Google maps also says that it's around 45 minutes from London to Slough.

I'm from Burlington and if I worked at Pearson I wouldn't be living anywhere west of Trafalgar Rd. My partner and I are hopefully moving back to Canada within the next year but it won't be so we can commute over an hour each way to work.

Eek! Thanks for the info. The definitely helps rule out Barrie!

My colleague in Barrie is in Barrie today, he's unwilling to drive in the freezing rain and I don't blame him.

Can you blame him? It's like one giant ice rink out there!!

I don't blame him at all. It's one of those days when I'm thankful to reach the car without breaking a leg. The poor dogs are terrified to step outside. Anyone considering a long commute should practice it for a couple of months, January and February, before plonking down the price of a house.

Yep, was not fun driving this morning. Crawling along as to not slip. Once I got onto the main roads it was okay, but trying to get from my house out to the main road took ages and was rather nervewracking. And Oakville didn't even have it particularly badly! I dread to think what it was like in the places that did get it worse.

I know the feeling. I went to the mailbox yesterday. All of 50 yards. It was the first time in days I'd felt brave enough.

What's the more miserable, I wonder. Standing in -umpteen degrees with blasting wind begging the dog to crap, which she won't due to the wind up her arse, or kneeling on the ice so as to support the dog and begging her to crap, which she won't because she can't stand up? Both come with the pressure of causing lateness leaving for work and the attendant need to drive quickly in dire conditions.

How about turning he dog the other way round?

Or get rid of the dog and buy a condo?

Turning the dog the other way round sounds excellent! My two don't care particularly. They reenact Bambi on ice and get back inside!

A condo sounds good but, even without the dog(s), there's a chicken/cat/horse storage issue.

I'm reluctant to touch a dog that has assumed the position but will consider this for tomorrow morning. At least it'll be easy to spin her.

My Daughter is living in Stoney Creek which I am thinking is very near to Hamilton as that's where she said she was moving to, but her address is Stoney Creek... She works in Burlington. It takes 2 hours on the bus, but 25 mins by car. She picks her new (old) car up tomorrow. She is absolutely loving living where she lives and is now starting to hunt for an apartment. As both her and her boyf work in Burlington, I think they will be looking there.

When we eventually get to move that way, I will have a job where if there is freezing rain I won't need to go to work lol

A good measure of the nastiness of the weather is the consideration that, in our business, not turning up means not getting paid.

Burlington is a generally more expensive than Stoney Creek for rentals.. but (in my opinion) a lot nicer too!

Glad to hear she's enjoying life there!

You can see the relative distances here

That's why we are looking to be working for ourselves, probably from home. I won't drive in freezing rain, my life is worth more than the risk. My husband and I also do not get paid if we don't show up in our current jobs. My husband doesn't get a cent unless he is physically working on a vehicle!