Oh My God!!! Less than 10 mm of snow this afternoon, and the whole of Birmingham, the Hagley Road and the M5 (North and southbound) is gridlocked.

I managed to get about 1.5 miles on the bike before all the slush started to freeze - and that took about 1.5 hours! I have had to leave the bike parked up in a side road and walk the rest of the way (4 miles) - I finally got home at 19:40, exhausted and wringing wet with sweat. It wouldn't be so bad, but I had 30 minutes on the cross trainer at lunchtime!

All I have to worry about now, is how do I get to work in the morning - Will I be able to get to work in the morning? - and how and when do I go to get my bike back! Will it even still be there!

It's Opening night for Phoenix Productions first panto "Cinderella", I hope they are not playing to a half empty house!