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What a country! Cattle were starving due to the draught in Queensland, now they are drowning in floods :(
 
helicopterjim said:
Please remember that in Canada .... when it gets cold we just call it winter and don't give a fuck ..... much like we don't give a fuck what USA thinks.

Other than that ..... yeah, it's a bit chilly.
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-40 C to -50 c next few days for Alberta. Snow is so cold and dry it squeaks when you walk on it.

At my grandkids school they were outside the other day doing an experiment they videoed. Throw hot water up into the air from a pot, turns into ice and snow way before it hits the ground. Lots of issues for pet owners, too cold to take dogs to the park, even with doggie coats and doggie booties. http://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/other/calgary-cold-snap-has-dogs-trying-indoor-puzzles-better-than-chewing-the-leather-furniture/ar-BBTlHzT

Main impact of the cold weather on me is I was going to mix and pour cement for the floor inside my heated garage this weekend, but way too cold to run a water hose from the house to the garage for a water source for the electric drive cement mixer, have had to delay.

earlier to day couldn't get the big electric start twin cylinder 5 speed power drive snow blower going to deal with the ongoing snow coming down until I brought it inside into the now heated garage and let it warm up for a couple of hours to thaw it out. Believe it or not the snow blower is fitted with heated grips, have had them on high last few days... ::) ::) ::)

oh, and a 1990 Bentley Turbo R does NOT start in this weather, although my son did get the 92 Jag XJ 40 going. It did take a brand new battery to get the older Jag to reluctantly turn over and eventually fire up.
 

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I have worked with people who schedule concrete pours in 40c plus weather with zero access to water and a 2-hour drive including ferry crossings from the batching plant. That day had me carting 10 gal water buckets in a Gatter to the job and ended with the Architect with heat exhaustion and the Concrete pump bloke jackhammering concrete out of his pump hopper at 7pm in the dark. Always best to check the weather before a big pour.
 
I just can?t comprehend temperatures as low as you often live with Paul!
Even in Melbourne where it can get what we consider freezing i.e. single figure Celcius, it?s rare that I ever wear more than a long sleeve shirt. I couldn?t survive your Winters!
 
"I couldn?t survive your Winters!" You?d survive but not likely enjoy it. My 17th winter in Norway having come from tropical Australia has me realising it isn?t going to get easier, even the local nurse said that my physiology is to blame, blood is too thick in the cold weather, she said she sees on African migrants as well, you almost have to squeeze the blood out for pinprick blood tests!! Need some SAE30 blood!!
So we now have a place in Andalucia to compensate. On Friday I cycled in the hills in warm sunshine, packed up and got on the plane and dug the car out from it?s metre deep snow cover at the airport at 1am. It?s been about minus ten here, a meter plus of snow cover, and now plus 4 and raining and more freezing weather on the way. Any cold climate people here know how much fun that is, the paramedics have their splints at the ready.
 
Tippie said:
"I couldn?t survive your Winters!" You?d survive but not likely enjoy it. My 17th winter in Norway having come from tropical Australia has me realising it isn?t going to get easier, even the local nurse said that my physiology is to blame, blood is too thick in the cold weather, she said she sees on African migrants as well, you almost have to squeeze the blood out for pinprick blood tests!! Need some SAE30 blood!!
So we now have a place in Andalucia to compensate. On Friday I cycled in the hills in warm sunshine, packed up and got on the plane and dug the car out from it?s metre deep snow cover at the airport at 1am. It?s been about minus ten here, a meter plus of snow cover, and now plus 4 and raining and more freezing weather on the way. Any cold climate people here know how much fun that is, the paramedics have their splints at the ready.
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:o
That nurse must know something I don't.
Blood is 37?C.
You certainly have constriction of your peripheral blood vessels due to the cold maybe more so than the locals,, but not thicker blood.

Paul
 
Paul LeClair said:
-40 C to -50 c next few days for Alberta. Snow is so cold and dry it squeaks when you walk on it.
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What part of Alberta are you in? My buddy up in Lac la Biche says it is -30 there ..... it is -10 mhere in the Fraser Valley. I was just up working in the Chilcotin and it is only -30 there as well. I hadn't heard it was that friggin cold in Alberta ..... or are you one of these new age people that goes by windchill? If so then it was probably -30 here yesterday ..... but I only go by the thermometer.

I was going to poke my arm and see if Paul Marx is correct about thin vs thick blood ....... but I probably still have blood in my alcohol so it wouldn't be a valid test.
 
helicopterjim said:
What part of Alberta are you in? My buddy up in Lac la Biche says it is -30 there ..... it is -10 mhere in the Fraser Valley. I was just up working in the Chilcotin and it is only -30 there as well. I hadn't heard it was that friggin cold in Alberta ..... or are you one of these new age people that goes by windchill? If so then it was probably -30 here yesterday ..... but I only go by the thermometer.

