Snow/ice safety

[callum]

Hey,

Some of you might know that my mum was involved in a car accident (Not too bad at all) with a TNT Truck, car is mangled at front etc, but mother is okay.

Then.. a couple of hours later

Heading out to get her phone from the car she slips and hits the deck, and a ambulance had to be called as she was in Severe agony (Had 1 Knee Replacement and 1 Hip replacement, and suffers from osteo arthiritious),

So please.. take a moment to think about the dangers and what foot wear you thinking of to walk in.

[Pitman]

I hope your mom is OK, Callum!! Thank you for the warning to all, just sorry it has to follow on from her fall.

[David Drew]

Oh dear Callum.

What a terrible day for her.

Tomorrow's another day!

David

[joe.lel]

Best wishes to your Mum.

[moonmanflyer]

Not the best of days at all mate, hope she is better soon

[cupracing]

Sorry to hear that Callum, best wishes to her. Get some salt in or buy some cat litter which does the same trick.

[Paulice]

Hope your mother get better soon!
One thing we have to have here is snow tires and chains when you live up high.
I know it's not compulsory over there but they are well worth having, more so now as the UK weather is getting worse each year.

[spunkmyer]

Hope your mum is ok. Defo a bad day. Good pair of hiking boots works well.

[Mart61]

Blimey! Get well soon, Callum's mum!

[Dannyyy]

Get well soon Callums mum

She did think the computer was talking to her when i was just me on skype good times

[antsis]

All the best for a speedy recovery. My missus had a mishap on the weekend. She was walking into town and slipped on the path. Hit the back of her head, suffered a very minor concussion and a neck strain. She was also wearing Hitec walking boots, but just hit a patch of ice with zero grip.

[dam74]

Hope your mum is ok. Defo a bad day. Good pair of hiking boots works well.

Hope she gets better soon.

When out in this I wear my Raichle Sierra GTX
Goretex Berghaus IA Jacket
Goretex Berghaus Weatherproof over trousers
Berghaus beanie
Ski snood for the neck

The boots are brilliant and have a lot of grip. Should go up to Cotswold Outdoors and get some crampons!

[dam74]

Just looking out window. People coming home from work in heeled shoes. But instead of walking on the path because it's got about 5-6inches of snow they're walking on the road. Which was slush earlier and now frozen over. Sigh people have no sense.

[JeromeF]

Mental.

I don't know why I went to work, only got sent home...

Did have some fun in Chelt Beer Gardens though - our office ganged up and made an iglu

[Mojo]

Hope she gets well and has a speedy recovery Callum..