BC Deepfreeze!

[bonanzadave]

Goin down to -20s with windchills to -30s (that's Fahrenheit for the rest of the world......) Last night the furnace wouldn't kick on. Cleaned the flame sensor and that seemed to work. I'm gonna get a new one just because. Had a nice fire in the wood burner this morning. Nothing warms the bones like a good wood fire !

[earlfor]

nah it was only uphill to school... but there were wolves and polar bears we had to outrun!


High school was worse two way trip 6kms.

NO, no, not true. You didn't have to outrun the wolves and bears. You only had to outrun the slowest one in your group. heh

[wyly]

..on the other hand, Today we may see a real West Coast danger: snow on the ground and warmer air coming in. A fast melt of a foot of snow with rain and a moderate gale added....avalanches later maybe for those that like mountains

Fortunately, it's not a really sub-tropical warm front by the looks of it. But I'm charging up my battery in case a slush-laden tree falls across the power lines.
Happy New Year. meh.not starting well weatherwise.

as long as that bit of tropical air gets to the eastern slopes of the Rockies we'll be good with that here

[DaveR]

Nothing warms the bones like a good wood fire !

There is nothing truthier than this statement.

[Sandy]

There is nothing truthier than this statement.

Really??? We heated with wood for 25 years, now we don't. Yay! Yay! Yay!

[trevor]

Really??? We heated with wood for 25 years, now we don't. Yay! Yay! Yay!

It looses it romanticism when it’s a need

[Brendan W]

Nothing warms the bones like a good wood fire !

And that's before you even light it...

[earlfor]

It looses it romanticism when it’s a need

I never thought of splitting wood as a romantic pastime. heh

[Gorminrider]

It looses it romanticism when it’s a need

Not for me. And, they never lose their utility. A power-failure is just an inconvenience,when there's a woodstove and a stack of wood standing by. (and, if you're flush, you can buy a cord-it's value is not just "free fuel")

[argonsagas]

I never thought of splitting wood as a romantic pastime. heh

Maybe it helps make you feel chipper?

[GS1150Pilot]

Just got home from a week in Ohio outside Cleveland. It was surprisingly mild. The lowest temps we saw were 27 F., though as I got on the plane today, I saw that temps will be around that for a fair bit of the next week.

[storm 64]

Just got home from a week in Ohio outside Cleveland. It was surprisingly mild. The lowest temps we saw were 27 F., though as I got on the plane today, I saw that temps will be around that for a fair bit of the next week.

You should come to beautiful Ohio in the summer time. I'd even have a motorcycle you could ride... 🌞

[GS1150Pilot]

You should come to beautiful Ohio in the summer time. I'd even have a motorcycle you could ride... 

I do at times, buddy. I spent my early childhood there. Still have a sister and her family there. I was there in October of 2019 last, but was also there during the summer of 2016.

[wyly]

It works both ways. I couldn't stand working in -35, but I worked a lot of years in summer heat over 100F. The hottest day I worked was in an engine room at 135 deg F. That. was toasty. lol I had to come out every 5 or 10 minutes to get a breath. heh Too old for that crap anymore though.

I used to suffer in the heat until I discovered how to deal with, move slowly and take more breaks. It's still uncomfortable and dangerous but slowing down and staying hydrated you can get through it. I'm too old too, don't need to do that to my body anymore.

[earlfor]

I used to suffer in the heat until I discovered how to deal with, move slowly and take more breaks. It's still uncomfortable and dangerous but slowing down and staying hydrated you can get through it. I'm too old too, don't need to do that to my body anymore.

Yeah, it's a good way to develop an understanding of conservation of energy. heh