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Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
Originally Posted by Oink
(Post 12174046)
Just spent two and half hours making a white bean and olive soup and a Mediterranean orzo salad for HID’s staff appreciation lunch tomorrow, while she did bugger all. I’m meant to be the abstracted scholarly one in the relationship. :frown:
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Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
I'm sitting counting time, as I have to go and pick my husband up from the airport in 3 hours:huh: I am truly sick of the bloody snow! I want to walk and run and doooo things, but this stuff keeps on falling, it's not been the coldest or the most horrible, but NOW I really want the thing to finish:blink: Comparing the relative prices of traction sand for the driveway was not something I had planned for:o.
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Originally Posted by MillieF
(Post 12174985)
...I am truly sick of the bloody snow! I want to walk and run and doooo things, but this stuff keeps on falling, it's not been the coldest or the most horrible, but NOW I really want the thing to finish...
We were supposed to have had 10-15cm of snow today, followed by ice pellets and prolonged freezing rain. We had half the snow and neither of the others. We are due around 30cm Thursday night/Friday morning. |
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Originally Posted by BristolUK
(Post 12174990)
Have you had more than us then? So far it's been a lot like last winter's picnic. Ice storm excepted of course. :(
We were supposed to have had 10-15cm of snow today, followed by ice pellets and prolonged freezing rain. We had half the snow and neither of the others. We are due around 30cm Thursday night/Friday morning. |
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I've got the dreaded lurgy, aka a flu type virus. Forgot to get a flu shot this year didn't I? I'm just relieved that I've had pneumonia vaccinations so at least I can breathe as I stagger from bed to couch and then back to bed when sitting up is too tiring.
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I'm just being bad tempered:cool: I'm just in a snit and should be avoidedatvall costs?
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Originally Posted by MillieF
(Post 12175022)
I'm just being bad tempered:cool: I'm just in a snit and should be avoidedatvall costs?
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You only had 5cm on the ground?
Thats nothing...lol A snow blower would be handy, our street is so bad our car gets stuck. Hasnt been plowed yet since the storm over the weekend.
Originally Posted by Stinkypup
(Post 12174995)
We are keeping up with the Bristols- 15-25cm overnight on top of 5cm lying already- thank gawd for the snow blower:thumbup:
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Originally Posted by Jsmth321
(Post 12175040)
You only had 5cm on the ground?
Thats nothing...lol A snow blower would be handy, our street is so bad our car gets stuck. Hasnt been plowed yet since the storm over the weekend. |
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Thought you meant total. My bad.
Freezing rain at the moment. Hopefully the snow hanging off the roof doesn't fall on someone.
Originally Posted by Stinkypup
(Post 12175044)
5cm new snow from about 3.30pm until around 7pm
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Originally Posted by Jsmth321
(Post 12175047)
Thought you meant total. My bad.
Freezing rain at the moment. Hopefully the snow hanging off the roof doesn't fall on someone. |
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Originally Posted by Stinkypup
(Post 12175062)
We have a fair bit but never mind that, quick get out there with a bowl, you have meringue on the roof! :eek:
Our front window is one big sheet of ice at the moment. Crazy. In other news, the new president of Somalia is also a US citizen. http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/somalia...izen-1.3973150 |
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We had it all on Tuesday night. Snow, blowing snow, ice pellets and freezing rain.
It took hours to clear it yesterday, even with a snowblower. It's hard to shift snow that you can bounce a brick off. |
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Had pretty much the same last night. Snow then freezing rain and now rain.
Boy does freezing rain make a mess of things. Public transit isnt running at the moment which has people ticked online as they cant get to work. Schools are closed again though. There has been 1 school day this week.
Originally Posted by Souvy
(Post 12175217)
We had it all on Tuesday night. Snow, blowing snow, ice pellets and freezing rain.
It took hours to clear it yesterday, even with a snowblower. It's hard to shift snow that you can bounce a brick off. |
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Originally Posted by Jsmth321
(Post 12175481)
Had pretty much the same last night. Snow then freezing rain and now rain.
Boy does freezing rain make a mess of things. Public transit isnt running at the moment which has people ticked online as they cant get to work. Schools are closed again though. There has been 1 school day this week. A little bit of snow in Ottawa and all the school buses are cancelled. They are almost never cancelled in Gatineau. The two cities are adjacent. |
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Originally Posted by Souvy
(Post 12175636)
Funny thing, snow.
A little bit of snow in Ottawa and all the school buses are cancelled. They are almost never cancelled in Gatineau. The two cities are adjacent. |
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Originally Posted by Oink
(Post 12175646)
They are here too, so gallantly I took the day off to hang out with HID. I thought it'd be nice to go out for a posh boozy lunch and then go drunken sledding or just make a day of it and go bar hopping. Unfortunalty, I'm stuck helping her put together (meaning, I'm formulating and writing, while she lays on the sofa watching another chick flick) a research grant proposal. It's meant to be my day off too. :frown:
Souvette could Chickflix for Canada! |
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Bob the goldfish had surgery.
20 year old Bob had a tumor he needed removed. At 20 Bob is at the top end of expected life expectancy but some have made it into their 40's. Goldfish Has Surgery To Remove Tumour At Toll Barn Veterinary Centre In North Walsham, England I won a gold fish when I was 5 in 1984. That is the fish that got me interested in aquariums, the fish passed of natural causes in 2002. Goldfish are actually quite intelligent and can recognize people and well you can become quite attached to them like any other pet, so I can see why the owners of Bob opted for surgery. |
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Originally Posted by Jsmth321
(Post 12175939)
Bob the goldfish had surgery.
