It could have been a lot worse, but it still wasn't much fun.
The storm that hit the GTA on Sunday continued into the first rush hours of the work week.
And while we were spared the worst of this snow blower, it still created some slick driving across the city.
The flakes came in two sections. The first dumping, overnight into Monday morning, left about five centimetres on the ground.
The second round came in the afternoon, with more flurries around the drive home. It made for another adventurous rush hour.
"It's not so bad," declared student Leanne Needham. "It's not too cold out here, so it could be worse."
And still the snow continued, coming down in various intensities for almost 24 hours.
And Toronto got off easy.
Windsor to London got hit with freezing rain that cost a paramedic his life. He was travelling to a call in an EMS vehicle when he hit an icy patch near Chatham and was ejected from his car.
He died in hospital.
But while we suffered through more of winter's worst, it's still nothing compared to what our neighbours to the south experienced.
The system did most of its damage in the U.S., where at least eight traffic deaths were being blamed on the storm.
Some parts of the Midwest received up to 60 centimetres of snow, grounding hundreds of flights and closing major highways.
In Wisconsin, seven traffic deaths were reported, and there was another in Kansas.
Close to 1,000 passengers were stranded at Chicago's O'Hare airport, while more than 200 flights were cancelled.
The massive system also caused power outages in Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota, Nebraska and Ohio, affecting thousands of homes and businesses.
Utility crews worked all day Sunday to get the lights back on.
In Minnesota, some hotels let stranded travellers sleep on couches, cots and the floor.
"We just tried to fit people in as much as we could," said Holiday Inn employee Chrissy Rybarczyk.
As for what the GTA is in store for the rest of the week, more precipitation is on the way for Thursday and Friday. Whether that comes in the form of snow or freezing rain depends on the temperature.
The mercury is supposed to rise late in the week, hitting 2C on Thursday and Friday, and 4C on Saturday. It dips again to -1C on Sunday.
Whatever happens, you can be sure it will be sloppy.
For the latest weather forecast,
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How much snow did we get here? Here's a look in centimetres:
Toronto: 7-15
Oakville/Mississauga: 15-20
Niagara: 14-18
London: 5 (with 3 millimetres of freezing rain)
Brantford: 5-7
Kitchener: 8-10