"It's either snow, or rather flaky rain"

The above, said by a man at the station last night. It was definitely snow, and this morning car windscreens were covered in crazily patterned ice, the grass was layered with a thin white - but, fortunately, the pavements and roads were clear, possibly due to some magic underground heating system the council has installed without telling anyone. (Or possibly because the ground retains heat fairly well, and we're still not properly into winter. But my way is more fun.)