I'm shattered. Late night cos of cuddling Bozo thru the thunder storms till nearly 2am. He doesn't like electrical disturbances - lightening or power cuts - and dives under furniture and trembles. The wind sounded like it was pulling our steel chimney flu for the wood burner off the wall so I then took ages to get to sleep. All was well this morning tho.
Today I've been shopping with Possum for "proper" clothing - 2 pairs of ankle boots, trousers, blouses and fabric for more trousers. She's a jeans girl and has real trouble with trouser shapes for some reason. Then lunch and then a raid on the SM which has run out of Jumbones! Pigs' ears then.
Flopping with second cup of coffee now as Bonzo wagged the first all over the floor....... then to cut out trousers.
No snow here but agree with Dove. It looks fabulous when clean and pristine and you don't have to drive thru it or work in it but is otherwise horrendous. Always hated skiing late because the lower levels were just dead, brown, flattened grass or filthy looking roads with piles of mud coloured slush but at least the roads were well gritted and cleared.
What a shame about all the bugs and sniffles but still good to see little ones LP. Hope everyone with lurgies gets better very soon.
Haven't seen the news today Hosta. Hope this new set of eyes sees something fresh.
Enjoy what's left of your day. It's definitely much lighter here now with longer afternoon sun.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
Up till retiring 2 years ago, I had a commute of almost 100 mile round trip, after a 12.5 hour night shift on a busy ward/wards trying to stay upright across the snow packed car park, and dig car out was no fun.scraping the windows, warming up the inside, if the top layer melted and re-froze,during the day, I could come on A roads part of the way home, but then it was icy side roads. One morning, there were so many accidents 90 minutes after my shift I had gone 10 miles,every time I stop am having a job to stay awake, so I did a detour, went to my daughters and had a sleep. I always got to work, as did my Hubby, the folk who lived a mile or 2 away, rang in claiming they couldnt make it. Mind, you, water can be as bad, was going along the A23 towards Redhill, got stopped by the Police, because the road was flooded, some people had tried to get thru and the cars were stuck there, got a diesel, and I know you must get water in to the exhuast, tried several ways before finnally getting to work all-be-it late.
Running round the snow at school doing PE, with very little clothing, chillblains on my toes and fingers, got into a couple of skids, one morning coming home from work on a flyover, over the M23, nearly wet myself, wasnt going fast straight bit of road, next thing right over the other side of the road, terrified!
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I agree with both ........... in the countryside, on the fields and the moors snow can be lovely .
... to look at or to have fun in.
In towns, on roads and for those who have to work in it, snow is not lovely at all
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I do like the snow; it's wonderful stuff.
Unfortunately some silly devil put England in the wrong place so we never get used to coping with it.
Now if we were Norway we'd all be wondering what all the fuss is about.
I'm shattered. Late night cos of cuddling Bozo thru the thunder storms till nearly 2am. He doesn't like electrical disturbances - lightening or power cuts - and dives under furniture and trembles. The wind sounded like it was pulling our steel chimney flu for the wood burner off the wall so I then took ages to get to sleep. All was well this morning tho.
Today I've been shopping with Possum for "proper" clothing - 2 pairs of ankle boots, trousers, blouses and fabric for more trousers. She's a jeans girl and has real trouble with trouser shapes for some reason. Then lunch and then a raid on the SM which has run out of Jumbones! Pigs' ears then.
Flopping with second cup of coffee now as Bonzo wagged the first all over the floor....... then to cut out trousers.
No snow here but agree with Dove. It looks fabulous when clean and pristine and you don't have to drive thru it or work in it but is otherwise horrendous. Always hated skiing late because the lower levels were just dead, brown, flattened grass or filthy looking roads with piles of mud coloured slush but at least the roads were well gritted and cleared.
What a shame about all the bugs and sniffles but still good to see little ones LP. Hope everyone with lurgies gets better very soon.
Haven't seen the news today Hosta. Hope this new set of eyes sees something fresh.
Enjoy what's left of your day. It's definitely much lighter here now with longer afternoon sun.
Nothing to report I'm afraid.
Doc took some notes and will pass on to my own GP.
Hey ho.
Clari, I'm with you on England and snow. I've been reading reports of " chaos" and " treacherous conditions". I mean.... Really??
Up till retiring 2 years ago, I had a commute of almost 100 mile round trip, after a 12.5 hour night shift on a busy ward/wards trying to stay upright across the snow packed car park, and dig car out was no fun.scraping the windows, warming up the inside, if the top layer melted and re-froze,during the day, I could come on A roads part of the way home, but then it was icy side roads. One morning, there were so many accidents 90 minutes after my shift I had gone 10 miles,every time I stop am having a job to stay awake, so I did a detour, went to my daughters and had a sleep. I always got to work, as did my Hubby, the folk who lived a mile or 2 away, rang in claiming they couldnt make it. Mind, you, water can be as bad, was going along the A23 towards Redhill, got stopped by the Police, because the road was flooded, some people had tried to get thru and the cars were stuck there, got a diesel, and I know you must get water in to the exhuast, tried several ways before finnally getting to work all-be-it late.
must NOT get water into the exhaust!
Running round the snow at school doing PE, with very little clothing, chillblains on my toes and fingers, got into a couple of skids, one morning coming home from work on a flyover, over the M23, nearly wet myself, wasnt going fast straight bit of road, next thing right over the other side of the road, terrified!
So no good coming in to yours for a snowball fight then?.
I'll have a game of snowballs with you Lyn
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Lyn says:
" So no good coming in to yours for a snowball fight then?."
No snow here. I was out moving chippings earlier and the sun was out.