterday with my diversion off the autoroute care of taking that open access route I did not have to pay the full amount for the Calais to Reims strectch of the peage, but was not a great saving in the overall scheme of things 
Slight snow falling here north of Grenoble, off down there shortly, and then decide whether to go via La Grave to Serre Che or go via Gap as I have to be in Briancon by noon to get to the bank and then the Notaire at 14.
Have just heard from someone in Serre that it's not snowing there.
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The Lauteret is open today. It can close even if there is no snow due to drifting as it did last week.
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At Dover. All ok so far
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Hells Bells, Good. I have bought a pork pie (and a Scotch egg) from the local butcher, for my meals along the way, along with a stack of grapes, apples, top quality crisps and Club choc bars and downloaded some podcasts from Radio 4 to intersperse with my music CDs so am ready to roll tomorrow morning, if conditions seem right! Looking forward to your further reports.
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Safe and happy journeys all 
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Hi all,
Off to The Maurrienne Valley ( Les Sybelles) leaving from Hertfordshire around 0600 on Friday for Eurotunnel. Hoping to get to Chambery for Tea and stickies on Friday evening.
If you see a black Mondeo Estate with ski rack on roof and 4 adults, driven by a good looking Geezer give us a wave.
As usual, Note to Burglars, Mother-in-law and German Shepherd will be guarding Chateau Baggins 
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No traffic problems on A26. All clear and heading for EPernay
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You know it makes sense.
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Hells Bells, sounds good. I now have another problem - dipped headlights out of action, both of them. Have had a squizzle at the fuses but that doesn't seem to be the problem. So into my friendly local garage first thing in the morning.....
Good job it's happened now, I suppose, rather than half way to Folkestone on the M25.
Have you eaten all the pork pies?
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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pam w, The roads were fine over the Jura too if you are thinking of going that way.
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Poster: A snowHead
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A26 all clear, but large drifts on minor roads after Arras if you have to leave main road to reach your accommodation. More snow than you would see on most alpine roads out in the sticks. If the hills were bigger, we could just stop here for the week! Might see you on the road, doofer king!!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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rjs, thanks. I probably will if it's daylight. Don't know about the timing of my trip yet, because of the car problem.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Ps. Silver Impreza wagon, slow lane, or at petrol station!! Superb specimen driving!
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cstreat,
will wave if you r on road friday
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Having got my lights sorted out all tunnels yesterday were £129 so I changed my booking to the £75 just after midnight train, then got there early and got the 23.13 for the same price. Nice night for driving - clear sky, roads all clear and empty. Had a half hour snooze in a picnic aire around 7 am when I felt sleepy for the first time then drove across the Jura (all roads clear) in brilliant, beautiful, sunshine. The A40 from Chamonix towards Geneva was busy - quite a queue for the péage but going my way was fine and only very light traffic up from Sallanches too - I was pleasantly surprised. Les Saisies village was busy - loads of coaches and the car park full, must be lots of day trippers though the slopes didn't look too busy. My friends here helped me unload my car and are cooking me supper at this very moment.
It's nice to be back. 
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and Wales won the rugby! What a great day.
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pam w, glad to hear that you made it ok.
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pam w,
Glad you made it back to the mountains...wish it was me...but my turn is coming again soon~!
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Lauteret is now closed, risk 5 up there. If anyone is headiing to Serre Che. it is a long detour of misery with snow in the valleys.
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