scrubbedexpat091

Amazing how a little snow creates such issues, not sure I would agree with the media saying Vancouver saw heavy snow, it wasn't...lol Fraser Valley might have seen more.





https://bc.ctvnews.ca/handful-of-yvr...oast-1.3728065


Every year is also the same.

People act like it's the first time it's ever snowed in Vancouver.

Translink buses get stuck because they don't use winter tires.

Bridges and highways are a mess.

Accidents galore.

Basic chaos.

Amusing in a way.

Piff Poff

Your morning sounds like a regular day in our house and I'm pretty sure you can fit more stuff in that barn, it looks half empty lol

BristolUK

I don't remember so many -25s and colder (with wind chill) before xmas before.

Freezing rain tonight but already melting thanks to rain after. Looks really messy out.

scrubbedexpat091

Such a difference build quality makes.

Last winter we struggled to keep the apartment at 15 with heat on.

This year haven't used the heat yet and stays in the 19 to 20 range.

Supposed to be - 4 tonight. Already -1.

BristolUK

We just warmed up to that.

Former Lancastrian

Nice to wake up to on Christmas eve
-28°C
Feels like: -39
Partly Cloudy

For the rest of the Christmas period
TonightClearing early this evening. Wind northwest 20 km/h becoming light this evening. Low minus 28. Wind chill minus 37.
SundaySunny early in the morning then a mix of sun and cloud with 30 percent chance of flurries in the afternoon. Wind up to 15 km/h. High minus 20. Wind chill minus 37 in the morning and minus 28 in the afternoon.
Sunday nightPartly cloudy with 30 percent chance of flurries early in the evening then clear. Wind northwest 20 km/h gusting to 40. Low minus 29. Extreme wind chill minus 42.

Mon
Dec 25
A mix of sun and clouds

-24°C
-36
-28°
30%
-
25 km/h NW
3
Tue
Dec 26
A mix of sun and clouds

-23°C
-31
-30°
20%
-
13 km/h W
3
Wed
Dec 27
Mainly sunny

-22°C
-31
-25°
30%
<1 cm
15 km/h S
6
Thu
Dec 28
A mix of sun and clouds

-21°C
-28
-26°
20%
-
13 km/h NW
4
Fri
Dec 29
Mainly sunny

-23°C
-29
-29°
20%
-
10 km/h SW
5
Sat
Dec 30
Mainly sunny

-25°C
-30
-26°
20%
-
8 km/h SE
6
Sun
Dec 31
Mainly sunny

-19°C
-26
-25°
20%
-
14 km/h NW
6

BristolUK

So long as Santa can get through.

caretaker

It's going to be chilly here all week, but after the nice weather we've had so far this year that's ok.

BristolUK

Snow coming down thick and fast. At least it will cover the mess left from the freezing rain.

caretaker

Could be good for a highlight reel of bumper cars on the news.

magnumpi

Ajax, Christmas morning

BristolUK

Have the police called about that stolen park bench?

magnumpi

Not yet, give it time tho :@)

bats

FL will make sure Santa has the right visa

dbd33

There was a lot of snow overnight and we planned to go riding this morning. I duly set out to blow early and was dismayed to find a flat tyre on the tractor. Note that I can now start the tractor because, when indoors, in the light, without gloves, the lithium jumper thingy is easily understood. No worries, we have a little pump that works off the cigarette lighter in the car and the Mustang was just close enough for it to reach. Alas, lots of noise, no visible expansion.

I blew the drive on the flat tyre just enough to get out. While I was indoors warming up the instructor sent a message, "too cold to ride, try again this afternoon". I went back out, took the wheel off and hauled it to the petrol station where I blew it up to some random pressure because the gauge on the pump was frozen. I reinstalled the wheel and cleaned up the driveway. By then it had warmed up to -18 so we went riding.

I type all this so that anyone deluded by the idea that an "outdoors lifestyle" is a benefit of being in Canada can get a clue.