It came as no surprise that Manchester Airport was closed for a while yesterday, the widespread snow caused
transport disruption all across the North of England. Overnight snow and falling temperatures dont look to have eased the situation much - - -
Thundersnow is how yesterdays snowfall is described in todays Sky News story warning of Ice as the temperature plunges - - -
Yesterday's trip to Chesterfield was important enough not to be cancelled even though weather forecasts indicated snow was on the way
a pic from the top of the garden just before i left shows snow accumulation at elevations above ours. The weather radar though showed more coming at us
20 minutes later i have left our valley and am travelling over the highest point of the journey and its snowing, luckily there's a snowplough/gritter up ahead
I park up and take this pic through a side window. I have passed a nasty looking accident on the way down the hill into the outskirts of town. Only later do I find out that a young colleague from work was in one of the vehicles but she is OK.
I make it to the meeting but its not looking good for the return trip even in Boris
I get back to Boris but the traffic looks snarled up, a lot of people in cars have just stopped on the road some vehicles have been abandoned. I'm diverted down a side road having been told the road ahead is closed due to an accident
The side road becomes blocked and i decide to turn around and retrace my route back to the meeting place. On the way i spend 20 minutes pushing this Ambulance up a hill with 3 other blokes.
I finally get Boris parked up and as i walk back to the building i left nearly an hour ago the snow begins to get lighter and eventually stops.
After waiting an hour I hear that traffic is moving again. Threading my way through a number of abandoned vehicles I'm back up on the hills and choose the 2 Dales route to descend into Darley Dale.
plenty of snow up here and even though the sky had some blue bits i can see another snow front approaching off to the North West. I visit the Fun Factory and am told about the colleagues accident and as i make it back home more snow begins to fall - - -
quite cold Temp at the moment but no sign of the ice which has been forecast yet - - - looks like a "make and mend day!"
Enjoy the day
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