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A small weather related rant!
Yes, I know it's Canada, and I know I moved to the Maritimes all on my own, and I wasn't brought here under force.....but won't it EVER stop bloody raining. It's just sodding bucketing down, it's been going without let or hindrance for days, and more and yet more is forecast! :eek:
Don't tell me let me guess....it's not a'raining up Richmond Hill! Can I come and stay with someone where it's dry please?:( |
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It rains quite a bit on coastal BC, too, where we live. It did take some getting used to after we moved here from Alberta which is a lot colder and drier in winter and doesn't get many rainy days even in summer. We just scheduled all kinds of indoor things to do when it was really wet, such as playing musical instruments, sorting out books and CDs, or cleaning out the garage. I think the lack of sun is what makes it so depressing. You need sun for your skin to manufacture vitamin D. Lack of this vitamin does cause depression so do keep up taking supplements.
Apart from indoor stuff, we simply got some long backpacker capes and explorer sandals and went out on the beach anyway. I understand how miserable it can be when the rain seems unending but you do get used to it after a while and just get on with your life. At least you have a good excuse not to do any gardening when the rain is bucketing down. Billy Connolly's "Wellie Song" might cheer you up a bit. Best wishes. |
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But don't you like sitting in the warm, coffee in hand, gazing out at it?:)
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Who'd have thought the weather would be a bit rubbish in Canada? :rofl:
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Originally Posted by MillieF
(Post 10724199)
Yes, I know it's Canada, and I know I moved to the Maritimes all on my own, and I wasn't brought here under force.....but won't it EVER stop bloody raining. It's just sodding bucketing down, it's been going without let or hindrance for days, and more and yet more is forecast! :eek:
Don't tell me let me guess....it's not a'raining up Richmond Hill! Can I come and stay with someone where it's dry please?:( |
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It's usually rainy in May. That's what tops up our pool and fills our well to see us through the summer. Plus the grass is more green throughout the summer months.
My Scottish friends on Facebook are saying its a fab day because its sunny - but it's 13C. Here it's 23C! |
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Don't worry, it'll stop raining soon. The sun will come out and it will warm up. Then the blackflies appear...;)
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Originally Posted by MillieF
(Post 10724199)
Yes, I know it's Canada, and I know I moved to the Maritimes all on my own, and I wasn't brought here under force.....but won't it EVER stop bloody raining. It's just sodding bucketing down, it's been going without let or hindrance for days, and more and yet more is forecast! :eek:
Don't tell me let me guess....it's not a'raining up Richmond Hill! Can I come and stay with someone where it's dry please?:( |
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Nice and sunny here too although a tad on the cool side overnight
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Over the last couple of weeks, I've driven through (in order) NS, NB, ME, NH, MA, CT, NY (the state not the city) then CT, MA, VT, NH, ME, NB, NS.
The weather was great for all of the 3,500kms of the road trip, except in NB and ME where it was either foggy, rainy or both. Even the weather on top of Mount Washington (home of the "world's worst weather") was better than the weather in NB :confused: |
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Originally Posted by MillieF
(Post 10724199)
Yes, I know it's Canada, and I know I moved to the Maritimes all on my own, and I wasn't brought here under force.....but won't it EVER stop bloody raining. It's just sodding bucketing down, it's been going without let or hindrance for days, and more and yet more is forecast! :eek:
Don't tell me let me guess....it's not a'raining up Richmond Hill! Can I come and stay with someone where it's dry please?:( |
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Originally Posted by Oink
(Post 10724347)
Who'd have thought the weather would be a bit rubbish near the coast? :rofl:
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Originally Posted by orly
(Post 10724642)
Acceptable.
We've got 50 mls over the weekend! Sort of knowing that the weather in Canada can be a bit rubbish is one thing, but the physical act of sitting here whilst it's comming down like stair rods is giving me the pip, and it's cold too 6 degrees presently. Thank you for your kind responses, those of you in sunnier climes....thank your lucky stars...or alternatively, your better judgement in choosing your location:huh: |
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24 degrees and sunny here in Newfoundland. We could actually do with some rain - been a very dry spring here so far! Those of us with wells, starting to worry.
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Originally Posted by pinkmcfarquhar
(Post 10725507)
24 degrees and sunny here in Newfoundland. We could actually do with some rain - been a very dry spring here so far! Those of us with wells, starting to worry.
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Originally Posted by MillieF
(Post 10726570)
Do we have many members from Newfoundland or Labrador? I really want to come for a visit to your neck of the woods, as everything I see about it looks beautiful. By the sounds of it, perhaps it might be a good place to escape to for a spot of sun.
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Originally Posted by Atlantic Xpat
(Post 10724427)
Don't worry, it'll stop raining soon. The sun will come out and it will warm up. Then the blackflies appear...;)
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Originally Posted by floatsy
(Post 10726938)
That's horrible. Are blackflies everywhere in Canada?
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Originally Posted by Atlantic Xpat
(Post 10726669)
A small, but select band.;) Do come and visit. We could be persuaded to buy you a pint.
