Fortunately Mr Lily hadn't left for work at that point so he was able to push me into a more convenient position, where I abandoned the car with an apologetic note in the window. My neighbour (the tree poisoner) then offered to tow me out of trouble with his 4 x 4. Well, you can't hold a grudge for ever. Unfortunately, today was the day I discovered that the tow pin would not attach to the chassis because some eejit in the factory had forgotten to fit a thread in the socket the pin is supposed to screw into. I phoned the dealers who sold me the car, they said they couldn't do anything until I brought it into them. How I laughed.
Anyway, silver linings and all that. I couldn't get into work without the car (no public transport where I live and I didn't fancy a five mile round trip walk in wellies to and from work) so I've had a lovely day, messing about at home and visiting a friend in the village. I even made a lemon chicken casserole from scratch! Here's some photos I took as I walked home from my friend's house......can you spot the snowy Cleveland Hills in the first picture? And yes, that is my blue car on the side of the road! I wish I'd thought to take a picture of the fox's footprints in the snow - they were all over the village!
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We have the same problems here; icy and cold with more snow on the way tonight. Love your pictures by the way. Looks like a quaint little village.
I found out that some of my Yorkie ancestors were from Guisborough. Is that anywhere near you?
in spite of the fact that I live in Canada where wintery white snow is the norm right now, I still appreciate its beauty. It looks like you live in a lovely place.
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Hi Rilera - yes Guisborough is near me, about half an hour away in the car. It has a great market on Thursdays and a beautiful old ruined priory. I'll find some pictures and post them.
Hello Clippy - you must be more organised in Canada for this sort of weather, how do you manage to keep the traffic flowing?
Looks like a lot of people will be staying home from work but it's better to be safe than sorry. You didn't make it far. So glad you weren't hurt!!
The snow always looks so beautiful but I am so glad I don't have to deal with it.
Where I grew up & live now (New England, New York) there used to be lots & lots of snow. When I was a kid, chains were the answer. Now there are good snow tires, and front-wheel drive cars! Plus, if you have a stick shift, you can often start slowly in 2nd gear & get out of places. Looking at the picture of your blue car, I find myself thinking: chains.
But you earned yourself a lovely day off, with all that beauty around. So I hesitate to urge a solution! Getting stuck seems to have its values.
We get grit, salt, and salty grit, and gritty salt, and vast fenderbergs all over the roads. 4 or 5 months a year.
what's a fenderberg? Sounds like a giant ice bumper.
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