It's a bit breezy out. Isn't it! I was in a meeting on the 10th floor this afternoon and we were mostly listening to the wind and watching the blinds rattle despite the windows being closed. To add insult to injury it was a two-hour meeting with no refreshments.

On the way home I was hit by debris blown off a building and injured. Look! BLOOD!

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We had snow today. First snow of the year. Heck, first snow of the winter. Sadly there is only what is technically called 'a light sprinkling' and what there was first melted because it wasn't that cold, then froze as the clouds cleared and the air temperature dropped - the gritter's been up the hill but the corner of the cul-de-sac will be ( Read more... )

When I rule the world I'm going to ban golf/fishing/big umbrellas except
a) on the golf course
b) while fishing
c) when being used by two or more people.

The increasing number of individuals carrying a huge umbrella pulled down low so they can't see where they're going, and are likely to hit other people, on busy and/or narrow streets really annoys me.

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Oh, the weather outside's appalling,
and the drains need overhauling.
I've got my waders and a coat with a hood,
Let it flood, let it flood, let it flood.

I'd like to point out that it isn't actually raining at the moment...

ETA it wasn't raining then, but has done since. Enough to flood the line at Walsden once again!

Not a totally auspicious start to the working year, there. The waking at 5am and not going back to sleep, that's pretty usual for a first-day-back. The train was on time and warm (and it was interesting to see regulars with their new toys: a Kindle here, a DS there). But the weather, my dears, the weather!

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Yesterday morning the train left my station 7 minutes late. ( Read more... )

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It was -4C in Manchester at 8am yesterday. Outside, that is. Inside my building it was, well, hard to tell. The thermometer outside my office (placed there for precisely this reason) only goes down to 15C and wasn't registering anything. Went to fill the kettle for a hot drink and discovered the water was off too ( Read more... )

Hey, twice in one week! Not a lot - just enough to cover the road completely but not deeply. I want more!

The snow has finally disappeared, giving up under the onslaught of a steady drizzle.