Ready for Action ……

Incredibly this is now our third winter in the South Shore and we are finding it somewhat different from the first two.

Generally I have found the South Shore winters to be significantly milder and definitely more pleasant than anything I survived during almost three decades in Ontario.

So far this year, there has been a noticeable difference in that there has been no serious accumulation of snow, only a couple of light dustings. This means the wellies, the snow shovels along with the beautifully polished and freshly oiled snow blower are sitting patiently and ready for action.

It is interesting living here on the South Shore and listening to the national media talk about winters on the east coast. Frequently during this time of the year, it is not uncommon to hear on the national news very excited newscasters talk about major whiteouts, blustery conditions, and major snow storms, downed power lines resulting from ice storms and other horrific weather related problems in the “Maritimes”. This is normally backed up my video clips of buses sliding down streets, waves battering snow covered structures, snowbanks higher than houses and cars arse up and nose down in ditches. During such times, I will look out the window and cheerily note that the latest “east coast” weather has once again missed Pleasantville or in fact the South Shore or even Nova Scotia ….

To those who persistently seem not to know, should really know what the enlightened know ~ the Maritimes or if preferred the east coast is made up of four provinces, New Brunswick, Newfoundland & Labrador, Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia. It is a fact, the weather within any one province at any one time can be significantly different from that in another.

Meanwhile, I am and they are ~ Ready for Action ….