Snowy Weather
As many of you already know, we seem to be gripped by some very cold snowy weather at the moment. I can safely say its been a while since I have seen this much snow that has stayed around for so long. It is seriously getting to the stage that I can't really remember what the locality looks like without the blanket of white snow. Ofcourse, in typical UK style, the grit is running out, the fuel for the power stations is running out and people have already started to panic buy food, in case the cold snap lasts until July!
The local council are obviously doing their best with the limited resources they have, since it is never likely that we will have snow in the UK (pauses for a sarcastic smile). The local shopping centre managed to clear the snow off the car parks which was a great help, although after piling the snow up into huge piles, I am sure that if the cold snap doesn't actually last to July then these snow mountains definitely will!
Talking about clearing the car parks, two of my neighbours, valiantly set out clearing the parking space outside the flats tonight. It was getting to the point that cars couldn't get out of the gentle incline due to the thickness of snow and ice. After asking the local housing trust to help, it was obvious that it was going to be down to us to clear the car park. I must say they did a very good job, and I am more hopeful that I will be able to get my car out tomorrow morning to go shopping and hopefully for the rest of the weekend and next week, so that I won't have to suffer going on the buses (because it will take two buses) to work. Seeing their community spirit clearing the car park, I plucked up the courage to ask them if I could borrow their spade, (not possessing one myself) and, once they had finished their clearing, I set about clearing the paths from our doors to the car park. I must admit it was hard work and I built up quite a sweat, but in the end I was pleased with the finished result.
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