I live under one of those red patches, in the South of the UK. I do so because of its peculiar geography that gives me about the best average weather.

Over the last few days two titanic weather systems collided over my head, bringing the UK grinding to a halt and saturating the news with tales of disaster and heroics.

News of my demise have been greatly exaggerated... XD

It did get a bit cold, this is what it looked like yesterday, Friday.

And this is what it looks like today. Like it never happened...

This is British weather for you, and the reason the government wont invest in infrastructure to cope with the extremes. Not many people lost their lives this time, 20 or so I believe. Each one not worth the price of the emergency vehicle or shelter that would have saved them. According to a nameless spokesperson it costs less to tidy up the mess than plan for it, hence their perpetual inaction.

Poxy country.

Kudos to the NHS, whose staff simply bunked down on the job, and the emergency staff and the public spirited who rescued thousands of motorists and homeless people where it did indeed get grim and life-threatening. 25 miles north-west of here hit the news, it was no picnic.