17th
January
2019
At this time of year, a big “twenty-five cent” word takes control; prognostication. Wherein we try to guess which weather forecast is accurate enough to control our routine. This is winter, and there will be storms. Right now, “the known world” (from my doorstep, is watching the approach of something big enough to rattle the windows. We’re still several days out, but the models are available. Be it the weather guy on CBC, or the weather guy on Facebook, we’re getting an overview and interpretation of the possibilities. Not the probabilities; a distinction must be made.
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7th
January
2019
When weather closes local schools, those with an eye to
Twitter generally know about the event, early on. I can’t judge what the roads
are like, other than that 30 meter swath at the edge of my lane, so this serves
as an indicator of nasty driving conditions. So be it.
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22nd
December
2018
And then the great rain came, and washed away our winter. We’ve
gone from white to muddy, although that, too, will pass. Unlike a generation
ago, when we locked ourselves into big boots and coats for months at a time,
now we get to vary our dress code. On the positive side, all the snow on the
deck has moved on, without any shovel play.
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16th
December
2018
I believe that the Almanac has ruined generations of “people waiting for the weather to happen”. Hard to calculate their number, but too many among us believe that we can predict the turn of the winter ahead. Not so.I’m waiting on the predictions for the next 36 hours, as I try to calculate the fear factor of a long trip by car. Right now, the precipitation is going to be somewhere between 5 cm of rain and 50 cm of snow. More exact than that and you go crazy.
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posted in food, pets, Wx |
29th
November
2018
And now we wait. The electricity had stuttered several times through the night, but sometime around first coffee, out it went. As the day continued, fully 70% of the Island went into enforced darkness. No water, no sanitation, no cell phones for many. Here, the generator has been purring, all day long, and I’ve sent off an email to the propane people, asking to be added to their next delivery run. Not an issue, yet, but since the utility announced that service won’t be stable until tomorrow, it is best to be proactive.
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posted in environment, Wx |
23rd
November
2018
Today is the sort of day where curtains are superfluous. Due to the blowing snow, there’s no chance of anyone seeing what lies beyond the window frames, in either direction. As well, the lane had to be cleared; the second time in twenty-four hours. Could this be an indication of a long winter?
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21st
November
2018
We were lucky. Up in the other end of the province, the snowfall was real. Here: enough to record your progress, if you went walking. For my part, I settled for a quick pass with the shovel. Don’t want stuff freezing on the steps, this early in the stretch.
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posted in food, Wx |
13th
November
2018
I just showed solidarity with the dog. Left my footprints in the snow, on the front steps. No, I didn’t take time to find my winter boots. Remember, solidarity.
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18th
October
2018
In the background, the reassuring rumble of Jenny. Inside, life as usual. The power company lost us about 90 minutes ago, just after my stove time had ended, and I didn’t really care, much. The loss of the local FM feed was unexpected, but the CBC can’t afford to have everything, right?
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16th
October
2018
I live on an island. Surrounded by water, and cousins. When we play “six degrees of separation”, things are real! Nothing creepy-close; we’re not like European royalty, but it does remind you to ask the quintessential Island question. “So, who’s your father?”
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