Wow, thats a very large and pretentious title, but I am a big believer of blogging spontaneously. I have at last awakened from my slumber that covers the period over Christmas and New Years. There is so much to say, as one could imagine over the period of time that I have been sabatical a lot has happened. As a group we have successfully negotiated the Christmas period in which I was back in Ireland with Jill and Marc back home and me arriving back just before the new years. I am now a year older but still not evidently any wiser and we still have the cold weather and surprisingly for the time of year to date we have already had too much snow. Its only the end of January and the winter doesn't move into full throtle until the next month or March.
This morning we awake to as forecast 3 inches (Easily!) of the white stuff. Grand...now I can have a good reason for justifying buying a Subaru. We have biscuits or scones as they may be known in Europe for breakfast. Very nice but take some time to butter and jam them, each time Marc waiting for his next one-pressure. Then out into the quiet white landscape. The one thing I love about snow now that I can finally call myself an adult, is the tranquility and silence of the landscape covered in snow. If you could hear a pin dropping on snow you would and it would be loud. The world seems to slow down when it snows everything moves at a snails pace and you get this crazy feeling that you are the only person in the world at this time. Cleaning the car off if a chore but a nice one again with the tranquility. Back in to brush my teeth chose my clothing for the day and kiss the wife goodbye for the day and like a good dwarf its hi-ho hi-ho and off to work I go.
Jump in the car and start the 40 minute drive that it is usually, today it will be a longer commute thats for sure. Theres 4 inches of white snow and the car handles it well, this is quite fun! down the road and a quick turn right lets take it a bit faster and let her slide a bit (with obvious control though) that was fun. Out of the developement or housing estate and onto the main road and its light brown slush and sleet. Here its a little more precarious and those seconds of fun give way to now lets be careful and not bank a new 20k car on the side of the road having to call family members for help which my brother in law had to do this morning at 4am with a flat tire. Now I am more worried about the so called other drivers those who leave late and take "chances" to get past people and those who are just not good drivers. Witness a near jack-knifed truck and later a car that did actually beach itself - said bad driver on straight piece of road - without knowing the full circumstance I just think to myself you deserve what you are going through right now for obvious disregard to the driving conditions. Somebody is helping you but you deserve to learn a lesson. Doubtless one of those people who drive too fast and you predict that one day those traits will get them into some small trouble. Timed it just right its close to 8am and arrive into work first with no other cars in sight, one does come but most are later than me and they live most of them close by.
Roll on the good weather. Wintry laziness be gone.
