Less than 2 weeks after the wind storm that knocked out power for 200,000 homes in the Lower Mainland for up to 7 days and put 2 million people on a boil water advisory (leaving us unable to drink or use the murky water coming out of our taps), we have been hit with a snow storm that has taken out power for 120,000 homes, dumped half a metre of snow and left people stranded all over the place. Including me. In Calgary.

Not that I have anything wrong with Calgary.

I like Calgary. It's clean, it's pretty in some places, and generally I don't mind spending a few hours in their airport on my way to somewhere else. But I spent an uncomfortable night "sleeping" on the arrivals room chairs while holding onto my belongings (being too poor to pay for a shuttle and hotel room) while construction workers drilled tile 30 feet from my head from 1:30-4:00am. On the plus side, thanks everyone for the awesome gifts at the engagement party- they entertained me and my newest 8 friends on their way to Winnepeg. All in all, I don't really have anything to complain about; I'm home, I had a great time with some of the best people in the world, and my family was there to pick me up on the other side. So, 24 hours after leaving Ontario, I am now back at home, enjoying the snowfall that cancelled my flight. Water sampling tomorrow should be an adventure!