felis_ultharus | (no subject)

Just thought I'd wish everyone a Happy Yule!

I had a small rit for myself here before anyone was awake. It's difficult arranging something like that without tools. Even some decent candleholders would've helped.

BC is trapped under a rare blizzard -- we actually got several feet of snow here last night, and the temperature has been hovering at -10 all week. Of course, BC sold off all of its snow-removal equipment more than a decade ago, so all the snow on the sidewalks has compacted to ice sheets and people are being advised not to travel except in emergencies.

For that reason, I've been keeping mostly to my parents' Tudor-style home in Saanich. I do hope to see Sean today, but the roads between here and there might be impassible.

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Your folks have a Jeep - they should be able to get you there even in the snow. :)

Happy yule to you too! Really can't wait to catch up in person.

Unfortunately, it's still really dangerous, even with the jeep. They didn't want to go out in it.

After living in Ontario for most of my life, I can't help but laugh whenever we get snow here in BC. A few friends of mine have been referring to the blizzard as a 'snowpocolypse'.

It would be just silly in eastern and central Canada, but it does get quite serious out here because BCers don't have the infrastructure to deal with it. They tend to forget they live in Canada.