That's HOT

It makes a beautiful picture, Eric, but you can keep that weather - not my cup-of-tea. I still remember the ice and snow when growing up in Lancashire. Oh! the pain of fingers thawing out and all that....but have to admit I also had lots of fun as a kid playing in the snow - making the most of it, sledging down the slopes, snowballing - almost compensated the other side of it. Memories!!!! Kids are resilient - don't think I could hack it now, and certainly not as severe as you have it.

Still you have to learn to adjust and cope - sounds like you do both these things admirably, I love the way you relax - should be more of it......

By the way, I think your picture would make a nice postcard - but as far as I'm concerned that's the place it belongs......
 
dotti34 said:
It makes a beautiful picture, Eric, but you can keep that weather - not my cup-of-tea. I still remember the ice and snow when growing up in Lancashire. Oh! the pain of fingers thawing out and all that....but have to admit I also had lots of fun as a kid playing in the snow - making the most of it, sledging down the slopes, snowballing - almost compensated the other side of it. Memories!!!! Kids are resilient - don't think I could hack it now, and certainly not as severe as you have it.

Still you have to learn to adjust and cope - sounds like you do both these things admirably, I love the way you relax - should be more of it......

By the way, I think your picture would make a nice postcard - but as far as I'm concerned that's the place it belongs......
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Canadians are good at coping with winter ... one might not like it all that much, but, like it or not, you know it's coming. And there are lots of neat ways of staying warm. Here's one: the boys from Calgary and Vancouver warming up for a hockey game. This all broke out at the opening face off. Just the lads getting in the mood for a good game of hockey.:alright:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vlel1VPZ4zA
 
dotti34 said:
It makes a beautiful picture, Eric, but you can keep that weather - not my cup-of-tea. I still remember the ice and snow when growing up in Lancashire. Oh! the pain of fingers thawing out and all that....but have to admit I also had lots of fun as a kid playing in the snow - making the most of it, sledging down the slopes, snowballing - almost compensated the other side of it. Memories!!!! Kids are resilient - don't think I could hack it now, and certainly not as severe as you have it.

Still you have to learn to adjust and cope - sounds like you do both these things admirably, I love the way you relax - should be more of it......

By the way, I think your picture would make a nice postcard - but as far as I'm concerned that's the place it belongs......
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I agree with you Dotti, the snow is better on postcards. Still, as I was shovelling the driveway today, I saw how pretty it looked, sparkling in the sun. The birds were singing, (well, one shivering woodpecker anyway) and my spirits rose for a mo. Eric's right, we're in for some nasty cold temps. over here the next few days. Bring on Spring, I say!
 
Turtle said:
I agree with you Dotti, the snow is better on postcards. Still, as I was shovelling the driveway today, I saw how pretty it looked, sparkling in the sun. The birds were singing, (well, one shivering woodpecker anyway) and my spirits rose for a mo. Eric's right, we're in for some nasty cold temps. over here the next few days. Bring on Spring, I say!
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Yup ... when the snow left and the sun came out, it sure was beautiful. I have a bird feeder, and the tree near it was covered in sparrows ... they were too busy fluffing out to do much singing;) A couple of them also provided nice snacks for a hawk that has been hanging around the neighbourhood. I had some shopping to do; so, I walked up to the local Tigre Geant and the El Cabo ... all kinds of people out walking, well bundled of course.:D Everyone seemed cheerful ... calling out things like, "Nice day, eh." (Go figure, eh:)), and "Cold enough fer ya". Extreme winter weather might be a pain in the ass; but we handle it ... 'cause we're Canadians, eh.:alright:

Day after day of temps in the mid forties? I don't think I would like that. It's going to be at best -30 tonite. But I'll put on my winter coat, wear my mad trapper hat ... oh, and long johns:D ... and I'll be nice and comfy when the dogs take me for a walk. But at 40 plus, how do you get comfy:confused:

I think the Aussies have it tougher than we do.
 
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How do we do it? - same as you, Eric, we handle it as best we can. It passes. Anyway it is lovely right now in the Adelaide area - around the 30 mark. It was only in the 40's for a few days.

Just wish in the heat-wave that people wouldn't keep saying that it's hot, like you don't know it is - of course it's bleeding hot - get over it and keep on keeping on.

Mind you, I think we are bringing up a generation of wimps who wouldn't have survived had they lived in the time of the pioneers and had to put up with conditions as they were then - and in the scheme of things, when you think of it, that's not that long ago.
 
Well, I survived that - so I guess that prepared me for anything and everything.....possibly the same applies to you.
 
