Sunday, December 21, 2008

Our weather’s pretty funny — at least to the rest of Canada (Times Colonist, 21 Dec 2008, Page A3)

Sitting here reading the TC online since it hasn't arrived yet...no surprise given the snow. I have a $20 waiting for the carrier if he does arrive. I see you can listen to articles online and also post articles to blogger so I tried it out here. Jack Knox is always good for a laugh.




Our weather’s pretty funny — at least to the rest of Canada
JACK KNOX
Times Colonist
21 Dec 2008

It was no good. I couldn’t go on. The snow was too deep, the ascent too high, the unrelenting, deafening gale sapping every last ounce of strength. Frostbitten fingers had long lost the ability to grip an ice axe. As wind-driven ice crystals whipped...read more...