The objective reality was nice and warm today
According
to the weather report, at least for the next three days the temperature
is going to be well above freezing. So it looks like that for some
weird meteorological reason, the Greater Toronto Area got essentially a
snow-free January, if I remember the last month correctly. But this is
not going to last, of course, and there is no point hoping that it
will. We'll probably end up getting the winter double during the
February and March. Bummer, since I really hate snow. But like I said,
this is not going to happen for the next three or four days.
It's interesting to try to estimate in a back of the envelope how much money the city and its inhabitants saved for not needing to plow snow and using less energy for heating their buildings.
It's interesting to try to estimate in a back of the envelope how much money the city and its inhabitants saved for not needing to plow snow and using less energy for heating their buildings.
_The_ objective reality? Onko niitä muitakin kuin se yksi?
Posted by Anonymous | 2:16 AM
I just read your post "Cocooning in the land of a million lakes" and I have one question. If you really hate snow, why did you decide to move to Toronto?
Posted by Kalle | 8:44 AM
I like Toronto otherwise, and besides, I don't think that there are any places in Canada that never get snow. And even if there were, these places would probably be too hot for me in general.
Posted by Ilkka | 10:20 AM
The average snowfall in Vancouver is around 25 cm per year and the average temperature is at its lowest 5C during Dec-Jan. With around four days of snow per year, in practice you have to take the 30+ min ride to the mountains for the snow. As the highest average temperature is 23C during Jul-Aug, I find it hard to believe it's too hot for you, either, unless your subjective reality doesn't follow the mainstream. Now, although it doesn't rain _that_ much, the constant drizzle during the winter -- 27 consequtive days being the last streak -- might put you off a bit.
Posted by erityistutkija | 3:16 PM
Vancouver certainly sounds nice weatherwise (I assumed that the snowfree areas tend to be further south in the USA), but I read that it is a pretty expensive place to live in. Perhaps there would be some neighbouring towns that are more reasonably priced.
Posted by Ilkka | 10:22 PM
At least in 2004 Toronto was Canada's most expensive city (Mercer Cost of Living Survey 2004), but Vancouver was pretty close behind.
Posted by Kalle | 3:25 AM