tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-890601338760403467.post3494988361587081949..comments2009-01-21T05:54:03.284+02:00Martin in Bulgariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13713913200192088210slivatree@yahoo.co.ukBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-890601338760403467.post-90333966108302080742009-01-21T05:54:03.284+02:002009-01-21T05:54:03.284+02:00makes you appreciate what you have in your home country. <BR/>hope things improve.<BR/>thanks for stopping by my blog and bothering to read..most people dont. <BR/>its disheartening <BR/>keep your work up!!William/The Author Of *http://www.blogger.com/profile/17165424361190612690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-890601338760403467.post-18118348603159159302009-01-15T19:36:58.985+02:002009-01-15T19:36:58.985+02:00the reason we haven't any water is that the underground pipes have frozen. We make do like everyone else here, even though it's coming up to a week without it. <BR/><BR/>Being without mains water is quite normal here, just slightly inconvenient.<BR/><BR/>By the way, no one complains here a step back to the communist ways with that one I think.<BR/><BR/>Hope you're warm at home in London. :)Martin in Bulgariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13713913200192088210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-890601338760403467.post-47292534213771382142009-01-15T19:30:46.560+02:002009-01-15T19:30:46.560+02:00It seems that it's much worse over at continental Europe. Hope that there has been more rain since. <BR/><BR/>Just curious, is there any water storage (as in reservoirs) over there? Though it would probably have frozen but would there be any underground storage?C Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02288958257776985342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-890601338760403467.post-57217851440041133722009-01-14T19:32:25.300+02:002009-01-14T19:32:25.300+02:00Dutchie:<BR/>Firstly, thanks for your visit and comment. Valid points I might add.<BR/><BR/>1.They don't use salt for the roads here they don’t need it. Sand and grit work very well. We did use salt on the yard, but that will just freeze over with extreme temperatures each night.<BR/><BR/>2.Cars with chained tyres are around, but this is rare. It is a cost that many don't entertain with the amount of time they are needed. An expense that is best avoided. It may be different in the mountain regions.<BR/><BR/>3. Shoes with iron spikes? There was mention of this on local TV last night; this is a new idea well at least in our area anyway. Again the cost for the time they are used and lack of supplies comes into it. Anyway for Bulgarian women it is not fashionable; needle thin stilettos work quite well though.Martin in Bulgariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13713913200192088210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-890601338760403467.post-8652851691629355142009-01-14T19:20:46.095+02:002009-01-14T19:20:46.095+02:003 things comes to mind - r the roads not sprinkled with salt, r the car tyres not in chains n why not try on shoes that hv ironed spikes to hv a good grip on the slippery ice ?Dutchienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-890601338760403467.post-26395336465037133812009-01-14T18:31:39.355+02:002009-01-14T18:31:39.355+02:00Thanks N.C.C. <BR/>We'll get through it over here, the springs, summers and autumns more than make up for the winters here.Martin in Bulgariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13713913200192088210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-890601338760403467.post-37112367132621885382009-01-14T18:13:39.574+02:002009-01-14T18:13:39.574+02:00Brrr...I hope your gas supply comes back on soon; it is cold in London, too, but indoors it is warm and cosy...nightcabcontrollerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05959806360334380171noreply@blogger.com