Today I'm home because it's a PD day and us supply teachers don't get paid for PD days. I was very glad to stay home as I didn't really want to venture out as 10 cm of snow in TO is my version of driving in hell. Though people here see snow every year, they still panic and freak out when it arrives in large doses. I have a 40 minutes commute on a normal day. This turns into an 1.5-2 hour commute when we have snow.

Environment Canada had issued a blizzard/heavy snow fall warning for Southern Ontario to begin just passed midnight this Feb. 1st. So we were aware snow was heading this way. Driving home last night, the radio was announcing a variety of businesses and colleges that were pre-emptively closing on Friday due to the storm that was forecast but hadn't yet arrived. Seriously -- I laughed, pre-emptive closures before the snow arrived??? I'm sorry, but forecasts have been known to be wrong!

Anyhow, I, being a great wife, got up this morning and cooked N a yummy breakfast and brewed a large pot of coffee. He was just about to leave for work and at the last minute decided to check his email. Good thing he did, as he had this message:

Re: University Closure
Please be advised that due to severe weather conditions University buildings on the St. George campus will be closed at 11:00 a.m. today. Classes and on-campus activities are cancelled, with the exception of essential services.

Looks like we both have a snow day!