Train journeys from London to Edinburgh and back went smoothly, with only minor delays on the return leg, which given we were travelling through blizzards much of the way, it seems churlish to complain about. The numerous buses I used up in Edinburgh seemed to be running normally with all the main roads well gritted.

Admittedly there have been problems with icy pavements, but hearing folk bleating on that the council hasn’t gritted their garden path, always reminds me of The Simpsons episode where Homer stands for, and wins, the role of garbage comissioner, running on the tempting slogan “Can’t somebody else do it?”

Perhaps I’ve just been incredibly fortunate in timing my journeys, but I do feel the current whingefest is way over done. Sustained periods of cold weather like this are bound to cause some disruption, especially in countries like the UK where they don’t happen very often.

I blame Rupert Read for so much hot air last year unbalancing the climate…