Today, the city of Vancouver is crippled by up to 30 cm of snow (or more). While at work, I tuned into the News Radio station which had a call-in show about snow clearing. They discussed that the lack of snow clearing on sidewalks and driveways, the fines that can be issued (up to a $100 in some parts of the country) and the responsibility of businesses to clear walkways and parking lots, etc. To defend small property owners and small businesses one caller said he had walked to the hardware store to buy a snow shovel but they were sold out - so what could he do?
But every year, I hear people whining about snow shovels and complaining when stores sell out of them. So where do they all go? Do we have so many new people from warm climates moving here every winter that they are surprised we have snow? At my house, we have two snow shovels, and we've had them for over ten years.
Is there some secret place that has all the single socks and all the snow shovels?
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