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Extracts
> from the diary of
>
> An
> Englishman (contains bad language)
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> December
>
> 20th:-
> Its started to SNOW! The first of the season &
> the first we've seen
> for years. The wife & I took our hot toddies
> & sat on the porch
> watching the fluffy soft flakes drift gently down
> clinging to the trees
> and covering the ground. Its so beautiful &
> peaceful. How lucky we
> are to have moved from the south to the Highlands
> of
>
> Scotland .
>
>
>
>
> December
>
> 24th:-We
> awoke to a lovely blanket of crystal white
> glistening snow covering the
> fabulous landscape. Just what we always dreamed
> Scotland
> would be like. What a fantastic sight, every tree
> and bush covered with
> a beautiful white mantle. I shovelled snow for the
> first time ever and
> loved it! I did both our driveway and our pavement.
> Later a snowplough
> came along and accidentally covered up our driveway
> with compacted snow
> from the street. The driver smiled & waved. I
> waved back and
> shovelled it away
> again.
>
>
>
>
> December
>
> 26th:-It
> snowed an additional 5 inches last night and the
> temperature dropped to
> around -8c. Several branches on our trees &
> bushes snapped off due
> to the weight of snow. I shovelled our driveway
> again. Shortly
> afterwards the snowplough came by & did his
> trick again, much of the
> snow is brownish-grey with yellow
> patches!
>
>
>
>
> January
>
> 1st:-
> Warmed up enough during the day to create some
> slush, which soon became
> ice when the temperature dropped again. Bought snow
> tyres for both our
> cars. Fell on my arse in the drive, nothing broken
> but £100 to a Physio.
> More snow & ice
> expected.
>
>
>
>
> January
>
> 5th:-Still
> cold. Sold the wifes car and bought her a Landrover
> to get her to her
> work. She slid into a wall and did considerable
> damage to the right
> wing. Had another 8 inches of the white **** last
> night. Both vehicles
> are covered in salt, iced up slush, locks are
> frozen solid and wiper
> blades are stuck to the screens. More shovelling in
> store for now. That
> ******* snowplough came by twice
> today.
>
>
>
>
> January
>
> 9th:-More
> f----ing snow! Not a bush or tree on our property
> that has not been
> damaged. Power was off for most of the night. Tried
> to keep from
> freezing to death with candles and a paraffin
> heater which tipped over
> and nearly burnt the house down.. I managed to put
> the flames out but
> lost all my eyelashes and eyebrows and suffered
> second degree burns to
> my hands. (Car hit a f----ing deer on the way to
> the hospital and was
> written off.)
>
>
>
>
> January
>
> 13th:-F----ing
> ******* white sh-- keeps on coming down. Have to
> put on all the clothes
> we own just to get to the post box. If I ever catch
> that arsehole that
> drives that f----ing snowplough Ill chew open his
> chest and rip out his
> heart with my teeth. I think he hides round the
> corner and waits for me
> to finish shovelling and then comes down the road
> at 100mph and buries
> the f----ing driveway
> again.
>
>
>
> January
>
> 17th:-16
> more f----ing inches of f----ing snow and f----ing
> sleet and f----ing
> ice and god knows what other kind of white sh--
> fell last night. I
> managed to wound that ******* of a snowplough
> driver with an ice-axe but
> he got away. F----ing car wont start. I think Im
> going snow-blind. I
> cant move my f----ing toes, I think its frostbite.
> Havent seen the sun
> in weeks. More f----ing snow forecast. Temperature
> -20 degrees C. F---
> this Im moving to
> Australia
> !
>
>
> from the diary of
>
> An
> Englishman (contains bad language)
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> December
>
> 20th:-
> Its started to SNOW! The first of the season &
> the first we've seen
> for years. The wife & I took our hot toddies
> & sat on the porch
> watching the fluffy soft flakes drift gently down
> clinging to the trees
> and covering the ground. Its so beautiful &
> peaceful. How lucky we
> are to have moved from the south to the Highlands
> of
>
> Scotland .
>
>
>
>
> December
>
> 24th:-We
> awoke to a lovely blanket of crystal white
> glistening snow covering the
> fabulous landscape. Just what we always dreamed
> Scotland
> would be like. What a fantastic sight, every tree
> and bush covered with
> a beautiful white mantle. I shovelled snow for the
> first time ever and
> loved it! I did both our driveway and our pavement.
> Later a snowplough
> came along and accidentally covered up our driveway
> with compacted snow
> from the street. The driver smiled & waved. I
> waved back and
> shovelled it away
> again.
>
>
>
>
> December
>
> 26th:-It
> snowed an additional 5 inches last night and the
> temperature dropped to
> around -8c. Several branches on our trees &
> bushes snapped off due
> to the weight of snow. I shovelled our driveway
> again. Shortly
> afterwards the snowplough came by & did his
> trick again, much of the
> snow is brownish-grey with yellow
> patches!
>
>
>
>
> January
>
> 1st:-
> Warmed up enough during the day to create some
> slush, which soon became
> ice when the temperature dropped again. Bought snow
> tyres for both our
> cars. Fell on my arse in the drive, nothing broken
> but £100 to a Physio.
> More snow & ice
> expected.
>
>
>
>
> January
>
> 5th:-Still
> cold. Sold the wifes car and bought her a Landrover
> to get her to her
> work. She slid into a wall and did considerable
> damage to the right
> wing. Had another 8 inches of the white **** last
> night. Both vehicles
> are covered in salt, iced up slush, locks are
> frozen solid and wiper
> blades are stuck to the screens. More shovelling in
> store for now. That
> ******* snowplough came by twice
> today.
>
>
>
>
> January
>
> 9th:-More
> f----ing snow! Not a bush or tree on our property
> that has not been
> damaged. Power was off for most of the night. Tried
> to keep from
> freezing to death with candles and a paraffin
> heater which tipped over
> and nearly burnt the house down.. I managed to put
> the flames out but
> lost all my eyelashes and eyebrows and suffered
> second degree burns to
> my hands. (Car hit a f----ing deer on the way to
> the hospital and was
> written off.)
>
>
>
>
> January
>
> 13th:-F----ing
> ******* white sh-- keeps on coming down. Have to
> put on all the clothes
> we own just to get to the post box. If I ever catch
> that arsehole that
> drives that f----ing snowplough Ill chew open his
> chest and rip out his
> heart with my teeth. I think he hides round the
> corner and waits for me
> to finish shovelling and then comes down the road
> at 100mph and buries
> the f----ing driveway
> again.
>
>
>
> January
>
> 17th:-16
> more f----ing inches of f----ing snow and f----ing
> sleet and f----ing
> ice and god knows what other kind of white sh--
> fell last night. I
> managed to wound that ******* of a snowplough
> driver with an ice-axe but
> he got away. F----ing car wont start. I think Im
> going snow-blind. I
> cant move my f----ing toes, I think its frostbite.
> Havent seen the sun
> in weeks. More f----ing snow forecast. Temperature
> -20 degrees C. F---
> this Im moving to
> Australia
> !
>
>
