BS: on the naming of Snowploughs

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: keberoxu
Date: 24 Feb 24 - 10:33 AM

How right you are about the potholes.
The nearest large city to where I am staying,
is infamous for two things:
the lack of salt to melt the ice on the roads in winter, and
the potholes that form when the temperatures get warmer.

Love the pothole-relevant names as well.

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: Tattie Bogle
Date: 24 Feb 24 - 05:07 AM

I should think most of them are hibernating, apart from a few in the Highlands and NorthEast, as it has been almost a “no snow” winter so far for us. One morning when about an inch of the white stuff fell, but was gone by lunchtime. But every week since November there have been headlines such as “600 mile snowbomb to hit UK” or “Forecasters predict exact date snow will arrive in Edinburgh”………but nothing!
The lack of snow has meant that they have been able to complete a proper resurface of a half mile section of main road near us, after its potholes shredded hundreds of tyres: took 4 weeks, working through the nights too, so here’s some names for resurfacing machinery.
Potty McPothole
Phil McCavity
Tarry McSmoothie

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: keberoxu
Date: 23 Feb 24 - 07:09 PM

Not to mention, instead of Buzz Lightyear,

BUZZ ICE-CLEAR

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: keberoxu
Date: 21 Feb 24 - 06:51 PM

The names are as groan-worthy as ever:

ICE TA LA VISTA BABY

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: keberoxu
Date: 20 Feb 24 - 09:06 PM

Here's an attempt at a link:

Gritter Tracker

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: keberoxu
Date: 20 Feb 24 - 09:04 PM

I think there is still a way to get to that
Transport Scotland page, but I've lost it ...

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: keberoxu
Date: 09 Nov 23 - 02:13 PM

I went to look at the Transport Scotland
interactive snowplough map,
using the links in this thread.

A sign-in page popped up.
Seems you can't look at that map without an account.

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: keberoxu
Date: 09 Nov 23 - 02:13 PM

I went to look at the Transport Scotland
interactive snowplough map,
using the links in this thread.

A sign-in page popped up.
Seems you can't look at that map without an account.

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: Donuel
Date: 03 Jan 23 - 08:31 PM

Pushy Pete competes with Mack the knife,
while Jack hit the road all his life.

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: Charmion
Date: 03 Jan 23 - 02:01 PM

The southwestern Ontario regional municipality of Chatham-Kent recently held two competitions to name its highway plows.

The first batch of winning entries includes: Betty Whiteout, Ctrl Salt Delete, Flurrie Jenkins (a riff on Ferguson Jenkins), Harry Plowter, Edward Blizzardhands, and Scoop Dogg.

The second round of voting produced: Anita Shovel, Gordie Plow, the Blizzard of Oz, Darth Blader, the Pillsbury Plowboy, Sled Zeppelin, Buzz Ice-Clear, Qunuk (Inuktituut for "snowflake"), Flurrious George, School's Not Cancelled, Snobi One Kenobi, and Sleetwood Mac.

The art of the pun is alive and well, and living in Chatham.

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: keberoxu
Date: 02 Jan 23 - 10:25 AM

It's okay, Tattie Bogle,
we know about the Wee Frees versus the Frees.

Subject: RE: BS: on the naming of Snowploughs
From: Tattie Bogle
Date: 01 Jan 23 - 07:25 PM

Rumour has it that there’s one on the Isle of Harris in the Outer Hebrides called “Wee Freeze”! Do I need to spoil the joke by explaining it?

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

100!

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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: Mr Red
Date: 30 Jan 22 - 03:53 AM

Flake News?

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: 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: Mr Red
Date: 28 Jan 22 - 09:56 AM

Ah dinna key tew

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: 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: 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: 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: 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: Mrrzy
Date: 22 Nov 21 - 11:04 AM

I like that BRRRns one!

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: 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: Dave the Gnome
Date: 20 Nov 21 - 12:40 PM

Thaw-in Saltenshield

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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 26 Nov 20 - 02:44 AM

"Get my Drift?"   ?

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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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"