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I had the heating on for a couple of hours this afternoon :(

The house just hadn't warmed up during the day like it usually does.

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Do you have to turn your lights on when it gets dark in the evening?

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If it's any consolation I lit our first fire last weekend (29 Oct) as it was rather chilly in the UK. The dogs were delighted.

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This Lowreyesque scene is not Salford many years ago, it is blecking Vernon, today- 15cm of nontypical wet snow due. :thumbdown:

Click on it twice to get it the right way up

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I heard something about Vernon on CBC news this morning I think. I don't think it was snow related.

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Lights? What are they?

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Probably a cousin murdering another cousin for getting another cousin pregnant. ;)

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You know him then... Isn't he the only sane one in the family who married his daughter by his fourth wife to his son by his fifth and insists they all live in a tree?

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Weirdly, not cousins involved but there have been human remains dug up outside of town- possible multiple previous owners

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Well, after a week in tropical Vancouver, I have returned to a freezing house Britain (heating completely off) and I too have resorted to full blast heating and fireplace for a time. I think it was 6C this morning. Brrrr.

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Heating has been on for a little while here, it's been snowing for two days now, don't think this lots going to disappear until next year, supposed to snow for another couple of days and our high tomorrow is forecast to be -10.

Happy Days....

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Today is the first snowfall of the season for Kamloops.

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You left just in time..

Forecast this week is kind of cold. 4c currently and supposed to be 1 overnight.

Possibility of some flurries this week, but doubt it will happen but we shall see.

As for heat, no heat needed yet, still staying around 20-21 inside the apartment.

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Our 'new' heat pump system uses Fahrenheit. It was pre-set for 68(20) for heating and 72(22) for AC. I've not changed anything but there are times when I up the temperature a bit.

I don't use the full timer function since things vary too much to have fixed times. But I can change the temperature for however many hours and in winter I reduce it to 64(17) at bedtime and then back to 68 in time for getting up.

The last two mornings I got up to 63 and yesterday went to 70(21) by late afternoon but today it stayed at 63.

63/64 is cold in the morning but okay if you know it will get warmer soon.

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Looking forward to another brilliant few months of sunshine and dance here in Vancouver --thumbsdown--

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Damp and drizzly here in the Banana Belt but no sign of snow.

Grass still green. Trees only halfway through shedding leaves. Begonias in the hanging baskets looking a little beat up but still hanging on.

Booked the flight and the condo rentals in Panama from the end of this month until the beginning of April.

We hate winter.

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What is this fahrenheit of which you speak? Our house heating wise is at 21 and 18 based on different times of the day but AC wise we have it at 25 c when we have it on. Don't you find 22 for AC seems cold?..and on a lot?

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Are you featured in the Panama Papers? :sneaky:

This is the puzzle isn't it. If 68/20 is generally okay in winter, why would 72/22 feel too cold in Summer?

It's not "on" just because it's set to 72/22. I tend not to turn it on unless the temperature gets above 76. So above 72 is still okay and no AC used.

Sometimes it's very much geared to being able to sleep at night though. Often the intention is to bring the temperature down and then turn it off with the house remaining cool. Or not hot :)

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Yes, but don't tell anyone and you can rent the spare bedroom when the snow gets too deep.

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Up to six inches of snow here by morning, apparently.

Where's this Global Warming we were promised?

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Down into the minus teens at night next week, and so it begins.

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Seattle appears to be getting hit by winter today.

One airline we handle cancelled all their flights between Seattle and Vancouver and the other airline is running flights but hours late.

Not bad in Vancouver here chilly but no snow ice or winds.

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In Calgary we have had two days of snow and not a sign of a snow plough, just brown snow constantly being churned on the roads, two days and they have only put grit down. No wonder the city is grinding to a halt, so many two wheeled cars going nowhere on the hills. I drive a fj cruiser and that in 4wd on winter tyres was sliding all over the road.

I think this is the worst I have seen the roads in Calgary.

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Here they call them motorcycles. We don't see many of them in the winter.

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They have a new invention in Red Deer called roundabouts, it's quite stunning how few people know how to use these new fangled things, what is even more stunning is the complete lack of snow and ice prevention they are receiving. If I get through this winter unscathed I will be very pleasantly surprised.

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A couple have been introduced here too but without the expected problems.

I suspect people rerouted their journey to avoid them although it could just be the general lack of traffic.

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Yes we had a big roundabout famously installed the summer before last, it continues to be chaos, I've never seen a more nervous looking bunch attempting to use it,I can't see why it gets 'em in such a tangle...thank heavens we have even less traffic than Bristol

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Oh I've seen all sorts, people stopping to let others on, cars have been crushed by the heavy haulers making the turn, people going the wrong way, people just pulling onto it and now we add snow and ice:eek: I have to navigate it later, I am avoiding going out as it's still snowing but we need to eat, wish me luck!:eek::eek:

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Light flurries currently in Vancouver, not sticking yet though.

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Just seen a mad are biker, at least he had a side car. It's currently minus ten and it was still snowing this morning.

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It’s snowing and freezing-raining here this morning.

Shut the windows and turned the heating on last night. Can’t complain, despite a crappy summer weather-wise, we’ve had a good run this year.

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Was just checking the cams and the only place on Hwy 3 without snow is Christina Lake :-(. the Kootenay Skyway has been bad for days.
B.C.Highway Cams

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You do know that global warming is not all cities going up the same rate right? ;)

https://www.theguardian.com/cities/n...global-warming

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No snow like they had in the forecast and it wasn't as cold as they had in the forecast.

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Does it help at all to write that it's a bit baking hot here today.

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Can't hurt; it could hit -20 tonight so it all averages out. :lol:

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17C today with warm rain, its bizarre

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17C here in Lake Elsinore, CA @ 8.00 pm. Here for some hot air ballooning. I wasn't able to get into the west side of Yosemite NP yesterday because of snow closing the passes at 9,000 ft ! Bummer.

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We just had snow! It's been rather odd...warm, mild and dare I say pleasant:lol: never a word I'd use to describe the climate here.

But today we've got gusting tempestuous winds that have knocked the power out and driving snow...it won't settle though...too warm :thumbup:
Best of luck all...with a bit of luck it might all be done and dusted by April!

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Yesterday was nice. Today similar, albeit wet. Big drop in temps expected tonight though. Supposedly going from this afternoon's 8/feels like 5 to -8/-15. May get a few flurries on Monday.