As the approach the season for snowdrifts and icy roads, the gritter-operaters Amey are asking the public to submit names for the gritting vehicles which will be keeping the roads clear.
The newly names vehicles will join old favourites such as 'Gritty Gritty Bang Bang', ‘Gritney Spears’, and ‘Sir David Attenbrrrrrr’
Names past and present -
Here's a list of the gritter names:
Amber Snowy
Arctic Angel
BFG Big Friendly Gritter
Blizzard Bear
Chilly Connolly
Darth Spreader
news.stv.tv/scotland/amey-ask-scots-to-submit-gritter-names-for-winter-fleet-as-bear-scotland-gear-up-to-keep-roads-safe?fbclid=IwAR06b-5WlMI9_iyoEkBHrl0NbEW7g014XWVzixDC6Eqnn2RW_d2cZhU8SeA
Trunk Road real-time gritter tracker of current names- scotgov.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=2de764a9303848ffb9a4cac0bd0b1aab
More limericks with very strict rules and I'm standing by with a metre stick ;)