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Funnily enough, the weather forecasters are saying it's the severe cold in Canada and USA which is causing our wet and windy weather. Even though they're 3000 miles apart, the temperature difference is messing with the Jet Stream and creating one low pressure after another. Wet, wet ,wet (and windy) here till end Feb, so cold, cold, cold in Canada and USA?

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I agree with you, Margaret! Great shots, Eric.

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After a couple of day's break from winter ... It's back:mad:

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Well captured, Eric. That's pretty much what I've got here as well. I haven't known a winter like this in these parts since the early 90s. I'm starting to get cabin fever :eek:

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Me, I'm just getting REAL PO'd;) And so is my little sled dog.:D

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she looks lovely in her little purple coat.

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It's getting to the point where we're all asking ourselves: "Where else can we put it?" The snow is piled so high, it falls down again like a mini-avalanche. :confused:

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You need a bigger shovel.;):D

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Here's something that may give you guys a giggle:

Midas Canada Police Chase Commercial - YouTube

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Yes, I see what you mean. But I like this one because it's light. I've got a jeezley big metal one, but it gets tiring trying to heft it as well as the snow. Today we used our little electric powered snow blower. It deals with the deep stuff, leaving me to finish up with my little plastic shovel.
I've just been on real time chat with a friend who's in Barbados right now. I said think of what you're missing - it's light and fluffy, bright and sparkling. I don't think she took that thought on board. :)

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Hey guys, guess who shovelled this ... and I only fell on my fanny once:D

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Well done! And glad to hear it (chuckle).

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I'm worried about Eric! Is that Brit speak or Canuck speak?

We'll have to get to the bottom of this!

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Gorgeous morning out here today Eric, a little cool at -10 but no snow in sight. It,s almost time to get the golf clubs out.

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Great day here too ... a balmy -12, and sunny;



Golf is a couple of months down the road ... I sometimes think that you guys on the other side of the hills in British California have it too easy ... but, then you have the rain ... and you live in a major earthquake zone ... and you don't have a real hockey team ... and your football team sucks.;):D Once dated someone from West Van; she thought winter gear was a gore tex jacket, a pair of wellies, and an umbrella.:D

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Things have changed a bit Eric, winter gear is now two tickets south.

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Had another couple of hot spells here in sunny South Australia (actually had nothing else but hot spells for the past few weeks) with more to come apparently. Should be about 42 tomorrow and continuing in the high 30's and into 40 again next week.

Just thought I'd throw that in - especially for Turtle and Eric.

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"Bottom" is, bud, I'm Canadian.:alright: Been here about 47 years, and an official citizen since '72 ... and a Montreal Candiens and Saskatchewan Roughriders fan since '67.:D Wouldn't consider living anywhere else. So, you don't have to worry.;) Eh.:D

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I felt a bit chilly this morning when I was standing outside waiting for my little granddaughter to come here. Thought for a minute or two that I might have to put a cardigan on. Must have been about 15 degrees.....

Still it's back to 42 on Wednesday.

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...still it soon warmed up to around 34 degrees. Beautiful day.

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On a serious note though I do feel so sorry for all the people who are being affected by the awful fires raging in parts of South Australia and Victoria. Absolutely dreadful situations - and the worst part of it is that arson is the cause of more than a few of them. Deliberately lighting fires that have the potential to cause loss of life, not to mention property, is the lowest of the low.

The arsonists are out to destroy while so many courageous people put their lives at risk to fight the fires. Much property has been destroyed, thankfully no lives have been lost up to now in this latest lot of fires - lets hope this continues to be the case.

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Wow! talk about extremes - 43 degrees on Wednesday followed by rain, rain, glorious rain, bucketing down.......more rain in a short while than we normally get in all of February apparently. Flooding here and there. Some roads were closed yesterday because of it.

The farmers are happy - the grape-growers not!

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No great loss, eh.;)

Australian Table Wine - YouTube

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That's a bit cruel, Eric, ha ha. Have to stick up for Australian wines being as how I live a half-hour drive from the Barossa Valley, about 90 minutes from McLaren Flat and about 40 minutes from the Clare Valley, places where so much of the great Australian wines come from....but mainly sticking up for them because they are luverly.......speaking of which - well I'll fill up my glass and say 'Cheers!!!!'

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This morning I drove by a half dozen or so youngsters waiting for their school bus. They ranged in ages from 7 to maybe 10. Every one of them were sitting in the hard, frozen snow bank playing about. Their knapsacks were left on the sidewalk, it was minus 18 degrees C, minus 30 with the windchill, and there they were, boys and girls, messing about in the snow. Granted, they all were wearing snow suits and well kitted out with hats and mitts. But I thought, they are true Canadians, not like me. I feel like such a wimp! Bring on Spring, I say.:rolleyes:

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It was frosty this morning here, but nothing at all like your cold stuff.
We have had a very spring like morning, with blue skies and whispy clouds...the cloud cover has increased over the last hour or so...but the day has definitely had a Spring like feel to it.

