The next morning we looked out of the window and thought it had snowed but it was the sun shining on the floodwater.

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Denmark's maritime climate and winters are warmer than those of its Scandinavian neighbors, and it hadn't snowed that early there in nearly 14 years.

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But the offer was released days earlier than planned and began appearing in other regions across the UK and up to 9, 000 people snapped it up, leaving the business snowed under.

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It snowed almost every day for the next four months, while I sat on the couch and watched it pile up.

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