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My good deed for today clearing the the footpath in the village so that the old ones can get their pensions and food, we must make sure the old ones are OK Keep well

Went to visit Mr Showman in the deep South today as we were out and about on this lovely warm March Day We managed to rehome his set of Sisis discs for him, they will look good behind our smaller ride ons

That looks to be in pretty good shape. One thing I might point out is that they are setup up wrong. Each gang needs to be rotated 180 Deg. for proper operation. When setup correctly the concave side of the disc should be facing the direction of travel. That allows them to cut into the ground.

We were hit with about 8-12 inches of snow yesterday which resulted in traffic carnage yesterday. It took me two hours longer than normal to get to work and it was then only possible because I doubled back and used the really difficult country lanes that nobody had been on. Overnight we had high winds and the snow drifted. Those that have visited Bolens towers will know we live on the top of the only hill in Norfolk. Driving down the hill this morning I was faced with a bigger than expected snow drift and I decided to hit the gas rather than stop. This is what a Disco looks like after it has hit a six foot wall of snow. In the picture you may be able to see the drift in the background on the left. The picture does not really show just how much snow was on the bonnet, took me ages to clear it. It's good how they designed it so the badge always shows From past experience I knew that a drift would be in that location but I was not expecting it to be that big. I told the kids to watch the impact from the bedroom window and they said that the snow went 30 foot in the air. It frightened the life out of me when I lost vision. I got a call from the SWMBO lunch time to tell me that our neighbour was not so successful and his Isuzu 4x4 pickup is stuck in the drift. I am still at work atm but the jouney home should be interesting as I will need to recover his truck before I can attack the drift again and get home. He sold his Land Rover last year and has been winding me up about how much better his Isuzu is. Looking forward to the banter as I attach the tow strap Iain

Got a photo of my chicken plucking machine on the back cover of Stationary engine magazine,,

Handed out three entry forms today Norman 1 to my neighbour MG5 and two to his friend MG2 and Land Rover

Couple of inches that's all. Most we've had down here on the Solway Plain for years.

Going nowhere today. Last night after I got home, some muppet in a 2wd car saw my tracks and tried to get through. They got stuck and abandoned the car without leaving any contact details. I have been talking to the police and they have told the owner to shift it. In the case of an emergency we currently have no way of getting out unless I use my digger to push it off the road into the ditch, which is very tempting. Overnight the drift has filled in my tracks and the snow is now frozen, so I have no intention of trying to get through it unless we have an emergency. Picture of the drift

We seem to be getting off lightly in our part of Aberdeenshire although wind is creating some nice drifts. Cleared way round to workshop with snow blade on back of Mitsubishi. While I was freezing my nuts off my 12 year old Staffie/Jack Russell cross was sitting in his armchair heating himself at the pot bellied wood burner. It's a dog's life! !

Sisis yellow and black by the time I have finished with them

Thought we would have a social outing to the Autojumble this morning for a cupper and bacon sarnie, you never know what you will find. After having a natter with a few friends i had a rummage on a few stalls and here's the bits I found. A Kohler exhaust, brand new for £2. A box of Wheelhorse bits for £5. Fuel filters for £1 each. A nice little compresser for £25.

I know and that's enough for me .

Thought as much with the little you did buy.

I didn't buy anything else and Pam was with me.

The box of nuts and bolts will be handy. And that's a tidy looking compressor. What else? Go on. you can tell us. We won't tell Pam.