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Usually, winter and I get along quite well ... after all I spent 18 years in Saskatchewan ... (I'm still a die-hard fan of the Sakskatchewan Roughriders:alright:) I've woken up to temps of -50+ in Ile-a-la-Crosse, worked on the rigs in Northern Alberta, driven the ice road across Lake Athabasca, and curled on natural ice at -30. But this winter has been relentlessly rotten, just downright nasty, even though the kids love it. But the signs of spring are there ... the Jays played the Phillies in the Grapefruit League yesterday:D Winter clothing is on sale at Trailhead. The potholes are all over the damned streets. Spring will be here soon ... but, according to Environment Canada, don't hold your breath ... March is shaping up to be colder than usual.;)

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Shaddup.

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And Eric. to add insult to injury we are having a lovely home made cottage pie for tea.
It is in the oven now...and the aroma is.......well, divine would cover it I guess.

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Ooh.... Can I come over for a visit! That sounds like major comfort food to me - Yummmmm!

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It is....and easy to prepare.
I made it last night just in case I had a jaunt out to Manchester.

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Thanks for the encouraging words, Eric. I too am trying really hard to see positive signs! I did hear sparrows chirping on the roof of a store (does that count?). But yes, I hear March isn't starting out too good. (I remember in years gone by, sunbathing on the patio for March break! Ok, that was maybe 35 years ago, I know better than to sunbathe now :) )

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My turn to cook this weekend, and I've chosen to do my fish stew. In keeping with the thread, I intend to warm up our bellies by putting in a goodly dollop of Barbados HOT Sauce.

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That won't work today ... I have a nice big salmon ready to cook ... and I caught it myself:D ... so there:p

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I hope you are going to share that with Teela and Clint.(and the other fur babies)

I can't eat salmon......I am allergic to it. But I hope you enjoy it.
I am sure it will taste so much better knowing that you caught it in the icy waters where you are(just to keep on a temperature type thing for the thread).

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And to keep on the "hot" theme ... I'm going to use lots of "foreign muck" when I cook it ... :D

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Glad I'm not eating with you then Eric :D

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It won't be ready for another 5 hours yet; so, you have time to change your mind.:D

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very unlikely Eric.......I couldn't get there on time and if I did, the whole lot would make me incredibly sick.

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And still on the hot theme ... this is what we are looking forward to tonite.

Alerts: Kingston, Ontario: Kingston - Odessa - Frontenac Islands - The Weather Network

So, all of us in the northern colonies would appreciate it if you took your pics of spring flowers and shove 'em where the sun don't shine.:D

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Hi Eric - just to rub it in, we're having lovely weather here in South Australia - in the mid-20's and low 30's.

Unfortunately haven't been able to go out much to enjoy it as have been nursing sick husband, who is now much improved thank goodness - second (very sudden) attack of pneumonia in 6 months. Spent our (57th) wedding anniversary in Hospital Emergency via ambulance ride. Can think of better places to be, but thank goodness for them.

Hope your weather improves soon.

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Dotti that sounds lovely...much more comfortable.
I hope your husband gets better soon and that you can have a belated celebration for your 57th wedding anniversary.

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It is definitely more comfortable, Margaret - I don't think anyone should complain about it - but you can bet your bottom dollar someone will.

Thank you for your kind wishes re himself. Definitely on the improve - is again cursing 'my' politicians and being one-eyed about his!!!!!!

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Hey, we've been having that too ... in fact, it's 22 as we speak:D

Glad to hear your old man is feeling better.

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By the way, here's Canada's answer to those cute Koalas:

Toronto Zoo polar bear cub reveals name on YouTube - Toronto - CBC News

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It's good to hear from you again Dotti. Congrats on your wedding anniversary - I'm glad your hubby is on the mend, and that saner temperatures are happening for you :)

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Many thanks for kind words, Turtle. Here's to saner temperatures for you also.

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Saner temps have arrived:D It's about 9:15 a.m. ... and already up to -7. And, wait for it,:theband: it could reach zero today:alright: ... although with the breeze, it will feel like, maybe, -4.;)

Hopefully, we will get a slow melt. There is a helluva lot of snow sitting around; so, flooding is always a possibility.

And now we have to face the potholes:mad: It's going to be a bad year for them. City of Kingston officials say that the bill for just patching up could run to over $1 million.

CKWS TV | Mayor helps CKWS fill the ?worst? pothole

But, much as I like to bitch about the winter weather in Canada, I wouldn't live anywhere else.

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Well, folks, we made it ... up to ZERO:alright:

Tropical Heatwave - The Muppets - YouTube

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Gosh Eric, that is warm enough for you hardy Canucks to get your bathers on! :)

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Oh...and according to the predictions we are set to have temperatures that reach 16-18 degrees C over the weekend...warmer than the med! Sunshine for the South East.
We are going to have rain....but it will be warm rain!

