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Brrrrrrr ......
It's jolly cold. :blink:
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hahaha I was driving home tonight from MIL house (playing my fave this time of year game of "spot the road in the blowing snow!") and stopped at the gas station.
Got out of the car and thought to myself - is it brrrrrrr, or is it cold enough to be f*****g brrrrrr. Paid for the gas got back in the car and switched on the wipers. In the 5 mins I was filling up and paying, they had frozen to the screen already. conclusion? F****g brrrrrrrr ;) |
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Same here. It's going to go down to 17 C overnight and only 28 C tomorrow ! ;)
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Yeah we are due a bit of snow and a cold snap. Down to -4 apparently.
I guess that a summers day for you Albertans eh? |
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well i'll take a whole month of snow instead of all the rain out west :thumbup:
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we've had our fair share of rain too and you are right i hate it as it reminds me of England. Every bloody Sunday watching sons play junior footy on a soggy playing field. :frown:
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The coldest I've seen in Saskatchewan is -44c and the warmest is 44c. Each winter we usually get a cold snap for a couple of weeks where it won't get above -30 and lows of -36 or so. Add a little wind and the wind chill values get ridiculous. We cope with it by dressing properly and exercising caution, especially when driving in the country - nearly every year we lose someone who gets stuck and leaves their car or who isn't equipped or prepared for winter survival. Even so, I'd rather go through that than all the freezing rain and snow they've had out east in the last 4 or 5 winters. The last time I had an overnight stay in Toronto all the cars had over an inch of ice on them. But the next night I landed in Regina and it was something like -35, -48 w/windchill and I knew I was home again. I wonder if that has anything to do with our labour shortage? Check saskjobs.ca . :-)
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It's certainly making up for lost time:thumbdown:
Gonna walk the dog - HE LOVES IT, it's so lovely to see him bouncing around, it's this time of year he gets a real spring in his step, me however am too laden down in layers to bounce anywhere:eek: |
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Originally Posted by mandymoochops
(Post 8988897)
hahaha I was driving home tonight from MIL house (playing my fave this time of year game of "spot the road in the blowing snow!") and stopped at the gas station.
Got out of the car and thought to myself - is it brrrrrrr, or is it cold enough to be f*****g brrrrrr. Paid for the gas got back in the car and switched on the wipers. In the 5 mins I was filling up and paying, they had frozen to the screen already. conclusion? F****g brrrrrrrr ;) |
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OK - so where are these funky snowploughs then?
The roads are hideous!! |
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Originally Posted by Piff Poff
(Post 8989650)
Gonna walk the dog - HE LOVES IT
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Originally Posted by ann m
(Post 8989894)
OK - so where are these funky snowploughs then?
The roads are hideous!! |
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Originally Posted by mandymoochops
(Post 8988928)
well i'll take a whole month of snow instead of all the rain out west :thumbup:
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The forecast for the CFL western final in Calgary is -17 and snow...... Go Riders!
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yep... its damn cold... i just when for a walk to timmies, and came back with a frozen donut, a frozen cookie, and some frozen timbits
ok its not quite that bad i suppose... sure is going to be some cold skiing this weekend though |
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I'm actually feeling much happier about it by my drive home today.......
-I parked all day in a heated underground car park, and drove home all warm and toasty. -I have heated seats in my car :thumbsup: - It had stopped snowing and the sun was shining, and everything looks real pretty! - I have 4 wheel drive and just had winter tires put on for the first time yesterday. - I have tomorrow off work! - where's the smug smiley when you need one? :sneaky::p:rofl: |
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I'm just glad it's not me driving us to Calgary tomorrow night and my lovely boss is letting me finish an hour earlier than I should so we can take our time too:thumbsup:
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Originally Posted by Alberta_Rose
(Post 8990678)
- where's the smug smiley when you need one? :sneaky::p:rofl: |
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Originally Posted by caretaker
(Post 8989026)
The coldest I've seen in Saskatchewan is -44c and the warmest is 44c. Each winter we usually get a cold snap for a couple of weeks where it won't get above -30 and lows of -36 or so. Add a little wind and the wind chill values get ridiculous. We cope with it by dressing properly and exercising caution, especially when driving in the country - nearly every year we lose someone who gets stuck and leaves their car or who isn't equipped or prepared for winter survival. Even so, I'd rather go through that than all the freezing rain and snow they've had out east in the last 4 or 5 winters. The last time I had an overnight stay in Toronto all the cars had over an inch of ice on them. But the next night I landed in Regina and it was something like -35, -48 w/windchill and I knew I was home again. I wonder if that has anything to do with our labour shortage? Check saskjobs.ca . :-)
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Ok so today was our first dump of snow this winter and although we didn't have much compared to our Albertan friends the roads were terrible. It was -5 at 6pm and we went on the main highway to go food shopping, wow it was like an ice rink and that was with 4 wheel drive and 4 brand new snow tires, i don't think we got above 40km/hr (of course plenty did) but the guy coming up alongside me as the highway climbs upwards got a shock when his truck (i assume it was just rear wheel drive) starts to slide the rear end about and next thing you know he was struggling to make the incline.
