Brrr!

Several hours of sleet driving in from the East this morning have left my front bedroom windows literally frosted from top top bottom. First time I've ever seen that happen. The downstairs front window is the kitchen, with the boiler right next to them, so doesn't have the full effect, however the front door handle and letterbox are sheathed in ice.

I went out for a quick waddle up and down the street, just to see what the entrance to the estate was like, and everything had that same 2mm sheath of ice - crunch, crackle! Where my neighbours had cleared the paths was a sheer skating rink, while where they had pitched the snow they had shifted was far safer walking.

I wasn't out more than 10 minutes, I've been back inside half an hour, and my sinuses still hurt from the cold. There's freezing rain falling right now, so the skating rink effect is just going to get worse. I've got a bowl of soup heating and I'm staying right here until it's gone!