Dancing on Ice...

Thursday 12th February 2009, 13.01
...Or should that be ‘Dancing With Death’? A tad dramatic I know, but after a close encounter with black ice, a bendy road and a bollard yesterday, I certainly feel like I used up one of my 9 lives.

I was on my way into Fantastic Fireworks when it happened – hitting a sheet of ice on a particularly sweeping curve in the road. After spinning for what seemed like an eternity I slammed to a halt as I bumped up sideways onto the pavement, ending up facing the direction I had just come from! Fortunately the other cars on the road were at a safe enough distance not to be affected, and even more thankfully, no-one was walking along the pavement at the time. I also managed to miss a bollard and a garden fence by a hairs-breadth, so in hindsight feel incredibly lucky to have escaped unscathed! It was hard to feel so positive at the time though. After managing to get myself off the pavement and out of everyone’s way, shock soon began to set in and with uncontrollably trembling knees and a knot in the bottom of my stomach I was forced to pull over. My lovely colleagues were notified, and far too frightened to continue with my journey, I abandoned my car and began the long walk home.

After a day of rest and recuperation I’m now back in the office, and very glad to be too! I couldn’t be more pleased to be an office-based bod (at least for these horrid winter months) and I am full of admiration for our Firing Teams who struggle on in all conditions imaginable to ensure we deliver spectacular displays each and every time. As for me, I’m now thinking of investing in a team of Husky’s and a sled. I’ll let you know how I get on! x