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Default OT Nurses and a bit of snow



There is no way one can "adapt" to roads under 2' of snow and higher
drifts, unless you just happen to have tracked quad bike in the
garage. You just have to sit it out until the ploughs and blowers
have cut a single track through it. Or get your collective shovel out
and help yourselves.

The crunch point for Dad and the neighbouring farmers used to be when they
ran out of tobacco,
Food and fuel there was enough for a few weeks snow or no snow but unable
to do as many of the usual jobs the the rate of tobacco consumption went
up, partly because outside a roll up or pipe spent most of its time going
out whereas inside a shed while doing something useful such as sharpening
blades they burnt as intended.
A collective expedition to get through to the village 3miles away was then
organised.

GH