The sky is falling!

The sky is falling!

( Fallen-sky photos )

While the snow is still falling a little, it's forecast to stop soon. Additionally the roads outside look clear and traffic is flowing well so I ought to be able to drive to work in it. Here goes...

Achievement unlocked: snow driving, level 1!

Achievement unlocked: snow driving, level 1!



Not that it was that snowy - despite the snowfall getting much heavier, it wasn't settling on the roads (which were all treated on the route I took) and the only actual snow I drove on was the parking space at work. That said, it's still snowing outside (despite the weather forecast) and so the drive back might be a bit more interesting...


( More snow photos )

The sky has not fallen! Awww.

That was all rather anti-climatic. By the time I went out at lunchtime the clouds had thinned and the snow was almost all gone. Shame, really, as I was hoping to go for a stroll and take some suitably snowy photos.

I wish I had had a camera set up in the car on the way to work though. Once I reached 35mph or so the snow stopped landing on the windscreen and instead was blown up and over the car, as if I was driving through a tunnel of snow. It did look quite epic as I was trundling along the bypass and up Titchfield Hill.

Hmm... my grandfather did give me a couple of non-slip car/gadget mats over Christmas. Perhaps if I put one on top of the dashboard and then sit the 3DS on top to use as a camera? My main worry with those is I'm not sure how well they'd grip with aggressive cornering (there's a sharp right-left one in particular where a road leaves a roundabout and then immediately turns back on itself), or if I had to stamp on the brakes. Maybe I could anchor the 3DS to something as well?