When a city gets hit with a severe winter blizzard like the one that settled in Moose Jaw on the weekend, a few things are bound to happen.
People with low-slung, two-wheel drive cars will hit the streets like it’s normal winter driving conditions. And the rest of the drivers will continue to pull over and help push these people out every time they get stuck.
Those who get stuck and there’s no one around to help push will abandon their vehicle in the middle of the road with no hazard lights on while they go somewhere else to warm up or call a tow truck.
No matter how fast the city dispatches graders and sand trucks and no matter how many hours they are out there working (only, this weekend, to have all their work undone within an hour), people will still whine and complain that the city isn’t doing enough.
It was tough “sledding” for everyone Monday morning as many people at least made an effort to get to work. For those who succeeded, it was often cold and wet as they plowed through knee-deep snow.
With some smart winter driving, a vehicle ready for winter driving (good winter tires) and a little patience, most streets are navigable.
Or barring any other alternatives, there are taxis and, by Monday morning, city buses were running.
This isn’t the first blizzard that has hit Moose Jaw and it certainly won’t be the last. It’s the worst in recent memory, but lots of people were able to get where they needed to be.
