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snow fatigue will set in eventually - how do the russians and alaskans manage I wonder

i am a flight doctor for a private company, but in weather like this we assist/backup emergency services. love the job but sometimes its not nice have no choice but to venture out into it. especially in these kind of situations.

wow this is looking exciting! long as work dont decide to make me do callouts like yesterday! horrible!

evening al,l evening andy! just an update for pontypridd lot - now knowing if you have ventured out! i was in town centre today and the railway station. wetherspoons is a right mess - treacherous snow and ice lying. also worth pointing out that almost all side roads on my way there are not passable. obviously the old gritter priority situation came into force - main routes only. a470 all ok now. very cold one here again tonight. am hoping that forecast for weekend comes off.

actually there is an indoor ski resort in dubai, saudi arabia which alledgedly produces 6000 tonnes of snow to keep the attraction open!! when i said my earlier comment i was just trying to add a bit of fun and sarcasm to the conversation!! LOL

Saudi Arabia! LOL

met office emergency weather warning in place and wow - they mentioned south east wales!!! on bbc news!!

god no! i deal with that every week! nice to have a day off - december was so so busy for us!

agreed LOL!! yes A470 is a right mess andy! still no gritters or ploughs! lets hope this stays with us! no work for me tomorrow! cant see me getting into office or going on flights coming to think about it.

get the beers in!!

ditto same here not say its amazing as i have a conference call with saudi arabia at 4am - opposite extremes LOL! they will be smiling about it being +33 and we can be smiling about the white stuff! i think the gritters been caught out - bad reporting from bbc ( thought I would say it again!!)

lol i can see polar bears on a470!! but no gritters or ploughs still!!! got some shots from front of house another main road completely blanketed about 3-4 cms! will post soon if i can find my usb connecter for phone!

i am amzed at this photo not even looked out window but bear in mind this cam is right behind my house LOL!! god does exist!!

i was watching bbc news at 1pm yesterday while it was snowing here and they totally skipped over wales!! biased idiots!! ok a good loads of shots here guys! different parts of A470 between cardiff and Abeercynon! not good!

great mind think alike andy! just posted photo of A470 just as you mentioned it!

not seen any gritters or plought on A470 yet! tim another pic for you from A470 pontypridd town main junction!! gives you a real idea how bad this is!! lol god give us more please!!

this is A470 cam near pontypridd, upper boat!

tim this a cam further up the valleys but near highest point! bear in mind this is the main A465 road!! gives you an idea!!

wales thats exactly what i was talking about!! it looks like from my back window a lorry has just jackknifed! trouble ahead!

heavy snow here! a470 covered completely no gritters cars crawling along

light snowing here A470 upper boat and very icy on roads

andymusic do you think this band will hit us in pontypridd?

actually just heard from friend of mine who works there its due to being over-loaded, spot on.

its either the fibre connections from traffic wales or worse still the fibre connections from cameras to control centre. fibre can operate at low temps but weather can affect satellite links, which the likes of traffic wales use for their uplinks.

A470 update for the likes of andy whos trying to access cams! a470 upper both ways is very slow but moving. snow lying but not too bad. some drivers pulled over to hard shoulder though, guess too worried to drive. schools locally now closing - st michaels, treforest and hawthorn primary. buses from pontypridd town centre - veolia now stopped services - only stagecoach operating one service covering many locations. dynea road, just off cardiff road hawthorn, treacherous, accident on hill, now ambulance skidded into the already done accident. stopped snowin