Snow Days...

So after the blizzard on Wednesday (yes, it snowed again!) there's still snow on the ground. Well it wasn't really a blizzard, but as close as it gets in Vancouver. There was already a good amount on the ground when I woke up and it continued to snow throughout the day until about 6pm. While this doesn't bother me so much since I'm taking transit. It did make life interesting for everyone else. You see, my office sits on a hill, a fairly steep hill. Due to a rather large median, the only way the people leaving the parking garage can go, is up the hill. This made waiting for the bus VERY entertaining. People were getting stuck on the hill, so other people were attempting to go around them and getting stuck themselves. Meanwhile, there are more people coming up the hill; and rather than waiting at the bottom for the cars to clear and taking a run at the hill, they decided to drive halfway up and stop behind the other cars and proceeding to get stuck. Meanwhile, this guy in his truck decides it will be helpful to start honking his horn (because of course honking your horn helps people get their cars unstuck).

Long story short, the bus never ended up coming and I walked down to the skytrain. It took about fifteen minutes to struggle with the snow and my high heeled boots. Smart, I know, but actually, the heels almost worked like ice picks to stabilize me! Anyway, due to all the backed up traffic, it likely took the cars three times as long to get down as it did me.

One nice thing about the snow and ice sticking around is that the bus drivers actually take the corners slowly. I don't know what it is about the bus drivers on my route (I haven't ridden any others yet and therefore cannot vouch for their skills) but they seem to think it's a race to get up and down this hill. They have a tendency to speed up really quickly and then slam on their brakes when they come up to a stop. They also seem to enjoy taking corners quickly. Not so much fun when you're standing like a pack of sardines in the aisles!