It's getting lighter

[emma_mcraf]

Originally Posted by sandy

Yes thats the freeze. We had standpipes to be able to get water, as pipes froze. No central heating. But the community spirit was alive and well. Everyone helping each other. Which seems to have disappeared over time. It seems everyone for themselves now. We are one of the only ones in our part of road to have cleared (well husband has) our drive three days running and saltinging the drive with bags of salt I still had from 2009 the last large amount of snow:0)
Our daughter in the south of France actually had snow the week before us, and very high winds.

We're lucky to be in a private drive with only two immediate neighbours, so we help each other out. That said, next door have gone to Thailand and missed it all.

In my naivety I imagined the south of France to be mild through the winter. Hope your daughter didn't get any damage to her home. High winds are awful.