Snow and bitter cold.

During the early hours of Monday morning it snowed heavily. I was up and out at half past five clearing the footpaths from the snow, (the footpaths have to be cleared from snow and ice before six on a working day) it took me a good hour to do the job then I went with the dog for a walk. The snow was about 15-to18 cm deep and Toby was half buried but he loved it and pranced around in the snow, I could hardly get him to go into the house.
I was out again after breakfast clearing snow again because it had snowed while we were having our breakfast.
Midday my wife and I went for a walk with the dog through the near by woods and took some photo’s the sun had just started to show and the scenery was fantastic.
We had minus 15 degrees in the night and today the temperature never rose above minus 6 degrees. I went for a long walk this morning with the camera, the weather perfect blue sky’s I froze my butt off but what the heck.
They say that tonight is going to be colder than last night at the moment it’s 12 below.
The photo’s are from this mornings walk.
Take care out there were ever you are. Tshüss

Short story’s of past incidents in my army life (funny and sometimes sad)

At the side entrance I had to wait till a private soldier came to escort me to my sleeping accommodations for the night (in plain English a barrack room) I went with him to the QM stores and received my bedding for the night. This guy explained to me that the rest of the intake was scheduled for the following day, in fact he thought I was a day to early (which he could not understand) I think he said, “ You must be fu… barmy to come a day to soon”. It didn’t take me all that to long to find out what he meant.
Referring to the bedding I was issued with 3 blankets two sheets and one pillow, which of course I had to sign for, followed by the remark “ I had to return them before breakfast next morning”.
I was then led to a large room in which two long rows of empty beds and lockers stood, this guy said “dump your stuff here, you can make your bed later on” He then took me to were the cook house was and give me the mealtimes. Breakfast from 06:15 hours till 07:00 hours, dinner from 12:30 hours till 01: 30 hours and teatime from 16:30 hours till 17:30 hours.
I had no idea what this bloke was talking about to me then 06:15 hours was a quarter past six. He then turned and spoke with some other soldiers that had turned up on the scene, turned and said “ see you” and went off with them leaving me alone with no idea how to find my way back to the room were my bed was and my personal belongings.
To be continued.