Even whiter knuckles....

Much of a day today.

Big school decided to close yesterday, little school at 8 am.

Just left Bruce going to college. That could wait till this afternoon, so the morning was spent chiseling ice, splitting wood and trundling it into the house.

SO it was out and up the drive, or was it. The gear box was frozen solid. The plugeot was jammed in first. So up the drive in first hoping that heat would thaw things out.

This of course meant that, when the car slithered to a halt, I could not reverse and try again. With muscle assistance that was done and with a few more goes, each getting bolder as the windscreen cleared and we were off!!

Road conditions were however dreadful.

We made it to collage, the long way round, Bruce texted to tell her tutor she would be late. As we arrived we found she got her reply, he wasn't there...

So we went for a Booker, where an empty icy car park, a front driver with a rear handbrake was too much temptation.

"Donut" I said.

"Yay" said Bethan and Branwen>

"NGHHHHHHARGH....." Said the management again as she nearly tore the hand grip off the door, she really has a strong grip that one....

With the car pointing the other way nicely we went shopping.

On into Morrisons, and another car park;

"Don't even think about it" said she with her knuckles glistening white.

Soon we were on our way home.

Decided that, with the sun having been out a few hours it would be worth taking the cross country short cut. BAAAAD move. The road was a mass of ice but at least we got into the next village down from us.

It seemed a good idea to stop in the pub and lucky we did too as the village school was open and the land lady needed to go and get her kids.

Back on the road and we got a whole 500 yards before turning right to climb the mountain. Well, that was the plan. We had barely started before a sheet of ice defeated the car.

Trying another we got round to the other side of the mountain and slid and scrambled our way up to the drive passing "ohhhfoork" corner as it's now called. It wasn't quite as dramatic as yesterday but getting to the house is still a struggle.

Top of the drive and it was Taliesin on the phone asking where we were and saying there was a true emergency; his phone was out of credit.

So having battled up to the house, it was battle out of the house into town get some credit and battle back in again. 2 more goes at managements favorite corners with her making the quite uncalled for suggestion that I was making the car slide on purpose to upset her.

As if I would...

Will school be open tomorrow?

Goodness knows.

I hope so.

Then again the met office said it would be 4 C here tonight, it was -2 at teatime.

R