Winter_wallpapers_214This morning my plan was to drive my car into work and pay some money so that I could park her (my car is a Kia, so definitely a lady) indoors to let her thaw out. What happened instead? Instead she was stuck in the ice and to add a little “fuck you” to the whole affair the latch for the trunk (presumably) froze. Because Sarah’s the best, she called CAA, got the car pulled out of the ice and to the shop to get the trunk fixed while I hustled to work so that I wasn’t insanely late. The whole thing was just a string of reminders of how much winters in Montreal suck. If you’re not from Montreal I recommend listening to this song by Raine Maida about the cold winds of Montreal. The song sucks as much as wintertime in our beautiful city.

But then, I got to thinking, surely there is an upside to this garbage weather. Off the top of my head, here are five. ↓ Read the rest of this entry…