The day of reckoning....

Well tomorrow may be the day i think as i write this at 10pm tues 5th,
Theres a blizzard outside after one of the coldest days i remember.
The UK as a whole looks like it may grind to a halt in the next 48hours.
It was -5-6C at my front door 7am out of the wind as i rode off up to work.
Never thought i would wear a face mask cycling to work here in East Lothian a mere 1-2 miles from the sea.
Sorry for blurred photo...


I rode up to work on solid frozen snowed roads that have been untouched since they were ploughed on Sunday. There is no roadsalt now. It hasn`t been admitted on the radio/news yet, why not?
I find it hilarious and lovin it but lots of folk arn`t like the elderly and people who rely on carers etc.
The Surly Pugsley just ate up the road conditions to work which still amaze`s me about this bike in these conditions, while i peddeled madly in a low gear to keep warm.
The cold air was unreal around my eyes exposed skin around my cycling glasses felt like it was burning.
I also felt very nervous when cars came towards me at what i thought was way too fast a speed for the conditions.
I went to the shops yesterday in my car for shopping, dropping the tyre pressures to 16-18 psi the grip was superb and made it there and back without drama so im stocked up for a big freeze/whiteout/armageddon with over a weeks milk (then onto powder milk), bread frozen too, loads of tins and most important plenty cider!
Seriously are you prepared if delivery's grind to a halt?, if we get powercuts-overhead lines here so possible i have an open fire for heat/hot water for baths, loads of logs, gas stoves, kellie kettle to boil water, and loads of bags of Ikea tea candles so no worries, bring it on!

The day dawned clear with an amazing colour blue sky once again...


Over a frozen snow landscape...


But the forcasted storm was offshore and already on the coast down in Northumberland, NE England...


Spending the day chainsawing logs to keep warm the sky above was full of geese landing in a nearby field.


Back at the shed we headed home as the first snow started...


Think we missed most of it as we only got 2-3" over the hour it fell, 6" fell down the road at my friends.
Still a nice if cold cycle home on now re-whited roads!...




The pugsley is in the kitchen full time this now where it thaws out on top of some old towels then gets its chain wiped and some more chain wax. It dosn`t know its living!


Be intresting to see what the next few days weather brings...