Wednesday 6 January 2016

Snow White , Code Red



Can sometimes result in black ice ...

On Monday evening there was a last chance to see  'Amy' in the Film House  . I took the bus because of the raw wind and sleet . Friend , being a heartier soul , appeared on her bike . After the film ( excellent but rather painful to watch at times ) , we felt we needed a glass of wine to recover and got so comfortable that we ignored the increasing numbers  of  little yellow salt-sprayer vans  ,  circling the town centre like wasps .

In fact , I got so comfortable that I missed the last bus . I ended up walking carefully home down the middle of deserted streets , only occasionally windmilling round unsprayed corners with a muted "Eeek ! " . It took nearly an hour and by the time I got back my parka had a top layer of ice that crackled like the burnt sugar  on a successful creme brulee . Friend reported next day that she and bike had slithered and skidded all over the place , till she gave up and just pushed the damn thing the rest of the way . It's due to clear up tomorrow , Thursday ... maybe .

If not I might even fish out my skates .

8 comments:

English Rider said...

Socks on outside of shoes solve the problem.

Lucille said...

Is this coming our way? I'd better buy some skates.

colleen said...

Very Dutch!

I've always wanted to skate but fear that it might be a bit too risky at my age. If you do get yours out, let's see the pics.

materfamilias said...

Oh dear! Sounds like weather for YakTraks! I took a tumble on my bike a few years ago cycling on icy roads . . . take care!

shandy said...

We are still wallowing in mud here - although I did see frost on the roof this morning. Take care!

love those cupcakes said...

To avoid mishap on ice, you need to walk like a penguin. Like this:

http://lifehacker.com/5979294/walk-like-a-penguin-to-avoid-slipping-on-ice

Liz Hinds said...

I love your description of the ice on your coat! Sounds very chilly though.

rachel said...

I've always been too fearful of falling to want to learn to skate, but if we'd had ice so easily available - like outside our house - when we were children, I think I'd have loved to skate!