The Weather Followed Me

So while I was watching the satellite TV on the plane yesterday I happened upon some BC news where they kept talking about the snow storm that had hit the lower mainland and Vancouver Island. I knew there was snow in Nanaimo because I had talked to my Mom, but when I had checked with a friend in Victoria on Thursday it hadn't snowed here so I assumed the news wasn't talking about Victoria.

Oooops, you know what assuming does!!

When my plane had a touchdown in Edmonton I had a window of opportunity to use my cell phone, so I called my girlfriend here to find out the scoop and sure enough a little blizzard had blown through the southern island and Victoria got about 10cm of snow overnight. Oh yippee. Didn't I just leave that stuff? Minus 6 here yesterday (un-freaking-heard of) with lots of icy wind and disgusting slushy roads. Victoria is just so unprepared for snow. It's been 36 hours and some of the main roads are still a mess.

Oh well.

If only I had actually packed snow-appropriate footwear. Gah.

At least I'm happily seeing my friends and have a cozy place to stay and work. The snow is supposed to stay all week and the below zero weather has no plans to leave town. Hopefully it stays at bay and the highway is clear for Mom to pick me up next Monday.