First republish of several OG scribblings pieces

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+title =	"Frenetic Scribblings #9: Winter ‘wonder’land"
+date =	"2017-12-10"
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+Snow’s great, a ton of fun. Until it stops you getting to work. Then it’s infuriating. Because England is notoriously unprepared for snow, it doesn’t take a lot to bring the country to a screeching halt.
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+The snow is barely ankle deep. It was forecast at a 100% chance several days in advance…and yet there was no grit to be seen. And I live a couple miles from a salt storage! Winter tyres or chains are pretty much unheard of here, so cars spinning out or getting stuck is a regular sight.
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+As I tweeted earlier, I reckon Britain would cope better with the actual apocalypse than a couple snowflakes!
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+And of course, since my main commute is normally on two wheels…that was out of the question. Instead of a 10 minute drive it was an hour and a half walk. And then of course, now that I’m at work it was barely worth coming in because all our customers are snowed in!
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+Two lessons to be learned here I think. Quite clearly one is that Britain and its drivers badly need to learn how to handle snow. Particular as climate change continues to sharpen our winters.
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+The other lesson is one of perseverance. I hate not honouring commitments and the idea of not turning up to work because of a little stupid snow annoyed me.
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+So I put on my boots and I went to work.
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+It was actually quite a nice walk — and I was going at about the same speed as the few drivers that braved the roads! As a bonus, the staff party we had planned for after work is still going ahead, so that will be fun.
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+Until tommorow, keep warm and stay safe out there!
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+Thought for the day:
+> A river cuts through a rock not because of its power, but because of its persistence.