Lionel Perez vs. the weather
A lifetime spent in this city has taught me that, no matter what city hall does about winter weather, people will complain. Lionel Perez has caught onto this and added it to his list of leverage issues against the Plante administration. It’s a safe bet. Everyone who’s gone outside over the last week has had to traverse ice. It’s how it is.
We’re expecting more snow Tuesday and the mayor says a new snow removal operation will begin as soon as the last one is completed. That makes sense. She doesn’t have a magic wand, Lionel.
jeather 12:54 on 2019-01-29 Permalink
I have no idea what the city could possibly be doing. It gets up to 0, everything melts, the next day it’s down to -20 again and we’ve got a skating rink. I have had my issues with them (living in the poor Pavages d’Amour area), and walking is completely horrifying now, but I just can’t see a solution.
Joey 13:24 on 2019-01-29 Permalink
The only real potential (emphasis on potential) is heated sidewalks and roads. It’s a lot cheaper to pray for a thaw, I guess.
mare 15:01 on 2019-01-29 Permalink
Just make a nasty fall and hurt your knee, then you don’t have to walk on icy sidewalks anymore. That’s what I did, although my fall happened while walking the dogs in a snowy park, on the day it was raining.hit an icy patch under the 30 cm of soggy snow and fell flat on my face. It was very funny back then, only later it started to hurt.
Crampons help with the ice, but taking them on and off when entering and leaving a shop or the metro is hard.
Jack 22:04 on 2019-01-29 Permalink
I have to say I’m impressed with Perez’s easy demagoguery, he will go far. He claimed that clearing the winter bike paths were more of a priority then sidewalks…you know cyclists.