Here's a surprise- SNOW!

Well my first blog looms. And I immediately have to apologise as it is about the dreaded S word, Snow.

Why on earth (sic) can this country not be prepared for anything other than mild drizzle or light sunny spells? I have just heard that our beloved Government told local authorities NOT to grit last night, despite all forecasts obviously showing a serious weather event ( no tickets required folks).

So much respect due to my wife this morning who optimistically set off for work; after pushing off the drive the Ovlov slipped down our road onto the A33. Yes a main road. And stopped. For 90 minutes. Ungritted roads made the A road impassable even for lorries. Only 4x4's were getting through.

So working from home has been rather common in the past fortnight, i pray to the great god VPN every night it snows. Maybe i can claim back my broadband costs from Basingstoke and Deane borough council as recompense for not getting anywhere in the past week?

Oh and if we are talking councils, thanks B+D for not collecting our rubbish for 3 weeks now. Great effort. Ta. Thanks a million.

By the way for those reading this post, sorry for the miserable tone, i am not usually this optimistic :o)

M.