This morning began with an NL Alert.
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This morning began with an NL Alert.
Mobile phones across the country made a horrible noise and woke everyone up at 6:30.
We're too high to flood, so it was either nuclear war, or (more likely) the horrible weather that we were expecting.
It was a Code Red alarm and the weather was worse than had been predicted. No-one was supposed to venture outdoors even walking until at least 14:00 because it was so lethally slippery absolutely everywhere. It was clear even from looking through the window that anywhere that ice could settle was like a skating rink.
This afternoon after the alert was over I packed some parcels, put a bit of salt and grit on some remaining ice on our own driveway, and cycled to the post office. I shouldn't have bothered: they were shut.
Oh well. These customers will have to wait until tomorrow.
https://www.dutchbikebits.com
#dutchbikebits #cycling #netherlands #assen #drenthe #biketooter #wintercycling #coderood #nlalert -
This morning began with an NL Alert.
Mobile phones across the country made a horrible noise and woke everyone up at 6:30.
We're too high to flood, so it was either nuclear war, or (more likely) the horrible weather that we were expecting.
It was a Code Red alarm and the weather was worse than had been predicted. No-one was supposed to venture outdoors even walking until at least 14:00 because it was so lethally slippery absolutely everywhere. It was clear even from looking through the window that anywhere that ice could settle was like a skating rink.
This afternoon after the alert was over I packed some parcels, put a bit of salt and grit on some remaining ice on our own driveway, and cycled to the post office. I shouldn't have bothered: they were shut.
Oh well. These customers will have to wait until tomorrow.
https://www.dutchbikebits.com
#dutchbikebits #cycling #netherlands #assen #drenthe #biketooter #wintercycling #coderood #nlalert@hembrow Not all bad news: https://mastodon.social/@ednl/116012509273904516
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This morning began with an NL Alert.
Mobile phones across the country made a horrible noise and woke everyone up at 6:30.
We're too high to flood, so it was either nuclear war, or (more likely) the horrible weather that we were expecting.
It was a Code Red alarm and the weather was worse than had been predicted. No-one was supposed to venture outdoors even walking until at least 14:00 because it was so lethally slippery absolutely everywhere. It was clear even from looking through the window that anywhere that ice could settle was like a skating rink.
This afternoon after the alert was over I packed some parcels, put a bit of salt and grit on some remaining ice on our own driveway, and cycled to the post office. I shouldn't have bothered: they were shut.
Oh well. These customers will have to wait until tomorrow.
https://www.dutchbikebits.com
#dutchbikebits #cycling #netherlands #assen #drenthe #biketooter #wintercycling #coderood #nlalert@hembrow The dog was compliant. She managed to "keep it up" till I could safely walk outside.
Tough girl.
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This morning began with an NL Alert.
Mobile phones across the country made a horrible noise and woke everyone up at 6:30.
We're too high to flood, so it was either nuclear war, or (more likely) the horrible weather that we were expecting.
It was a Code Red alarm and the weather was worse than had been predicted. No-one was supposed to venture outdoors even walking until at least 14:00 because it was so lethally slippery absolutely everywhere. It was clear even from looking through the window that anywhere that ice could settle was like a skating rink.
This afternoon after the alert was over I packed some parcels, put a bit of salt and grit on some remaining ice on our own driveway, and cycled to the post office. I shouldn't have bothered: they were shut.
Oh well. These customers will have to wait until tomorrow.
https://www.dutchbikebits.com
#dutchbikebits #cycling #netherlands #assen #drenthe #biketooter #wintercycling #coderood #nlalertSecond try with the same parcels this morning. The post office was open this time. There was still treacherous ice in some places, such as along the cycle-path in the second photo. But there were not many patches like that which I had to ride over. It's nice to have a studded tyre on the front. It really makes cycling with icy conditions much safer.
https://www.dutchbikebits.com
#dutchbikebits #cycling #netherlands #assen #biketooter #wintercycling -
Second try with the same parcels this morning. The post office was open this time. There was still treacherous ice in some places, such as along the cycle-path in the second photo. But there were not many patches like that which I had to ride over. It's nice to have a studded tyre on the front. It really makes cycling with icy conditions much safer.
https://www.dutchbikebits.com
#dutchbikebits #cycling #netherlands #assen #biketooter #wintercycling@hembrow Those roads and cycle paths look great! I'm still biking where I live in Canada, but the roads and "bike paths" are pretty terrible at the moment.
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