Forced societal quietness

Tonight: Only my face was stung a bit by that
snow, but now my ears feel very warm.

Seems to me, I have mentioned online over the years that Maple Ridge and Metropolitan Vancouver do not receive much snow in comparison to most of Canada

Not much snow compared to Rocky Mountain, States and Provinces, or Russia, Buffalo or Winnipeg, for example.

Philosophically, I gather a significant percentage of the local drivers do not slow down for rain or snow conditions.

This serves as one explanation for our high ICBC insurance rates, I reason. (Rain)

I was delayed for 20-25 minutes this morning driving to church as someone had, from appearances,  ditched their car and nearly missed a wood pole. This on the Lougheed Highway, not a back road.

However, it was so quiet on the road tonight, walking to Mr. Bobby Buff's house to assist him with eBay ('Golly how do you buy online?'). It was abnormally quiet and peaceful at 11 pm PST with very few automobiles on the road, and out of those few vehicles I viewed, one was alternating between being stuck in the snow and sliding all over the road.

There is something peaceful about the snow and the 'forced' societal quietness.

The quietness, rare from the snow, takes me back to how I deduce it was here hundreds of years ago and how quiet night time usually was; it assisted me in reflecting on life, humanity and God. God being the author of existence and life.