Snow in Victoria?

Okay, so it has snowed in Victoria before...but not in amounts like this!! It started snowing Sat night and hasnt stopped since. We now have over a foot of snow, which is outrageous in a city that doesnt even own a snowplow! I woke up this morning and thank God I have boots (fur ones, they are cute). The snow was almost to my knees and my poor car was buried! I unfortunately trudged almost all the way to the bus stop before my roomie called to tell me that the University was closed and the buses weren't running. Damn, I should have checked first but I grew up with snow and nothing was ever closed on its account-you dealt with it. So I trudged home, took some beautiful pictures on my street and then spent 20 mins cleaning off my car.
I had to laugh at the people of Victoria-they are completely helpless when it comes to snow. I saw one girl cleaning off her car with a flip-flop and my landlord was trying to shovel her driveway with a garden shovel! ha ha ha ha. The lights keep flickering and I hope we don't lose power. I am very grateful for the snow closure as Mondays are my long day at school (8am-6pm) and now I have an extra day to work on my Brtish essay.

So it seems that I really don't have anything to complain about, especially since my mom just e-mailed to tell me that it is -39 in Calgary with the wind chill...brrr. And I know Edmonton is not pleasant right now either. But hey-I put my time in AB and I remember all too well the frozen days. I can't honestly say that I miss them.I have one week of classes left, another week of finals and then...FREEDOM!!
Oh, and 27 more sleeps until CHRISTMAS!