Husband survival report!
23 Mar 2013 12:09 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
curiouswombatS2C made it to work last night - he slipped, slid, and staggered down the steep slope of our street to the main road, where there was no sign of any buses - but a taxi was trying, and failing, to go up the next street to ours.
When the driver gave up, and the passenger got out to walk the rest of the way, S2C flagged the taxi and was, therefore, able to get down to town to work.
There were no buses this morning either - however, a colleague who got in by car for 8am finally gave him a lift up to the village about 9am when it was clear that he was stuck down in Douglas. (The bus problem is caused by us all living on steep slopes - the bus routes, naturally, are through the housing estates which soon become impassable!)
So - he got there, and home, and by tonight, we hope, he will be able to take our car down.
The west of the island is cut off from the rest of us, though, as they have had the worst snow - and with the high winds the drifting has been a big problem.
This is the webcam picture of the seafront at Peel - so at sea level, and with the heavy salt spray effect...
Pretty - but chilly. Parts of the west of the island are without electricity - high winds coupled with snow and ice on the powerlines - and may be until Monday. I really don't envy them.
When the driver gave up, and the passenger got out to walk the rest of the way, S2C flagged the taxi and was, therefore, able to get down to town to work.
There were no buses this morning either - however, a colleague who got in by car for 8am finally gave him a lift up to the village about 9am when it was clear that he was stuck down in Douglas. (The bus problem is caused by us all living on steep slopes - the bus routes, naturally, are through the housing estates which soon become impassable!)
So - he got there, and home, and by tonight, we hope, he will be able to take our car down.
The west of the island is cut off from the rest of us, though, as they have had the worst snow - and with the high winds the drifting has been a big problem.
This is the webcam picture of the seafront at Peel - so at sea level, and with the heavy salt spray effect...
Pretty - but chilly. Parts of the west of the island are without electricity - high winds coupled with snow and ice on the powerlines - and may be until Monday. I really don't envy them.
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Date: 23/03/2013 12:17 pm (UTC)Keep warm!
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Date: 23/03/2013 12:26 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 23/03/2013 12:31 pm (UTC)And, erm, very pretty... brrrrrr
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Date: 23/03/2013 12:43 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 23/03/2013 01:00 pm (UTC)::sends hot chocolate::
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Date: 23/03/2013 01:14 pm (UTC)**sends virtual hot drink to you both**
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Date: 23/03/2013 01:28 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 23/03/2013 01:34 pm (UTC)At least it is nice and warm in the house.
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Date: 23/03/2013 01:43 pm (UTC)But this time the high winds have certainly not helped.
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Date: 23/03/2013 01:44 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 23/03/2013 01:45 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 23/03/2013 01:48 pm (UTC)Hopefully S2C will be able to take our car to work tonight. Our road is pretty passable at the moment - and it leads straight to the main road.
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Date: 23/03/2013 01:50 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 23/03/2013 01:53 pm (UTC)*tight hugs*
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Date: 23/03/2013 03:51 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 23/03/2013 04:22 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 23/03/2013 04:24 pm (UTC)I hope it all stops and Spring comes back!
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