Ice hampers city activities
As predicted, we’re under a layer of ice Thursday morning. People have been chipping it off their cars around here since the sun came up.
Some schools on the South Shore have closed for the day.
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Blork 11:55 on 2024-01-25 Permalink
I’m a bit surprised they closed schools. I was expecting a lot of ice build-up, and the inevitable power outages from falling branches. But when I got up this morning there’s not even enough ice to make the cedars in the back yard droop. And we had no power outage chez moi (where all it takes is for two neighbours to sneeze at the same time and the power goes out).
The CBC article headline says the freezing rain “forces school closures” and the article says the south shore was “pummelled” with freezing rain. Really? Maybe I’m in a tiny enclave in Longueuil that missed the pummelling” but from my window it just looks like “oh hey, we had a bit of freezing rain last night.”
Kevin 12:25 on 2024-01-25 Permalink
I am surprised I have power, since the sidewalks and streets in my part of the island are still coated in a centimetre of ice
dhomas 14:07 on 2024-01-25 Permalink
My car windshield had a second, ice windshield over it this morning when I left the house at around 7h. It was easily 5mm thick, if not more. I live in the East, close to Radisson metro.
The sidewalks were decent as some chenillettes had already passed to spread salt. The ice was already breaking apart just by me walking over it. By around 10h, the chenillettes had passed a second time to remove the now-cracked ice.
Mark Côté 14:13 on 2024-01-25 Permalink
My girlfriend could barely walk down the block even with crampons this morning.
Blork 16:19 on 2024-01-25 Permalink
It sounds like it was much worse on the island than over here in lost wilds of Longueuil. Funny that we’re the ones who closed some schools.
Ian 18:36 on 2024-01-25 Permalink
I only had about 5mm on my windows today but my colleagues coming in from Vaudreuil had a full cm.
It was remarkably smooth, which was pretty, but super slippery at 6 am in Mile End.
MarcG 20:40 on 2024-01-25 Permalink
Wife and I put our spikes on and went for a walk earlier. You can peel off big sheets of ice from on top of the snow and smash them on the ground to create a very satisfying and cathartic explosion. Free therapy!