I kid you not but someone was actually using a bucket van to place festive lights on their house.I am not suprised by that... To be honest, in this weather that seems like the safe way to do it, rather than risk a ladder. The only other way is to buy/hire a skywinder.
In Goole the ABP's Stanton 7B columns are still in one pieceThey look wierd though, being top entry and yet having floodlights atatched and pointing downwards!
the Alpha 3's in Old Goole still work - they do infact run mercury. Hmm, didn't know about those. Then again, the last time I was there I came in to goole going past Morrisons, and back out via ABP and the many many sets of Wig Wag lights and bridges and what not.
If I am out and about I am sticking to treated roads so I won't slip when I am searching for more lanterns apart from my own street which is unable to be treated because of the narrowness of the street.Well if I go out tomorrow to check if any replacements are going ahead (I won't envy the crews if they are having to work outside), then I'll be altering my route according to road condition. Cycling on fresh snow is not too bad if it's below 3" thick, any more and it's like cycling on the dry sand you get at the top of a beach - you'll sink and stop dead. Cycling on compacted snow varies on what has compacted the snow - if it's car and truck tyres then you may be OK if you go fairly slowly in low gear and stick to the grooves making no sudden moves - if it's bike wheels compacting the snow then try to stay away from that, as you will be very unstable. I needed a couple of new power tools on saturday and so had to brave the snow to get to Osbaldwick - I didn't go onto the cycle paths that run parallel to the roads but are shared pavements, simply because I tried it for a very brief stint and didn't like it one bit. The rest of the route wasn't too bad, except that it took double the time each way. It was worth the trip though, because I used one of my tools today (a circular saw called the Evolution Fury) and it worked a treat - just cut through the wood like a knife through butter. Considering I needed to make a piece of wood 34mm x 44mm into an L shape profile for my window casement I'm making, it did a very neat job.
If there are any lantern replacements this week, I will need to line my box with plastic - because otherwise the box will go soggy and break!