14-01-2024, 09:52 AM
During the winter of 1978 I was on early turn when a heavy snow fall blocked the M1 at junction 31 (A57 to Worksop). I spent the whole of that shift out of the car (Range Rover) helping stranded motorists and ended up having to stay on for the afternoon shift because no-one could get in to work. At one time a bloke came up to me as I was doing an impression of a snow covered Yeti and said "I only live down there at Todwick do you think I could go past?" my reply was that the road was closed due to snow and it was impassable and he'd be best going back down the M1 to Barlborough (jn 30) and trying from there. However he was insistant that he wanted to have a go even after I told him the only way was to park up & walk. By this time the junction and surroundings was looking like an ASDA car park with abandoned vehicles.
My patience was wearing thin due to his persistence so I let him try.
I was still there directing traffic an hour later when he came back, on foot and said "I've got stuck, can you tow me out?"
Answers on a post card please.
That particular winter we lost a patrol car (Granada) for three days. The crew got stuck in Treeton (Rotherham) and had to abandon it. It disappeared under a snowdrift and wasn't recovered until the snow melted and the road was reopened. It started first time.
My patience was wearing thin due to his persistence so I let him try.
I was still there directing traffic an hour later when he came back, on foot and said "I've got stuck, can you tow me out?"
Answers on a post card please.
That particular winter we lost a patrol car (Granada) for three days. The crew got stuck in Treeton (Rotherham) and had to abandon it. It disappeared under a snowdrift and wasn't recovered until the snow melted and the road was reopened. It started first time.