The Cold

[bunn]

Pp has just got a big order in his Shop on the Borderlands from Finland. He's going to have to email Finland and say 'sorry, your order will be delayed, we have almost half an inch of snow'. I feel his customer is going to fall over laughing.

In other news, all the local Facebook groups are sharing BEWARE THE HILL warnings because apparently none of the roads were gritted, and I have just heard that art class tomorrow is cancelled because the heaters in the hall are terrible, which is probably good news, because about half the class are elderly and I would hate to see them all skidding down the icy hills and ending up in a heap in the Tamar.

Cornwall Speaks: We Were Not Prepared.

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[torkell]

A chap at work was complaining this morning about all the school closures despite there being very little snow and clear roads. Then the Proper Snow arrived in the afternoon and the roads turned white surprisingly quickly - while leaving work (early due to the weather) I saw one car discover that the road was only partly gritted, do a three-point-turn in a flurry of snow and wheelspin, and make a break for the clearer road!

Still, we've gotten off slightly better here than further west - from what I gather the snow has completely broken Southampton.

[bunn.livejournal.com]

I hear there was a little girl killed in Looe when a car skidded on ice, so I feel less stupid now not wanting to take my car out. OK up here on the hills we probably get a little ice most winters but I am not sure they've had ice in Looe before in the 18 years we've been living in Cornwall, and their roads are certainly not built for it.