Ok so it snowed here on Friday...and Saturday. And yes, it snowed quite a lot. Then it got bitterly cold - really not quite what would qualify as bitterly in Winterpeg but still when the wind chill is -39 here it's a shocker. So we had Sunday to get snow cleared and get used to the temps. Today we didn't have to call in the army but my commute in (on relatively dry pavement) took about an hour and a half. My commute home took 2 hours and 10 minutes.
Were there accidents? You bet. Were some of the intersections slippery? Yes again. Should it have more than doubled the commute? I don't freakin' think so!
Put down some sand and let's get on with things people. Wait, what's this I heard on the radio? It's too cold to put anything on the roads? Who came up with that story? Because in Winnipeg at -50 I have seen sanding trucks and graders out. But apparently here in the metropolis, it's too cold for that.
It is not so cold though that people would want to move into the center of the train to let other people freezing their arses off on the cement platform outside in -30 get on the train. It was a 4 train wait to get on a train going home. And the next time transit tells me it's only 3-5 mins between trains at rush hour I would like to know what kind of math they use since 4 trains = 32 min. Thanks for putting a clock on the platform.
So what do you do on a day like today when you get home? Make 2 kinds of dip (salmon spread and cream cheese with spicy mango chutney) and provide quality control for the buttertart slice; even though you tested it yesterday too.
And then go rant on your blog.
And hope you're not in the ditch tomorrow when you get your car back with it's summer tires still on.
**Update** I should have kept quiet about the commute...Wednesday my commute in also took 2 hours! Today I'm working from home...commute time 0 minutes; work attire - sweats and a Harvard Business School t-shirt that is too snug; multitasking - dog cookies baking in the oven :-)
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2 comments:
"But apparently here in the metropolis, it's too cold for that."
Too cold in what way?
Here. Eugene. Oregon, Lots of rain. Sometimes down into the teens, but seldom lower.
Two years in Minneapolis. Banana belt of Minnesota. -30 at times. Too cold for this former Mississippi boy. You Canukes (sp?) are hardy people, I'll wager.
Too cold to put anything on the roads is what Public Works was telling the media. It may have been too cold for this wild melting solution that they have come up with here but other cities still sand the roads to assist drivers when it's cold and icy.
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