It's a-snowing in Ottineau
Nov 28th 2013, 6:59 pm
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Re: It's a-snowing in Ottineau
We were reasonably fortunate when we moved this summer to get an underground spot. About half are outside and half are underground.
Nov 28th 2013, 8:04 pm
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Re: It's a-snowing in Ottineau
I have a house with an oversized double car garage and no clutter but cars and snow blower in but unfortunately they haven't invented the flying car yet and so I have to clear the drive in order to get out on the road. 25cm of wet snow on an almost 100ft drive downhill is something my crappy US built van can't deal with 
Could cover it with a humongous car port though
Happy Anniversary Souvy!
Could cover it with a humongous car port though
Happy Anniversary Souvy!
How is Almonte these days.? It is sort of how there, and visited quite a bit in the summer at friends house for BBQs, as well as Perth
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Nov 28th 2013, 8:15 pm
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Re: It's a-snowing in Ottineau
Do your "friends" know you visit while they're out for BBQs?
Nov 29th 2013, 2:04 am
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Re: It's a-snowing in Ottineau
TBH the only solution to avoid the snow blowing would be a tractor or the humongous car port
I'd prefer the tractor 
Almonte is nice (the little friendly town
) but we're out on the way to Pakenham. So Carleton Place shopping is as near as the Almonte one. I like Perth but too far for OH to commute.
Nov 29th 2013, 2:21 am
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Re: It's a-snowing in Ottineau
Ah well it drives that's the main thing and I can fit my bunch of kids and dog in.
TBH the only solution to avoid the snow blowing would be a tractor or the humongous car port I'd prefer the tractor
Almonte is nice (the little friendly town) but we're out on the way to Pakenham. So Carleton Place shopping is as near as the Almonte one. I like Perth but too far for OH to commute.
TBH the only solution to avoid the snow blowing would be a tractor or the humongous car port
I'd prefer the tractor Almonte is nice (the little friendly town
) but we're out on the way to Pakenham. So Carleton Place shopping is as near as the Almonte one. I like Perth but too far for OH to commute.Carleton Place pretty much shuts down after 6pm, and the Timmies there on the strip becomes a hangout for folks in their trucks and teens
Nov 29th 2013, 2:28 am
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Re: It's a-snowing in Ottineau
We shop before the stores close and if we want Costco we have to drive 35mins to Kanata. All good!!
Back to the snow thread
Dec 16th 2013, 3:26 pm
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Re: It's a-snowing in Ottineau
That's just to fuel the justifcation for Muskrat Falls (like the climate change tv ads) likely than any real problem? Although the power outage last winter in the middle of a snowstorm when Holyrood went tits up was a bit of an inconvenience to be sure.
We probably should have a generator, given that we are on well water & that the hot water radiation only needs power to the furnace and pump to heat the house. But in 8 years we've never had an outage longer than 12 hrs so it's not felt like an investment we needed to make. I'm sure that if the power does go out for an extended period in the winter, we'll be reconsidering!
We probably should have a generator, given that we are on well water & that the hot water radiation only needs power to the furnace and pump to heat the house. But in 8 years we've never had an outage longer than 12 hrs so it's not felt like an investment we needed to make. I'm sure that if the power does go out for an extended period in the winter, we'll be reconsidering!
Dec 16th 2013, 3:41 pm
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Re: It's a-snowing in Ottineau
We had 15cm over the weekend. No big deal. Easy to shovel.
It is now sunny and frikkin' cold. Not sure about the -30 windchill, though. There isn't any wind
It is now sunny and frikkin' cold. Not sure about the -30 windchill, though. There isn't any wind
Dec 16th 2013, 3:49 pm
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Re: It's a-snowing in Ottineau
We had enough snow to make driving by braille necessary. The attached is a colour picture though one might not guess.
Dec 16th 2013, 4:16 pm
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Re: It's a-snowing in Ottineau
We were down your way on Tuesday and Saturday. We didn't mean to but that's Air Canada for you. They don't seem to like actually operating their flights direct from Ottawa to La Guardia.
Dec 16th 2013, 4:27 pm
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Re: It's a-snowing in Ottineau
There was a man in the coffee shop this morning with a picture of his car after he'd gone off the road. We all fear going into the ditch and, each year, we all see cars that have done that. This was different though, due to some freak of speed and angle, the car was across the ditch, front stuck in the earth on one side, back on the other, all four wheels suspended, ladder needed to climb up to get back in when the tow truck came.
