Snow is great
These past few days has seen the best bit of snow that England has seen in quite a long time. I think I heard somewhere that it’s the best in the last 20 years. It’s certainly the best I remember though that isn’t saying much seeing as I can’t remember a lot. :)
Today was by far the worst (or best; depends on your perspective) of it. Main roads up and down the country were closed. The A14 road near my home town of Kettering was closed completely by all accounts, which meant that many schools and businesses were also closed. I, however, had to work. I’m not too bitter about this, but it would have been nice to enjoy the rare weather with everyone else.
I walked past a local playground and fields on my lunch break today, and I saw a score of people – old and young – playing in the snow. Several large balls of snow were being made, presumably into snowmen (or roadblocks, as commonly seen over the last couple of days). One group of four men, in their thirties I would say, were doing something original though. They were building an igloo spacious enough for 5 people inside. Awesome sight. The had build the main base with a gap for the doorway when I walked past on my way to get some lunch. By the time I was walking back (40 minutes later) they had doubled the height of their wall and had made a very solid archway for a small door.
It was good to see people having fun despite the economic situation of the world. The snow came at the perfect time, amidst the doom and gloom, and gave people something to do. Also with most companies and schools being closed, the numbers gathered at the parks were large and all in all it was a good atmosphere. It made me smile to watch these people enjoying themselves. :)
I love snow. It’s great for your spirits.
Popularity: 4% [?]