Our local small garden centre had a big sign outside yesterday 'Snow Shovels and Sledges in stock!". It was a good move as lots of people probably bought them ready for the snow we were meant to get today... but didn't. Whereas today probably almost no-one would have bought them.
A couple of our nurses spent the whole day worrying in case the snow stuck as they live a few miles south of Douglas and there are two big hills that ALWAYS get blocked with skidding cars as soon as there is more than a one flake thick layer on the road. Sometimes they are cars that were driven by people so worried about the snow that they simply went so very slow that they stalled...
I was almost stuck a couple of years ago on a hill in Douglas by someone doing that - and the slight layer of snow is no problem on the slope as long as you can keep moving!
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Date: 18/01/2013 09:51 pm (UTC)A couple of our nurses spent the whole day worrying in case the snow stuck as they live a few miles south of Douglas and there are two big hills that ALWAYS get blocked with skidding cars as soon as there is more than a one flake thick layer on the road. Sometimes they are cars that were driven by people so worried about the snow that they simply went so very slow that they stalled...
I was almost stuck a couple of years ago on a hill in Douglas by someone doing that - and the slight layer of snow is no problem on the slope as long as you can keep moving!