Fog

I couldn't agree with you more, Andy.  This is not England of course, but even here we have some crazy fog days. One of the worse fog incidents I can remember was in Los Angeles of all places.  It was early morning one winter (or such as they get there, lol),  and a fog bank rolled in unexpectedly. It was so bad that it was literally impossible to see your hand in front of your face.  

Anyway, most people were still at home getting ready to leave for work, and the highways were fairly clear, except for one lone police officer who was on his motorcycle driving home from his shift.  God bless him, it wasn't his lucky day. It just so happens that as the fog bank rolled in, an earthquake hit at the same time.  Well, unbeknownst to the poor officer, the bridge ahead of him had collapsed and he drove right off it and was killed. They say that if it hadn't been for the fog he would have seen it before he got there.

It's true Peter.  It's that way no matter what. They tell us all the time, that when there is inclement weather, SLOW down. But do people listen? Nope.  I've been in so many near accidents due to people flying past me because they didn't like the fact that I had slowed down to a safer driving speed.

We don't get much fog here, so when we do, I love it.  As for the dangerous driving conditions it creates, the only thing that we have that compares are our summer dust storms.  They just roll in like a huge wave, and have been responsible for some wicked car pileups.  One time here, we were driving home during a hailstorm and we missed the turnoff to our street because we coudn't see it.  It was as though someone had thrown a white sheet across our windshield. And there were 2 feet tall piles of hail in the yard when it was over, along with a lot of that sandy coating they put on asphalt roof shingles.  Needless to say, we had to replace our roof.  But insurance paid.

Ever heard of a 'Brocken spectre'???   they appear on mountains usually. In the fog, when the sun is trying to break through. This isn't my shot, but imagine seeing this on a mountain in the fog!!!!!