The new winter thread - 2018-19
Dec 19th 2018, 11:09 am
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Re: The new winter thread - 2018-19
But thanks to our Mr Plow we can do that. Occasionally we might need to make a pathway of a few yards to get to the street pending his arrival later.
Dec 19th 2018, 3:35 pm
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Re: The new winter thread - 2018-19
Well my 7 year old is getting quite hacked off - not only have we completely cleared the backyard of snow doing construction on her fort it’s raining today so quite likely will be just a lump of slush by the time she gets home from school. 
Never seen it this mild this far into December. I’m sure it will make up for it in January/February though.
Never seen it this mild this far into December. I’m sure it will make up for it in January/February though.
Dec 19th 2018, 8:16 pm
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Re: The new winter thread - 2018-19
Well my 7 year old is getting quite hacked off - not only have we completely cleared the backyard of snow doing construction on her fort it’s raining today so quite likely will be just a lump of slush by the time she gets home from school.
Never seen it this mild this far into December. I’m sure it will make up for it in January/February though.
Never seen it this mild this far into December. I’m sure it will make up for it in January/February though.
Dec 20th 2018, 12:59 am
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yup, it will be along momentarily I expect. Don’t like this in-between snow-slush situation though - I would rather have a dump of snow that stayed put, easier to drive in than the ice rink at the bottom of my driveway this morning.
Dec 21st 2018, 2:15 am
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Some of the region saw some pretty hefty wind storm today, and lots of power outages, was looking at the map and some areas have been without power 5+ hours. BC Ferries had to cancel sailings and Harbor Air cancelled a fair amount of their flights today, making it near impossible to get to/from Vancouver Island.
Even had a pier destroyed.
https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.4955108
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-s-powerful-wind-storm-in-pictures-1.4955342
Even had a pier destroyed.
https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.4955108
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/b-c-s-powerful-wind-storm-in-pictures-1.4955342
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Dec 21st 2018, 4:29 pm
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Re: The new winter thread - 2018-19
My friend who moved out to the island this year phoned me yesterday as we were coming back from fishing, and he said they were taking quite a pasting in Duncan. 300,000 without power is a big deal.
Dec 21st 2018, 5:55 pm
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There have been some postings on my aquarium group for BC, several people lost all their fish due to power being out and backup battery packs running out, some over 24 hours without power.
It wasn't too windy in East Vancouver, never would have known there was a windstorm by just looking out the window or going outside.
Dec 22nd 2018, 1:09 am
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End of the article has a video of the Bowen Island ferry from Thursday, wild ride from the looks.
5 min mark onward.
https://www.bowenislandundercurrent....oon-1.23552214
5 min mark onward.
https://www.bowenislandundercurrent....oon-1.23552214
Dec 22nd 2018, 4:33 pm
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Not even a single snow flake has landed at my place this season.
Dec 22nd 2018, 5:59 pm
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The warmer rainy weather is now cold rainy weather. Hovering around 38 to 42F.
Still too warm for snow.
Still too warm for snow.
Dec 22nd 2018, 7:34 pm
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It's becoming unpleasant here and not even cold yet, but it's coming; a return to seasonal temperatures.
Dec 22nd 2018, 11:15 pm
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Massive thaw over the last 24 hours. Sidewalks clear, deck clear, all the grass visible at the front and half at the back. Most of the snow that's still here is where it's been piled up during plowing/digging and too thick to have melted.
No snow forecast until a couple of inches on Friday so we'll probably have the 3rd or 4th green xmas in the last few years.
No snow forecast until a couple of inches on Friday so we'll probably have the 3rd or 4th green xmas in the last few years.
Dec 23rd 2018, 11:02 am
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He wasn't fishing; I was fishing with my friends, and yes, we did ok. We let the big ones go and still came home with a nice mixed bag of perch, walleye, and one pike which I have pickled and which will be ready in a couple of weeks.
Dec 25th 2018, 8:22 am
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This winter is warm. Here it is Christmas Day at 1am and windows wide open, haven't had to touch the heat once.