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Graham P Davis writes:
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At least with the 62-3 winter it stayed freezing most of the time and so
wasn't so slippy as it is these days with all the thawing and refreezing.

Also the council were much better then at gritting or salting roads and
pavements. Most shops and householders also cleared away snow from the
pavement outside their premises.
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John Hall "[It was] so steep that at intervals the street broke into steps,
like a person breaking into giggles or hiccups, and then resumed
its sober climb, until it had another fit of steps."
Ursula K Le Guin "The Beginning Place"