Although we’ve not had the New Ice Age some forecasters predicted (i.e. guessed at) this winter, we’ve certainly had some extreme weather recently.
On my way to a lesson this morning on an exposed road, the gusts of wind were shifting the car quite noticeably. There were branches in the road, and then it got very dark and rained particularly heavily – unusual in high winds – to the extent that it was justifiable to use fog lights. Visibility was compromised that much.
On that first lesson, traffic flow was affected by at least two fallen trees – not blocking roads, but certainly forcing vehicle to deviate to avoid them.
The funny thing is, dark-coloured cars are a bit easier to keep clean than lighter ones, which is why I prefer them. And mine wasn’t that mucky to start with. But even so, after being virtually sandblasted on the offside by that torrential downpour in the strong gale, there was a noticeable difference, with the nearside looking pretty grotty.
And I only took it through the Tigerwash on Monday.