Happy Channukah to my beloved Jewish friends! This is the time of year when non-Jewish kids every where are extremely jealous of your eight days of presents. Enjoy them!
In other news involving Jewish people I know and love, my dear friend Sohmer is off on a plane this morning, bound for the rugged terrain of China. Assuming that he doesn’t convert to communism while over there, I want to wish him a safe trip and a speedy return. Please bring me back a pointy hat and all the weaponry your can safely get into your carry-on, and know that I’m not the least bit envious… no, not at all…
Any way, since moving to the lovely town of Montreal, I have been constantly reminded of two things about Toronto, the city I used to live in. First, that The Leafs suck, and second, that Torontonians “don’t know how to deal with snow.”
The first point, sadly, I can’t dispute. The Leafs do kinda suck this year. But the second was something that I assumed meant that Montrealers knew how do deal with snow. I kept hearing about how Toronto “freaks out at the slightest snowfall.” To be honest, there’s a nugget of truth in that. Toronto does get into a bit of a tizzy of a light snowfall.
However…
This week in Montreal we experienced the first snowstorm of the season. Guess what everyone did? Yep, they freaked out. To me, the snow that fell didn’t seem like that much. I guess this is due to the winters I’ve spent in Northern Ontario. But the folks here in Montreal ran around as if this was the end of the world. Just like they would have done in Toronto.
I will say this: The snow removal system here is light-years ahead of Toronto. In the T-Dot, we’d be waiting sometimes days for side streets to get plowed out, but here they are out and making sure all roads are clear and stay clear.
So Montreal, I love your food and yes, The Leafs still suck. But when it comes to winters, maybe we aren’t so different after all…
