Oh, the perils of multi-tasking!  The newspaper today reports that a 65 year old woman in Sudbury, Ontario ran over herself.   She got into her van, started it and put it into reverse; at the same time as she reached for an ice scraper, she opened her door to attempt to adjust her seat and fell from the vehicle.  As the van continued in reverse into a snowbank, she was struck by the door and knocked under the van where the wheel ran over her head.  Luckily, she was not seriously hurt! 

Here are a couple of photos circulating via email of a Saskatchewan snow storm on January 26th:  

I am sooooo glad to be living in a now snow-free Vancouver!