Colder Than Cold Vs Brexit

As cold and windy as it is, it will be much worse in less than a week.  It's unbelievable how cold it has been, is now, and will be for at least two more weeks.  Following upon last winter, which is among the 3 worst winters I have ever experienced during my life in Windsor, it is hard to fathom why all this Arctic air is finding its way to us.  The lakes are supposed to be a buffer for us against such severe cold, but that theory seems flawed, at best.  The two horrible winters were sandwiched by one of the warmest summers ever, with more 90+ temps than ever before.  One would think, if logic applied, that cold winters would be sandwiched by a cool summer.  At least we would get some relief.  But no.  Very bad, extremely cold winter followed by very bad, extremely hot summer.  And here we go again.  Of course a major snowstorm is predicted now for Monday and overnight.  I will be unable to shovel Tuesday morning.  I have to fast from midnight Monday until after my surgery, so I won't be oustside Tuesday morning doing strenuous excercise with no food or water forthcoming.  My surgery will likely be around 2 or 3 pm.  Bad times ahead.  And then the really, really, really cold air comes.  As cold as it gets in Winnipeg, or Edmonton, or Sudbury.  Unbelievable, really.

However, as bad as things seem here, consider the people of Britain, with only a few weeks to go until a hard Brexit could hit them.  This, from today's Guardian:

The government has a running list of “reasonable worst-case scenarios”, which is constantly being amended and updated. Earlier this month it included a gamut of serious concerns.
According to an internal document seen by the Guardian, these included:

• A reduction in certain fresh foods and increases in prices, with people on low incomes disproportionately affected.
• Price rises across utilities and services including fuel.
• Private companies “cashing in” because they will put commercial considerations first.
• Police forces being stretched by the likelihood of protests and counter-protests, along with an increase in public disorder.
• Restocking of medicines becoming problematic after the first six weeks.
• Disruption of supplies to vets, which could “impact the UK’s ability to prevent and control disease outbreaks” among animals.
• A significant reduction in the flow of goods through Dover and Eurotunnel to as low as 13% of current capacity on the day of Brexit.  
  
  Hmmn.   I think I'll take the cold and snow, thank you....
  Mapman Mike