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Originally Posted by floatsy
(Post 10726938)
That's horrible. Are blackflies everywhere in Canada?
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Originally Posted by Atlantic Xpat
(Post 10726669)
A small, but select band.;) Do come and visit. We could be persuaded to buy you a pint.
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Originally Posted by floatsy
(Post 10726938)
That's horrible. Are blackflies everywhere in Canada?
And the dreaded June bugs of course. :eek: |
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Last summer in Toronto I was almost eaten alive. :eek: Don't think they were mozzies...but the bites itched like hell. It took about 4 months for the bites to disappear.
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Originally Posted by Jerseygirl
(Post 10727409)
Last summer in Toronto I was almost eaten alive. :eek: Don't think they were mozzies...but the bites itched like hell. It took about 4 months for the bites to disappear.
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I thought all flies were black? I wonder if there's a reason why there's so many about?
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Originally Posted by Oink
(Post 10727577)
I thought all flies were black?
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The Horse Fly is big and brown. I usually meet one when I go to the beach. He likes to try to bite me on my leg.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi..._Tabanus_2.jpg Black Flies are tiny and squishy and attack in swarm formations. When you feel them bite and swat them off, they usually explode leaving fly bits and blood all over the place. http://msue.anr.msu.edu/uploads/imag...ritt%20MSU.jpg Deer Fly are about the same size as a regular house fly. They have pretty patterns on their wings and bite you through your clothes. I hate Deer Fly the most. http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/course/ent0...eer_fly_ad.jpg |
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Horse/deer flies are dreadful. You feel them taking a chunk out of you. The bite is bothersome for months too. :frown: I have also been bitten in Toronto by something similar...but it looked more like a black house fly...but slightly smaller. Bit me on the top of my foot when I was in a store. I felt it...looked down and saw it fly off.
I've posted about this before but the only time bugs don't bite me during the summer months is if a carry a small device from Lentek. |
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Originally Posted by BristolUK
(Post 10727397)
We get our share of mozzies and No-see-ums but I'm not aware of blackflies in town.
And the dreaded June bugs of course. :eek: Bristol....be gentle, I'm fragile.... |
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They are a tan coloured beetle...about 1/2" to 3/4" long.
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Originally Posted by MillieF
(Post 10727781)
What is a June bug....I am assuming that a No see um is an unknown biter? What other onforseens do I have to look forward to Bristol?
Bristol....be gentle, I'm fragile.... June bugs are usually around by now but the rain keeps them away. They are like beetles but they fly - after dark - and are attracted by light. You will hear them bouncing of your windows just like large moths, but they're louder as the 'shell' is harder against the window than a soft moth. They're harmless but if you're on your deck on a warm evening and there's a light source, they'll head for it. But you must be used to worse in France and other places? I was at Montpelier airport once, standing on some grass and looking down saw a horrible looking thing. Like an extremely large cockroach, but slow. It must have been 4" long and about 2" wide. |
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There are blackflies in north-central and northern Saskatchewan but not down south. No-see-ums can be painful, sort of a junior blackfly, and on the beach there can be sandfleas. They concentrate mostly on your ankles. The two bugs to watch for are the culex tarsalis mosquito which carries West Nile disease and deer ticks which carry Lyme Disease and Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. Any kind of tick bites in quantity can produce headaches and sore joints, etc. Also, if you're in a recently flooded area there is a mutation of mosquitos that are a little bit bigger than usual and a real dark soot black in colour. Those have particularly nasty long lasting poison. Brrrrr.
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Oops, forgot this thread. Thanks for info about the flies, I am TERRIFIED of flies and biting insects! I will bring sprays and whatever I can. :(
Cheers :) |
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Originally Posted by floatsy
(Post 10735688)
Oops, forgot this thread. Thanks for info about the flies, I am TERRIFIED of flies and biting insects! I will bring sprays and whatever I can. :(
Cheers :) |
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Originally Posted by BristolUK
(Post 10727796)
But you must be used to worse in France and other places? I was at Montpelier airport once, standing on some grass and looking down saw a horrible looking thing. Like an extremely large cockroach, but slow. It must have been 4" long and about 2" wide. |
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Originally Posted by MillieF
(Post 10735887)
Oh we had all sorts:eek: In France, but somehow "Canada" "should" be different, it's all about frost bite and snow shovelling and the great white lawn and facing adversity with aplomb....not juicy looking insects, humidity rashes and sleepless hot nights (of the wrong sort!). It's certainly turning into a first year full of contrasts and extremes:huh:
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Speaking of weather, I never had satellite in the UK.
Did heavy rain/thundery atmosphere cause loss of TV reception over there as it does here? |
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Originally Posted by Oink
(Post 10735891)
How's the food and wine? ;)
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Originally Posted by BristolUK
(Post 10736016)
Speaking of weather, I never had satellite in the UK.
Did heavy rain/thundery atmosphere cause loss of TV reception over there as it does here? |
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