Monday 23 December 2013

ice age





over the weekend, toronto experienced an ice storm that basically paralyzed the city.
broken trees, downed power lines and subsequent power outages...it was madness.
luckily, power was restored to my house earlier this morning but there are still thousands around the city that are still without it.

it's pretty easy to get caught up in the materialism that comes along with christmas - i literally spent the entire day saturday at the mall running around like a chicken with its head cut off.
perhaps this storm was sent as a way to slow us all down and remind us what's really important...

one thing i do know for sure - i'll take a snowstorm over an ice storm any day of the week.

happy (almost) christmas eve!
:)
vanessa

6 comments:

  1. it is madness! mine was gone for 30 hours. I went to eglinton sq this afternoon and hundreds of people charging phones in the mall. It does teach you what is really important.

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    1. 30 hours - i would have cried.
      i'm glad it's all over now.

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  2. just the worst

    www.futurelawyergirl.com

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  3. I've heard through my national TV that things in North America get pretty bad sometimes because of the weather! I've always wished that it would snow where I live, but never really thought about the complicated things that come with it :/ Anyways, I hope everything is better now :)

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    1. it's normally not this bad in toronto - this was my first time ever seeing an ice storm.
      luckily, everything is better now.
      i'm hoping i don't see another ice storm for a long time!
      :)

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