Marie's Web Log

Photo of Dartmoor in the snow from BBC Devon's web site.

You have to laugh. An inch or two of snow fell on some parts of Devon yesterday (mostly in the northern parts of the county and on the moors). Of course, there was widespread chaos. Schools were closed all over the place. People were warned not to travel unless they absolutely had to. Yes, I know they're not used to it, and maybe they don't have winter tires (or tyres, if you prefer). But it still makes me giggle.

I spoke to someone on the phone today who lives up near Dartmoor and she said it was absolutely heaving up there with people come to see the snow. (Granted, it was a gorgeous sunny day.) That amused me as well. I've seen more than enough snow to last me a lifetime.

The day before it snowed, I was listening to the radio in the car while going to pick up Amelia from daycare, and the local traffic report came on. They mentioned that up on the B3-double-something-or-other road, there were delays because Farmer Travis (yes, they called him by name) was moving his sheep to get them to the sheds before the bad weather came. Picturing a cute little flock of a dozen or so sheep meandering across a country road, are you? Not exactly - there were 3000 of them!

Today Ian and went to get our flu shots. We were a bit out of place in the waiting room, being the only people under about 60. Not surprising, since the papers in the last week have been full of reports about the government rationing shots to only those who are most susceptible. I'm not sure how Ian managed to get the appointment - last year we had to do without. We got into the office and as the doctor was giving us the shots, the lady at the computer was saying: "You look a bit young for this clinic. Are you asthmatic? Did we write and ask you to come in?" Basically, why are you here? Luckily, it was too late for them to take the vaccine back.