I was following the pack, all swallowed in their coats

Without turning this into the local weather forecast too much, the weather here is mental.

Since our foot and a half of snow last Wednesday, we have since had another light dusting of two inches since. Tomorrow we are to get another six inches. Which is then going to turn into an inch of ice later in the day. Yes, ice falling from the sky. Not forming on the ground but falling from the bloody sky. Incidentally the river outside our window has been ice for the last week. Which is hardly a surprise as last night the temperature at its coldest was minus 16 in old money which in funky new European temperature is minus 26 and a half. And tonight its going to get to minus 17 (or minus 27 and a bit). The warmest it got today was a positively balmy 27 (minus 3 give or take). And I chose to live here why?

Ah well, what do I care - we are off to the tropical west coast on Sunday.....