Paul’s blog

I woke up this morning to find a blanket of snow covering Walters Ash. This was not strange in itself as it has been snowing on and off for the last week or so, but the layer was deeper than usual. My first thought was that it would be a nightmare to get to work as I commute daily to Halton, which is a 20-minute drive. So I left the house earlier than usual to clear the snow off my car and in anticipation of a slow journey. Luckily the snow had not frozen to the car so it was easy to clear. I drove cautiously through the village on the snow-covered roads as bad as I had feared. I got to a notoriously bad bend to find a car had crashed. It must have been unable to steer and had careered into the opposite verge, I did not stop as the AA were there and in the process of rescuing the stranded vehicle. The strange thing happened a few yards past the accident – the snow disappeared! The snow had only landed on the hilltop, which I reside on, from there on the roads were clear. Bizarre.

Last night I played 5-a-side football. I had played the night previous as well; it is all part of my efforts to lose weight before jetting off the Goa in April. I played quite well, but the only problem I have is my lack of vision without the aid of my glasses. This problem was exacerbated last night as I forgot to take off my glasses an hour before playing so my eyes could adjust. It gets quite embarrassing passing to the opponents for the first 20 minutes or so.

Lastly, I would like to take this opportunity to wish my old friend David Large a Happy Birthday. It has been too long since we last met, and I still got your Medina wine.