Dumb Thieves

The BBC reported the following:

Police in Greater Manchester caught a pair of suspected thieves after they followed a trail of frozen water leaking from a stolen boiler.

Officers were called to reports of a break-in at a house in Firs Lane, Leigh, at about 0150 GMT on Monday.
When they arrived, they saw the boiler had been taken from the kitchen - but it had dripped water which had frozen in a trail leading to a nearby house.
Two men were arrested on suspicion of burglary.
The men, aged 38 and 29, remain in police custody for questioning.

Nicking stuff is not a clever career move in the first place and this pair seem to have discovered this.  Of course Britain is gripped by a freeze with lots of snow on the ground and more to come.  Not exactly a good time to commit burglary - especially when there are tracks for the cops to follow.

How not to Park a Gritter!

So okay, the snow is bad and the driver of this gritter learned just how bad the snow can be.  It'll teach him not to text his teenage daughter while driving a truck - or a tank - was it the same guy? 



You know what they say about the last laugh, well we're getting a little of the white fluffy stuff now.  I lost count of the number of times a Wisconsin resident asked me if we get snow in England, I replied, "Er... Yes!"
Talk about understatements!

I suppose with thoughts of snow and ice we may soon get into the habit of sucking a polo mint (American - lifesaver) and dreaming about the low-cut tops and tiny skirts of summer!  Well, I will.  I can't speak for the ladies and no doubt my wife will have something to say about that.

Oops... she read my mind... INCOMING!

Ouch!