THIS is what happens when a drain near the Punchbowl Recycling Centre, near Yeoford, is blocked.

From the debris on the road the water had been quite a bit longer. This was on Saturday morning, December 14. By this time it was passable with care.

The water was still there the next morning, testing motorists’ courage with a good many turning round and going another way. This puddle makes a fairly regular appearance in times of heavy rain. When it freezes the road becomes most interesting.