iced rain in Ontario and beyond
Dec 22nd 2013, 6:47 pm
#16
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Re: iced rain in Ontario and beyond
Went out for my morning coffee.
The pavements are dangerous and very slippery where I am downtown.
Thankfully I have power or I don't know what I'd be doing now. If you have power my advice is chill out until the thaw.
The pavements are dangerous and very slippery where I am downtown.
Thankfully I have power or I don't know what I'd be doing now. If you have power my advice is chill out until the thaw.
Dec 22nd 2013, 6:53 pm
#17
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Re: iced rain in Ontario and beyond
What thaw? Tomorrow's low will be minus fifteen. The day after that, high of minus ten 
Dec 22nd 2013, 7:06 pm
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Dec 22nd 2013, 7:08 pm
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Dec 22nd 2013, 8:00 pm
#21
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Re: iced rain in Ontario and beyond
several neighbourhoods here are without power. We've not lost anything (yet) except a few branches off trees at the back of the yard. Our neighbours' tree in their front yard split in two; the bit that fell off arched over the car parked on the driveway, and must have been all of a quarter of an inch away from the roof and windscreen when we saw it this morning.
Dec 22nd 2013, 8:11 pm
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Re: iced rain in Ontario and beyond
Excellent! I don't see the point of driving into town when the police are asking everyone to stay off the roads and hospitals are asking people not to try to get there if injuries aren't serious.
Dec 22nd 2013, 9:26 pm
#23
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Re: iced rain in Ontario and beyond
We were? I'm just back home now. Took me five goes to get only half way up the drive. The car is now parked on 6 inches of ice and snow layers.
Dec 22nd 2013, 9:32 pm
#24
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Re: iced rain in Ontario and beyond
No power in Lower Ajax, and none in Oshawa where I am working, the Oshawa hospital is on emergency lighting.
Roads are not to bad, it's safer to drive than walk at the mo
300,000 with no power in Toronto, and wind is forecast.
"We're doomed a tell ya, doomed"
Roads are not to bad, it's safer to drive than walk at the mo
300,000 with no power in Toronto, and wind is forecast.
"We're doomed a tell ya, doomed"
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Dec 22nd 2013, 9:40 pm
#25
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Re: iced rain in Ontario and beyond
No army yet?
Dec 22nd 2013, 9:55 pm
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Dec 22nd 2013, 9:56 pm
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Re: iced rain in Ontario and beyond
Yes, if you work in a hospital in Toronto. The forecast is more freezing drizzle and winds 20k gusting to 40k then dying down by midnight. If that wind brings down more trees and power lines widening the blackout or prolonging it a state of emergency will no doubt be declared, and then the army will get rolling. It will be on the news.
Dec 22nd 2013, 10:02 pm
#28
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Re: iced rain in Ontario and beyond
Yes, if you work in a hospital in Toronto. The forecast is more freezing drizzle and winds 20k gusting to 40k then dying down by midnight. If that wind brings down more trees and power lines widening the blackout or prolonging it a state of emergency will no doubt be declared, and then the army will get rolling. It will be on the news.
Dec 22nd 2013, 10:12 pm
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Re: iced rain in Ontario and beyond
By 8pm deputy mayor Kelly says his 200 salt trucks have done all they can and he considers arterial roads safe. When he said the word safe he looked a little unsure. :-) The tally in Montreal is 5 dead in 5 car crashes according to a CBC reporter.
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Dec 23rd 2013, 12:41 am
#30
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Re: iced rain in Ontario and beyond
Shame. A lot of people stressing about Christmas.