Today has been one of those days, that the folks east of the Mountains use to point out how deprived of the Canadian reality many British Columbians really are.
With about 50 cm of snow in some parts of the Lower Mainland, the entire Greater Vancouver region seems to have descended into the bunkers to wait out the worst. Schools were closed, traffic examiners cancelled their road tests and the traffic on the road was light as Vancouver called it a Snow Day.
This of course will be greeted with much hilarity in the likes of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario, Quebec, the Maritimes, the North and of course those British Columbians who live on the eastern side of Merritt.
Besides the snow that has led Vancouver residents to their local Canadian Tire to look over the shovel selection, Vancouver radio stations are urging residents to be prepared for the bitterly cold temperatures to come tonight. With an anticipated low of -18 in the wind chill, it’s akin to a cold emergency in the land of the lotus and the dogwood.
Of course, -18 would make a dandy day time high in Brandon, Edmonton, Winnipeg or Saskatoon et al on any given winter’s day, but for Vancouver it’s a sign that Al Gore is right and the planet is on the road to ruin.
For those that wish, there is cheap entertainment available at CKNW’s audio vault today.
Simply select NW any time between 6 am and on through the day, listen in to the cavalcade of school closings, the calls for patience as the tow truck and cab drivers get to the next call on their list. From 8:30-Noon, Bill Good took calls from the snowbound Lower Mainland, as the populace gathered around the radio, cappuccino cups in hand and shared tales of the great snow of 2006.
Mind you the folks in Vancouver have one thing over their smug brethren of Toronto, as of yet they haven’t called out the Army, which puts them one up on Ontario. Something to keep in mind as you chortle along to their misfortune.
With about 50 cm of snow in some parts of the Lower Mainland, the entire Greater Vancouver region seems to have descended into the bunkers to wait out the worst. Schools were closed, traffic examiners cancelled their road tests and the traffic on the road was light as Vancouver called it a Snow Day.
This of course will be greeted with much hilarity in the likes of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario, Quebec, the Maritimes, the North and of course those British Columbians who live on the eastern side of Merritt.
Besides the snow that has led Vancouver residents to their local Canadian Tire to look over the shovel selection, Vancouver radio stations are urging residents to be prepared for the bitterly cold temperatures to come tonight. With an anticipated low of -18 in the wind chill, it’s akin to a cold emergency in the land of the lotus and the dogwood.
Of course, -18 would make a dandy day time high in Brandon, Edmonton, Winnipeg or Saskatoon et al on any given winter’s day, but for Vancouver it’s a sign that Al Gore is right and the planet is on the road to ruin.
For those that wish, there is cheap entertainment available at CKNW’s audio vault today.
Simply select NW any time between 6 am and on through the day, listen in to the cavalcade of school closings, the calls for patience as the tow truck and cab drivers get to the next call on their list. From 8:30-Noon, Bill Good took calls from the snowbound Lower Mainland, as the populace gathered around the radio, cappuccino cups in hand and shared tales of the great snow of 2006.
Mind you the folks in Vancouver have one thing over their smug brethren of Toronto, as of yet they haven’t called out the Army, which puts them one up on Ontario. Something to keep in mind as you chortle along to their misfortune.
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