Weather where you are?

Paul LeClair said:
this weather is not funny any more. It is minus 43 Celsius outside. I have to be in Court for the morning tomorrow. I have to drive to a car park as near as possible to the the Court House in the morning and then walk outside from the car park to the Court House in a suit, bloody hell.......
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I dunno how you do it, Paul, I really don't.

Must be time to retire to Florida or somewhere, no? :unsure:
 
At the start of the unprecedented multiple flooding and after 3 La xxx events in a row in oz I mentioned they usually end in a very big cyclone, well guess what's brewing up north right now.
 
my drive to work, shortly after 9 am. Minus 31 Celsius, blowing snow, and still dark enough everyone has their headlights on. Sunrise around 8:35 am, sunset around 4:30 pm, shortest day of the year (December 21) just past. All uphill towards longer days, sun and warmth, from here...... Going to be plus 4 Celsius for Christmas Day, I will break out the shorts and T shirt. These big temperature swings are really something to experience.
 

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That must cause huge damage with water expansion with the extreme freeze and thaw over and over, does my head in thinking about it. And people complain when it gets a bit humid here in the summer heat.
 
Vince said:
That must cause huge damage with water expansion with the extreme freeze and thaw over and over, does my head in thinking about it. And people complain when it gets a bit humid here in the summer heat.
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Does a lot of damage to flora and fauna as well.
And we depend on those.

Paul
 
Paul Marx said:
Does a lot of damage to flora and fauna as well.
And we depend on those.

Paul
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Hi Paul

I have removed the lawns and over the past four years have done a "wilding" project in our yards. Lots of plantings for birds, bees, insects, etc..

For the birds, my spouse and I run several different types of feeders that are very heavily relied upon, and we have two heated water stations that see a lot of use. Amazes me to see the birds flocking to the feeders in minus 35 Celsius, then puffing themselves up and all huddling together in the bushes.
 
helicopterjim said:
The flora and fauna here have been living through these conditions for millennia. It might thin out the weaker ones but so far they ain't all dead yet.

Jim
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I read an article this morning saying that the population of Hudson bay polar bears had dropped by 27% in 5 years.
We don't eat polar bears and they're not immediately responsible for pollinating the plants we depend upon for food, but a sign of major upheaval.
The flora and fauna have survived for millennia but have only had to contend with human activity on it's present scale for a few decades, and they ain't the better for it.

Paul
 
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