Damn You Winter!

Frozen lake in Waterloo Park

This winter just won’t end! I have witnessed many winters here, and compared with the rest, this one had more storms, more cold days, and the crappiest weather. We are being pounded by storm after storm, and could barely keep up with the snow fall. And when there isno snow, it is just freezing cold weather. I hate going to university and walking between buildings. I try to take short cuts, take indoor routes, but the walk from the parking lot to class is inevitable… and very long. My pants literally froze a few weeks ago as I walked from one point to another. Icicles develop in my nostrils on specially cold days (-25 and below), and I start experiencing a sharp piercing pain in my ears.

And then there are the car troubles. I detest having to sit in a freezing car for a few minutes while it warms up. Not to mention scraping the ice and the snow off of the windshield and windows, and breaking off ice buildup on the wipers. I was late for class the other day because my door refused to open. Ice formed between the door and the pillar, and I had to dump antifreeze to get the door to open. Of course the antifreeze container was frozen shut, and I had to dump hot water on it to get it to open.

Every morning I turn on the computer and visit the weather website. After seeing the disappointing temperatures, I look for hope in the 5 day forecast. Usually I see a 0 or a -5 coming up and I get excited. When the promised days come by and the temperature doesn’t reach the ‘high’ of -5, I look into the future again, and I see another -5 lurking in an upcoming day. Weeks pass and the trend continues, the -5 keeps getting pushed back, and I feel like a person lost in the desert chasing a mirage. But there is a bright side to winter. Without a harsh winter, spring has no meaning. The happiness that I experience during April and May, is almost worth all the turmoil of a Canadian winter. In the meanwhile though, I think I had enough!

My only hope now is the unavoidable fact that we’re slowly turning around the sun, and soon we will be facing the ever beautiful sun. Earth will have no excuse but to warm up and stop dumping snow and ice on our heads.