Proper snow comes to Kent and Dad keeps getting caught in it and enduring huge journey times to and from the new work site by Dartford bridge. 'More fool you' says Mum who pleads with him to take a 'duvet day' but she, unfortunately works about 5 minutes walk from here, so she struggles to use the 'snowed in' excuse!
The worst was probably Tuesday evening when he took 4 and a half hours to go from Dartford Bridge to the M2 near Bluewater Shopping Mall, a run of normally 9 minutes or so. The other 30-odd miles home took a further 30 minutes or so!. This morning it was a jack-knifed lorry by the Inn-on-the-Lake (Cobham) held him up 2 hours on the way in but a problem-free run home.
While he was gone, the snow came down by the bucket load, so that by the time we got taken for a walk in the Rec there was a good 6-8 inches on the ground. We romped and chased about, picking up large amounts of icy 'klingons' which we then dropped all over the kitchen floor, much to Mum's displeasure. Rona-who-lives-in-the-Forest goes one better, reporting "3 inches of snow on Killiny Beach in South Co. Dublin, the likes of which she's never seen before"
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Tell me about it, I have had to drive home from our site next to Dublin Airport, really not good driving conditions I can you, today it took me 3 hours and last night I did not get home until about 11:30, mind you I didn't leave until really late with the new project only just going live
I agree with your Mum, Deefer, Dad really ought to take a couple of duvet days. It's madness on the road and rail system in Kent presently - but should hopefully be alot better come Monday. 12+ inches of snow in Boughton Aluph today - quite astonishing. Made it up to King's Wood on Tuesday - about 12 inches up there then and quite, quite beautiful. Haven't had the courage to make it up there since, as too scared of having snow up to the thigh line and getting gridlocked! Enjoy the snow and just think of my two cats literally doing spring hops (like deer) through the back garden trying to find somewhere suitable to do their business! Rona
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