As I write this, my right shoulder is still very sore from slipping and falling on ice over a week ago. Ah yes, the joys of living in Barrie. Call me a wuss, but I'm not a winter person. I hate snow, cold weather, skiing, snowmobiling, shoveling snow, brushing off my car, buying winter tires, driving in snow, cold weather, severe winter weather warnings and most things associated with winter (of which we get a lot of in Barrie).
Of course, there are places which get far more intense winter weather than Barrie and for longer periods of time. One day of winter is too much for me. I had already made up my mind to get out of Barrie before next winter, but slipping and falling last week was what really cemented that idea in my brain.
For several days, I couldn't even raise my right arm. Even now, almost two weeks later, it's still so sore that I can't pick up anything heavy with my right arm. Even getting dressed is painful when I have to put my arm through the sleeve of a shirt.
There have been two other slip and falls this winter for me - a bit more than usual even for me. Both of my knees still have scabs that are healing from separate slip and fall incidents this winter in Barrie. They call it Barrie because it gets "buried" in snow. Fortunately the winter is almost over. But, I've only had a nasty cold once this winter. I usually get a cold twice. There's still time... but next winter, if all goes well, I'll be out of Barrie. In Canada, it's hard to avoid snow completely, but there are places that get less intense winters. Then maybe I'll work on getting citizenship in a country that has eternal spring and summer conditions!
Thursday, March 15, 2007
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Wow...I reside in Brampton and I was seriously considering moving to Barrie, just because housing is cheaper (to buy) But I have to sincerly thank you for the info.
Yes, I would seriously think twice about moving from Brampton to Barrie. Right now, you're outside of the snow belt and within easy driving distance of Toronto and a ton of other cities and amenities.
True, the houses are cheaper in Barrie. BUT... you know what they say, "you get what you pay for!" Just be prepared to drive 75kms to 100kms down the highway to Toronto each day to go to work for a decent paying job, or if you need amenities of a larger city. Believe me, it's no fun driving that Hwy 400 in the winter (which lasts a long time). Lots of minor and serious accidents and pile-ups happen. I know three people who have written off their cars in single vehicle accidents on Highway 400 in the winter - and two of them were out of the snow belt area when the accident happened!
Speaking of snow, Barrie is not the place for someone who dislikes long, cold, snowy winters (last winter, Barrie was apparently dumped on like it was during my first winter in Barrie in 1994-1995, but fortunately I was far away this time)! You'll need a good set of winter tires, a car, truck or SUV with all-wheel-drive or 4-wheel drive is almost a necessity. Sometimes you will go weeks with having to brush off your car every morning and shovel snow off your driveway - anything from a light dusting to a dumping of snow. You get to watch your car rust. Sometimes Barrie is under a "severe winter weather warning" for two weeks straight. It's the norm in Barrie. In the spring and summer, that's replaced with tornado warnings since Barrie is in tornado alley.
Good luck with your move, wherever it ends up being!
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