Snow snow everywhere.

There was so much snow in Sandefjord this year even the snow plows gave up!

They had been doing a great job until this recent snow fall that this is quite a disappointment. Throughout December and January the snow was cleared almost faster than it hit the sidewalk. This weekend February 21st (also my oldest son's 30th birthday) after three day's of continuous snow which accumulated to about 25cm there was no sign of any effort of snow removal.

After almost 3 months since my arrival here this did not dismay me as much as it should have. Obviously there shouldn't have been any more snow this year because the government had decided that snow will end prior to the 21st of February. When you live here for any length of time you begin to go along with the general view that the government is always right and their decisions are final and perfect.

The mind meld must be working.

Anyway as I observed earlier in the winter neighbors here, for the most part, do not help each other. I have walked past people with snow blowers happily clearing their driveways in record time oblivious to the fact that their snow is drifting on the wind into their neighbors driveway. Later in the day the neighbor comes out with a shovel and begins the labor intensive effort of clearing their own drive from the fallen snow and the additional neighbors snow. Sad!

I was trying to give Canada's reputation a boost by helping dig out cars and clear driveways like we do at home. The reaction is confusion which is replaced by amusement as Tormod explains that I am crazy and he is just dragged along with my pursuit.

Humph.