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Apparently, the gods themselves have seen fit to honor my efforts to drink tap water by contributing huge quantities of white flakes of ice from the sky.

Because it’s so light and fluffy and easy to blow around, I think I’ll call it “blow.”

There’s a lot of blow in Vancouver.  It’s all anyone can talk about.  On the weekend, it’s fun to have blow to play with, build snowmen out of, roll around in.

But on Monday, if there’s still a lot of blow lying around, I bet there’ll be a lot of people who can’t make it into work.  There might even be some businesses shut down.  Schools will be canceled because of too much blow and the danger of driving with blow everywhere.

I went out late last night and took a bunch of pictures of all the blow.  They turned out rather nice.

Oh, and I’m still drinking the tap water and I’m still just fine.  It’s basically cleared up, but the city hasn’t called off the advisory yet.  Tonight, when I checked the turbidity report, the montiro was broken.  Maybe the person who’s supposed to be monitoring it, slipped and fell into a big pile of blow.

Overheard

“The superior man contains the means in his own person. He bides his time and then acts. Why then should not everything go well? He acts and is free. Therefore all he has to do is to go forth, and he takes his quarry. This is how a man fares who acts after he has ready the means.”

...who said it?

“Greatness is only a matter of will.  It is the end result of patience, determination, direction and strength.”

...who said it?

“kindergarchy n. Rule or domination by children; the belief that children’s needs and preferences take precedence over those of their parents or other adults.”

...who said it?

“The Northeast Blackout affected 50 million people and zero PEER 1 customers. Find out why.”

...who said it?

“As in 2007, the average U.S. worker has 14 vacation days this year. Just across the Canadian border, our counterparts get an average of 17 vacation days annually. But if you want a real “vacation envy” complex, consider the vacation banks of European workers. France tops the list with an average of 37 days, followed by Italy (33 days), Spain (31), the Netherlands and Austria (28), Germany (27) and Great Britain (26). “

...who said it?

Comments

 

 

ho ho ho

 

Posted by Jason  at  10:24 am on Nov. 27, 2006

 

 

 

Ha. That blow's awfully pretty.

I just got an email at work that the water advisory's been lifted: "Water may continue to appear cloudy or discoloured for some time. While increased turbidity can be associated with increased risk of gastrointestinal illness, our extensive monitoring and testing leads Medical Health Officers to believe the water in the above areas is now safe to drink."

 

Posted by Christina  at  1:05 pm on Nov. 27, 2006

 

 

 

Beautiful photos. smile

 

Posted by Mandy  at  3:06 pm on Nov. 27, 2006

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