Gritboxes - What happened to them?

[Scarlett.]

Those yellow boxes that used to be put on street corners, why don't they put them out anymore?

[ILoveTRW]

We still have them.

[Josy]

We used to have them, not seen them for a while now though.

[Scarlett.]

we don't have any, the streets have been caked in ice for about two weeks

[Jordan.]

We've had one on our street for years but I dont think anyone uses it anyway.

[Harry!]

There is one oppisite Portsmouth's Post Office HQ and there is no grit inside :(

[arista]

Those yellow boxes that used to be put on street corners, why don't they put them out anymore?

They do.

But some Roads do not have them.


The Councils could have funding problems
or they are putting the money eleswhere.


You can ask the Council for one on your Road.

[Kerry]

Got them here. One up the road and down

[Shaun]

There's one on the corner of mine :spin2:

[Stacey.]

We still have them D:

[Vicky.]

We have one. On the rare occasion that it gets filled gav gets a bucket of it :laugh:

[Kerry]

I remember our awful Winter in Jan though. People actually stole grit bins :joker:

[Callum]

I have one on my street but I've never seen it being used

[lostalex]

what is a gritbox? (ignorant american)

is it like a box full of sand for when you get stuck in the snow?' that's my best guess. i might be way off. We had something similar where i grew up in Virginia. There were barrels of sand at the bottom of hills. I've never used it though, who would be dumb enuf to stop at the bottom of a hill when the roads are covered? That's a good way to get yourself killed. I never understood them.

[arista]

http://www.southnorwichnews.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/grit-box-150x150.jpg

Yes many UK Streets have them.
And many do not.