How did you and your home fare through the great freeze? I spent an hour pondering a 3ft barefoot sortie from the warm security of my bed before I broke cover and found some socks. It is the first time I have ever worn socks in bed in my life, but I escaped lightly; friends are holed up with drifts of snow at their back door taller than me, and many of you have got in touch to tell of a loss of heating and water — and, it appears, courtesy from the providers. For some, the Beast from the East and Storm Emma offered a once-in-a-generation chance to have fun in the snow and go sledging. For all of us, it was a once-in-a-generation…

Source: The Times March 04, 2018 00:05 UTC