All day yesterday the radio was warning of a big storm on the way. This morning those warnings are still in place but so far nothing's happening. The radio is telling us to expect 20 to 30 cms of snow while the weather network is predicting 25 to 30. It's not snowing here yet, at 5:38 so the drive to work should be uneventful. The trip back home this afternoon might be another matter but I guess we'll just deal with that when we get to it. I know Brenda's hoping for a snow day today and that may still come. It's not so much the snow fall as the high winds causing white out conditions that are scary. Oh well, it is Canada and it is December - should we really be surprised by a snowstorm?
Lloyd finally made it home on Monday evening. What a mess the weather made of the flight schedules on Sunday. So much so, that on Monday they were scrambling to get people to their destinations any way they could. In the end Air Canada sent three passengers bound for Charlottetown, over in a taxi. A little longer to get here, but get here they did. So now he's finally home safe and sound. In retrospect, in light of the fact that a) he didn't get to fly his plane, and b) it took a day and a half to get home, it wasn't a totally successful venture. The pluses were he was able to visit with his brother and he also brought back some items I had Patti pick up for me at Ikea.
Brenda and I had our last dance class for the season last night and finished it off with a visit to the Old Dublin Pub. There are tables at the back beside the window that overlooks the street (it's on the second floor of the building). It's a beautiful sight at Christmas, with the old buildings and the Christmas lights. With the snow on the trees it looks for all the world like a scene out of a Dickens novel (okay, except for the coloured lights). The first year we sat up there, it was a Friday night, I think, right after work and there were Carolers dressed in old fashioned costumes singing below on the street. It was a very festive sight indeed.
Well, now that my hopes for a snow day have been dashed, I'd best go and get ready for work. Let you know on Friday how it all played out!
Update: it's now 6:15, it's still not snowing, but I received a text from the radio station advising that the schools are all closed for the day! Congrats Brenda!!! However, since it's still not snowing I'd better get to work!
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