We've had a bit of snow these last few days, started quite well;
The kids seemed to have plenty of energy to spare;
Yes that is a nine foot snowman on the lawn there.
and the more adventurous 4x4 owners were having a ball;
You cant beat a narrow, steep winding hill in 2 feet of drifted snow
I've had no trouble at all getting in and out of the estate,in my Fiesta, going backwards and forwards to work, due to the autosocks I'd bought a couple of years back.
Mind you, without the socks, the car is dangerous, by far the worst car I've ever owned, for traveling in the snow.
then we got a bit more snow, taking it to about 18 inches or so on the estate;
I had a parcel to post off and I decided that rather than drive along to the post office, I'd walk it, as there would be nowhere to park anyway, so off we went;
once you get onto the main road, its fine, apart from the fact that there are dozens of lazy, dead heads who live on estates ( same as I do!) who don't have the brains to invest in either snow tyres, autosocks or indeed a 4x4 to get them onto the main road and think its just fine and dandy to park up on the side of the road, restricting both traffic and snow clearance vehicles. ( Yes it really does pixx me off!!!
)
okay there are only a couple of vehicles here but you should see it after 4pm!
The buses have done well this time around, this is headed over the top to Chopwell
Up this road which just gets higher and higher
Then goes over the hill and descends into the narrow, winding depths of Chopwell village.
Anyway we came back from the post office and it snowed some more, and I went off for my last night shift of the cycle.
Then next afternoon, we decided to take a walk in chopwell wood;
the steep little hill into the wood wasn't too bad
and the new access path, that keeps you off the road is quite good too
then you get onto the old "stoney road" that used to be the main road between High Spen and Chopwell;
long since closed off to traffic.
It has to be said that it makes a beautiful walk
dropping onto the old railway line
back down into the wood
and away home again
it's back is well and truly broken now, its melting, although there's a bucket load forecast for Friday, then after that a sharp temperature increase, so soggy everything.
anyway, stay safe, warm and dry
cheers
Steve
The kids seemed to have plenty of energy to spare;
Yes that is a nine foot snowman on the lawn there.
and the more adventurous 4x4 owners were having a ball;
You cant beat a narrow, steep winding hill in 2 feet of drifted snow
I've had no trouble at all getting in and out of the estate,in my Fiesta, going backwards and forwards to work, due to the autosocks I'd bought a couple of years back.
Mind you, without the socks, the car is dangerous, by far the worst car I've ever owned, for traveling in the snow.
then we got a bit more snow, taking it to about 18 inches or so on the estate;
I had a parcel to post off and I decided that rather than drive along to the post office, I'd walk it, as there would be nowhere to park anyway, so off we went;
once you get onto the main road, its fine, apart from the fact that there are dozens of lazy, dead heads who live on estates ( same as I do!) who don't have the brains to invest in either snow tyres, autosocks or indeed a 4x4 to get them onto the main road and think its just fine and dandy to park up on the side of the road, restricting both traffic and snow clearance vehicles. ( Yes it really does pixx me off!!!
)
okay there are only a couple of vehicles here but you should see it after 4pm!
The buses have done well this time around, this is headed over the top to Chopwell
Up this road which just gets higher and higher
Then goes over the hill and descends into the narrow, winding depths of Chopwell village.
Anyway we came back from the post office and it snowed some more, and I went off for my last night shift of the cycle.
Then next afternoon, we decided to take a walk in chopwell wood;
the steep little hill into the wood wasn't too bad
and the new access path, that keeps you off the road is quite good too
then you get onto the old "stoney road" that used to be the main road between High Spen and Chopwell;
long since closed off to traffic.
It has to be said that it makes a beautiful walk
dropping onto the old railway line
back down into the wood
and away home again
it's back is well and truly broken now, its melting, although there's a bucket load forecast for Friday, then after that a sharp temperature increase, so soggy everything.
anyway, stay safe, warm and dry
cheers
Steve
