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This is my wish for you: peace of mind, prosperity through the year, happiness that multiplies, health for you and yours, fun around every corner, energy to chase your dreams, joy to fill your holidays!

--D.M. Dellinger

Seriously? Come on, people.

From the Copenhagen Post
Parents drag sledding kids behind cars
Monday, 21 December 2009 14:54 KR News

Perhaps to make up for the flatlands of Denmark, parents have been towing their kids on sleds behind cars

Police have issued a safety warning in Southern Jutland after receiving numerous reports of parents towing children on winter sleds behind their cars.

Reports have been coming in from residential areas in Vejen, Brørup, Bramming, Gram and Ribe of parents making up for the lack of snowy hills in the area.

‘Not only is it illegal, it’s also extremely dangerous,’ said police duty officer Bjørn Pedersen to JV.dk.

‘There’s absolutely no control on a sled when it is being pulled after a car. Those on the sled risk being dragged under the car or hitting a parked vehicle or kerb and being seriously injured.’

Snow, snow, snow

Measurable snow in southern Denmark! Wow! In the past +/- 20 months, I think the most snow we had was about 2 centimeters (an inch). The storm that is blowing through right now, has put the 2 centimeters to shame!

Yesterday, I was supposed to visit my blogging friend Tara in Aarhus. After about 30 minutes of driving, the snow was coming down pretty heavy, we were traveling at 65-70kmph on highway 45 (speed limit 120kmph), and the cars were slip sliding away. Growing up in the midwest, I'm no stranger to driving through snowstorms; however I'm also accustomed to a certain level of road preparation (salt brine solution/beet juice) and snow removal.

After a quick stop at a gas station, I turned around and headed back home. I'll have to reschedule my visit and christmas cookie making with Tara.

Today, we woke up to a blanket of snow in southern Jutland. We have about 5 inches of snow and it is still coming down! I 'watched' the local news last night. I didn't really 'listen' to the news because the Danish was a bit too fast for me, but I did gather from the footage that the roads near Kolding were particularly bad.

A few pictures.