An Unexpected Day Off

The rest of Canada has a bit of a humourous perception of Vancouver. Many think the west coast is inhabited by flower children who eat mostly tofu, spend a lot of time meditating, and do a bit too much weed.

This laid back attitude cannot be erased easily. In fact, it might be further reinforced by events today. There was a storm that turned to snow this weekend. Between 5 and 15 cms of the white stuff fell.

Today, all schools are closed. This is a bit of trouble for my class at BCIT. As we'll miss this morning's class, it'll be necessary to somehow 'make up' four hours of missing instruction. This week was already going to be a long week with the final examination scheduled for Friday.

Six inches of snow can close almost all of this city and throw the transportation system into a tizzy. No wonder why people from eastern Canada sometimes giggle at us.