How ready are you for the snow season?

As you all know the season is here when our roads will turn to skating fields and the transport networks are crippled. last year was or should i say last winter season was very notorious to the entire nation. we witnessed some of the horrendous scenes in modern day history. In Scotland  if i can remember very well the roads were impassable in some areas and i remember the famous couple who were separated by the snow for over three weeks, they did not have the turkey together what a horrific event! Commuters were stranded in trains for days and motorists on the roads endured hours if not days of being stuck. The airports were shut for several days and travellers had to endure some of the most painful moments of their life.

With these scenes still too familiar with us, its intriguing how we too quickly forget and face life as normal and not learn from the lessons thrown at us. How prepared is the governments and borough councils to deal with such eventuality. Last season we witnessed how the councils were completely inadequate to deal with scale unleashed by mother nature. They run out of salt to gritter the roads and proper equipment to remove the thick ice from the roads to keep the businesses open, the school running and the elderly in our society not being adversely exposed. I hope someone will not have to loose their job because of lack of oversight to something quite obvious.

Elderly
Any way what about the common citizen? How prepared are we to face up to such eventuality hoping it will not be to the scale we witnessed in USA recently. May God forbid! To the elderly, you should ensure that you have steady supply of food and water in the cupboards, if you are leaving alone you might find it useful to have emergency contacts at hand and most importantly have a friend or family member contacts ready. Keep your mobile phone charged at all the time and listen for weather warning in the digital radio or television. Make sure you have the heating system in the house in good working condition so that it doesn't fail you when you need it the most. Have an alternative radiator heater in case the boiler fails you.  And please my advice to you is DO NOT MAKE UN NECESSARY JOURNEYS. To the neighbourhoods lets look after the frail and vulnerable.

Personal responsibility

Though i have specifically talked about the elderly, one might find some of the suggestions useful and the check list is actually not exhaustible. Lets use our common sense when we are dealing with some of these issues.  You do not need to find yourself in A&E with broken limbs or cuts and bruises because you did not follow simple Health and Safety rules while going about your daily business. But for precaution purposes its useful to keep a First Aid kit available especially if you have kids around.

Motorists
If you are a driver either personal or company, have you taken thought of what you might get your self into? Have you checked your safety kit to ensure that you are set for the road ahead? Simple items such as D-icer, torch, making sure your battery is not failing you at this time is critical. Other useful items such asshovel, a compressor, snow and ice grips, warning triangle are all very useful. AA have a winter kit which comes with selected items that you might find useful if you found yourself in circumstances.
At the moment the temperatures have dropped and you might need awindscreen cover to protect you from the morning madness with the frost.

Snapshots

Whereas the snow can adversely affect us, it brings some of the best scenery one can ever find beyond any human artistry. check the snow shots

The following pictures are from my phone hope you will like them.