snow

  • On the buses

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    Fed up with wrestling The Mighty Isuzu through the White Hell, I decided to get the bus today. Which, despite the conditions, has never stopped running the 35 miles into Lerwick and the 35 miles back. £5.40 return. Ginny, intrepid driver, joined me in praising our gritters and snowploughers (ploughees?) for the fine job they’ve…

  • There and back in The Mighty Landcruiser

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    Tricky old trip into Lerwick – Scandinavian conditions, with hard packed snow on the roads most of the way. But the Toyota did what it undoubtedly says on its tin, thanks to the BF Goodrich All-Terrain tyres (actually, the original ones were rubbish). Dropped Susan at the hospital, then up to North Eastern Farmers for…

  • Snow, hey ho…

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    Brutally cold, ice on powdered snow, and very windy. Don’t let the brightness fool you! Now, after dark, the wind is really gathering force. We’ve already had one power cut, both the peat fires are on, and both tomorrow and Monday are looking grim. And yet.. The truth is, I love this sense of isolation,…