Well just a little smug. The mercury plunged after a week of warning. Now the temperature hunts around minus 18 degress Celsius this morning. Of course, the media dogs bark about it being near -31 degrees wind chill. (Then just don't stand naked in the wind stupid.)
This little chill episode only lasts about three days. Nothing. Absolutely nothing. I remember in TWNBMB that during the months of January and February a day like this would be considered downright tropical.
The GO trains are stuck on frozen switches. Passengers are agog about being over 64 minutes late. Phhhhfff, nothing. I can remember the CP Dominion being days late.
Still don't require a parka. Everyone else is bundling up. But they don't know what to do with those clothes. I take mine off the minute I step inside a warm building. People on subways refuse to unzip their parkas.
But lets look on the bright side of this little cold snap. This is a good time for tow truck operators as they go from call to call.
Invest in engine rebuilders because they should make a good profit in this stuff. Most of the people here simply put water in their car's cooling systems. They also think a block heater is another name for a winter hooker.
Time for volunteer work.
Enough of this. Lets look at the bright side. Economic opportunities abound.
1 comment:
Hey Gord, you're being awfully tough on the city slickers. Even a wind chill of -31C is cold enough to get my attention and it's also enough to freeze some winos in their dumpsters.
For the record, it's -30C actual up here this morning with a wind chill of -43C. We expect a high today of -26C actual.
This stuff tends to flow south, of course.
As per your suggestion and because I'm not feeling particularly stupid today, I'm staying the hell out of the wind!
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