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Originally Posted by Margaret Pilkington
Yes Eric...it is all relative.......over there(because you expect snow in winter, and are prepared for it) it is just a sprinkle......but over here it is newsworthy, causes major disruptions. transport grinds to a halt, schools close, hospitals cancel all but emergencies,etc, etc......it is Arctic.
The newspapers tell us it is Arctic so hence my reporting it as Arctic.
And just why do the newscasters keep on mentioning it......only those who are living in a nuclear bunker with no windows would not know about the snow........we only have to look out of the window.
I grew up with the bad winters in the fifties, and 62/63.......and the others that followed and I do not remember the kind of disruption that this winter weather has created.
It is good that your news readers found the situation over here so amusing.......perhaps if they were here, and trying to get to work, it would wipe the smile off their faces.
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I don't think they were smiling, hon; "smirking" would be more accurate
But, it's just a little snow ...
Maybe I should dust off my camera and go for a little walk on this pleasant, sunny -7 degree day and take a few pics. All the sidewalks have been plowed out, by the way; and there will not likely be any more snow till Friday. Most of the major streets have been bladed down to the asphalt, and the snow hauled away to be dumped north of the city. There are immense piles of what you call grit in the city yards waiting for the next big blow. And if we don't use it this year, then it will still be there next winter.
But you are right ... we are a winter country (apart from BC) and we are always prepared for the worst, like the great ice storm of '98 ... Apart from disasters like that, we rarely shut down .... slow down sometimes, but come to a halt, nah.