BS: on the naming of Snowploughs

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: keberoxu
Date: 30 Dec 19 - 07:17 AM

... and now,
there is a vehicle south of Glasgow named
SPREAD SHEERAN.

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: keberoxu
Date: 19 Jan 20 - 07:25 PM

And EAST of Glasgow there is a vehicle named

DAVID PLOWIE.

I'm just beginning to feel suspicious that
there may be
one particular snowplough/snowplow
that keeps
changing its name ...

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: Mr Red
Date: 20 Jan 20 - 06:01 AM

Is there one called ........................

"Claw Ride"?

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: keberoxu
Date: 15 Nov 20 - 11:31 PM

... no, but I do see one named

GRIT EXPECTATIONS. (Near Glasgow.)

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: Allan Conn
Date: 16 Nov 20 - 02:48 AM

There is seemingly a campaign in South Lanarkshire to have one renamed "Mar-Grit Ferrier Super Spreader" after the MP who made the round trip to London. Thought it was really funny but probably as much chance of the public getting their way as they had with Boatie McBoatface

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: Mr Red
Date: 16 Nov 20 - 07:53 AM

LOL

is there a Salt Anna?

or

"Wrong Kind of Snow Plough"

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: Charmion
Date: 17 Nov 20 - 09:55 AM

As a natural-born Canadian who has lived most of her life in high-snow areas, I love the idea of naming snowplows (note variant spelling -- in these parts, ploughs are for soil). I have never heard that any Canadian jurisdiction indulged in the practice, however.

Could it be that we have just too many snowplows? Like feedlot steers, identified only by the code on their eartags, Canadian snowplows have to get by on their licence plate numbers.

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: Charmion's brother Andrew
Date: 17 Nov 20 - 10:37 AM

A fair few of the spreader/snow plow combinations in Ontario are owned by private contractors whom the municipalities or counties engage for snow clearance. Much of the equipment bears names, but these are likely not used outside the contractors' yards. Cities like Ottawa lack the imagination to name their vehicles. They also do not publish where they are operating, as far as i can tell. :(

In more innocent times (the 1970s) people were not giving snow plow operators the space they needed, so the government of Ontario came up with a couple of public service announcements: tail gunner and Polar Jet High-Lift Ice Ball Special. A bit dated, since who today knows what a tail gunner is?

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: keberoxu
Date: 18 Nov 20 - 08:39 PM

What is a nice Snowplough like
Sandy the Solway Salter
doing
southeast of Liverpool
?

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: Georgiansilver
Date: 19 Nov 20 - 07:13 AM

Surely just 'True Grit' would do.

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: Jos
Date: 19 Nov 20 - 07:27 AM

Or "'S no joke".

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: Doug Chadwick
Date: 19 Nov 20 - 08:04 AM

What is a nice Snowplough like
Sandy the Solway Salter
doing
southeast of Liverpool
?

OK keberoxu, I give up. I Googled "Sandy the Solway Salter" but couldn't find anything about it being used outside of Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. I have looked up both Solway and Dumfries on Google Maps and I can't find any references to either that are southeast of any of the various places called Liverpool.

Considering that "Sandy the Solway Salter" appeared here in a list posted 11 months ago, your post seems a bit random. Care to explain?

DC

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: Mr Red
Date: 20 Nov 20 - 04:20 AM

Is there a "Scoopy Do" ?

"Ice Sage" ?

"Sleet Street" (hack job therefore)

"'S No Drift"

"Grit & Bare It"

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: keberoxu
Date: 20 Nov 20 - 08:48 PM

The Trunk Road Gritter Tracker is the interactive online map
at scot dot gov,
and on that interactive map,
Sandy the Solway Salter
is southeast of Liverpool.

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: Doug Chadwick
Date: 21 Nov 20 - 04:47 AM

southeast of Liverpool

True, I suppose, but ..... hmmmm? ..... an interesting description for a location in the middle of Derby!

DC

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: mayomick
Date: 21 Nov 20 - 09:05 AM

paint it white and call it the Alphonse Allais

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: keberoxu
Date: 21 Nov 20 - 09:41 PM

Another touch I didn't take in previously.
The colored interactive map distinguishes between
which snowplows are active, and out on the roads,
and which snowplows are parked and inactive.
The named snowplows have their names regardless
of whether they are active or are parked and stationary.

If the interactive map shows a yellow snowplow,
it is active and out there working.
The grey snowplows are parked and inactive.

Glasgow has a concentration of grey, inactive snowplows at the moment.

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: keberoxu
Date: 23 Nov 20 - 01:51 PM

East of New Galloway,
Penelope Gritstop is out on the streets, but
Gritney Spears is parked and out of action.
Only in Scotland ...

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: keberoxu
Date: 24 Nov 20 - 09:05 PM

Oh my word. The little critters are busy tonight.
And a bunch of names I haven't seen before,
between Glasgow and Edinburgh:


LICENCE TO CHILL

SCOTLAND'S BRAVEST GRITTER

THE GRITTIST SNOWMAN (that's how it's spelled)


And what's going on around Galashiels and Melrose?
There are a bunch of YELLOW (meaning active and out there on the road)
gritter symbols.
Must be more snow and ice than usual?

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: Mr Red
Date: 26 Nov 20 - 02:44 AM

"Get my Drift?"   ?

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: keberoxu
Date: 13 Dec 20 - 03:03 PM

Out in force, they are, they are.

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: Mr Red
Date: 14 Dec 20 - 10:14 AM

What about "Ace of Spades"? Or would that fall foul of some PC sensitivities that were never intended.

