Xmas Alone: Hour...whatever

2008 will go down for the lunatic weather that killed xmas. It's late in xmas eve, and I've been stuck inside all day as a snow storm dumped another foot or more of snow outside, in addition to the inches that fell in the last three storms.

Vancouver's weather/transportation clusterfuck continues! Thousands stranded as plane, trains and buses all come to a standstill. Car accidents galore, as stupid people go blowing around on the highways at speeds that don't suit the icy surfaces very well. After the airport shut down, people scrambled to the Bus station, only to find that the buses shut down a few hours later. It's a similar story across Canada, and those who have managed to make it out of wherever they were may have trouble getting back.

Take Rod, for instance; he made it out to Vegreville with ease actually, but since he left, there has been another few billion inches of snow on the ground. Coming back could be an adventure to say the least.

But getting around town has been even more fun! The skytrain had to shut down for some hours because a tree fell over the tracks between Nanaimo and Joyce/Collingwood stations; buses have to cancel routes because of hills, snow build-up and ice on trolley wires; driving is a mess for anyone, with snow, snow and more snow covering ice...hell, even a Boathouse in Coal Harbour buckled under the weight of the snow and capsized.

Winter...what a blast!