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Funny you should mention that. My neighbours just got back from visiting their daughter in Thunder Bay (NW Ontario, on Lake Superior) where it gets even colder than here ... they are thinking of having a bbq tomorrow, as it might get up as high as 2c:D. No foreign muck; just steaks for the adults and pucks for the kids.;)

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Kudos to them for keeping their BBQ clear - mine is still buried in 4 feet of snow and ice :(

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We've been basking in temps of +2 for the last couple of days ... there is light at the end of the tunnel ... unfortunately it's a [deleted] train.:mad:

Alerts: Kingston, Ontario: Kingston - Odessa - Frontenac Islands - The Weather Network

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There is a light Eric but it's a bit south, they say it's going to be 90 here on Sunday.

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No sunbathing this year ... but the bright side is we had only one major storm, and there were sweet times at the Little Cat.:D

Maple Madness at Little Cataraqui Creek Conservation Area CRCA

And as we wait, and wait, and wait for signs of spring, we can always curl up with a depressing poem:

There's a certain slant of light, by Emily Dickinson

But the temp is up to -14.

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I like the Emily Dickinson Poem Eric.
minus 14.....brrr!
It is very grey here and threatening to rain, but it is 55 degrees F....and I have a line of washing out blowing and one eye on the clouds ready to rush out and bring it in.

Last week when we went on the bus to Southport the hedges were just brown twigs...this week there is the hint of green about them.
We are not going to Southport this weekend...I think it will be Halifax instead...Halifax Yorkshire that is, not your neck of the woods Eric.(I know it isn't really that close to you)

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Hey ... it's up to -9:alright: There are only 4 weeks left in the regular NHL season ... Baseball will start soon (the Grapefruit League play has been going on for a couple of weeks) ... local garages are having sales on winter tires ... Trailhead has sales on winter coats and boots (wise shoppers take advantage of these deals, working on the principle that there is a good chance winter will be back in a few months.) So the signs of spring are all there. Sorry to hear you get stuck with Halifax, Yorkshire; Halifax, Nova Scotia is a great city.

Glad you like the Dickinson poem ... In my opinion, no poet, of any age or period comes up with more striking images than she does. Here's my favorite: "The clouds, like listless elephants,/Horizons straggled down."

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If we do go to Halifax (Yorks) I will post some pics.

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So you got your passport then? And are all your jags up to date? :)

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Drop into the Three Pigeons on South Parade, a great Art Deco heritage pub, nothing like that in Canada.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leeds-22274181

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No passport Son,just a bus pass. I am half Yorkshire anyway. My mother hailed from Sheffield.......so they let me into Yorkshire without any problems...it's himself I am bothered about. He was born in LIVERPOOL 71 years ago today!
So they might leave him at the border :)

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Well, this will be my first foray to Halifax for many a long year(more than 40 but less than 50)...so this visit will be a 'recce'. At some point over the year I am going to be out and about with just my camera and enough money to buy a butty and a drink...and I really like Art Deco...so that will be on my list.

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Yes, that's a wonderful poem. It so well expresses the deep despair that often comes with winter.
On a brighter note, I heard robins singing today. Poor shivering blighters!

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It's abour a 10 minute walk from the bus station but the Piece Hall and the Children's Museum are on the way not to mention the Old Post Office for "err" refreshments too.

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As Jack Nicholson said in "Prizzi's Honor": "Art who?".;)

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Well, I suppose you guys down under are moving into fall. Hope it will be more pleasant for you. Here in up over winter just won't let go. The maritime provinces are really suffering, as are the folks out west, who are still deep in the freezer.

Maritimes storm: travel limited, thousands without power - Nova Scotia - CBC News

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Oh, I feel for those folk. I hate snow...and fortunately this winter we have had very little white stuff...and what we had had been mainly hail or frost.
A winter that has been as bitter and prolonged, must be very hard to live with....except there is not much alternative.

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At the present time the weather is still pleasant here in South Australia, around the high 20’s and low 30’s during the day – but a bit chilly overnight (around the 15 degrees).

I don’t enjoy the colder weather, so not really relishing the thought of winter, but will just have to grin and bear it and make the most of every day whatever it is. At my time of life I can’t afford to wish my time away until next summer!!!! Oops!

The old man has gone off to play golf at the local club which is just a couple of streets away. Went at 6.30 this morning, still dark. Plays the game with a group of other grumpy old men. He’s not keen on the cold either – already wearing warmer clothing – have no idea what he’ll do when the weather gets really cold. Maybe hibernate….

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everyone enjoying the thunder and lightening ... :p made me flipping jump ..and the spugster said what the flipping heck is that .... :p:p

cleaned up version for accyweb .... :D:D:D

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Same here Jen......and pouring down too. Could be worse.....it could be snow!