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>> we've got slip-on boots. we do have our boots in the rain -- sorry, when it gets icy, with spikes on them. and then give us also slip-on spikes for when it's icy. >> any sort of city ordinance that you have to shovel or -- they're not penalized financially? >> no, nothing like that. >> any injuries in the line of duty? >> i've had several tumbles, one incident i was off for two months. i thought i broke my ankle. >> what's the most perilous aspect of the job? would it be dogs or icy stairs? >> in this area there's a lot of dogs, but i would say icy stairs. >> it's one thing to have to work ...

It takes a special kind of person for whom frozen rivers, icy wind-whipped streets, deep seemingly endless forests are the norm. i will confess my partisanship up front. i love montreal. it is my favorite place in canada. the people who live there are tough, crazy bastards, and i admire them for it. toronto, vancouver, i love you, but not like montreal. why? i shall explain. all will be revealed. in the meantime, check this guy out. what's the post office's motto? neither rain nor sleet nor driving snow nor plague of locusts prevent the mail carrier from delivering my junk mail? >> here in mon...

Winter comes with its own set of hurdles. icy hurdles. >> i got to ask, do you have special equipment for this? >> we've got slip-on boots. we do have our boots in the rain -- sorry, when it gets icy, with spikes on them. and they give us also, slip-on spikes for when it's icy. >> any sort of city ordinance that you have to shovel or -- they're not penalized financially? >> no, nothing like that. >> any injuries in the line of duty? >> i've had several tumbles, one incident i was off for two months. i thought i broke my ankle. >> what's the most perilous aspect of the job? would it be dogs or ...

It takes a special kind of person for whom frozen rivers, icy wind-whipped streets, deep seemingly endless forests are the norm. i will confess my partisanship up front. i love montreal. it is my favorite place in canada. the people who live there are tough, crazy bastards, and i admire them for it. toronto, vancouver, i love you, but not like montreal. why? i shall explain. all will be revealed. in the meantime, check this guy out. what's the post office's motto? neither rain nor sleet nor driving snow nor plague of locusts prevent the mail carrier from delivering my junk mail? >> here in mon...

>> we've got like slip-on boots. we do have boots when it gets icy with spikes on them. and they give us also slip-on spikes for when it's icy. >> any sort of city ordinance that they have to shovel? >> no, nothing like that. >> any injuries in the line of duty? >> i've had several tumbles. one incident i was off for two months, i thought i broke my ankle. >> what was the most perilous aspect of the job, dogs or icy stairs? >> in this area there's a lot of dogs, but i would say icy stairs. >> it's one thing to have to work outside in this wintry mess, but it takes a strange and wonderful kind ...