A Chinook

After more than a week it finally stopped snowing although Wednesday was still very cold. The chinook came in yesterday and we had sunshine and temperatures above freezing. Here's a picture of the sky although it does not show the arch as well as real life.



The city should be happy as this is their main form of snow removal. It is amazing how poorly cleared the roads are but this week one of the news stations counted the cost of uncleared roads. The costs include insurance claims, emergency personal, time spent in traffic and people taking sick days. It will be interesting to see if people's opinions on snow clearing change when the good weather comes. The city has a sidewalk clearance by-law. Your sidewalk has to be cleared within 24 hours of the last snowfall so the by-law officers were out yesterday ready to ticket the non-compliers. Shouldn't the city set an example by clearing the roads.