Exactly my point....you are a Newb. I was living there before that and during the time you were there

Snow is fairly common in November surely.

When I lived in Ottawa (was only for one season mind) the first snow was before halloween. I'm sure we'd had plenty by the end of November.

I'm confused here. Souvy says it's snowing. UR says it doesn't usually. Souvy agrees. UR says Souvy can't know what's usual because he didn't live there when UR did. Oakvillian shows that statistically it doesn't usually. UR repeats that he lived there a long time ago.

What's the point UR? Are you saying that it's not snowing on Souvy's house?

Orly...Thank you!

No, I haven't lived there. I haven't lived in Iqaluit either, but I would be able to say with complete certainty that it would not be unusual to have significant snowfall there in November.

Not sure I understand your map comment. If I intend to navigate from a map using a magnetic compass, I would look in the marginalia to find the grid-magnetic deviation. If I was using a GNSS-based navigation aid, I'd need to know grid-to-true-north deviation. In neither case can I see the relevance to my ability to interpret snowfall statistics...

I think answered the question from an actual "lived there" perspective, as opposed to looking in from Oakville (which am able to comment about by the way)....

And that Mr Oaky, is all that matters here. Thanks for coming out though as usual to antagonize

kids were dropped off at school and all that am guessing, or is it a snow day there too?

Ah! What Oakvillian needs to do in order gain credibility, is drive to Guelph.

I am not in Oakville at present.

I object to your habit of bringing people's personal circumstances into discussions where they have no relevance. How and when my children get to school is of absolutely no relevance to you and I'd thank you for not including them in your comments.

Why is your having lived in Ottawa "all that matters here"? The dates of first significant snowfall are a matter of fact and public record, not of personal experience or opinion.

I did that once

Object..what is this, a court?

Overruled

Ah...You did make it your intent to antagonize my post Oaky didn't ya. Ignore my posts then, or is that asking too much of you and will derail your agenda?

no, I was asking you politely to stop. You're sailing rather close to the wind as regards site rules, and we would hate to see you sent to the naughty corner.

As to antagonism, I hope I'm always pretty measured in my responses. If I've riled you, I suspect that's more because you're easily riled than due to any intent on my part.

Just out of curiosity how did you hook it up ? I always thought it was just a matter of running a cable to your dryer hook up then switching your main breaker off before starting the gen .

Thinking of investing in one myself - there are a lot of rumours going around that the Avalon area of Newfoundland is almost tapped out on the grid and its not going to take much to knock us out for a while . If there is a good deal comes up on the sales this week I may grab it

Now you are trying to play the sympathy game OAKY...REALLY?
Let it go....and do note that you have an "option" which am sure the Mods will remind you of....."Ignore". Use it on me, unless of course you have a hidden agenda?

The power comes on to the property at the garage (a separate building from the house). We had a electrician add a transfer switch there, next to the breaker box. The procedure now is to start the generator, plug in a cable from the new box to the generator and throw the switch that turns off the power from the grid and turns on the power from the generator. It works and has been inspected by someone official.

I don't know if the dryer method would work, it sounds feasible except for the mechanics of running a cable from the generator to the dryer socket. I'd rather try it at your house than mine but then I'm not good with electricity.

I wasn't meaning to sound critical of the way you were doing it sorry if it came across that way - I am not much of a sparky myself