another white juan?

driveway storm
Originally uploaded by Chris Lloyd.

I had to change my train ticket because the bus service between Saint John and Moncton has been shut down. The storm, which someone stupidly referred to as another "White Juan" on TV, (there really is no comparison, and the name "Juan" only makes sense because it was the name of the hurricane that devasted parts of Atlantic Canada last year, months before the massive dumping of snow), but it has actually managed to do the unthinkable: keep people away from the malls and Boxing Day sales.

The question is: how will people survive the extended and unexpected time cooped up in their houses in the suburbs with members of immediate and extended family??