Fun on Capitol Hill...!

[Fozzer]

I hate the Cold, and Snow, and Ice..... .....

But this little snippet of news brought a warm blast of air to my News today.... ...!

Folks braving the recent cold blast of air in the North East USA....>>>

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-39273569

Paul.... ...!

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/201 ... -snowstorm

P.S. I wish the Media would distinguish between Washington DC (District of Columbia) on the Atlantic Coast, and The State of Washington on the North-West Pacific Coast!
Every time is see; "Washington" mentioned, I automatically relate to the State of Washington!

[H]

P.S. I wish the Media would distinguish between Washington DC (District of Columbia) on the Atlantic Coast, and The State of Washington on the North-West Pacific Coast! Every time is see; "Washington" mentioned, I automatically relate to the State of Washington!

We've the same problem with it -- unfortunately, Washington D.C. was established first and referencing it just as* 'Washington' became a habit.

* Seems I double-struck the "s" -- perhaps you'd rather I hadn't corrected the typo?

[Fozzer]

@H....

You Blokes up in the Atlantic North East are having a rough-old time of it at the mo', with all the Snow and Ice!... ....!

The cold blasts of air from Canada!

Many of my You Tube Motorcycling Chums from New England (and the accompanying/nearby States!... ...), are not able to get out and about on their Motorcycles!

Although England is on the same latitude as the NE USA, I suspect that our temperate climate and the warm Gulf Stream keeps us protected for most of the Winter.

Still....Spring is on the way...and something to look forward to!... ...!

Paul.... ...!

[H]

Yesterday, they'd plowed a lane in front of my Lincoln but I had to enter on the passenger side; snow was up over the roof from the driver's side. I started it forward into the snow in front of it but it started spinning; I backed it up, shifted to drive again and smashed through into the open. It then took a couple hrs to shovel the somewhat hard-packed snow out of the parking area. Winds at 35mph are harsh for NH -- in Nebraska, that's just a stiff breeze -- and its windchill is just as harsh as elsewhere.
I knew someone who decided to take the chilly, snow scene route from Hastings, NE, to his parents' home in So. Dakota for Christmas; I told him he was nuts. When I was restricted to bicycle, I refused to ride it during winter. During a blizzard over seven years ago, I was approached by a snow-plow on my 5-mile journey to work and had to scramble over the adjacent snowbank to get out of the way; the snow had already gotten deep enough that I doubt I could have traversed with my bicycle but, had I, I could never have gotten out of the way in time with it. I wouldn't have fared any better by motorcycle -- it would have had to fend for itself with the plow -- and I would have been walking from then on, anyway.