The roads were a mess: Vaughan was plowed once last night, and likely again early this morning, but the city didn't salt, so there's a nice layer of slushy ice. Drivers were surprisingly patient this morning. No rage from people going down St. George, nor any from people behind me at Beverly & Queen, while I was waiting to make a left. Side streets are a wash, though. I was riding on a sheet of ice all the way down Duncan to King.

Guys, I'm pretty set on getting a decent fixie, now that I know how they handle better for city riding (from riding my conversion), especially in inclement weather like this, what would be a good starter frame or complete bike? I want something which can take 700x32 cross tires, so I was looking at the Surly Steamroller. Other bikes I was looking into are:
Jamis Sputnik
Cannondale Capo
Kona Paddy Wagon

Any suggestions?

Wes, sorry to hear about your bad experience this morning. Harbord tends to attract ******-bags for some reason. ...you could have keyed his truck