How warm is it?  Well, people I shared Christmas with thought it was too warm for the nearby ski hill to make snow last night.  Nope, I said as long as it's below freezing they will be making snow and you can ski tomorrow.

Since they're not from here originally (Russian), they don't know that all the snow that melted in the lowlands won't be all that gone from the ski mountain.

It's only -2  & with next to no wind -2 is quite pleaant.



P.S.  Rolph Harris singing right now on CBC. 6 White Boomers

Just thought I'd let all those who are sweating it out in Oz tknow hat we had a difference in temp of over EIGHTY degrees in the last two days!   Monday, it was 43 degrees (F) and by Tuesday evening it was 45 BELOW ZERO (F) with the wind chill ("feels like" temperature)!    Woke up this morning to -17 (withOUT the wind chill!).   

Winds were sustained 25-35 mph, with gusts up to 45 mph, which is why the "wind chill" temps were so low.  We also had about 4 inches of snow, which normally would not be a problem . . . but with those kinds of winds, it was almost blizzard conditions!   Tonight it's only supposed to be about 25 below zero with the wind chill . . .

It's almost impossible to dress warm enough when temps are that low!   I love living here and can't imagine living anywhere else, but I must say, this winter has been rougher than we've had in a LONG time, and cabin fever is starting to take hold.    

Should be warming up into the 20's by Friday and Saturday . . . a veritable heatwave after what we've just had! 

The animals (chickens, geese & goats) are NOT happy!!!!!   

Enjoy your warmth, and PLEASE send some of that up here!!!!!    

Julie

Great pics Julie
I'm a bit like a few of these other fella's - not real sweet on the cold - but the pictures are great & I find your posts really interesting
Hooroo for now

Oh My Julie, we haven't been that cold.

Saturday night was down to -17C with - 26 wind chill. 

But for about the last 24 hours we've been above freezing.  It was up to 9'C this morning (10' = 50'F).

Do I need to tell you that many locations have flooding.    Highways people have been doing what they can to make sure snow banks don't stop run off here in Newfoundland.  http://www.roads.gov.nl.ca/cameras/

But this melt is so strong that Nova Scotia looks almost snow free. http://gov.ns.ca/tran/cameras/camera.asp Parts of PEI are almost snow free.  http://www.gov.pe.ca/tpwpei/index.php3?number=1016836

But New Brunswick still looks like winter http://www.gnb.ca/0113/cameras/allcams-e.asp


Another way to look at this melt is less insulation on the roofs for when it does get cold again.  & it will.  In this winter the ups and downs are out beyond the beyond.

In some places most vehicles have block heaters to keep them warm enough that the oil, and other 'coolants' and antifreeze are liquid enough to get going. 

& there is snow removal equipment.

 

It was hard to get one with the two blades, the way all of ours are.


Snow blowers.  These can clear what looks like a tunnel.  Or they blow snow into dump trucks.  Most cities have these. 




& we still need side walks


That's just a few examples.