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Last Saturday a friend of mine said that this was the coldest winter in years, and I, being the disagreeable sort of fellow that I am, said "that couldn't possibly be the case, where is the snow?".

Well that told me, and unfortunately the rest of the country as well it seems. One grit mine is now operating 24/7 and all of it going to the highways agency, much to the annoyance of the local authorities. All of which means there are a lot of people being sent home from work or not going in in the first place.

For contractors in general, forced time off work can make life difficult, especially so soon after Christmas. Unfortunately, for most construction sites it is unavoidable for obvious reasons not least of which is that sites become increasingly dangerous in this weather. Whatever you did this week I hope you had the chance to have a break, relax enjoy some family time (snowball fights?), and look forward to the opportunity of some healthy overtime.

From a practical point of view, those of you whose sites were closed for a number of days this week it might be a good time to use any holiday pay you have saved, as it all has to be taken within the next 7 weeks anyway.

Even if we didn't get any snow days here at Gabem, the novelty of it has been nice as has some of the scenery, further proof that I am getting old, I'll save you the photos and the projected slide show.

Have a great weekend, and drive safely.

Hugo
06/02/2009