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by ben selway
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I woke up two days ago to snow and sheet ice and haven’t left my ghetto flat since. My first reaction to this was one of joy, akin to a small boy at Christmas whose excitement cannot be contained. I scoffed breakfast down, left my tea steaming on the side before heading out into a small blizzard with my bewildered missus in tow.
I woke up two days ago to snow and sheet ice and haven’t left my ghetto flat since. My first reaction to this was one of joy, akin to a small boy at Christmas whose excitement cannot be contained. I scoffed breakfast down, left my tea steaming on the side before heading out into a small blizzard with my bewildered missus in tow. The day never stopped brimming with FUN FUN FUN! We went walking across the white fields, shaped angels in the fresh snow, made snow men and had snow ball fights - all before returning for luxury hot chocolate in front of the roaring fire. I don’t remember being this thrilled since the first time I discovered wanking. But then this morning, the weather man said something about the coldest night of the year and the icy conditions were ‘set to worsen’ leaving me with the sobering thought of being stranded in the village for what would be the new Ice Age, dodging arctic winds that would freeze a man alive in an instant like in The Day After Tomorrow. I really don’t know how we’d cope in such a crisis. We haven’t been shopping in about 2 weeks and I suspect food would run out in a matter of days, leaving us with no option but to feast upon our frailer elderly neighbours. Luckily we have enough wood to last 2-3 months and keeping warm wouldn’t necessarily be an issue. However, without food and neighbours to eat, it wouldn't matter. This morning the missus said if we do get stranded it should be our duty to keep the human race going and by making some babies in case everyone got wiped out, which was around the point I decided to ignore all warnings against driving – and skidded my way into work
 Terrance the Snow man PHOTO: SELWAY
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Last Updated on Friday, 15 January 2010 16:34 |