So we had a plan, a perfectly robust plan – one that I have followed many times before which always go well. Get up early and drive into London for the day. It is only just over an hours drive on a weekend to the nearest tube station and so no real hassle. That is until the snow intervened.

The motorway was closed in both directions, due to an accident which meant that the side roads would have been overloaded. A detour along major routes was also disrupted due to another accident. In short what should have been a jolly day out was turning into a major logistical nightmare. So I cancelled the trip which was really disappointing not just for me but for my friends who were gong to travel with me.

As for the icicles they formed from the snow I’d cleared off of my car when I was getting ready to travel – I guess this shows how cold it was outside. Bummer.

Simon Marchini
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