I live in Winnipeg, not lovingly, dubbed “Winterpeg”. The first snowfall usually hits by Halloween and doesn’t leave until the beginning of April. The winter days are short on daylight.  The working world is often marked by going to work in the dark and returning home at the end of the day in the dark.  The winds howl.  The weather forecast is often punctuated with “the windchill factor.”  We think in terms of how long it takes for our nose and ears to freeze when exposed to the elements.
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