The vast snowdrifts all look very picture-postcard, but the reality of the current meteorological situation kicked in this morning. Overnight sub-zero temperatures, coupled with being parked in a relatively exposed bit of road, and a working temperature at 7.30am of -5 degrees C meant that the Big Blue Van, veteran of many a TDT show, not only failed to really start, but conspired to prevent us from actually gaining access for a good 5 minutes due to the doors being welded together by ice. A valiant scraping effort brought the onset of early stage frostbite, and the windscreen wipers and windscreen are bonded at what appears to be a molecular level. All this because my brother's car was laughably overheating and couldn't be driven. Still, British perseverance won out, and we managed to get to work. Over an hour late, but here nonetheless. Just enough time to thaw out before attempting the repeat journey in even colder conditions. Good fun all round, really.
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