Comments on: The Cold War: Should Wales deploy the army against the snow? http://waleshome.org/2010/01/the-cold-war-should-wales-deploy-the-army-against-the-snow/ Independent analysis from and about Wales Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:59:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Rob Williams http://waleshome.org/2010/01/the-cold-war-should-wales-deploy-the-army-against-the-snow/comment-page-1/#comment-4725 Rob Williams Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:42:05 +0000 http://waleshome.org/?p=6635#comment-4725 Aren't our armed forces a little stretched for this Alan? There is a war (or two) on you know? Aren’t our armed forces a little stretched for this Alan? There is a war (or two) on you know?

]]> By: Financier http://waleshome.org/2010/01/the-cold-war-should-wales-deploy-the-army-against-the-snow/comment-page-1/#comment-4724 Financier Thu, 14 Jan 2010 14:28:15 +0000 http://waleshome.org/?p=6635#comment-4724 Alan, Undoubtedly! Yesterday I had to drive from Aberystwyth to Guildford, Surrey. Even at 11am, the A44 between Capel Bangor and Llangurig was a disgrace - in places only one and a half lanes of packed snow were passable. To avoid the reported snow in the south of Wales, I then went via Newtown and after leaving that town the road conditions improved and when I reached Shrewsbury and for the rest of my journey in England, both on motorways and A roads, was excellent. Parts of the south of England had had eight to twelve inches of snow that night, but everywhere A and even side roads and pavements were clear. It is just that sufficent organisation and preparedness is required. If the local organisation is insuffficient then emergency facilities, including HM Forces, should be used. Alan,

Undoubtedly!

Yesterday I had to drive from Aberystwyth to Guildford, Surrey. Even at 11am, the A44 between Capel Bangor and Llangurig was a disgrace – in places only one and a half lanes of packed snow were passable.

To avoid the reported snow in the south of Wales, I then went via Newtown and after leaving that town the road conditions improved and when I reached Shrewsbury and for the rest of my journey in England, both on motorways and A roads, was excellent. Parts of the south of England had had eight to twelve inches of snow that night, but everywhere A and even side roads and pavements were clear.

It is just that sufficent organisation and preparedness is required. If the local organisation is insuffficient then emergency facilities, including HM Forces, should be used.

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