Toronto Weather

Sure I know writing about the weather may be a bit of a Canadian pastime however this post is specifically for Greg* - who’s likely enjoying beautiful sunshine and temperatures as he settles into his new digs.

This morning the alarm clock went off and as I stumbled out of bed I was greeted by big, huge, fluffy flakes of snow falling gently to the ground. I continued with my morning routine only to see the flakes grow into ping pong sized fluffs of snow – and then came the lightening (followed by thunder too, of course). Side note: I’ve only ever seen snow lightening in Toronto - the most spectacular was in the evening as seen from Malcolm’s Jarvis condo – I think we still made it out to the bar that night too.

I walked outside and there were children up and down the street making snow balls and the visibility was so bad I couldn’t see either end of the street. I’m not sure if it was the snow, visibility or slipperiness but the bus was late by over 40 minutes (sure wish I’d found my gloves before I left my house) and took far longer to make its way to my office building. Late, wet and slightly cranky I walk into the office… not the only one who’d had a struggle in the morning. Side note #2: Why is it whenever there’s a little snow the TTC buses no longer run at regular intervals and sometimes decide that instead of running normally short turns (usually halfway to your destination) are required.

One of these days I’ll post about living car free in Toronto, which has many positive aspects – today however I’m more focused on the challenges of depending on transit when bad weather strikes.

*Greg: One of the good people in the world. Currently living and volunteering his time in Tanzania, for a second time.