The snow has arrived. Thus the city goes crazy. How will they cope with 2 centimetres of snow and the icy conditions? What if people can't get to the shops for 24 hours? Who will clear the driveway and walkways? Shouldn't that be the council's job? More importantly, to some at least, they want to know why the car park at their apartment block has not been cleared -immediately- on the snow starting to fall.
Relax, Victoria. It'll be gone in a couple of days. Temperatures will rise, the snow will melt and we will be back to damp, wet winters. Stay home if you can't drive in the snow, slow down if you are out and don't stress it. Wear those winter boots you brought, and grab the shovel yourself. It's not hard to sweep away an inch of snow and slush. And scatter out a few handfuls of gravel/salt to keep it from icing up.
It IS the home owners job to clear side walks. It's not a full on emergency. This isn't Alberta, so on the down side, the city isn't designed for dealing with snow, but on the upside, it'll be a couple of days a year. We don't have feet of snow piling up. We don't have to plug our cars in to drive in the morning. Okay, actually, the electric car owners do, but that's another story.
Stock up before winter on food and candles in case of power outages. Enjoy the white scenery, and the sense of peace of staring out at big flakes floating down and coating the hills and trees. Get a large cup of loose tea, or massive jug of your favourite locally roasted coffee. It's Christmas soon and most of us can put our feet up, and leave the hurry to those who have to be out there.
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