20 year old Bob had a tumor he needed removed. At 20 Bob is at the top end of expected life expectancy but some have made it into their 40's. Goldfish Has Surgery To Remove Tumour At Toll Barn Veterinary Centre In North Walsham, England I won a gold fish when I was 5 in 1984. That is the fish that got me interested in aquariums, the fish passed of natural causes in 2002. Goldfish are actually quite intelligent and can recognize people and well you can become quite attached to them like any other pet, so I can see why the owners of Bob opted for surgery. Constipated goldfish operated on by North Walsham vet - BBC News So why the hell didnt someone save Grandad the lungfish and mail him to North Norfolk then? :frown: |
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Originally Posted by Stinkypup
(Post 12175941)
This was our local town- just down the road- we used a different vet- they have a habit of saving fish..
Constipated goldfish operated on by North Walsham vet - BBC News So why the hell didnt someone save Grandad the lungfish and mail him to North Norfolk then? :frown: Not surprising to see multiple stories from the UK about fish. Aquariums and fish seem very popular there. |
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Originally Posted by Jsmth321
(Post 12175962)
I think granddad may have not survived the flight....
Not surprising to see multiple stories from the UK about fish. Aquariums and fish seem very popular there. |
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Not a good night to be on the roads.
Metro Vancouver isolated from B.C. by car as Highways 1, 3, 5, and 99 closed - British Columbia - CBC News |
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Originally Posted by Stinkypup
(Post 12175044)
5cm new snow from about 3.30pm until around 7pm
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Originally Posted by Oink
(Post 12175983)
Stop moaning. You chose to live in the middle of Bumblenaff Nowhere. :rofl:
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Originally Posted by Stinkypup
(Post 12175967)
Yeah, there is never enough going on in Norfolk to generate any real news and nothing else to do apart from inbreeding and keep sick goldfish :unsure:
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Originally Posted by Partially discharged
(Post 12176142)
You've obviously never listened to North Norfolk Digital Radio in order to keep yourself on the pulse of all things Norfolk.
That probably means that all Ottawa school buses are cancelled. The press can't quite figure out why buses in Ottawa get cancelled at the drop of a hat and the ones on the Dark Side almost never do. It's only across the river FFS! |
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Originally Posted by Souvy
(Post 12176146)
Nice sunny day today.
That probably means that all Ottawa school buses are cancelled. The press can't quite figure out why buses in Ottawa get cancelled at the drop of a hat and the ones on the Dark Side almost never do. It's only across the river FFS! The "Press" needs to do its homework, imo! :D |
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Browsing through the latest Walmart flyer I was astonished to see battered cod (produced proudly in Great Britain) with Findus on the box.
I think I've only ever seen Blue Water, Hi-Liner or store brand fish like that. Certainly never Findus. |
Re: Random stuff - the anything else thread
Originally Posted by Souvy
(Post 12176146)
Nice sunny day today.
That probably means that all Ottawa school buses are cancelled. The press can't quite figure out why buses in Ottawa get cancelled at the drop of a hat and the ones on the Dark Side almost never do. It's only across the river FFS! The decision has to be made about 5 am for an area from the river to almost Kemptville and from Arnprior to almost Embrun and it tends to be an all or nothing decision. Our son is in grade 11 and his school is about 7 or 8 km via an OC Transpo schools run bus so it was cancelled yesterday. As a result, internet usage was high for the day as he was home all day. On 'snow days' it is pointless going to school as about 1/4 - 1/3 of the kids can be bothered to show up and they just play games/watch movies. Snow shouldn't stop buses running say 10 cm - 15 cm. Freezing rain is not fun to drive in and the roads just get clogged. When I run this province (ha) there will be one public school board..if you want religion in your school pay for it yourself. |
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Schools closed today here. Aside from Wed they have been closed all week.
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Originally Posted by Jsmth321
(Post 12176391)
Schools closed today here. Aside from Wed they have been closed all week.
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The ice was crazy. Really had to watch closesly when out yesterday for falling ice.
Some falling off the building were large enough to shake the windows a bit. Dog was scared most of the day from it. She never experienced falling ice and the noise it creates.
Originally Posted by caretaker
(Post 12176495)
Your snow and ice in Chilliwack is making the national news, this morning they showed a window that was just like yours in the picture.
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Originally Posted by BristolUK
(Post 12176359)
Browsing through the latest Walmart flyer I was astonished to see battered cod (produced proudly in Great Britain) with Findus on the box.
I think I've only ever seen Blue Water, Hi-Liner or store brand fish like that. Certainly never Findus. (Scuttles off to reread Walmart flyer)... ;) |
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Originally Posted by Jsmth321
(Post 12176507)
Dog was scared most of the day from it. She never experienced falling ice and the noise it creates.
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Originally Posted by Oink
(Post 12174046)
Just spent two and half hours making a white bean and olive soup and a Mediterranean orzo salad for HID’s staff appreciation lunch tomorrow, while she did bugger all. I’m meant to be the abstracted scholarly one in the relationship. :frown:
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Originally Posted by caretaker
(Post 12176513)
Good excuse for a cuddle! When my last lab was a puppy he was tied up to his doghouse and there was a thunderstorm and he got so scared I had to take the roof off to get him out.
Luckily Charlee doesn't seem to get bothered with thunder, granted we don't get much of it around here so it's not something that happens often. |
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Originally Posted by Pica
(Post 12176597)
people here talk about orzo, is it something horses and rabbits would like to eat?
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Originally Posted by Jsmth321
(Post 12176607)
Growing up we had a german shepard who did that with thunder, frozen inside her dog house and wouldn't move, like trying to move a concrete block..
Luckily Charlee doesn't seem to get bothered with thunder, granted we don't get much of it around here so it's not something that happens often. |
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Originally Posted by Oink
(Post 12176611)
But I bet she shakes like buggery when she sees a mustard bottle. :lol:
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