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Old Apr 28th 2011 | 8:22 am
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Originally Posted by Alan2005
No snow out here in the ridge; though it got down to 2C last night. And it's pissing it down again as well.

I'm really hoping May will see an improvement. I'm sick of this crap now - where the **** is the decent weather?
Was in Golden Ears camping over the long weekend - Saturday was lovely!

And then summer finished at about 11am Sunday, and winter seems to have been back since...
 
Old Apr 28th 2011 | 9:04 am
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I suspect it's only a matter of minutes before one of our NS residents posts a gloating bulletin that it's +20C here right now, and we all got sun tans over the weekend
 
Old Apr 28th 2011 | 9:09 am
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Default Re: Aaaargh it's happening again...

Originally Posted by Greenhill
I suspect it's only a matter of minutes before one of our NS residents posts a gloating bulletin that it's +20C here right now, and we all got sun tans over the weekend
Bit muggy though.
 
Old Apr 28th 2011 | 9:15 am
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Originally Posted by Oink
I wasn't going to get down in the gutter but you're going to raise suspicions hanging around a kiddies swing-park for two and half hours.
Well don't tell anyone but I live across the street form said playground and a school as well.
 
Old Apr 29th 2011 | 5:52 am
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Originally Posted by AlexInBC
Puts my weather woes into perspective (both Steve's photo, and the news from the US.) It's beautifully sunny here but only 12C and until I saw this thread I was bemoaning the fact that it's too cold for our tortoises to go into their outdoor enclosures...
 
Old Apr 29th 2011 | 6:15 am
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15C and muggy here in St. John's
 
Old Apr 29th 2011 | 6:17 am
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Originally Posted by Atlantic Xpat
15C and muggy here in St. John's
21 here in Fredericton, standing in the shade time.
 
Old Apr 29th 2011 | 6:38 am
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Originally Posted by Tangram
21 here in Fredericton, standing in the shade time.
3°C here in Calgary, definitely standing in the shade time. The shade of a nice warm house.

On the plus side it has stopped snowing.
 
Old Apr 29th 2011 | 6:39 am
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Originally Posted by Steve_P
3°C here in Calgary, definitely standing in the shade time. The shade of a nice warm house.

On the plus side it has stopped snowing.
Good to hear Steve.
 
Old Apr 29th 2011 | 6:48 am
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Originally Posted by Steve_P
3°C here in Calgary, definitely standing in the shade time. The shade of a nice warm house.

On the plus side it has stopped snowing.
Looks like all of Steves venting and blowing off of hot steam has blown the snow towards MB Will some one shut the "Old Bugger " up please
This is going to kill every thing in my garden ( yard) everything is budding so nicely.
 
Old Apr 29th 2011 | 8:34 am
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Originally Posted by AlexInBC
Puts my weather woes into perspective (both Steve's photo, and the news from the US.) It's beautifully sunny here but only 12C and until I saw this thread I was bemoaning the fact that it's too cold for our tortoises to go into their outdoor enclosures...
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Old Apr 29th 2011 | 10:15 am
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Default Re: Aaaargh it's happening again...

Originally Posted by Steve_P
3°C here in Calgary, definitely standing in the shade time. The shade of a nice warm house.

On the plus side it has stopped snowing.
But has started raining. If this is what it is like in Vancouver 700 days of the year, they can shove it up their .....
 
Old Apr 29th 2011 | 10:34 am
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Originally Posted by Almost Canadian
But has started raining. If this is what it is like in Vancouver 700 days of the year, they can shove it up their .....


Nice and sunny at our house.
 
Old Apr 29th 2011 | 11:40 am
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through the glass I am trapped behind in a cubicle, I can see it is sunny out there in the world.
 
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Oh glorious sunshine, oh beautiful blue sky!
 


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