Snow Fun…

We have had a cold snap in the last few weeks with snow sweeping across most of the country and temperatures dropping to around freezing for days at a time. We have been quite lucky where we are to miss the worst of it which seems to have landed on the west and north. In the UK we are relatively fortunate when it comes to cold weather due to the warming Gulf Stream and so we generally miss out on the level of snow and extremes of temperature that countries of similar latitude in North America or on the Continent get during winter. However as a result we are not as prepared for what snow we do get; airports and railways do not have the same investment in snow clearing machines and not many cars have snow tires or snow chains.

I took advantage of the ability to work from home to avoid having to struggle on the roads. Having a rear wheel drive automatic is a disadvantage in snow and ice and so my car remained where it was for several days until it warmed up and melted enough for me to get off the untreated local roads and out onto the clear main road.

Sue took to Shank’s Pony and walked into the town where she caught the train to work.

We ventured out during the weekend to explore the winter wonderland and saw many more people than usual out and about enjoying the snow. We took several long walks which all ended up at a pub for a warm up and fortifying tipple.