The snow started falling around noon and kept falling for hours. By the end of the work day, the streets were very slow going and the bus stops were packed solid. I lucked out and found a cab and took it to the subway, which wasn’t affected by the weather. The bus stop at the subway was packed with people who’d been waiting for a while:
There are more photos of the snow at BlogTO.
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you — direct from Brookline, Massachusetts — the garage band Tunnel of Love!
Click the photo to visit their MySpace page.
Photo courtesy of Miss Fipi Lele.
Here’s a comic from Ben Claassen’s Dirtfarm:
Click the comic to see it on its original page at full size.
Gotta love the placement of the Washington Monument and the Capitol in the background…
Picture courtesy of Miss Fipi Lele.
If you’re not in the general vicinity of Ontario and Quebec, you’re probably not aware of the gasoline shortage here. The shortage is caused by these factors acting in combination:
Naturally, the price of gasoline has jumped considerably. It’s quite a change from the ultra-low price of 69.5 cents (US$0.59) a litre (that’s about US$2.24/gallon) for a few hours one Friday evening a few weeks ago to about a buck (US$0.85) a litre (about US$3.22/gallon).
A number of oil companies have had to close down their filling stations:
Given the current gasoline situation and the weather forecast for tomorrow (Thursday — 10 cm of snow followed by freezing rain), save yourself some money — and headaches — and skip driving.