I love snow, but it seems that it doesn't return my affection. On the
pavements and roads on my housing estate in Cranleigh the snow has been
compacted into ice by people's feet and cars' wheels. In the good old
days, the council would have treated at least the roads with grit and
salt by now, but if it happens at all nowadays it takes much longer.

Which is a preamble to saying that I managed to slip and fall not just
once today but twice, which in athletics terms is an unwanted personal
best. I was lucky not to break any bones, just collecting some bruises
and a scraped patch on my arm (fortunately missing landing on the point
of my elbow by about an inch). I'm a non-driver, but in weather like
this I rather envy motorists. Yes, you can skid, but at least a car
can't fall over!
--
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"

Yes it got me the other day before it had even compacted, you just can't
take yourt eyes of this stuff. yes snow can be a ******* ........but I love
it........!!!1


"John Hall" wrote in message
...
I love snow, but it seems that it doesn't return my affection. On the
pavements and roads on my housing estate in Cranleigh the snow has been
compacted into ice by people's feet and cars' wheels. In the good old days,
the council would have treated at least the roads with grit and salt by
now, but if it happens at all nowadays it takes much longer.

Which is a preamble to saying that I managed to slip and fall not just
once today but twice, which in athletics terms is an unwanted personal
best. I was lucky not to break any bones, just collecting some bruises and
a scraped patch on my arm (fortunately missing landing on the point of my
elbow by about an inch). I'm a non-driver, but in weather like this I
rather envy motorists. Yes, you can skid, but at least a car can't fall
over!
--
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"

In message , John Hall
writes
I love snow, but it seems that it doesn't return my affection. On the
pavements and roads on my housing estate in Cranleigh the snow has been
compacted into ice

.........

Which is a preamble to saying that I managed to slip and fall not just
once today but twice,
......
(fortunately missing landing on the point of my elbow by about an
inch).

Ouch, indeed.
I'm a non-driver, but in weather like this I rather envy motorists.
Yes, you can skid, but at least a car can't fall over!

Can't fall over? Much. I must find a home on the web for photos from
here in Godalming last February.

Surrey County Council provided grit bins tactically placed on our Hill -
just didn't, er , fill 'em this year. Have seen one gritter lorry,
though.


--
Peter Thomas

Peter Thomas wrote:

In message , John Hall
writes
I love snow, but it seems that it doesn't return my affection. On the
pavements and roads on my housing estate in Cranleigh the snow has been
compacted into ice

........

Which is a preamble to saying that I managed to slip and fall not just
once today but twice,
.....
(fortunately missing landing on the point of my elbow by about an
inch).

Ouch, indeed.
I'm a non-driver, but in weather like this I rather envy motorists.
Yes, you can skid, but at least a car can't fall over!

Can't fall over? Much. I must find a home on the web for photos from
here in Godalming last February.

Surrey County Council provided grit bins tactically placed on our Hill -
just didn't, er , fill 'em this year. Have seen one gritter lorry,
though.



As we've had our old footbridge - which had a surface specially designed to
be slippery in frosty conditions - replaced with one with a non-slip
surface, the salt/grit container has been removed. Unfortunately, they've
stuck to their long-held tradition of never clearing autumn leaves away.
These cover the non-slip surface, absorb moisture, and then freeze. That's
the reason I fell over backwards Thursday morning and clouted the surface
with my head. Thanks, Bracknell FBC.

--
Graham P Davis, Bracknell, Berks., UK. E-mail: newsman not newsboy
"I wear the cheese. It does not wear me."