This was the view from my window at 7.35am on the 2nd of February 2009 following what they say was the heaviest snow fall in the UK for nearly 20 years.

I’m not sure that’s true though.  I’ve lived in the north for most of my life, and it’s not unknown to get pretty heavy snow up there.  I remember one winter not long after we had moved to Halifax there was a heavy snowfall.  It came on very quickly and people weren’t prepared.  The council opened the town hall up to look after people stranded in the town centre for the night and schools were closed.  But the council did their thing and next day everything was back to normal.

There were other times when I was at secondary school when we got sent home from school early because the snow set in. (In fact they sent people who came in on the school busses home early while the rest of us who lived off the beaten track and so couldn’t get home on the bus had to stay at school.  To this day I can’t make sense of that – why would you think it was a good idea to get those people who live on main routes home while stopping those who live on country side-roads from being able to leave in case they get stranded?)

Still, back then there wasn’t anywhere near as much fuss as this time around (from what I recall, although admittedly I’m an adult now which changes my perspective slightly).  Perhaps it’s just that the north is more set up to deal with these things (certainly the council up in Calderdale have themselves geared up to keeping the roads clear unlike, it seems, the council here in Rushmoor) and the people just take it in their stride.

Hmm, so what have I done?  Not much, in fact this is going to be a pointless entry, but that’s just the way it is, lol.

I got up at about 10.15, and came on the computer, in fact with all the time I spent on it today, I have nothing to show for it at all.  When the storms started I came off to stop my computer from getting fried, and I watched the Commonwealth games.  It is alright to watch every so often when I’m bored, I saw some swimming, some bowls and some squash…good fun   Then I went over to the workshop and drummed a bit, just because I had nothing else to do.  When I came back I was just washing my hands, when the rain suddenly came down in torrents.  When it rains the back drain blocks, so I put on waterproofs and went out to clear it.  Good fun.  Came in, had some food, went to bed for a little sleep, then came on here.  Good fun.

Hmm, so that’s me, lol.  Ben and Emma are…well, I don’t know.  After their split up, Ben said they were back together…but apparently Emma says they are not (that’s what Nat said she said).  Today Emma was supposed to go to Ben’s, and ring him at about 1, but she didn’t, so he is confused…sooo…as I say, I don’t really care anymore, I am going to sit back and watch and enjoy myself.  When they come to me all upset, I’m not going to care, I have had enough, I’m not going to be supportive, I have done that enough, and they keep pissing, about.  I know it sounds awful, but I have had enough, let them be silly, and I am going to watch…and I’m not changing my mind…that’s what I am going to do!

There you go, a pointless entry.