AFTER SO MANY DAYS under the snow, the yellow line was almost glaring. It was strange not seeing the white snow at my feet and hearing the crunchy ice underneath my shoes.
It’s a shame that normality is still so very cold, and wet, and gray, though.
Eddy.
Come to Canada, and you’ll have a lot of crunchy ice underneath your shoes :-)
Seriously, do you get a lot of snow every year? In Canada, snow is just a normal part of life in winter.
Snow is very rare in my parts of the UK. However, last February and these past few weeks, we’ve seen extreme weather conditions.
Mind you, I don’t miss the snow at all. It’s pretty when it’s coming down. Past that, it’s just a big mess for everyone!
Eddy.
When I was taking the bus I liked snow more than rain. Now that I drive to work, I prefer rain to snow. One of the best things we bought for the car was snow tyres. They made a big difference. How is driving snow feel for you? I don’t think many people buy snow tyres where you live since you don’t get a lot of snow usually, do they?
I know snow causes a big mess for everyone. Unfortunately, it’s just a given in Canada. It’s not if we are going to get snow, but when we are going to get it. Thankfully, this winter has not been that bad compared to the past three winter as far as the amount of snow is concerned.
I don’t drive in snow. I don’t even drive to work in normal weather :-)
Eddy.
How do you get to work? Train? Bus?
I walk to my local train station (20 minutes), travel on the train (30 minutes), then walk to the office (20 minutes). I have good shoes :-)
Eddy.
Wow, that’s a lot of time spent in commuting. From my home to my workplace, it only takes me 15 minutes by car. It used to take me 40 minutes when I was taking the bus. Commuting time is important to me. The less commuting I need to do, the later we can wake Angelica up in the morning, and the sooner we can pick her up in the evening. Of course, my aunt living about 10 minutes away from where we live helps.
In light traffic, it would take me about 45 minutes to drive to work, but in the morning rush hour it takes between 60 and 75 minutes. I prefer to travel by train rather than bear that much traffic stress everyday, not to mention that I get time to read and think.
Eddy.