Finally, after 6 continuous weeks of cold, windy, snowy weather it looks like we will be getting a reprieve. Now for anyone that lives a warm climate, -1 C seems cold....To us Canadians that is t-shirt weather. It's been cold here, especially at night. The last couple weeks -24 or -25C at night was normal. Daytime highs -12C to -10C were regular. Economically cold weather means higher heating costs, poorer gas mileage, more snow removal and more time spent indoors. Am I complaining - absolutely not - it's the reality that I am living in, nothing more, nothing less.
The next few days is actually going to push into the positive temperatures....+2 C to + 4C during daytime hours and -3C to -6C at night. Very bearable. It will mean however that the roads are going to get very rough and bumpy. The freezing and thawing is not kind to our highways. Add to that the potholes that are going to start to get bigger. Today I noticed that there is water lying on the streets in town. The salt is working, and the water is starting to puddle. It's not flowing yet because there is still snow and ice blocking the storm drains...It's going to be a messy week. If you are driving - try not to splash the pedestrians :) It's bad enough splashing someone in the summer when it is warm, but when it is cold and the water has a high content of salt and sand in it - that's just wrong.
Have a great next few days friends, enjoy the warm up - spring is around the corner !!
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