16:15 hours: Nothing to report, bunch of folk leave to go home (I’m working a bit late because of 2 hour lunch to celebrate Kim’s birthday)
16:40 hours: Global company email: “For those travelling further a field tonight we have had reports of snow blizzards north of Bicester, heading this way.” Decide to go home, begin to gather my things, and shut down computer.
16:45 hours: Leave building in blizzard conditions and close to an inch of snow. Bbrrrrr!!!
Absolute white out, fast thinking – what do I do driving in snow – drive slow, high gear – yeah, but how do I get up the sliproad to perfect white ringroad?!! Very pretty, but very heavy. An hour and three-quarters later and I finally slither and slide in to my parking space, and arrive to a nice warm, cozy house.
Glad you got home safe and sound. we Britsd haven’t a clue vis a vis slightly “off” weather conditions, have we? Bernie phoned ten minutes ago – just setting off home from office in Bourne End – fingers crossed it won’t be a marathon journey home…
To be honest, when I left work, it was *a lot* worse than slightly *off* weather conditions. But you’re right. Surprisingly (and thankfully) everyone seemed to being quite sensible about it 🙂
Yes indeed, the partner of one of my colleagues works in Bicester, and most of the people she works with live further north e.g. Northampton, so we were kept up to date with things. I was getting a lift, and we left Wallingford at about 5 and it took us an hour and a half to get to the north of Abingdon.
…and apparently the power was off in Abingdon too I hear.
Welcome to my journal – now which journal have I seen you hanging around before? Is it ‘s?
Said it was coming your way!
love
Freya
I’m gonna have to watch out for apparitions and demons in my dreams tonight…
Maybe I’ll sleep with a glass of holy water, a stake and a cross by my bedside? *grins*