As anyone currently in London is aware, the NHS has been very generous with the distribution of cotton wool. I’m not sure what we’re supposed to do with this much of the stuff, and I don’t understand why it’s so cold, but still – it was nice of them.
While out in this mushy frozen white stuff this morning, a dear old lady drove her car down the road into the park. Then made a u-turn. Then tried to drive out of the park. I’m not convinced this dear should be driving on any day, let alone today of all days, but the end result was the car spinning its wheels like crazy, compacting the snow all around the wheels into ice.
We wandered over after a while and tried to help, but it was too late by then – her car was dancing on ice and there was no BBC team in sight.
Fortunately, a man from Newham / Serco (the people responsible for ruining the DLR) arrived with a shovel and helped dig her out of her mess.
I’m pretty sure it wasn’t his job to do this, and I’m pretty sure he didn’t have to. But he did anyway. That’s such a rare sight these days, but it really gives me hope.
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