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[flemmings]

Joyfulness. We're supposed to have snow starting mid-November. That'll be me doing all my walking in the house. And through January and February as well.

Or maybe our city's vaunted greenhouse effect will cut in? Watch this space.

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[incandescens]

Brr - though I suppose it’s more a matter of footing?

[flemmings]

Footing, since it's supposed to be a warmer than average winter, sans polar vortices.

There's a good physiotherapist a block and a half away, but it's the block and a half where people never shovel their sidewalks. Ah well. Maybe the temps will stay above freezing.

[incandescens]

I have footing issues on the local side roads, too. The pavements of the main road into the city centre is kept nice and clear, but the pavements of the side roads a bit less so, and when packed slush freezes over, ack. I still find occasional use for those nailed shoe-straps which you sent me years ago. :)

[flemmings]

Indeed. The ridges and moraines of frozen slush make for a fascinating but dangerous topography.

Are they still usable? Toronto winters being as they are, one goes through at least one pair of studded straps per, since walking on the cleared bits of pavement grinds them down.

[incandescens]

Admittedly it's been a year or two since I did last use them - since I don't need them that often - but they were still usable last time I checked.