removal – The Clever Shark https://clevershark.com Hi. My name is Tony Emond and I'm a blogger, technical writer, python, web and database developer based in Montreal.. Thu, 20 Dec 2007 14:16:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.4 https://i0.wp.com/clevershark.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/cropped-avatar.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 removal – The Clever Shark https://clevershark.com 32 32 127613282 The tyranny of low expectations. https://clevershark.com/2007/12/the-tyranny-of-low-expectations/ https://clevershark.com/2007/12/the-tyranny-of-low-expectations/#respond Thu, 20 Dec 2007 14:16:41 +0000 http://clevershark.com/?p=1750 The City of Montreal swears it will have the streets cleared of snow. By Christmas. Seriously, that’s the official story. Christmas is the 25th, and thus 9 days since last Sunday’s snowstorm, which only dumped 30cm of snow in the city. How pathetic is that? 9 days to clear 30cm (40 if you count the … Continue reading The tyranny of low expectations.

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]]> The City of Montreal swears it will have the streets cleared of snow. By Christmas. Seriously, that’s the official story. Christmas is the 25th, and thus 9 days since last Sunday’s snowstorm, which only dumped 30cm of snow in the city. How pathetic is that? 9 days to clear 30cm (40 if you count the dusting we got yesterday)… What will happen if we get a 60cm storm? Will the city close down? I used to laugh at New Yorkers who couldn’t deal with a bit of snow, and it turns out that Montreal isn’t really doing any better.

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