Traffic nightmare - Page 2

flashy · 18-01-2007, 18:59

glad your back safely anyway

lancsdave · 18-01-2007, 19:00

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Originally Posted by John_Timmins

well left uni to get train home today all train where canceled just lucky that i could catch a lift home but it did take over an hour as all of the centre of preston was closed at around 3pm

Luckily for me I work on the right side of Preston to avoid those delays today

WillowTheWhisp · 18-01-2007, 19:08

Wow you did really well Ian.

katex · 18-01-2007, 19:30

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Originally Posted by entwisi

Through an extensive knowledge of country roads, a lot of forward planning and some extremely good luck it took me 1 hour 30 mins!!!

it was a very tortuous route I took but I seemed to be able to avoid the really bad bits. I think getting out an hour early made a massive difference though. I hate to think what time I'd got home if it had full on rush hour.

You soo modest Entwisi.

What, you finish at 4 p.m. ... blooming part timers..

entwisi · 18-01-2007, 19:56

shall I give you a call when I'm setting off at 6am then Katex?

katex · 18-01-2007, 20:08

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Originally Posted by entwisi

shall I give you a call when I'm setting off at 6am then Katex?

Yes, please .. that's when me alarm goes off .. although takes me longer to get out of bed .. Mind ya' it's gotta be good old sweet talk though .. no traffic reports...

How long it take you then, Junction 21, is it ? about 40 mins normally ?

Tell you what .. think now having just to go from Clayton to Ossie, (during school terms ..grrr) can take me longer than that and every week having to set off earlier .. takes me 8 mins in hols; average 35 mins. during term time.
Summat gotta be done

Neil · 18-01-2007, 20:20

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Originally Posted by lancsdave

Luckily for me I work on the right side of Preston to avoid those delays today

Where is that Blackburn?

mez · 18-01-2007, 20:24

its just taken my jet 3 & 1/2 hrs to get to manchester airport ......she's off to germany for the weekend with her boys flight due out at 20-20hrs.......delayed till 21-30hrs jammy sod....thanks to enti for the route i managed to get them on ...she is there now just .........my garden looks as though an elephant has crashed through it.

WillowTheWhisp · 18-01-2007, 20:38

Is the flight still on Mez? They said on the news that all flights and ferries had been cancelled. Hope they get there and back safely.

mez · 18-01-2007, 20:40

yep flight still on rang the airport .....ive been on the phones since 5-30pm im shattered he he ...at least she is there .

lancsdave · 18-01-2007, 20:43

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Originally Posted by mez

yep flight still on rang the airport .....ive been on the phones since 5-30pm im shattered he he ...at least she is there .

Manchester airport normally have a good flight information board but they have an emergency one on at the moment;

http://www.manchesterairport.co.uk/a...departures.htm

mez · 18-01-2007, 20:46

yup was following that one dave but had to get her off motorway at warrington only doing 20miles per hr ....so found diff route for her ....

WillowTheWhisp · 18-01-2007, 20:46

Just heard from Busman that he got there OK.

entwisi · 18-01-2007, 22:43

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Originally Posted by katex

Yes, please .. that's when me alarm goes off .. although takes me longer to get out of bed .. Mind ya' it's gotta be good old sweet talk though .. no traffic reports...

How long it take you then, Junction 21, is it ? about 40 mins normally ?

Tell you what .. think now having just to go from Clayton to Ossie, (during school terms ..grrr) can take me longer than that and every week having to set off earlier .. takes me 8 mins in hols; average 35 mins. during term time.
Summat gotta be done

I work ~5 miles south of Knutsford so its about 10-15 mins from J19 M6 or 20 mins south of M/C airport depending on which way I go