Golden Snowball Awards

[Taffycat]

With most of the UK under a blanket of snow and ice which, as usual, has caused lots of disruption, I thought it might be nice to present a Golden Snowball Award to those who are making a difference - or an effort - to provide service as normal.

I'll nominate our Postie, Dave, who is still managing to deliver mail, on foot, to areas which haven't seen a grain of salt or grit.

Also the Sainsbury's delivery drivers who got through to us this morning - they had to cancel previously, due to some of the roads being closed, but they turned up today with our much-needed grocery supplies. Great service, we appreciate their efforts.

Anyone else deserve a Golden Snowball...?

 

[Abarbarian]

Me . I drove 274 miles in temperatures of -5 on Wednesday for the Ambulance service for free. ((I did get petrol expenses of course)

Thursday I only did 120 miles but me temp gauge read -10 on the way home at 8 o'clock.

Sun snowy mountains and slithering cornering was a fab day out.

Cases of Mulled Wine are the best way to show appreciation.

Also rans

Posties

Proper Ambulance folk

Rescue services

Anyone who made it into work.

 

[Taffycat]

Good on you Abarbarian I'll bet all the folk you helped, were very glad (and relieved) to see you too

Cases of Mulled Wine are the best way to show appreciation.

A glass to be going on with

 

[floppybootstomp]

What is this snow you speak of?

 

[nivrip]

January 2010?

 

[floppybootstomp]

January 2010?

Ah, my good self ridiculed by a spammer's actions (I have deleted a post before my one which recativated this thread) oh, the shame, the shame....

 

[bootneck02]

I think we will need to keep this thread open any way as I think we are going to need it this winter as snow is forecast for the end of October anyway

 

[Urmas]

Well, as it happens I am sipping hot blackcurrant juice laced with more-than-an-immense-dollop of Koskenkorva Vodka right now -- using a glass almost identical to that in Taffy's post.

Finnish month names tell us how it goes... first, there is "Autumn Moon" (September), then (=now) there is "Sludge Moon" (October)... followed by "Dead Moon" (November).

So... HEAVILY fortified hot beverages are in order -- will save Glögi for "Cxxxxxxxx Moon" (December), though.

 

[bootneck02]

Well snow forecast for the Scottish highland mountains