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10 months ago
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 .
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8 comments:
Socks on outside of shoes solve the problem.
Is this coming our way? I'd better buy some skates.
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.
Oh dear! Sounds like weather for YakTraks! I took a tumble on my bike a few years ago cycling on icy roads . . . take care!
We are still wallowing in mud here - although I did see frost on the roof this morning. Take care!
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
I love your description of the ice on your coat! Sounds very chilly though.
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!
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