Day Three Hundred and Nine - Skidding on Ice

Dear all,

We are being hit hard by yet another 'Lake Effect' storm this morning and I was more-than-usually un-enthused by the drive to work as I clambered out of bed. Darren was militant about me leaving his phone next to his head in case I got into difficulties, knowing that my car was 'slightly' below average when driving in extreme weather conditions.

The roads resembled a ice rink and I was quite perturbed by [a] the lack of cars on the road and [b] my ABS warning light was still shining bright with a rather sinister amber glow.

But, I had to get to work, so I set off, with bated breath and a lovely coffee filling the car with coffee goodness.

I had barely got to Mountain road, when I hit a large patch of ice and did a full 180 skid as I put my foot on the breaks about to turn onto the 10th Line. LUCKILY there was no approaching traffic and I managed to snatch a one second moment to compose myself before setting off again on my journey; now at 30km/h for the duration!

Rest assured I am frog-marching my car to the mechanic again tomorrow to get my ABS sorted as I don't want this to happen again. It was terrifying!

And in other news:

1. Darren and I caved into the hype and went to see 'Black Swan' this evening. All I can say is, Natalie Portman, you can have whatever Oscar you want! It's disturbing, controversial and dark, but I urge you all to go see it, even the boys ( yep, even Darren thought it was an incredible movie). With Tchaikovsky's beautiful music from Swan Lake weaving it's way throughout the film, it leaves a lasting impression of an incredible, intriguing and horrifying world.