Motoring Discussion > Death of a snowman	Miscellaneous
Thread Author: Iffy	Replies: 33

New Tue 14 Dec 10 20:42   Death of a snowman - Iffy

Someone builds a snowman in the middle of the road. Bus driver deliberately flattens snowman and is forced to resign. Right or wrong? tinyurl.com/2vm9yvr Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 14 Dec 10 20:53   Death of a snowman - Ted

The world's going mad...it's a pile of snow, for gawd's sake ! Ted Reply to this message | Report message       1

New Tue 14 Dec 10 21:19   Death of a snowman - Lygonos

"A bus driver has been forced to resign after veering into the wrong lane to flatten a snowman." The operative words are "Veering into the wrong lane". Need any further clarity ? ;-) Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 14 Dec 10 21:30   Death of a snowman - Manatee

Had I been the bus driver I think I'd have had a go at arguing that I was removing a potentially distracting obstruction. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 14 Dec 10 21:32   Death of a snowman - Perky Penguin

But somehow different from veering into the wrong lane to avoid a child who had slipped and fallen on the snow/ice in the path of the bus? The Daily Wail is on the case too which isn't likely to be good or relevant! Last edited by: Perky Penguin (p) on Tue 14 Dec 10 at 21:33 Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 14 Dec 10 21:19   Death of a snowman - Bromptonaut

The Mail's account refers to the bus being driven on the wrong side of the road. Maybe, just maybe, that had more bearing on the driver's decision to quit than the fate of the snowman. EDIT - Lygonos beast me too it . Last edited by: Bromptonaut on Tue 14 Dec 10 at 21:21 Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 14 Dec 10 21:21   Death of a snowman - Fullchat

"Someone builds a snowman in the middle of the road." That will be the same prats that took and posted the film on youtube. As if driving on the snow covered roads is not difficult enough. Bah grumpy old man! Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 14 Dec 10 21:37   Death of a snowman - -

Seeing the fruits of a bit of energetic harmless fun had by kids of all ages makes the world go round, there's always a misery guts around though who can't stand a bit of fun. Think it was last winter i managed to slither off the A14 and worked round Ipswich on the old roads...coming back from Felixstowe standing proudly on the central reserve was a huge snowman those who had been stuck earlier had built, made oi larff. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 14 Dec 10 21:54   Death of a snowman - Iffy

The snowman was in the middle of the carriageway. Hitting it would have damaged the cars most of us drive. I think the bus driver did everyone a favour by obliterating it, but he crossed the line, literally, when he crossed the line. Nothing would have been said had it been on his side of the road. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 14 Dec 10 22:15   Death of a snowman - R.P.

Snowmanicide Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 14 Dec 10 22:16   Death of a snowman - Runfer D'Hills

Cold blooded murder. Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 14 Dec 10 22:31   Death of a snowman - MD

Frosty the no-man Reply to this message | Report message

New Tue 14 Dec 10 23:06   Death of a snowman - bathtub tom

I wonder what the bus company would have said if the ne'er-do-wells who built it had used something solid, say a boulder, as a foundation? Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 15 Dec 10 14:07   Death of a snowman - Telb

Snowmanslaughter if it's not premeditated? Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 15 Dec 10 00:09   Death of a snowman - SteelSpark

It's amazing how the comments on the DM website basically follow whatever spin the article puts on it. Call it - "Bus driver forced to resign after 'brutal murder of snowman" - and most of the comments bang on about how ridiculous it is for him to have to resign because he ran over a snowman. Call it - "Maniac bus driver swerves across snowy carriageway trying to hit snowman" - and most of the comments would be calling for the death penalty. So dear, what did the Daily Mail tell you to think today? Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 15 Dec 10 08:36   Death of a snowman - Cliff Pope

He only had weeks to live anyway, and could communicate only by slight drips of water from his carrot nose. It was a mercy killing. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 15 Dec 10 08:38   Death of a snowman - BiggerBadderDave

It's still wrong to take a life. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 15 Dec 10 08:42   Death of a snowman - Runfer D'Hills

Can I have the scarf? Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 15 Dec 10 09:29   Death of a snowman - Netsur

I want the carrot - far healthier Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 15 Dec 10 10:29   Death of a snowman - Mapmaker

snowhomicide actually. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 15 Dec 10 11:29   Death of a snowman - Cliff Pope

Probably racially-motivated. Notice snowmen are always white? Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 15 Dec 10 11:38   Death of a snowman - Lygonos

or yellow... Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 15 Dec 10 11:56   Death of a snowman - Perky Penguin

Correct! Top survival tip from Ray Mears - don't drink yellow snow! Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 15 Dec 10 12:01   Death of a snowman - madf

I am sorry but the article should read - under Equality Legislation - "Death of a Snow Person" (Pedant alert) Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 15 Dec 10 12:03   Death of a snowman - Mapmaker

In London, snowmen are black. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 15 Dec 10 13:04   Death of a snowman - VxFan

I don't think the bus driver would have been quite so cocky had the snowperson been built around a pillar box or concrete pillar. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 15 Dec 10 13:23   Death of a snowman - R.P.

Unlikely in the middle of a road but still a potential "doh" moment. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 15 Dec 10 13:26   Death of a snowman - Runfer D'Hills

I once kicked a snow covered football which was in fact a snow covered ornamental cannon ball...Not a good day. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 15 Dec 10 13:27   Death of a snowman - R.P.

Wearing reasonable shoes one hopes ! - or one hops :-) Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 15 Dec 10 13:29   Death of a snowman - Runfer D'Hills

Not reasonable enough as it was acutely apparent at the time. Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 15 Dec 10 13:46   Death of a snowman - VxFan

Didn't have your snow tectors on then Humf? Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 15 Dec 10 13:59   Death of a snowman - Runfer D'Hills

Sadly no such technology. I did though discover that it is possible to introduce a swear word in the middle of almost any and every other polysyllabic word and to do so without repetition, deviation from topic or hesitation for quite some considerable time. Nicholas Parsons might well have been grudgingly impressed. Last edited by: Humph D'Bout on Wed 15 Dec 10 at 14:02 Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 15 Dec 10 21:23   Death of a snowman - VxFan

>> Sadly no such technology. snow tectors = toe tectors. I'll get me coat (again) Reply to this message | Report message

New Wed 15 Dec 10 21:32   Death of a snowman - Runfer D'Hills

It's ok Dave I'd figured that bit, what I meant was I was wearing no such thing at the time. :-) Take your coat off... Reply to this message | Report message