Yeah, I know that is a stunned thing to say but it's common around here.

Soooo... for about four days it's been cold and windy. The frost is at least a foot deep (it's been unusually mild so far this fall and winter). A cold rain started at about 11AM. The salt trucks had not been out yet. No, that is not the stupidity that shocked me although it runs a very close second.

I was driving at least 20m behind the vehicle in front of me and never more than 30kph on straight stretches. I saw pedestrians falling on fairly level ground. I saw cars sliding into intersections. I watched a bus's rear wheels slide into the curb WHILE stopped.

And then I saw it while I was stopped at a red light. A grown man. He was on the ground on the sidewalk. He got up and got back on his bicycle... FOUR TIMES. Seriously... I saw with my own eyes. No shit.

At the green, a lass in a sport utility yuppiemobile in the next lane gunned it to make sure she could change lanes and avoid getting caught behind a vehicle stopped to make a left about 100m ahead. 4X4s accelerate pretty well in slippery conditions. Unfortunately, they handle worse than cars in maneuvers due to the higher centre of gravity. That's why she ended up on the sidewalk with her wheels off the ground. Seriously... I saw with my own eyes. No shit.

I didn't put my truck in 4X4. However, I decided to put it in the driveway. I can go to the powerhouse after the salt trucks have out.

Strikes me odd. This is Canuckistan. WTF don't people understand about ice??? Seriously... WHAT?