Canadian, eh?

Adjusting to life in a new country, a new continent

3/4/07

Ice is pretty

A rear light caught behind ice, with water trapped between the car and the ice causing a distortion

The ice hadn't fallen off this tyre

This piece of ice had fallen off a tyre and you can clearly see the tread marks left behind

On Thursday we were threatened with a violent snow and ice storm overnight. Many of the eastern US states caught it, and it raged into eastern Canada too, but in our little corner of the Lake we were somehow protected from the worst of it. We awoke on Friday to find that freezing rain had struck and the cars in the parking lot outside our apartment provided an opportunity to catch some interesting pictures.

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3/17/07 - No Really, It's Ranger (fr4) — Don't worry about it sugar. I'm US born and bred, and my kids complain because I say "AdVERTismen... Show Full Comment
3/5/07 - Liz (vixengrins) — But, but, but ... Show Full Comment
3/5/07 - Doris_66 — pssst, Liz........to further your Canadian education, its "tire" not "tyre," you know, like... Show Full Comment

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