Out Into The Big White World

[poliphilo]

I saw a gritter going down our street a couple of days ago but it didn't leave any grit behind. In the past it would have done. Is this a sign of austerity measures beginning to bite?

I shared this thought with the postmaster. He wasn't having any of it. "No," he said. "They've got plenty of money. Look at all the drunks they're sending on foreign holidays." 

I saw this chap in a neighbour's front yard.



I had to venture out. The rabbits were running short of Wagg's Bunny Brunch. There's a layer of soft crunchy snow over a layer of ice and you have to be careful- especially in places where the crunchy stuff has been kicked away or trodden down into the ice- outside our front gate for example. The postmaster and I were agreed that there's a fortune to be out made out of a machine for clearing pavements. "You design it," he said. "And I'll drive it."

Comments

[idahoswede.livejournal.com]

In Sweden, we have mini-plough/gritters for the pavements and bike lanes, have done for years.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

For some reason Britain refuses to equip itself for extreme weather.

[idahoswede.livejournal.com]

Ostrich, head in sand (or snow as the case may be)?

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

Yes, something like that.

[pondhopper.livejournal.com]

That's a dapper snow fellow!

Wagg's Bunny Brunch?
The name makes me chuckle.
:)

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

He's good isn't he! His eyes are the lenses out of a pair of sun-glasses. Someone put a lot of thought into his construction.

Yes, that name appeals to me too. I believe it's the UK's premier brand of rabbit food.

[halfmoon-mollie.livejournal.com]

you might get yourself a pair of YakTrax for just such an occasion. I sent a pair to a friend in Scotland...

This is a very handsome snow fellow.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I'd not heard of those before. I think we may have something similar squirreled away somewhere.

[halfmoon-mollie.livejournal.com]

I love mine. I used to have a friend who spent some time in the UK and in icy weather wore her cricket spikes....

[chochiyo-sama.livejournal.com]

I love the snow guy's hat. And the buttons look like pennies. :D

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

I didn't look that close but they may be.

[spike7451.livejournal.com]

Like the snowman.

Also love the name "Wagg's Bunny Brunch". :)

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

It's a great name.