A day on today. Got done 10 a.m. Roads quite bad on way to work but thawing a bit. Got a hell of a cold. No football on. Not fit to go to P. Cleared snow off paths.

Old Lane bad this a.m. Snowing all afternoon again. Another big sow to cut and burn. Lost rod down the drain. Got Norman’s man to help but no luck. 10/- rise.

Snow in the night and most of the day. Old Road pretty bad. Still trying to clear drain. Got it once but blocked up again. Have a go again in the morning.

Still very cold. Wind in the east. Finished whitewashing boiler room. Only two back places now. Big sow to cut up and burn. Trying to clear drain in the field.

Another year starts today. Please God it will be a good one. Still very cold. Len off sick. New girl learning Maureen’s job. Whitewashing in the boiler room again. Not much to burn.

Another bitterly cold day with east wind. Road bad in the morning. A lot of fowl to burn. 600 galls oil came. White washing B room. O.

TOTAL CARS FOR 1962: 280.

A little bit warmer today but heavy snow at times. Sat by the first all day. Not fit for Dot and Ron to come. Never went out, nor Saturday night.

Day off today. Very keen frost again. Dot had to stay the night. Buses off because of fog. Dance at Lydiate last night. Nearly all the football put off. Not fit.

Another bitterly cold day with heavy frost. Roads bad. No cars today. White washing down boiler room in the warm. Knee not too good. Did razors again.

Back to work today. Roads in a shocking state with the frost and snow. A hell of a lot of stuff to burn today collected over the hols. Cleaned both the jets. Sharpened razors.