It’s like the threat of an imminent attack from some dreaded, unseen enemy. For days now we’ve been warned about the arctic weather on the way this week. The much-feared ‘cold snap’. Up to 6 inches of snow, they say, and temperatures down to minus 14 Celsius. Monday is supposed to be a rest day, but the siege mentality encouraged by the weather forecasts has finally got to me, and (to stretch the metaphor unreasonably) I decided to rush out and stock up with baked beans before the doors are nailed shut against the icy winds and the snow.… READ MORE.... …