It's been a degree or two below freezing for the last few days. Coldest 
it's been for years. (Let's face it, these days summer is hardly any 
different from winter - even the trees can't tell the difference any 
more!) And this morning, there was snow.

As in, about 3 cm of snow. More of a thin covering than a serious 
problem. (No doubt the entire country will grind to a halt regardless.)

Unsurprisingly, along the motorway the road was clear, with only patches 
of snow on the surrounding fields. (Actually by then much of it had melted.)

Oddly, when I finally arrived at work, there was no snow anywhere *but* 
on the roads. I hypothesize that the road has been sprinkled with 
anti-salt, a special chemical which raises the freezing point of water. 
(If you've seen the maintenance people round here, you wouldn't be 
surprised that they would do this!)

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