I don't really understand all this hand wringing weeping wailing and gnashing of teeth about wintry conditions. In WINTER, no less. C'mon people - don your shorts and put your flip-flops on and come frolic in the snow and ice. It'll be bracing. Promise.
There was a story on the BBC today about an attempt to disrupt the cycling race thingy in Perthshire. Carpet tacks had been spread on the road. Tacks! On the road! I thought things like that only happened in cartoons.