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I woke up this morning to find a light frost, had a shower and then looked out of the window and there was an inch of snow. I didn't think my shower was that long I should get one of those timers...
Schools are closed so the children are happy and our WEETU course has been cancelled so I'm not going to the Post Office today to dispatch orders.
As a child I remember 6ft snow drifts and my Dad getting the tractor out to make a path to the road (we lived on a farm). Even in the bad weather we still managed to get to school unless it was really icey and cold when the diesel froze in the school bus. There was a very steep hill into the village which caused major problems with the old school bus so we were all very happy children when we heard that it just couldn't reach the top!
These days, due to climate change and mans impact on the environment it rarely snows and just an inch of snow results in school closures. It does seem sad that society today has changed so much since I was a child. Although health & safety is important it can take the enjoyment of life away, the risk. We wrap our children up in cotton wool and then expect them to survive in the real world when they leave school.
Must go children calling, said I would bake biscuits...
Carbon OffSetting seem to be the buzz words at the moment however I find it very hard to accept the reasoning behind it. So you can still take your foreign long haul holidays each year to Florida adding to the pollution and conjestion in the sky but ease your conscience by planting a few trees? Surely the answer would be NOT to travel to distant countries in the first place and take your holidays in our own lovely country thus creating jobs in tourism in the UK and boosting the economy. This is a far 'greener' option or am I missing the point...
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