Have a very happy Christmas Greatnan and travel safely 
Your kind thoughts warm the cockles of my heart! Once I had got my car out of the car park at the flats, the journey was not bad at all. Juragran's garden has about four feet of snow but her OH had dug out a space for my car. We watched the wonderful variety of birds that come to her bird tables and now we are sitting side by side surfing away!
Bags -well done for conquering your fear of driving on snow. 
. When I first moved to the Pyrenees ten years ago, I had no experience of driving in mountains but I had to learn quickly. There was only one very steep road up to my village, with lots of hair pin bends and unfenced drops and if I met a logging lorry coming towards me I had to reverse - not my best skill in ideal conditions and really scary on ice and snow! I carry chains in my car, but because I have a little 4 x 4 I have not had to use them. They are a real pain to put on, and you have to remove them as soon as you get to a cleared bit of road.
Now I just have to drive my sister up from Manchester to Coatbridge in Lanarkshire on Christmas Eve, so I hope the M6 is clear, and before that we are going over the Pennines to Yorkshire to see my grand-daughter, on the dreaded M62. I will be in a small hire car so if conditions are very bad I won't attempt to drive. Safety has to come first.
Greatnan, have a lovely Christmas and New Year. See you when you get back.
I hope you have the sort of Christmas which makes you happy.
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Have a really good Christmas, Greatnan 
Have a wonderful time Greatnan [fwine] And a happier 2013!
Hope you have a wonderful and happy time over Christmas and the New Year, Greatnan! Travel safely.
Yes, bon voyage Greatnan and we will be able to wish you Joyeux Noel personally when we meet up with you next week. The more the merrier if anyone else is able to join us.
NW grans will be meeting Greatnan a week today. It's not too late to join in so pm either me or when for full details. Waifs and strays from over the NW borders all welcome.
Peace and happiness greatnan see you in 2013
We'll miss your postings over the next month Greatnan - enjoy the time with Mr and Mrs Granjura and with your sister
I hope you have a lovely time with your sister Greatnan. I think you won't be very far from me, I'll pm you my number, just to have, don't know why precisely
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