I'm looking out the window to see more snow falling on the 10 inches already settled. All I can say is that I'm glad I'm in a house with an aga and a woodburner - and we've got several tractors outside.
As most of you will know, most rural villages appoint a snow warden (usually a farmer with a tractor) who, in turn, get a snow plough from the council. The roads are then rife with tractors and snow ploughs, keen to save cars (and usually - but not in my case for obvious reasons - damsels) in distress. Technically, each snow plough-equipped farmer is supposed to do his wardened area - but when people are stuck, that goes out the window.
Farmers and contractors then bill the council for hours spent clearing the snow (about £27 apparently).
(sorry for the fact it's blurry - it was going pretty quickly!)
So - I've left the boys fixing the snow plough and rescuing damsels while I try to obtain communications (it's taken me ages to get any signal with a dongle) and write some features.
Happy playing!
Thanks for sharing such useful information.