Locally
The roads were hilariously bad this morning.We've had about a foot of snow in the last four days, combined with sub-zero low temperatures for two of the nights. The result was a road of packed snow over the pavement, and yesterday and last night it started melting.
This produced slush that is comically deep in intersections, both because of the packed snow depth and how snow plows push the snow when they turn. You could just sit near an intersection and watch the carnage as every single vehicle did a power slide. It's forced, because the slush is so deep you can't stop or you'll get stuck.
Everything you do has so much more friction in winter, even walking. I tried to use running shoes as long as possible this year, but it had gotten to the point where I was slipping on the snow constantly. I dove into the rabbit hole of hiking shoes (that could also be used in winter as well) and found a pair of mid-top Hokas that have been discontinued but consistently ranked as the most comfortable. Plus the sole is Vibram and has fantastic traction.
When it's been snowing for four days, the little things are game changers for your mood.
Also, for Garret in Winnipeg, it must have been -20F those two nights, at least. As bad as it feels here, he has it much, much worse.
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