Yisroel Besser relives three days sans power in Montreal
Frost on Erev Pesach isn’t unusual in Montreal, and some years fresh snow falls softly on the bi’ur chometz fires. It’s not a big deal here; people go about their business largely disregarding the weather.
Just before Pesach this year, when it started to rain — a slushy, weird sort of drizzle — there were the inevitable pictures sent by friends in Florida: cobalt skies and gently waving palm trees and “there’s still time to hop on a plane lol.”
The drizzle turned into a freezing rain, a peculiar mix that stayed icy as it fell. It was interesting, but who had time to sightsee on Erev Pesach — there’s always one more trip to the grocery store, did someone pick up the pants from the cleaners, and wouldn’t a nap be nice?
I happened to be in line at One Stop Kosher (again!) when the power went out, but no one made a big deal of it. It would go on in no time, we assumed. The tech-savvy ones checked the reliable Hydro Quebec app, which informed us that power would return within two hours.
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