For the last several weeks it has been very very cold. Temperatures are still around freezing when we leave in the morning for school and/or work.
In order to leave safely, we are now putting blanket like covers over the windshield, so we don't have to scrub off the ice (and freeze in the process).
The roads are slippery - very slippery.
The other day, I drove to work and suddenly I started slipping, turning left, moving forward sideways. Then turning right, moving sideways to the other side. I just saw myself totaling that car. When I saw a driveway that looked dry I tried to direct the car that way but it only brought me closer and closer to a telephone pole. I then crashed into a hedge, 15 cm away from the telephone pole. I had nothing, the car didn't have anything, but I was shaking on my legs.
When I got out of the car, I saw a path of destruction, broken off wooden poles, tire marks in the front lawn of an old lady. But luckily, it turned out to be from a previous 'not so lucky as I was' driver.
But on the positive side, it has it's charm.
It has snowed many times so far. One particular day it snowed so much, we all went out for a snowball fight in the street. It was so beautiful, all houses covered under a thick blanket of snow, the tree branches popping out as white arms against the black night sky.
Other times, it just lays a fine layer of snow dust over fields and gardens.
You guys are missing out on something nice here :-)
Picture of a soccergame (click on the image to see how thick the snow really was)
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