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That 17°C day yesterday got us thinking about this passage:
"Every year there is a day, usually in March, where the clouds part and the sun gets right up in our collective grill. It’s so unseasonably warm on this day that you have to remove layers so you don’t cook in your clothes. It’s glorious!... Do not be fooled by this day, it is a trap." — 12 things about Montreal that will never change, Dave Jaffer
He wasn't wrong. We were fooled. Our neighbours were out cleaning their cars and blasting Ghanaian highlife, we saw people in shorts, a few restaurants put tables outside, but—and we hate to say it—we're in for a couple more cold days it seems.
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