Thursday 7 January 2010

Snow day

So global warming is throwing out the English weather and we've had lots more snow. The country is at a standstill and the appointment I had today has been postponed by the client. It's such a shame! So I am stuck at home in the warm and "working" a bit whilst preparing a photobook which will contain the best photographs from various events and holidays in 2009. I have used Blurb to produce the photobook for a couple of years, the images always come out a little dark - but I still think that they are the best of the bunch.

All this snow means that my running plan is ruined - I have a 10k race booked in April and need to put in a lot of time before then. I may have to go into our garage (with a current temperature of 3 degrees) on the cross trainer!

This weeks "5 on the fifth" was well attended and there are same great pictures from the contributors - please visit their sites if you get a chance. I had hoped for 20 people to take part, but considering it's the start of the year and the 5th was on a Tuesday, I have no complaints.

I forgot to mention that when I was in Decathlon last week (see this entry), I was looking for a cheap pair of trainers and saw some Hiking Trainers but they did not fit correctly. I did note on the sign for these "Hiking Trainers", it said "Not suitable for hiking"!

As the England cricket team play in South Africa, I have little interest in the games, other than to watch Stuart Broad...



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Posted by Stephen Chapman at 09:08
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5 comments:

  1. Raybeard7 January 2010 at 15:55

    Yes, this weather is a real pain. Although not likely to be the cause this time, one doesn't have to be a scientist to see how global warming/climate change can result in the Gulf Stream being diverted southwards or deeper down in the Atlantic waters to make a perfectly plausible scenario that north-west Europe in particular could well become colder. Brrrrrr!
    Good luck with your running. I started 'small' at the ripe old age of 46, yet just 4 years later I ran in the London Marathon - and finished it without even stopping once! Do keep us posted on your progress - preferably outside!

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  2. Daniel Hoffmann-Gill7 January 2010 at 17:37

    England is lacking of late of attractive cricketers, Broad really is the best of a bad bunch.

    And here's hoping we don't run out of gas...

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  3. Stephen Chapman7 January 2010 at 17:53

    Can you imagine the hassle that England cricketer Graeme Onions must have received at school with that name. Makes me cry thinking about it.

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  4. Anonymous7 January 2010 at 22:39

    Three degress in your garage? Blimey, it's -6 over here.

    I've been at home all week too. Meetings were mutually cancelled (I was supposed to be in the southwest). It just means more travel next week - hurrah!

    At least you have the crosstrainer. I can't imagine tying to run out there - I fell over just putting the rubbish out today.

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  5. Anonymous8 January 2010 at 04:13

    We've been having such a snowy winter here in MN. I'm tired of it already! And it's only January!! UGH!!

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