That Monday Feeling

On Sunday night it snowed again, then it froze and this morning the roads were white with ice and frozen snow. I had promised to get Robbie to the station one way or another because he thought the buses would not run. It was the journey from hell, I was sliding everywhere and the state of the roads around the station car park was terrifying. I was thankful to get back in one piece and I was determined not to go out again until it was safe to drive. Laura was overjoyed because her school was closed again due to the icy roads, Sam was devastated because his school was open and he had to walk there, he made me feel so guilty.

As the day went on the roads improved and by late this afternoon it rained a sort of sleet type of rain, there was water on the roads, but it wasn't taking the snow away, it was hanging on as if it was waiting for more snow. By the time I left work it was snowing heavily and settling, the roads were already dangerous and rapidly becoming worse. Robbie was beside himself with frustration, he said he absolutely has to get to work tomorrow, but I don't think he will get very far. I have just been outside and taken these photos, we are back to square one with deep snow on top of ice again. It really isn't funny any more!

In a Flap!

I don't believe it, we have had more snow this evening and Robbie is rampaging around the house flapping his arms and ranting about having to get to work tomorrow. I understand how he feels, I am seriously fed up with the snow too, but I don't see why he is blaming me for the weather.

Insanity!

Photographer: Ian Britton - FreeFoto.com

On Saturday morning we were still snowed in, but Robbie went to extraordinary lengths (and expense) to get himself to Birmingham International in time to join the charter trip Carlisle (via Settle and Carlisle). At one stage it looked as if he wouldn't get there, but in the end he made it in time. He was surprised to find that as he went north there was less snow, then no snow until they got past Crewe, then there was beautiful white scenery to enjoy from the comfort of the train. It was well past midnight when he got home, he was cold and exhausted but he'd enjoyed the day.

More Snow

These pictures were taken on Saturday, we had loads of snow in Northamptonshire. I had to go to my mums with some medication for her dog and I fell over on the ice so I am feeling a bit bruised today.

Going Nowhere

Robbie got as far as Norhampton Station, but he couldn't get to Birmingham because of the snow.

Snowman

Sam proudly showed off the photo he had taken of a snowman he'd made. It looked good, the snowman had an interesting face and seemed to have it's own personality. There was just one problem, it was wearing my son's best coat! He only had it about a month ago and filling it with snow is not the ideal way to treat an expensive coat. Kids!!

Snow Joke!

Robbie can be so annoying, especially when it comes to time. He deals with everything the way he deals with a train timetable, always in the 24hr clock and always timed to the second. This in especially annoying when he phones me asking for a lift, a simple ten to, or quarter past (or whatever) would be so much easier to deal with. He rang me yesterday to tell me that heavy snow was expected at 04.00 the following morning, I wasn't keen to know that more snow was coming our way, but it his use of the 24hr clock that irritated me and I told him sharply that you can't time nature. When I got home from work he told me that the timing for the snow had been revised to 03.00, and he got an even sharper answer from me. So it was infuriating when I got up to visit the bathroom during the night and found that his prediction had been spot in and we had several inches of snow! The roads have not been gritted and traffic has more or less ground to a halt, so there was no chance of going anywhere safely this morning. Robbie is working from home and Sam and Laura are out playing in the snow because their schools are closed. The previous snow had become compacted and turned to a sheet of ice on the pavements and minor roads, so the new snow is deceptively dangerous to walk on or drive on and I dread to think what will happen tonight when this lot freezes!

Peace and Quiet

The snow is more or less gone from the roads but it froze last night and the roads were very icy this morning. It was nice to have Robbie at working at home yesterday but I couldn't cope with it too often. He kept talking to me when I was trying to do my work and he found a variety of reasons for me to reorganise my schedule and consequently I still had work to do at 11pm! He kept giving me updates on the state of the railways, I didn't need to know, I wasn't going anywhere. Then just when I was deep in thought he would impart totally pointless snippets of information, at one point he told me about a company that was changing the size of the packs of batteries it sells I kept telling him that I didn't need to know, but the random information kept on coming. I am looking forward to a more peaceful day today.

The Never Ending Journey

Robbie, stubbornly decided to travel despite the snow yesterday and as I predicted he had big problems getting home again. He finally arrived home at 10.45pm, tired, cold and starving. For once food was was not the first thing on his mind (but it was a very close second) he was upset because he had ripped his trousers on a Voyager table. So that is another pair of trousers written off, I'm sure that man keeps Marks and Spencer in business!

This morning the snow has frozen, I couldn't even get into my car and because the doors were frozen shut and when I eventually got into the car my wipers were frozen solid and it was just a case of waiting for the heater get to work on the windscreen. The roads are treacherous and Robbie wisely decided that he should work from home today.

Too Much Excitement

When Robbie got home on Friday evening he told me that he had brought something exciting for us to look at over the weekend. After his 'exciting' conversation about his eraser collection last weekend I didn't have high expectations, but I didn't expect toe curling boredom. He had brought home the Hornby model railway catalogue - and he is still looking at it!

Robbie is travelling north today, so I am expecting bad weather (it always happens when he goes north!)