How Canadians Measure Bad Weather

[bcholmes]

From the National Post:

Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island declared a state of emergency after the East Coast's worst winter storm in two decades dropped up to 70cm of snow. It was so bad, snowploughs became stuck, police refused to patrol the roads and some Tim Hortons outlets shut their doors.

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[inefficient.livejournal.com]

What I find most interesting is that only SOME Tim Hortons (some form of store, I presume?) closed their doors while the snow plows were busy spinning their wheels. We Chicagoans like to brag about our ability to handle the cold and snow, but even we look at Canada and go "No way man! Too Cold!" while we barbecue at 40 degrees F in t-shirts and galoshes!