An AA spokesman said it was estimating a total of 19, 000 callouts on Friday, up from 9, 500 on an ordinary day.

BBC: UK shivers in -11C cold snap amid forecasts of snow

As you listen to what's about to happen, bear in mind that the people involved describe this as an ordinary day.

NPR: On Patrol with the Iraqi National Police

The other officials in the room leaned in as Ursetta leaped into a sales pitch that would turn an ordinary day into a highlight of her career.

CNN: Teacher turns 'crazy idea' into new school

It was not an ordinary day in the US Senate.

NPR: Senate Heads Toward Filibuster Showdown

Tuesday has been picked as an "ordinary day much like any other of no particular national significance".

BBC: NEWS | Technology | Blog records Britons' daily lives

The powers that be should remember that for the ordinary tennis fans it is an expensive day out - we are not all rich and famous and to see very little tennis on your one and only chance of the tournament can be heartbreaking.

BBC: Time for a roof at SW19?

Using a dedicated high-current electric circuit, like those installed for electric ovens, these can recharge the MINI E in 4.5 hours. (With an ordinary mains socket, by contrast, recharging could take all day.) For cars with smaller battery packs, like the Smart, overnight recharging from a conventional socket is possible.

ECONOMIST: Rational consumer

Despite this, they were frequently welcomed and usually given help by ordinary Africans, an attitude towards strangers that remains strong to this day.

ECONOMIST: African exploration

It wasn't in any way an ordinary night before the stage, but in the context of things it was a way to get through the day.

NPR: Landis Doping Allegations Give Cycling Black Eye