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This chap's Canadian weather blog http://www.accuweather.com/news-blog...&blog=anderson is calling for much snow for SW Ontario.

Presumably this will have the following consequences:

• It will be a snowing in Richmond Hill
• dbd33 or more likely YAL will get to play with the snowremoval equipment again.
• 25cm+ in TO will cause general chaos and consternation
• Souv's winter snowfall prediction for Ottawa starts to look a little more shaky

Happy Shovelling!
AX

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As noted elsewhere, we're ready. We have on hand;

big stack of firewood
candles
good stock of raclet cheese
side of salmon stewing in dill/salt/sugar
buckets of wine

bring it on!

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Thanks for the tip AX, I'll swap tonight's heels for crampons :D

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Swap your heels for what??

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Crampons get your mind out of the gutter.:p

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Crampons, rhymes with Tampons:p

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Thanks for your sympathy AX. As of now it is a-snowing not in Richmond Hill, although the radar to the SW looks distinctly dodgy.

The shovelling duties have been delegated to Number 2 Son, who has timed his return to the fold with typical cack-handedness.

Like dbd33, we are well stocked with tempting victuals and copious supplies of Thunder Water.

We will survive!!

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It would appear that environment Canada now agrees.

Worst case scenario, potential snowfalls predicted are:

Windsor - 20cm or 8"
London - 35cm or 14"
Hamilton - 40cm or 16"
Toronto - 37cm or 15"
Peterborough - 45cm or 18"
Kingston - 40cm or 16"
Ottawa - 60cm or 24"

Batten down the hatches folks.

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I'm at work until 9am tomorrow morning- in theory. So lets hope Mr Plow gets out and does his stuff so I can drive home

Plus a friend is getting the bus from Ottawa to Pbro tomorrow afternoon/evening.........

Exciting isnt it!:eek::rofl:

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Phew! No mention of Richmond Hill. Maybe it'll miss us?

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Ever the optimist eh Novo? :)

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<checks radar again>

Errrr, no.

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I loved this:

http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/warnings/son_e.html

(the entire map is coloured red for a weather warning)

I've just cleared the foot or so of snow that was on the laneway, a week's accumulation, just in case another foot falls and together it's too much to shove aside. It was bizarre to be in the city yesterday, no hint of winter, whereas out here the roads were snow packed or icy.

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Yep then it all comes to NB and NS :D

We have stocked up on victuals, whisky, moosehead, water (we are on a well so if the electricity goes out = no water), candles, checked the generator is ok (It will run the important things, like lights, TV and DVD player). Camping stove and gas is set up and back up is the BBQ ;)

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I thought there was a general rule that computers and TV's shouldn't be run off a generator unless you have a surge protector, something about the power being erratic.

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didnt think you were supposed to run computers without a surge protector anyway

you do mean the fancy extension cable thingy dont you?

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It's winter 83/84 all over again. Aaaaah! I wish I was there.

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what happened then?

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Yes, that's it. You may be right, I'm terribly derelict in that regard, we do have a UPS but the battery's been dead since, I dunno, the mid-90s maybe.

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Meanwhile on The Rock... AX faces exposure to the elements of another sort:
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2007/...ity-shoot.html

:huh:

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Not again. This "artist" has been squeezing $$ out of that stone for years now. It's time he did something original.

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It a-snowed in Richmond Hill.

Hmmm, just been out for a smoke and noted sporadic deposition of what at first glance appear to be small particles of frozen water. Could this be snow? (It's been so long, I forget).

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It's not that Tunick bloke... it's Mary Walsh... it's Newfoundland, ffs! :lol:

Ooooooh, a vid clip: http://www.cbc.ca/clips/mov/walsh-nude-071215.mov

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Havoc. We couldn't get home. Had to stay in a hotel downtown.

Turns out dbd was at the same hotel probably the same nights I was there.

HAHAHA

evrytime the swedish people complain about lots of snowfall I just silently think "you ain't seen nothing yet"

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Oh, sorry. Mary Walsh nude in Newfoundland? Again?

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I recall that storm. Stranded downtown during the beer strike, we had to drink Tuborg.

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The horror!

That was my first full winter in Toronto. Quite a shock after Southern California.

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I hope I'm not stranded in Campbellford. If I were I would be grateful for some Tuborg.

Still no snow here

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You mean, you mean...(gasp), it is a-snowing not in Peterborough?!

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(sighs) I am in Campbellford, which is 40km east of Pbro.


However MOH who is in Pbro tells me, no, it is a-not-a snowing there either

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I'll ignore making the snide remark that referring to being in Toronto as being 'in the city' is a very New York City thing to say. However, didn't you know that after the centre of the universe got hit by a snowstorm that the Army had to help with Mel Lastman, in his infinite wisdom had a dome placed over the entire 416 to keep out nasty winter weather permanently. This dome can not be seen with the naked eye. Environment Canada perpetuate this little know fact by issuing winter weather forecasts for 416.

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That's a very poor quality post, clynnog. What are you trying to get at?

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"In the city" as being in the city in Ontario. It's not something a New Yawker would say about Toronto (had he heard of Toronto) so I too am a bit lost. Please have another go.

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I was inferring that winter doesn't really hit the 416 compared to the rest of Ontario. I also made some lame joke about Mel Lastman and the army snow clearing.

As well, I've often run into people from Manhattan (while outside of Manhattan) who refer to Manhattan as the 'city'....

Hopefully, we are all back to regularly scheduled programming now.

Env Canada are calling for about 50 cm + here in Ottawa from this storm...that would be incredible if it were to be true.

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We just landed and WOW the weather had something for us - kids think the white stuff is great. Maybe I shouldn't have wished for so much! :o Anyone got any boots? I haven't - typical Einglish women in high heels! :thumbdown:

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I think that's what I said earlier, that I went to the city and there was no weather, are you implying agreementation?

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Ah, you're in Ottawa. I still don't understand, but whatever.

How was the salmon? We've just finished an excellent frenched rack of pork with apple sauce, roasties and Brussel sprouts, accompanied by a bottle or two of St. Emillion ( I know, too much for pork, but Son 2 was just back from college and needs fortifying before he shovels).

Talking of which, despite all predictions, it is a-snowing not in Richmond Hill (or barely, we have an imperial sprinkling no more).

How is it in the tundra?

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We can't be eating well today, all of that we gotta be saving for the storm. We made do with a resuscitated lasagne and some braille wine. No snow yet but it's really quite brisk, -15 metric in the VW, 20 on the deck but it's always 20 on the deck so I suspect the JD thermometer doesn't go lower.

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Ok, I'll bite, braille wine?

With respect to the JD thermometer, it's probably using that little known Sumarian temperature scale in which the temperature is always 20 but the number base changes as appropriate.

Ah PC Memories of OceanMDX!

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Basteau Cotes-Du-Rhone Villages, used to be dirt cheap when I started drinking it day-to-day, less so now, raised bubbles on the label so a blind person can chose it.

It still looks to be 20, despite bringing the machine in and cleaning it but it aint, if I walk to the VW and turn it on, it'll say -lots. About as reliable as the weather forecast, these thermometers.