Snow Chaos in Poland

The Poles change over to Winter tyres - problem is that they still drive like it is summer - first snow of the season - three accidents seen on the way to work plus several near misses...  The best bit was someone impatient decided to overtake the snow plough!

Prang #1

In a full blizzard we picked up a man who was walking to the motorway junction (10km) - he had been to Olawa for his sister and brothers funeral - killed in a road smash, his step dad would not lend him the money to get to where his new job was starting - so he was walking and hitching 200km... in a full blizzard

5 seconds later this rear wheel drive BMW lost it and span, recovered and  - one minute later it started to swerve as the driver leant over to grab a bag from the back seat, extract a phone and answer a call - at all at 60kph

prang #2

The factory

There is a ginger cat in my tree

ahhh... Ginger had noticed that the little birdies use the tree as a staging post...

The Marathon is over...

For the past six months my home away from home has been Hotel Jakub Sobieski in Olawa, Poland.  I had to work a Polish bank holiday and after a hard 14 hours in the factory I think I deserved a wee drinkie or two...

From left to right...

Vodka Bols, Advocaat (yuuuk!!!!), Chivas Regal 18 y/o (nothing special),
Żubrówka and Wodka Żołądkowa gorzka (very nice)
The ladies working the night shift (the hotel only employs female staff) found this most entertaining... after drink #5 "are you sure you are alright???"
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This completes my marathon attempt to drink the entire hotel bar (excluding beer and wine that is).  For my records only...

1 Metaxa

2 Camus VS

3 Chivas 12

4 Grants

5 Grants 12

6 Grants 18

7 Ballantine Finest

8 Ballantines 12

9 Ballantines 17

10 Jim Beam

11 Jack Daniels

12 Johnnie Walker Black Label

13 Hennessey

14 Seagrams Gin

15 Glenfiddich 12

16 Glenfiddich 15

17 Glenfiddich 18

18 Wyborova

19 Camus Josephine

20 Johnnie Walker Red Label

21 Baileys Original

22 Baileys Caramel

23 Bacardi Rum

24 Baileys Coffee

25 Jagermeister

26 Peppermint Bols

27 Vodka Palace

28 Campari

29 Blue Bols

30 Pacos Ron

31 Malibu

32 Sierra Tequila

33 Triple Sec

34 Dondiego Tequila

35 Paseoa

36 Smirnoff Red

37 Bols Vodka – Vanilla

38 Bols – Red Orange

39 Finlandia Vodka

40 Bols Vodka – Cinnamon

41 Bols Vodka – Lemon

42 Bols Vodka – Cranberry

43 Bols Vodka – Plain

44 Advocaat

45 Zubrowka

46 Żołądkowa gorzka

47 Absolut Vodka

48 Martell

49 Chivas 18

50 Jameson

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And so to the New Forest

It's Joce's birthday and I have been to Selfridges...

(Joce went to see Strictly - advice is - arrive very early as it is first come, first served and there are more tickets issued than seats)