Be careful out there!

[Nigello]

The ice this morning seems to be slippery - almost "greasy" in a way. I saw (from afar) an elderly lady with a stick fall just on the corner outside Dulwich Library, and others skid. (She was all right and was tended to by passing teachers with a school group.)

Can ice take on different forms? The ice yesterday seemed thicker but "drier" and didn't cause me to skid (in the same shoes).

[Calsug]

Have to admit it's been very slippery round us, not sure I've seen a single gritters either despite the freezing Conditions, certainly the pavements haven't been done

[Lowlander]

Ice is more slippery around 0 degrees (something to do with physics which I don't fully understand). Not so cold this morning.

Smooth flagstone paving in particular was quite dangerous this morning. I see the roads are gritted but not the pavements!

Edited to add - ice hockey article on fast and slow ice which explains more about the "slipperiness" https://www.exploratorium.edu/hockey/ice2.html