Written by Susan Lane

After a long childminding session, my trusty Suzuki was waiting to take me home. What followed was a snowy adventure neither of us expected.

The Suzuki Car in the Snow

Doing well until today, 
Suzuki Vitara SZ5 is my name 
I am a diesel I’m proud to say 
I can be 4-wheel drive 
You just have to say 
But this is optional, 
If my lady of the house needs me to be

She did once, it shocked me 
But I’m please, to say 
It was good because 
When we went out it was dry but cold 
Before we came home 
The snow had started to fall 
Gentle snowflakes, almost nothing at all 
Within 2 hours it was quite a fall 
Four inches deep, that’s no mean feat 

We went to go home the direct route, 
It wasn’t good underfoot 
Up a very steep hill for me 
We went carefully 
We got to the end of the estate 
There was lots of traffic blocking my way 
That wasn’t good 
The downward hill towards home 
Was quite a slippery mess 
Lots of drivers seem to have no idea,
How to drive in snow, bless,

Or maybe, their car wasn’t 4-wheel drive 
Perhaps they wanted to get home and hide 
They were slipping and sliding all across the road 
It was so dangerous and 
Lots of people were getting in a mood 
So, instead of the main roads 
The lady of the house 
Went the long way around, 
Down the back roads you see 
She knew where she was going, we were ok,
My 4-wheel drive got the chance to play 

Someone got stuck, so we turned around 
We found another way 
Up and down hills with not so much as a sway
Oh god, I got stuck but no panic here, 
My lady of the house
Soon shuftied out from there, 
Around the single-track lanes we went 
In snow 6 inches deep, 
We trundled along heading for Meopham, Kent 

Almost at Meopham

Slow and steady we went 
A local town near us 
With much wider roads 
Which should be less of a groan
Meopham arrived, we were moving again, 
The roads were clearer now
Still snow covered, but less dense 
And some people you see, 
Slowed down just in front of me 

My lady was not happy, they got in the way, 
She checked all around, and carried on going, 
She didn’t want to be there all day 
And was not going to stop 
Because that’d be daft 
And could cause a road block
So, we continued all the way home, 
I’m the trusty 4-wheel drive
And my name, do you recall . . . 
Yes, I am called the Suzuki Vitara SZ5

My lady, I could see she was pleased 
To be on the drive and actually thanked me 
No not verbally, that would be quite weird 
But she sat quietly for a few moments 
And sort of cheered 
Then she carefully locked me up 
And went indoors for a nice hot brew in a cup 

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