Yesterday's snow storm

The weather forecast kept changing before the first real snow storm of 2023 occurred. I was outside shoveling snow--it's all exercise, it's all a way to be outside in the fresh air--. A neighbour called over, "Be careful", she was referring to having a heart attack while shoveling snow; I know of two people who died of heart attacks while shoveling snow; it's heavy wet snow, so don't overdo it, be careful. In fact, be doubly careful because the hospitals are full of people and several people have died in ER rooms waiting to see a doctor, and others were sent home where they died a few hours later. They say our hospitals are collapsing, what they mean is that our hospitals can't deal with all of the unwell people needing care. The message is just don't get sick. That's Canada in 2023. It will get worse but I am not optimistic; the present government has done so much damage that I doubt we will recover for decades.

 

Our Endless Winter, 2008

Our endless winter -- 2008 -- here in Montreal. This is from the last snow fall, 30 - 35 cm. in early March. Here I am, leaving our home by the side door.

Our front lawn and "tempo", or temporary garage, installed every fall to early spring in which people who don't have garages park their cars.


More shoveling, and then the city snow plough drives by and you're snowed in once again.

Impassable sidewalks, no parking, endless shovelling, endless winter...

This was the kind of winter we used to have years ago, an old-fashioned winter, Glad they're not too common anymore...