?Snow joke as county conditions become ?treacherous?
Chaos reigns on the roads of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough today as up to 0.2cm of snow fell during a 10 hour white out.
Many schools closed yesterday in anticipation of excited parents waking their sleeping children, donning their snow boots, Barbour jackets and sledges in preparation for a day off work.
Police described road conditions as treacherous as one motorist attempted to reverse out of his drive, skidded momentarily and bumped into a wheelie bin left strewn by Thursday?s refuse collectors, as they too abandoned their posts in the knowledge of impending adverse weather.
Karl Drift, of Snow Lane in Peterborough described the moment he knew he would be unable to get into work today. ?I?ve never seen anything like it,? said Mr Drift, 34. ?I usually check my rear view mirror, y?know ? to check that one of my kids hasn?t hidden behind my back bumper. But it?s sod?s law that on the day I really need to be in work for a very important meeting, the snow comes down, I don?t check my mirror and before I know it my car?s a write off. I was really looking forward to my meeting. The amount of snow in this country is getting ridiculous. The Government really ought to put a stop to it.?
On the region?s trains there was more bad news for commuters when the wrong kind of snow was identified as the cause of a signal failure between St Neots and Kings Cross.
And the news was no better for the region?s shoppers. Panic buying of everyday items such as flasks and in-car mobile phone chargers has led to many shops closing their doors early amid fears of a stampede.
Shopper Paul Coldfront said: ?You know you?re in for a bad winter when you go to buy something as ordinary as a blanket and shovel and the shop has boarded up its windows. I was really looking forward to a picnic in my garden.?
Forecasters are warning that severe conditions are due to continue until Monday, at which point many parents will be ready to go back to work for a rest.