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: Donuel
Date: 14 Dec 20 - 06:36 PM

Liam Neison did a comedy mass murder murder movie that revolves around a mighty snow plow.

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: keberoxu
Date: 15 Dec 20 - 02:35 PM

Here's a new one, on the interactive map:

I WANT TO BREAK FREEZE

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: keberoxu
Date: 19 Nov 21 - 04:34 PM

The snowploughs of Scotland are out and about,
and oh heavens,
the names are worse than ever --
there are some true groaners out there!
I can't bring myself to submit them, they are so bad.

Will note, however, a parenthesis to one snowplough name, reading:
"Fully Electric Vehicle for Trial"


And one name, that I had to stop and think about,
is a pun on "Buzz Lightyear", I believe:

BUZZ ICE CLEAR

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: Mr Red
Date: 20 Nov 21 - 02:13 AM

Yes Sir Ice Can Boogie
Spready Mercury
Salt Disney
Sled Zeplin
Megamelta Suarus
Blizzard of Oz
William Wall-Ice

The original clickie does not work now. This is now a link showing the gritters that are out

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: Jack Campin
Date: 20 Nov 21 - 07:06 AM

They aren't actually complete vehicles, but a gritter module that sits on a truck and only hits the road in winter. There are a whole lot of them parked a few minutes from my house. My wife is particularly fond of Sir Salter Scott.

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 20 Nov 21 - 12:40 PM

Thaw-in Saltenshield

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: keberoxu
Date: 20 Nov 21 - 11:49 PM

Licence To Chill is back this season.

Notice that the most recent posted list
left out the ones
with their names in broad Scots
-- no, I'm not posting those.

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: Mr Red
Date: 21 Nov 21 - 02:41 AM

Robert BRRRRns
Snowcially Distanced
Gritney Spears

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: Mrrzy
Date: 22 Nov 21 - 11:04 AM

I like that BRRRns one!

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: Gallus Moll
Date: 22 Nov 21 - 05:48 PM

keberoxu - whit's wrang wi' braid Scots?
- We u talkin' aboot Scottish snawploos efter a'.......

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: Mr Red
Date: 23 Nov 21 - 04:35 AM

keberoxu - whit's wrang wi' braid Scots?

Weeeeel - it could lose somewhat in the translation, ye ken?

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: keberoxu
Date: 26 Jan 22 - 10:02 PM

That interactive-map-link
shows a LOT of busy snowploughs
with a lot of god-awful names again. Such a hoot.

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: Mr Red
Date: 27 Jan 22 - 05:55 PM

Gallus Moll - Gonnae Snow Dae That ? Translation?

Which made me think there should be a plough named "Good Ness Snows"

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: Jack Campin
Date: 27 Jan 22 - 06:28 PM

Gonna no dae that - tag line for Robbie Coltrane's character in the sitcom Chewin' The Fat. I think. I don't have a TV.

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: Mr Red
Date: 28 Jan 22 - 09:56 AM

Ah dinna key tew

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: Gallus Moll
Date: 28 Jan 22 - 01:31 PM

For Jack -
Chewin' the Fat is scripted by / main actors are Ford Kiernan and Greg Hemphill.
One of their regular skits was the Lighthouse Men (which you can find on youtube and possibly other sites!) where Ford would be bemoaning something, Greg would dae sumpin' nasty tae him, Ford wad say ' gonnae no dae that' and the response wad be 'How?'
(I might have got mixed up as to which lighthouse keeper sid what - but Robbie Coltraine wisnae in the cast!!!!)

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: keberoxu
Date: 28 Jan 22 - 07:16 PM

"THE GREAT GRITTISH FLAKE-OFF"

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: Mr Red
Date: 30 Jan 22 - 03:53 AM

Flake News?

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: keberoxu
Date: 22 Dec 22 - 07:36 PM

Yet another groaner of a snowplough name:

I CAME I THAW I CONQUERED

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: Jack Campin
Date: 23 Dec 22 - 10:30 AM

Gritney Spears (somewhere near Hawick at the moment).

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: keberoxu
Date: 23 Dec 22 - 07:45 PM

I never expected to contribute a link to a story
from the USA about North American snowplows,
but here it is, from Washington State on the Pacific coast.

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: Mr Red
Date: 26 Dec 22 - 04:21 AM

the original link is broken, this should remain usable, it is the origin

https://scotgov.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=2de764a9303848ffb9a4cac0bd0b1aab

And Chilly Conolly has been suggested.

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: Mr Red
Date: 26 Dec 22 - 04:25 AM

Carrie Bradthaw

For our colonial cousins - she is (at the time of recording) still 'king Boris's current wife

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: Doug Chadwick
Date: 26 Dec 22 - 06:08 AM

How does Carrie Johnson, née Symonds, give rise to "Bradthaw"?

DC

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: Sol
Date: 26 Dec 22 - 05:27 PM

1) Rob Roy McGritter
2) Hail Seizer
3) The Belter Melter
4) A Total White Off
5) For Your Ice Only
6) Hernando's Slideaway
7) The Grade 'A' Scrape
8) Sir Stanley Ploughs
9) The Wall Street Shovel
10)Tex Gritter

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: Reinhard
Date: 27 Dec 22 - 02:18 AM

How does Carrie Johnson, née Symonds, give rise to "Bradthaw"?

Probably a mix-up with Carrie Bradshaw. Maybe the gritter should have been named "Salt and the City"?

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: Mr Red
Date: 28 Dec 22 - 04:18 AM

Ah

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: Dave the Gnome
Date: 28 Dec 22 - 04:20 AM

100!