Today was so damn cold. We’re in the midst of a cold snap and the news folks had said that yesterday would be the worst of it. They were wrong. Yesterday paled in comparison to the bitterness that awaited us this morning.

Walking to the streetcar stop, the exposed part of my face felt like it was on fire. Unlike yesterday, there was a bit of wind which only compounded the cold. The freezing air was pushing it’s way up my jeans and my skin beneath the fabric felt raw.

My commute was not a pleasant one. The streetcar I was on was quickly filled with my fellow citizens. No one wanted to be outside longer than necessary so when a streetcar came, people crammed themselves on. I hadn’t seen a streetcar that packed in a long time. People were literally on top of each other.

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