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Originally Posted by Steve_P
(Post 8989705)
I thought you were housebound for the next six months. :sneaky::p
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sounds nasty, spent today rowing a small boat out from Victoria harbour, around the coastline in bright sunshine, snow on the Olympic Mountains, but its so mild here during the day that I worked up enough of a sweat to sit and enjoy a cold beer outside the Canoe Bar when I returned to shore!!
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to be honest, it all sounds much nicer than what we've having in London at the moment ... which is just ... boring!
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Originally Posted by chobert
(Post 8991907)
to be honest, it all sounds much nicer than what we've having in London at the moment ... which is just ... boring!
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Originally Posted by Calgal
(Post 8992002)
At least you don't have to shovel it - or stand outside in minus 24 cold clearing a blanket of snow off your car before you can drive anywhere - that gets old pretty quick.
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It is starting to get a bit chilly around here too. I think that next week I'll need a sweater or jacket when I go out.
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Originally Posted by Alberta_Rose
(Post 8990918)
That'll teach me .... a warning light just came on on my dashboard! :(
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Originally Posted by Steve_P
(Post 8992012)
Perhaps if you used your garage as it was intended and not for storage you wouldn't have to clear that blanket of snow. :p:D
How are ya these days? |
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Originally Posted by iaink
(Post 8992020)
:ohmy:You know, its really not safe to be driving and posting at the same time;):D
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Originally Posted by Alberta_Rose
(Post 8992089)
I know!:eek: ... and soon I won't even be able to when the new anti-distraction laws come in!!! :blink: :rofl:
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I would just like to say that the roads and traffic in downtown Calgary at 7pmish last night was horrendous.:thumbdown: AND it was blinking freezing in the lineup waiting for the parking ticket machine to spew forth the tickets:thumbdown::thumbdown:
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And they are complaining over here in britian, that the forcast is snow for the end of this week...it nothing compaired to what you guys are getting at the mo ;)
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Driving into work this morning, the temp guage hit -32 degrees.
We're up to a balmy -25 right now. :D |
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Originally Posted by ann m
(Post 8999783)
Driving into work this morning, the temp guage hit -32 degrees.
We're up to a balmy -25 right now. :D |
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Driving to work this morning.... -31C...
Me to Hubby (noticing the temperature guage move to -30C): "it's getting warmer!" Hubby: That's because we just drove under a streetlight..... :D |
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I just walked back from Court in a suit only. It was bracing to say the least:p
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Just had this emailed to me :rofl:
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Bloody heck its chilly at the moment.
I don't know how you Alberdans/Saskies can survive the temperatures you are getting! This mildly sub zero temperature across Vancouver is enough to send my lips dry and force my winter jacket on. Well worth it, if we get some more snow soon though! |
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Originally Posted by Almost Canadian
(Post 8999859)
Just had this emailed to me :rofl:
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Originally Posted by Almost Canadian
(Post 8999859)
Just had this emailed to me :rofl:
The chart emailed to you is incorrect. At 9.27am local time this morning Edmonton International Airport was somewhere between -35°C and -30°C not the -29°C indicated. http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/trend..._metric_e.html Calgary was between -30°C and -29°C for that time period, not -31°C. http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/trend..._metric_e.html Being extremely picky I know but there you go that's me. ;) It's cold no matter how you look at it. :) |
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