Good Riddance, Winter!

From CBC News. Man digs snow tunnel to car in PEI.

Spring arrived on Friday. I can say, it was long overdue. Winter in Toronto was brutal. We set an odius local record with the coldest February in recorded history.

The overall average temperature was -12.6C! The daytime high never breached freezing (for the first time ever). On its best day the temperature stalled at -1.4C. At its worst it was -25.5C with a wind chill that neared a bone chilling -40C. It seemed like it would never end.

Working outside wasn't fun. Day after day I had to wear layer upon layer of clothing just to keep from turning into a human popsicle.

Thankfully we didn't receive too much snow. I only remember a few days where driving was treacherous. That's one thing we couldn't complain about.

The same couldn't be said for the Maritime provinces (and even parts of the northeastern U.S.). Instead of record cold, they were buried under record amounts of snow. Metres and metres worth. It was an incredible sight to see.

Even until the middle of March it was piling up. They received about 40 cm of snow last weekend with more predicted in the forecast. Mon dieu.

Hopefully the worst is behind us. That's all we can wish for. Mother Nature, give us a break!