My two pesos on what's ahead this winter... IIRC the men in the white coats and thick glasses waving their arms in the air about climate warming are predicting more extreme weather, which may or may not be in effect here in S Ontario with the record-breaking heat wave. IIRC again they are getting into a sweat over the weakening of the polar vortex, which means in combination with warmer temperatures and heat spells, there will be portions of the polar vortex breaking off during the winter and going south, for unusually low temps at times, followed by, wheeeee, January thaw and false spring. And then another bitterly cold spell where climate change deniers will be going, see, told ya so. And then a very early spring where ice huts and snowmobiles will be breaking through the ice and this will be covered on the six o'clock news by reporters wearing fashionable outdoor clothes.
So......a repeat of last winter is in the bag then?
Odyssey - I bought a snow blower this year. It's just for the walk and my short driveway, which I will never shovel again - but it will probably fix the road too. I expect all my Canadian friends to thank me after my purchase sends all that cold and snow back up where it belongs.