Like Hoth but without the eye-candy

[nursedarry]

Well, I'm not going to London, or leaving the house today. There's 4 inches of snow on the ground, which doesn't slow down most of the world, but the base has come to a complete standstill. Doug won't take me to the train station in Didcot anyway, and it's likely school is cancelled.

I've been up since 5 am because that's when the alarm went off, and have been watching news, and online trying to find out wassup. Even if school is open, I'm going to ring them and tell them the twins won't be there- it ain't that important to risk our lives (or my car) over as there's now ice under all the snow. The base school, which shut two days ago, is unlikely to be open today is closed and the village school (where my two attend), I'm sure will now follow suit, but so far stubbornly seems to be the only school in the county still open. And it has.

Evidently all of south Oxfordshire, Wiltshire (just down the road) and Gloucestershire (up the road) are getting dumped on for the next two days. Huzzah. And I need to go shopping.

Just went out to stroll around (read: set out my rubbish) in my welly boots and bathrobe and it's tres beatiful. It's so peaceful and still and a bit warmer because that bloody Russian wind has gone. And I can hear the plows just outside the fence, but no one will come do any of the numerous roads I need to travel before getting to the gate.

I think I'd better brush up on my snowman-building skills. And I think it's a good day to re-read scrtkpr's Arctic Fox.

Comments

[kilter.livejournal.com]

I feel your pain. I hate snow. I can't even think it's beautiful. It traps me, I don't get paid when I can't make it to work, and I hate it. Boo. It can bite me.

[enchanted-jae.livejournal.com]

Yeah, in the Midwest of the US, four inches will cause us to laugh at Mother Nature and sneer, "Is that all you got?!" Ha ha ha! I hope you stay safe and enjoy your snow.

This still cracks me up

[dandelow.livejournal.com]

Hey Dar, was at the old "jedi clinic" page and read this:

*Problem-submitted by Dr. Greensaber: "My TMS is only getting worse, I am afraid I am as ill as our other patients!"

*Solution: I suggest rest, relaxation, drink lots of Jinngerale (good for upset stomaches) and 9 viewings of Les Mis. After that you'll probably suffer less from TMS, but will have developed an irrational desire to storm the Bastille.

LOL! I'm off to storm the bastille right now! LOL

HUGS

Puff

Re: This still cracks me up

[nursedarry.livejournal.com]

OMG! I was just over at the J Clinic the other day! We so rocked, didn't we?

Now I'm off to read Xani smut.

Awwwww.....

[delphipsmith]

Wow, five whole inches. What a wussy bunch you Brits are LOL!! We laugh in the face of 5" of snow. We tweak the nose of blizzards and smile mockingly at whiteouts, ha HA!!!

And what's a Russian wind? Is it one that comes from Russia? One that smells of caviar and samovars? One that is all drab and gray and thinks everyone should have the same amount of snow no matter who shovels and who doesn't??

Re: Awwwww.....

[nursedarry.livejournal.com]

Yes, all the shitty weather is coming in from Russia. And this place shuts down the minute there's any snow. And this base is particularly bad, whilst the rest of the area is okay. Bah humbug.