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SKIN052

SKIN052

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Nov 12, 2008
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Appleton, Newfoundland
Have not had allot of time to visit the forum lately. Been extremely busy with work, loads of travel. By all accounts, this is the harshest winter we have had in many, many years. Dropped below 0 in early Dec and has not let up, not even a bit. Most days -25 with wind chill has been the norm. As for the snow, for the love of God, enough with the snow already. Every week since Dec we have had one and at times 2 major storms. Went out back to get a bit of wood brought in yesterday. Took me 2 hours to get one sled load in, too much snow to access with the snow machine, got it stuck twice, buried. My pile is only 100' out back, lol. As for the firewood, down to my last few pieces, maybe enough to sneak through March. Next week we are looking at -25 plus wind chill. So their is my update, or vent, not quite sure. Hope you all are doing well and are on the down turn of things. Take care.
 
Well, here in Southern Ontario, the banana trees are in blossom. :p

OK, ;) another 6" of snow last night and still way too cold. I'm well into next year's wood. Minus 22::C (-8::F) tonight but 2 weeks from now the forecast is +10::C (49::F). So, a lot of us are going to go from too cold with too much snow to warm with too much flooding. The wood stove is great when it's too cold but pretty useless as a boat during a flood. For all you BK lovers, maybe you could put a rudder & a motor on a BK King and see if it how fast it goes. :eek:
 
Lived in Southern Ont, Kingston for about 8 years. Lake effect snow sucked and some cold temps for sure.
 
BTW, love to go to Nfld. It's the only area I have not been to. Every time I look at airfare, it's cheaper to fly to the Caribbean than Nfld., so I never make it there. We were in our car sitting at the dock at North Sydney in August, years ago and heard the forecast was for snow on the rock and we got out of the lineup and headed home. Just sayin ... I'm a wimp.;hm
 
Greetings from just slightly west. The winter here isn't much better. mostly cold. to very cold. It can "politely go away now thanks" . The last winter I spent in NL was 2000-2001 That winter St John's had overall about 16+ feet of snow; not usual but not a performance I'd want to repeat. Halifax has been cold, but as far as snow its plow piles with some grass poking thru in places.

As far as snow in August; I don't recall, but we sure did have some lousy summers. :)
However, definitely make the time to go. late July-October is the best time weather wise. Go around april-May if you want to see icebergs heading south ( Not Guaranteed )
 
SKIN052 said:
Have not had allot of time to visit the forum lately. Been extremely busy with work, loads of travel. By all accounts, this is the harshest winter we have had in many, many years. Dropped below 0 in early Dec and has not let up, not even a bit. Most days -25 with wind chill has been the norm. As for the snow, for the love of God, enough with the snow already. Every week since Dec we have had one and at times 2 major storms. Went out back to get a bit of wood brought in yesterday. Took me 2 hours to get one sled load in, too much snow to access with the snow machine, got it stuck twice, buried. My pile is only 100' out back, lol. As for the firewood, down to my last few pieces, maybe enough to sneak through March. Next week we are looking at -25 plus wind chill. So their is my update, or vent, not quite sure. Hope you all are doing well and are on the down turn of things. Take care.
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HOLY CRAP !.......and I'm complaining about here in Connecticut !;em:oops:
 
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For us in south-western Québec, it`s been a cold one this year as well. We`ve had the coldest temps in 10 years. Let`s hope that next year will be better. I`m finishing my 5th cord, and I figure by the end of the week, I`ll be starting into next year`s wood. I`m not too pleased about that, but you gotta have heat when it is cold. Models are showing a colder than average March, so I guess in Newfoundland, it will be even colder than here.

I`ve been to St- John`s once in my life. From what I saw from the place while we were landing, I understand now why they call it `The Rock``. People were very polite, food was great! I`d like to return and spend more time there. Maybe get into some hunting and fishing.
 
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Sorry to hear you guys are still experiencing a little winter weather up your way. On our way back from Asheville, NC yesterday our car thermometer was reading 75 and I had the window down to cool off a little! However, before you get too angry or envious I should mention we already reached the day's high of 52 and tonight it is supposed to drop down to 23 degrees with about a tenth of an inch of ice! Plenty of volatility when you live in the mountains of western NC.
 
Just remember, all we have to do to start making glaciers is have enough snow so it does not all melt during the summer, and the first snow for next winter falls on old snow from last year!

No Joke - that is how glaciers start forming.
 
mstoelton said:
Just remember, all we have to do to start making glaciers is have enough snow so it does not all melt during the summer, and the first snow for next winter falls on old snow from last year!

No Joke - that is how glaciers start forming.
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Just remember, all we have to do to start making glaciers is have enough snow so it does not all melt during the summer, and the first snow for next winter falls on old snow from last year!

No Joke - that is how glaciers start forming.
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I can see it happening, global warming, I am not convinced. Climate change, most certainly.
 
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View attachment 128880 This morning it was cold but we are supposed to be cold.
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At least someone else shares our misery, lol. We are also being asked to conserve electricity. due to the extreme temps and heavy usage. We went through a week of rolling power outages across the island last month. Never been done before.
 
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I can see it happening, global warming, I am not convinced. Climate change, most certainly.
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This satellite composite video of the shrinking Arctic ice pack by NOAA is sobering. The trend is warmer in spite of local anomalies. With it is coming more local weather extremes.

 
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This satellite composite video of the shrinking Arctic ice pack by NOAA is sobering. The trend is warmer in spite of local anomalies. With it is coming more local weather extremes.
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I spoke out of spite begreen, I should have ended with an lol. I have traveled the Arctic and the North in general on many occasions over the past 20 years and have actually seen first hand some glaciers receding and the results of Global warming through my friends in Northern Labrador. So I agree, Climate change cannot be ignored, however as I am standing atop a pole today at -35 I was ready for a little summer, soon, lol.
 
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I can sure appreciate that I would be dealing with a serious case of cabin fever with the cold you folks have been experiencing.
 
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Hell I am suffering cabin fever in the freakin Tropics of Virginia! Where we don't have winters.
 
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Weather lady nearly promised that last night would be the coldest night until next winter. It's 4 below right now, hope she was right!

Can't dispute global warming, there used to be over 6000 feet of ice where I currently sit in my house, the causes, well that's where it gets debatable. Don't think humans ruined at least two ice ages.
 
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not a snow cover map. the extent of last ice, I have read happens ever 10,00 years approx. last one some 10,000 years ago!!!! a lot of scientists thought this was coming back in the "60-70's.
 
The 'cause' of the ice ages is well known...changes to the earths orbit and tilt over 10,000 year cycles, leading to more or less energy into the system. A (simple) model based on those astronomical data predicts the timing of the last 10 or 20 of them, as confirmed by ice cores.

And we are supposed to be having one now, but aren't. ;hm
 
woodgeek said:
The 'cause' of the ice ages is well known...changes to the earths orbit and tilt over 10,000 year cycles, leading to more or less energy into the system. A (simple) model based on those astronomical data predicts the timing of the last 10 or 20 of them, as confirmed by ice cores.

And we are supposed to be having one now, but aren't. ;hm
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model wrong again? I think "could" replacing "are supposed to" would put it right.
 
Your (OP) heating degree days: 8001

My heating degree days: 8064

I don't know how that is even freakin possible, but that is what www.degreedays.net says. You guys need to quit exporting your weather.
 
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