...and so did I - hand-made by Thornbers in Clitheroe - if I remember the name rightly, though that's not to say I have (remembered the name, that is - it's that age thing, which btw I milk for all it's worth!).

Brings back memories - I had a pair of blue ones, very sturdy - made to last forever. Also remember the boys making sparks with theirs.
 
dotti34 said:
Also remember the boys making sparks with theirs.
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I remember that ... now that was HOT:D It sure sharpened up the old clog irons ... remember cutting myself badly one time ... problem is that it wore out the clog irons real quick; and in those tough times new irons were quite a drain on the old family budget ... the punishment I got for wearing them out too quickly was to have rubber ones put on. Oh, the shame of it, the embarassment:o I can't remember the name of the clogger who made mine ... he had his shop on Barnes St., up on the left hand side towards the Square, near the chemist's shop ... Even though I can't remember the name, I can remember how it looked, and the smell of the wood and the leather.

Nice and cool here ... a balmy -35.
 
Ahhhh,Dotti......clogs.
Remember them well, and yes I was one of the naughty boys who liked to make sparks
Yep,I grew up in the 50's and 60's and it didn't do me much harm.
When the snow was around,sledging down Carter St was the go until the council came along and spoiled all your fun.
Kids these days seem to spend most of their time indoors with their eyes glued to a screen.
Give me the "good old days" any time.

Tal
 
How's your weather now, Eric and Turtle? Hope it's on the improve. Also hope all of you in the UK are enjoying a bit better weather than you have been having.
Here in good old South Australia we are facing another week or so of predicted high temperatures - around the 40 mark each day.
Still it is summer - so it's more-or-less what we can expect.
 
dotti34 said:
How's your weather now, Eric and Turtle? Hope it's on the improve. Also hope all of you in the UK are enjoying a bit better weather than you have been having.
Here in good old South Australia we are facing another week or so of predicted high temperatures - around the 40 mark each day.
Still it is summer - so it's more-or-less what we can expect.
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Hi Dotti, thanks for asking. It's not great over here - minus 15 Celsius and a just a bit of snow falling at the moment, but it's blowing sideways. They're telling us that this is the worst winter in decades for these parts, and I'm starting to believe them! We expect winter to be like this, but by the end of January, for me it's wearing a bit thin. I think the hardest part is knowing that before you go out, you spend maybe 5 minutes getting all your cold weather clobber on (toque, double gloves, boots, parka, scarf etc.) Then you have to dig a path to your car and shovel the driveway (in my case I do my elderly neighbour's driveway too). Then because hubby has his pride-and-joy-convertible-summer-driving-only car in the garage, I have to get all the snow off the car left in the driveway before warming it up enough to drive away. And that's hoping the roads have been ploughed, at least enough that I can make it up the many hills in my area. We always study the weather reports before making any long trips in winter, as getting stuck or worse could be disastrous. I think you get the idea!
While 40 degree temps. are a little extreme for me, I'm sure you too have to plan your outings but from the reverse perspective.
 
Turtle said:
Hi Dotti, thanks for asking. It's not great over here - minus 15 Celsius and a just a bit of snow falling at the moment, but it's blowing sideways. They're telling us that this is the worst winter in decades for these parts, and I'm starting to believe them! We expect winter to be like this, but by the end of January, for me it's wearing a bit thin. I think the hardest part is knowing that before you go out, you spend maybe 5 minutes getting all your cold weather clobber on (toque, double gloves, boots, parka, scarf etc.) Then you have to dig a path to your car and shovel the driveway (in my case I do my elderly neighbour's driveway too). Then because hubby has his pride-and-joy-convertible-summer-driving-only car in the garage, I have to get all the snow off the car left in the driveway before warming it up enough to drive away. And that's hoping the roads have been ploughed, at least enough that I can make it up the many hills in my area. We always study the weather reports before making any long trips in winter, as getting stuck or worse could be disastrous. I think you get the idea!
While 40 degree temps. are a little extreme for me, I'm sure you too have to plan your outings but from the reverse perspective.
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Ditto.;) Although my convertible has only two wheels.:D
 
Well the natives are going crazy in South Georgia.....
reason we are "suppose" to get up to 2" of snow
 
dotti34 said:
How's your weather now, Eric and Turtle? Hope it's on the improve. Also hope all of you in the UK are enjoying a bit better weather than you have been having.
Here in good old South Australia we are facing another week or so of predicted high temperatures - around the 40 mark each day.
Still it is summer - so it's more-or-less what we can expect.
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Hey there hon ... weather is grrreat ... drop over ... I'll put a bunch of moose steaks on the barbie:D ... as soon as I get it cleared off.
 

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