Winter 2017-18
Jan 2nd 2018, 12:33 pm
#256
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Re: Winter 2017-18
That's why I'm adding a generator connection this year. Truth to tell, we've had very few outages lasting longer than an hour or so in the 13 years we've been in this place. But when it does go out we lose the water which is a pain & there is also the frustration of knowing that if only we had a little bit of elek-trickery we'd be able to run the oil fired heating. So, since we're having electrical work done as part of a reno, I'm going to get a generator panel or one of these Transfer Switch | Global Power Products installed.
Haven't purchased a gennie yet but it'll be a portable version rather than anything permanently installed. Of course, if it's in the garage, one has to get it out of the garage when the power goes out & the powered garage door isn't working.
(So opening it manually).
Haven't purchased a gennie yet but it'll be a portable version rather than anything permanently installed. Of course, if it's in the garage, one has to get it out of the garage when the power goes out & the powered garage door isn't working.
(So opening it manually).That does look a cost effective gadget but you won't have the joy of feeling like Doctor Frankenstein when hauling on the giant power lever.
Jan 2nd 2018, 12:51 pm
#257
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Re: Winter 2017-18
Oh my, I sob for your first world problems. Our garage door isn't powered anyway and, indeed, when the garage remodeling man comes, it'll have two unpowered doors.
That does look a cost effective gadget but you won't have the joy of feeling like Doctor Frankenstein when hauling on the giant power lever.
That does look a cost effective gadget but you won't have the joy of feeling like Doctor Frankenstein when hauling on the giant power lever.
Jan 2nd 2018, 1:36 pm
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Re: Winter 2017-18
35-45cm expected Thursday.
Jan 2nd 2018, 1:44 pm
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And strong winds, judging by the depth of the low tracking through. For this part of the world it will be a bit of snow then rain as it's tracking through the Gulf of St Lawrence. Rain means less shovelling but of course when it all freezes it means ice!
Jan 2nd 2018, 2:58 pm
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The weather here is not very good, btw, we had more than a foot of "scattered flurries" overnight, it's still snowing and very windy. The garden usefulness threshold has been breached; we can no longer turn the dogs loose in the backyard as the snow is deeper than the fence (4' 6") and they could just walk out over the fence. That usually happens in February.
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Jan 2nd 2018, 3:03 pm
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I'm free of such equine cost considerations, but the downside of the powered garage door is the shagging around with the magic eye sensor that invariably gets covered with snow thus refusing to close the garage door unless you keep your finger on the button. I have, upon occasion, hit the close button and left for work, coming home some hours later to find the door wide open and everything inside covered in snow. (but still there, which was some relief).
Jan 2nd 2018, 6:49 pm
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The weather here is not very good, btw, we had more than a foot of "scattered flurries" overnight, it's still snowing and very windy. The garden usefulness threshold has been breached; we can no longer turn the dogs loose in the backyard as the snow is deeper than the fence (4' 6") and they could just walk out over the fence. That usually happens in February.
Jan 2nd 2018, 9:00 pm
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Its not bad here today, plus 3, a bit cloudy but no rain. Low of +2 overnight, but rain starts back up Thursday....
Have to give kudos to the builder of our building, it's very well insulated, have not lived anywhere in Canada before where heat hasn't been turned on by January...
Joys of having heated retail space below, heated interior hallways...Most days we have a window open as it gets too warm inside...
Have to give kudos to the builder of our building, it's very well insulated, have not lived anywhere in Canada before where heat hasn't been turned on by January...
Joys of having heated retail space below, heated interior hallways...Most days we have a window open as it gets too warm inside...
Jan 2nd 2018, 9:10 pm
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Re: Winter 2017-18
Its not bad here today, plus 3, a bit cloudy but no rain. Low of +2 overnight, but rain starts back up Thursday....
Have to give kudos to the builder of our building, it's very well insulated, have not lived anywhere in Canada before where heat hasn't been turned on by January...
Joys of having heated retail space below, heated interior hallways...Most days we have a window open as it gets too warm inside...
Have to give kudos to the builder of our building, it's very well insulated, have not lived anywhere in Canada before where heat hasn't been turned on by January...
Joys of having heated retail space below, heated interior hallways...Most days we have a window open as it gets too warm inside...
Hey there are many of us in Ontario and Quebec who aren't experiencing your kind of winter. It would be nice to open the windows here to freshen things up a bit.I dread to see my next natural gas bill. This week has been -30 c w/o windchill in Ottawa apparently the coldest in 9 years.
Jan 2nd 2018, 9:41 pm
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Re: Winter 2017-18
.Though, in our case, it's usually due to a chunk of ice getting stuck to the bottom of the door and triggering the sensor.
Jan 4th 2018, 12:47 am
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Re: Winter 2017-18
I have just returned from 12 days in Florida, the weather over crimbo was beautiful, then the last few days got 'cold'.
A weather advisory was issued today as it may reach zero degrees celsius overnight
A weather advisory was issued today as it may reach zero degrees celsius overnight
Jan 5th 2018, 6:46 pm
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The Atlantic weather bomb seems to have missed us. Or Star Wars technology shot it down.
Not seen any official figures yet but the depth I cleared from the steps was only a few inches. I wasn't aware of any freezing rain here, just a short period of ice pellets and then normal rain which must have taken care of some of the snow.
It's messy and has been very very windy and, of course, it's freezing up a bit now. After a couple of balmy days of temperatures slightly above zero with the feels like taking it just below, we're moving back tp -18/-30.
Not seen any official figures yet but the depth I cleared from the steps was only a few inches. I wasn't aware of any freezing rain here, just a short period of ice pellets and then normal rain which must have taken care of some of the snow.
It's messy and has been very very windy and, of course, it's freezing up a bit now. After a couple of balmy days of temperatures slightly above zero with the feels like taking it just below, we're moving back tp -18/-30.
Jan 5th 2018, 6:47 pm
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We had a windy night and about 8cm of snow before it turned to rain. Went out and cleared it all today before the temp drops tonight and it all freezes. This afternoon St John's NL was warmer than Orlando. (9C vs 0C!).
Jan 5th 2018, 7:08 pm
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Re: Winter 2017-18
Going down to -35c to -42c tonight.
Not amused.
Not amused.
Jan 5th 2018, 7:13 pm
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Re: Winter 2017-18
I could have gone to Australia.