Is it karma that no sooner do I rant about weather wimps than I am crossing my fingers for a game to be cancelled because of the weather forecast? Maybe.
A snowstorm left hundreds of motorists stranded Tuesday along Highway 402 between Sarnia and Strathroy, Ont. Transport trucks, cars, police vehicles, even snowplows were stuck or in the ditch. It was the worst weather-traffic episode in Southwestern Ontario in 30 years.
Highway 402 is one of our hockey routes - Sarnia is in our league - so we know the highway well.
While it was a nice winter day in London in the morning, the forecast was for the storm to shift east and affect driving along Highway 401 between here and Woodstock. We were scheduled to make a midnight run to Brantford, an hour away, for a game. I call it a midnight run because the puck wasn't scheduled to drop until 9 pm and by the time the kids are changed and we drive home, it's pretty close to midnight.
Despite the forecasts of lousy roads it took a painfully long time to get the game officially cancelled, although I suspect many families had already made the decision not to go no matter what.
London city hall closed at mid-afternoon, many evening classes and activities in the city were cancelled.
It would've been folly to strike out for Brantford from London. No minor hockey game is worth that kind of risk.
Here's what our wintery world is looking like, courtesy The London Free Press.
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