Slippery in Winnipeg
23 Nov 2008 2 Comments
in Winnipeg, Winter, Winterpeg Tags: slippery, Winnipeg, Winter
The City usually clears the snow immediately after a snowfall. They would first clear the streets downtown, the main streets and the business and commercial areas. And then the residential areas. But sometimes they don’t get to some of the areas right away and it would be too late to scrape the snow that had turned into ice. They would sprinkle sand and salt over the slippery ice but they don’t stay there for long.
I took this video clip last Friday while I was on my way home from the 7-11 store at the corner of our street. You can see the sidewalk is shiny with ice. Notice how I avoid walking on the icy patches on the sidewalk as much as I can. I would rather walk on the snow on somebody else’s driveway or lawn. I actually almost slipped on this walk when I stepped back on to the ice.
It was around minus 11C. A little bit nippy with the wind at 20 kmh. And this is not even bad. It’s just mild, in terms of slipperiness.
Spring melt down
06 Apr 2008 9 Comments
in Spring, Winnipeg, Winter, Winterpeg
At the church parking lot on the Sunday after Easter.
At our pediatrician’s parking lot last Monday.
This one was taken last year. That’s the metal frame of a lawn chair that’s being uncovered as the snow slowly melts. Oh, you wouldn’t believe the things that get unearthed, or should I say, “unsnowed” around this time of the year.
This one was taken last year as well. Yes, that’s a ladies brassiere.
The first time I saw it was early in the morning. It was under frozen water. I couldn’t help but giggle. Later that afternoon, the ice has melted. I wanted to pick it up and throw it in the garbage. But I thought that it would be embarrassing if someone saw me pick it up. It’s not my size anyway. It’s way too big for me. 
I think it stayed there on the ground in front of the 7-11 Store for a few days. I wonder who finally got rid of it.
At the parking lot
10 Mar 2008 10 Comments
in Winnipeg, Winter, Winterpeg
We have been in deep freezing temperatures here in Winnipeg these past few weeks. And we’re finally getting warmer temperatures now. But then again, warm and cold is relative. Just look at the cartoon in the editorial page of The Herald this week. 
Well, anyway, I was finally able to get my camera out in the open and take quick snap shots at the church parking lot on Sunday. As usual, we made it just in time, one minute before the mass started, and the parking lot was already full. We ended up parking in the lot of the school adjacent to the church.
This baby plows and clears the snow in the parking lot.
The school parking lot has these electrical outlets where you can plug your car.
Cars here in Manitoba are equipped with block heaters to keep them warm in freezing temperatures. So it’s very common to see plugs hanging out from the hood of the cars.
Snow Sculpture
08 Mar 2008 3 Comments
in Winnipeg, Winter, Winterpeg
I see this snow sculpture everyday. It looks like a mascot of some sort. It’s located in front of the TD Bank Centre at Portage and Main downtown. This is the only snow sculpture I’ve seen this winter. I don’t know if there are any other sculptures around the city. I didn’t get the chance to go looking for any this time around.
Welcome to Winterpeg
23 Dec 2007 25 Comments
in Winnipeg, Winter, Winterpeg
I don’t see a lot of daylight now since I went back to work downtown. It’s still dark when I leave at 7:10 in the morning and since I’ve been working overtime everyday, I usually leave work at around 5:00 to 6:00 at night and it’s already dark. The only time I see daylight is on the weekends. When I work overtime on a Saturday, I leave the house at 7:40 a.m. That’s around daybreak. I took these pictures this past weekend. The first two were taken at Portage Avenue at 8:10 on Saturday morning. We had quite a snowfall the night before.
More pictures after the snowfall.
This one is on our street. I love this fence that the owner built around their house.
The kids (my youngest son and my nephews and nieces) built this fort and tunnel in our backyard.
This one’s the side of our house. That pile of snow is starting to get higher.
Winterpeg, by the way, is the nickname coined to the city of Winnipeg because of its very cold and long winters. Winters that usually start on October 31 and last up to April. Winters in which temperature of minus 30 C is normal.
