more about the weather

When in doubt, talk about the weather. So, I will.

That cold snap was really tough on a lot of people here in Ottawa, with the transit strike several weeks old and many still trying to walk or bicycle to work in spite of the snow and ice.

How bad was it? Wind chill of -39C feel cold enough for you? How about...so cold my garage door froze, with my car inside? It sounds like a pretty lame excuse not to go in to work, but since I had a few days vacation left to use up before I retire next month, I figured it was worth it to use one of them!

It turns out that was a good decision. There were a couple of hundred collisions on the frozen roads that day.

Trust your instincts. Not the weather.