Snow? Really? Again?

I am so happy to see that the city has no interest in keeping their Park and Ride parking lots cleared of ice and snow. Nothing like shoe touching ice and hoping that you don't wipe out while wearing business clothes. I am not daft. I do wear a running shoe with a grippy sole. But when the wind picks up and acts as a fancy blowy Zamboni, there is really nothing to do but slip and slide to the stop.

I have a theory that when faced with snow, city transit drivers drive slower than the norm in order to get their snow pay. Even when there are flakes falling and the street is wet, but not slippery, they continue as though they were pushing through snow up to the windshield. Couple this with the fact that drivers also happen to be completely stupid and panic at the site of the flakes. Thus my ride into work lasts on average 15 minutes longer than if it was summer.

The time it takes to get to work bothers me slightly less than the humidity in the bus. I get that people throw off a lot of heat in small gatherings. But to not be able to see out of the window due to a mouth breather sitting in front of me is a little troubling. This means that I am breathing in her second hand air. And the moisture is clinging to my face and hair like a deranged shower curtain. Worse is when someone with the worst BO in the history of man is also a passenger. Thankfully, BO guy/girl was not present on this blustery day. But I still felt the great need to shower upon exiting the bus.