Monday, 6 February 2012

Winter in Forbodia

News is just in that Forbodia has been hit by the recent cold snap which has made travelling conditions as treacherous as a Vulgarian diplomat.  At least the snow should stop the pointy-heads invading for a few days...  The photo above shows one Forbodian citizen immobilised by the weather. (Photo posed on the roof just outside my wargames room window.)
Back in Yorkshire the snow isn't too bad and after some very interesting conditions on Saturday evening the major roads are pretty clear.  Except for the dense fog...
While I have no doubt that I could have extracted my car (above) this morning, knowing that I had to travel on some minor roads in East Yorkshire I sensibly opted for plan B (below).
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15 comments:

  1. Peter Douglas6 February 2012 at 16:52

    Tim

    Good luck with the winter driving. However, know that all across Canada a symphony of the world's smallest violins is playing for the UK.

    PD

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  2. Chris Kemp6 February 2012 at 19:25

    You can tell that the (model) chauffer is from Yorkshire - he is in his shirtsleeves in the snow!

    Regards, Chris

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  3. Tim Gow6 February 2012 at 19:27

    Peter Douglas
    Thanks for the heartfelt (and unsought) sympathy pal!

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  4. Peter Douglas6 February 2012 at 20:01

    Tim

    If it's any consolation, when I first moved to Regina I was amazed to hear people complain about 3 days of intermittent drizzle as "all that rain".


    Take care on the roads. I'm guessing that your SUV has all wheel or 4 wheel drive, but the driving is only as safe as the other guys on the road.

    PD

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  5. Don M6 February 2012 at 20:14

    Have yet to see any of the white stuff this year,in fact we bounce
    from one week in the 50s to the next in the 70s! With the odd 30
    something every now and again...like we say here if you don't like the weather in Texas wait an hour...)

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  6. Tim Gow6 February 2012 at 21:05

    Chris Kemp
    He's clearly not one of those softies from NE Lincolnshire...

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  7. Tim Gow6 February 2012 at 21:09

    Peter Douglas
    I have indeed seen some startling stupidity on the roads today. I certainly can't see through fog but while plodding along at 60mph I was regularly tailgated and passed by people gifted with x-ray vision. Lucky them!

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  8. Tim Gow6 February 2012 at 21:11

    Don M
    The same is said about the weather here - above the low-lying fog it was a really sunny day.

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  9. Peter Douglas6 February 2012 at 21:12

    TIm

    My figuring is that it is much better to have them in front of you then behind you.

    PD

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  10. Tim Gow6 February 2012 at 21:24

    Peter Douglas
    Generally yes - apart from the idiots with no lights on!

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  11. Paul6 February 2012 at 23:13

    It must be horrid living in a Winter Wonderland.

    My best wishes for those in Snow-bordia.

    (Said Paul basking in 29C of sunshine, and no rain for 6 days)

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  12. Tim Gow7 February 2012 at 08:12

    Paul
    Smugness is a deeply unattractive trait.

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  13. Paul7 February 2012 at 09:08

    Insert evil laugh here.

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  14. Martin Rapier7 February 2012 at 12:52

    The Vulgarian Army has also retired to winter quarters and is taking recruits for its engineer and signals branches.

    "Good luck with the winter driving."

    I know our winters are trifling compared to Canada, but it is the irregularity of the snow events which make them such a pita.

    I had the joy of driving back to Sheffield from London on Saturday night, of which the last 120 miles were in a blizzard. Not something I'm in a hurry to repeat.

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  15. Tim Gow7 February 2012 at 13:43

    Martin Rapier
    I only did a 30-mile round trip on Saturday evening and that was bad enough!

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