Monday Fun Fact Dec 14

 Ready Spready Go!

image from BBC.com

What is Ready Spready Go, you ask?  Why, it's the name of one of Scotland's snowplows!

Scotland began naming its snowplows in 2006 when the Scottish Transport Ministry encouraged school children to come up with fun names. In 2016, an online tracker was put on the snowplows so that children can see where the snowplows are working.  Snow plows are called "gritters" in Scotland, so some of the names will make more sense knowing that.   Here are some of the plows besides Ready Spready Go:

Polar Bear Explorer

Snowball

Ice Destroyer

Sir Salter Scott

Han Snow-lo

Luke Snowalker

Gritty Gritty Bang Bang

Snowkemon Go

Fred

Mr Plow

image from kottke.org

This is a map that helps the public keep track of where their favorite snow plow is working.

Thank you, Scotland, for today's fun fact!  Long may your snow plows plow!

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Check out the fun at:

https://flipgrid.com/edwards5739

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See you on Friday!