The Nice People Thread, No.16: A Universe of Niceness.

SingleSue

Pretty much every school shut here today including the high school which absolutely never closes (much to our stress over the years). Apparently all the roads are horrendous with new snow over ice from defrosted snow and slush yesterday.

I'm just getting my courage up to get the car cleared and get to work.

Pyxis

I actually remembered to cover my windscreens two day in a row, but in the end, other windscreens didn't appear to be frosted up.

What surprised me was that although very little of the short snow shower settled, and then only on north-facing pavements, etc. it froze so hard that it wasn't slippery.

I found that weird.

I think it's due to it being so very dry.

Jazee

Very snowy here in the village but the school is open. Most pupils live in the village and walk anyway. When I went past with the dogs they were having fun building snowmen.

I checked on a few elderly neighbours while I was out and made sure to feed the birds when I got back. A couple of birds had taken shelter on the bird table when there was a sudden snow shower.

DH got to work but said he had to turn the computer off in the car as the car didn't like it. Whatever that means.

Stay safe everyone.

SingleSue

Drive to work was much better than yesterday, partly because I think everyone else was avoiding going on the roads so less frozen slush, compacted icy snow and ice!

All public transport cancelled here so no buses or trains running at all, loads of shops, cafes and restaurants shut. Personally, I think it was worse yesterday.

Local businesses doing a roaring trade in sleds.

ivyleaf

Do you think you'll get many customers today Sue?

I hadn't noticed we were due to get more snow last night, so I had a surprise when I got up. I must say our not-very-tidy garden looks very pretty!

SingleSue

I doubt it, very low numbers yesterday too.

Doozergirl

I'm sitting in Waitress cafe while DS has his only lesson for today.

The man serving food to the tables is wearing a beard net. I appreciate the attention to food hygiene but I'm a bit scared of him. As I catch him out of the corner of my eye, he looks like the love child of Hannibal Lector and Jason from Halloween.

Pyxis

Sleds! :rotfl:


Trouble with sleds is you need some(thing)(one) to pull it!




Oo-er! It's very windy out there.

I bet the cover's blown odd my windscreen.

Those covers are annoying.they're just not quite big enough to have them pulled taut for the shape of my car. The magnetic things end up on glass if I pull them taut.

So I end up having to bunch them up a bit, which means the wind can get under them.

PasturesNew

Doozergirl wrote: »

The man serving food to the tables is wearing a beard net. I appreciate the attention to food hygiene but I'm a bit scared of him. As I catch him out of the corner of my eye, he looks like the love child of Hannibal Lector and Jason from Halloween.

I'm "funny about beards" - they creep me out.
I'd prefer to choose to not eat anything prepared by or served by somebody with a beard.

Beard nets are even worse. That's a whole new level of creepy.

Beards just creep me out and gross me out ..... they're not a good look on anybody, especially these new style beards.

silvercar

PasturesNew wrote: »

I'm "funny about beards" - they creep me out.
I'd prefer to choose to not eat anything prepared by or served by somebody with a beard.

Beard nets are even worse. That's a whole new level of creepy.

Beards just creep me out and gross me out ..... they're not a good look on anybody, especially these new style beards.

I agree.

DS2 has grown something resembling a beard. He thinks it makes him look older and wiser. I think it falls into the 'too young to have enough hair for a beard' category.