Dec 1. The Greatest Day of the Year
Tomorrow is December 1st, which for anyone stuck with a car in Le Plateau and any other borough with street cleaning, is the day we no longer have to move our cars from one side of the street to the other to allow the street cleaners to come by.
I own a car but I never drive it. It’s 4yrs old and has barely 40,000km on it. The vast majority of those KM’s are from driving to bike races. So, as a result, the car sits in front of my apartment and everyday after work I have to rush out and move the car before all the spots on the side of the street where parking will be allowed for the next day, are taken.
But tomorrow that all ends. Tomorrow, is a magical day. Little fairies dance in the streets and little men in green suits sing songs and us pathetic city residents with cars can live a little more stress free..
Well, that is until the first snowstorm.. then the parking hell starts all over again. According to some forecasts, the first storm of the year is tomorrow.
It seems a bit sad that we look forward to something like this, but damn, I’m so glad to spend less time each morning looking for a spot. I’ve been impressed how well it’s timed. Each year the first snow happens very close to this date.