no engine, no problem

Apart from a little fishtailing caused by slightly too highly-pressurized tyres, there were no problems. Some of the snow which is compacted into the tyre as it meets the ground is scraped off by the mudguard stays and sprinkled over my feet, but it's preferable to be sprinkled with snow than splattered with slush. We were sent home at lunchtime, but whilst the children already know they have a second snow day tomorrow (and got to stay up slightly late) I have to wait until the morning to find out.