I was going to poke my arm and see if Paul Marx is correct about thin vs thick blood ....... but I probably still have blood in my alcohol so it wouldn't be a valid test.
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I don't have a thermometer. Should get one. Went back and checked the environment Canada warning I skimmed, yes, includes wind chill. Checked some other weather articles which actually mentions till air temps, actual still air temps around minus 30 C to minus 36 C, and warming up to minus 25 ish. Positively balmy. ;) ;)

here is todays "Extreme Cold Warning" for Calgary from Environment Canada https://weather.gc.ca/warnings/report_e.html?ab12#1108288041822624650201902010501ww1575cwwg which just references the minus 40 C to minus 50 C windchill without even mentioning the still air temp.

going to take a shot a some basic concrete crack patching to day, lugging water from the house in pails for mixing inside the heated garage, too cold outside with or without the wind chill for me to take the grandkids for any of our normal weekend outdoor activities like tobogganing or ice skating on the outdoor rink across the street from my house.
 
Paul LeClair said:
Main impact of the cold weather on me is I was going to mix and pour cement for the floor inside my heated garage this weekend, but way too cold to run a water hose from the house to the garage for a water source for the electric drive cement mixer, have had to delay.
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I've done a heap of concrete work in Antarctica. We used hot water in hoses so it wouldn't freeze. And I learned pretty quickly not to leave hoses outside when not in use. Also essential to drain water out of the tank on the agitator truck as soon as the pour is done, or top it up with hot water if you have another pour.

We used a couple of additives that would sound crazy to anyone used to concreting in Australia (like Maurice and Cosi)
1. Accelerant, to make the cement reaction go off in the sub-zero temperatures. In warm climates a retarding agent is normal to stop it going off too fast.
2. Air-entraining agent. I dunno what it was made from but it looked a bit like a thick brown detergent. It froths up in the agitator bowl and creates small bubbles in the concrete which protects it from cracking when cooled down to sub-zero temperatures after it's set.  In warm climates, air is something you want to get eliminate in a concrete mix.

But the most important thing was to keep the concrete warm for the first few days. If the water in the mix freezes before it's all consumed in the chemical reaction, it interrupts the chemistry and you end up with a pile of useless crumbly shit that you have to dig out and replace. The concrete reaction is exothermic, so it produces its own heat. But in really cold weather like the temperatures you're talking about, the heat generated by the concrete isn't enough to keep it from freezing, at least with outdoor pours. We used to use thick foam blankets on slabs. For walls and columns we used insulated formwork. In some cases such as slabs in un-heated buildings, we'd deploy gas-fired heaters in the space.
 
Ahh concrete now you have my interest Cam in fact unless you can induce an artificial warm environment above zero the cement particles in the concrete will not react, it may appear to have "gone off" but in fact will be more like a mutant fish with dormant hydrated cement particles and no real compressive strength or wear resistant surface. No temperature or zero Celsius conditions mean zero set. Air entrainer is a chemical that aerates concrete this gives the concretor a feel of "lighter"concrete and aides volumes loss.
Air content is generally in the order of 3% in normal grade concrete.
Paul don't touch the concrete until it warms up.
 
Paul LeClair said:
I don't have a thermometer. Should get one. Went back and checked the environment Canada warning I skimmed, yes, includes wind chill. Checked some other weather articles which actually mentions till air temps, actual still air temps around minus 30 C to minus 36 C, and warming up to minus 25 ish. Positively balmy. ;) ;)

here is todays "Extreme Cold Warning" for Calgary from Environment Canada https://weather.gc.ca/warnings/report_e.html?ab12#1108288041822624650201902010501ww1575cwwg which just references the minus 40 C to minus 50 C windchill without even mentioning the still air temp.
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Yep ...... I forgot that in Alberta the wind blows hard on a quiet day ..... sorry about that. I do remember how friggin cold it got with the winds!
 
helicopterjim said:
Yep ...... I forgot that in Alberta the wind blows hard on a quiet day ..... sorry about that. I do remember how friggin cold it got with the winds!
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something very positive resulting from the extended cold. It is killing off a great percentage of an insect that kills huge swaths of forest.
http://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/albertas-destructive-mountain-pine-beetle-likely-decimated-by-cold-snap/ar-BBTsdy9?ocid=ientp

 
BIG Mid February Snow Storm to hit NORTH SHORE beginning tonight. Lasting Tuesday, Wednesday through to Friday - Temperature is moderate for this time of year at -10C to -15C  with approx 1 foot or more of snow, winds to 70 Km from the South East.

Typical North Shore weather on Lake Huron for this time of year (Can hit +5C at Noon) ='s Great Ski-Doo'n, Skiing  and Ice Fishing Weather. 

Just stay off a Trans Canada HWY with your Jeep Wrangler under these condition - It's just plain suicide - LOL

Gotta say, aside from the Rockies, the Lake Head is equivalent to the most dangerous weather one can drive through during the Canadian Winter - Both are Fantastic - If you know what you're doing with a Volvo ;o)

 
Another big dump of snow this week on the North Shore, The most snow the North Shore has had in over 20 years but the temperatures are enjoyable for Winter Sports.
 
Cyclone Oma is heading towards The East coast of Australia.
Those Aussies who have their bikes on the ship, won't be very pleased that the ship is heading bang into the path of the cyclone as it heads to Singapore. :o

https://youtu.be/dlpnbpmhMLA
 
local news is reporting that the February cold is the coldest February in western Canada in 83 years...?.. Has been a  little tough to take.

not sure about global warming, but sure a lot of extreme weather going on around the globe :o
 
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