11 March 2008

Post v.40

Seems to be all shits and giggles in Canada:

Hold onto your hats, scarves and shovels. Weather forecasters are predicting even more of the white stuff Tuesday after a brief respite today following the weekend's blizzard that blanketed eastern Ontario.

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According to Russ Fraser, public works supervisor, that brings this winter's total to 286 centimetres, 200 of that since the start of the year.

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Children didn't seem to mind the snow one bit either. "We can have fun," Nicholas Perry said cheerily before tobogganing down a huge snow bank in front of his house with his sister Jamie, 4.

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"You have to make it fun," said Genevieve Adriaen, who was walking her dogs Nimo and Toolo on King Street.

"You can't grouch about it," she said, adding: "It's a beautiful day for a walk."

Nelda Peterson watched in wonder from the warmth of her downtown home as snowflakes swirled outside her window Saturday.

"This is the worst it's been for quite some time," observed the 89-year-old who grew up in Ontario. She said all the snow reminds her of going for horsesleigh rides as a child near Winchester.

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(Insert latest man-made global warming hysterics here)