Snow Day 2 - Day of the Looners

Well, it happened again. Bristol was hammered again last night and we awoke to another coating of snow. Buses were non-existent until 2pm so I once again had a day at home, such a shame. Of course nearly every school in the district was closed so Heather didn't get any work either. We busied ourselves with walking around the neighbourhood and just soaking up the chaos that was surrounding us. Just up the hill on Wells Rd there was a convoy of truck and trailer units basically abandoned in the middle of the road.


Well, I say abandoned but really I think most of the drivers were chilling out having a cuppa in the local cafes waiting for the snow and ice to melt a bit so they could continue with their deliveries.
One of the trucks was even left on the wrong side of the road...


The majority of these trucks had absolutely no chance of any traction in the conditions. There was even the odd car that had been abandoned. The only person that seemed to be going anywhere was this guy:



For those of you that didn't catch what the old fella just out of the frame said, it was: "He's not a learner, he a fookin' looner!"

Much of the rest of my day was spent staring out our front window at the monkeys that thought it was a good idea to go for a drive. Our flat is on quite a steep hill so I was very amused every time a car went crawling past our place at full revs, trying to get up the hill. The majority of the cars made it to the top, but it probably cost them 5 quids worth of gas in doing so. And a few others just ended up reversing all the way back down to the bottom of the hill.

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