How about that weather, then, eh?

Postby **Eaquae Legit** » Fri Feb 04, 2011 7:09 pm

Holy carp is it windy! Today and yesterday have been like Winnie the Pooh's blustery day!

Our bed is pushed up against what used to be a fireplace, but the university boarded it over at some point. Unfortunately, they left a vent. And unfortunately, they don't seem to have closed it up at the top of the chimney. All last night it sounded like one long, low rumble of thunder that just kept going and going.

Postby **Dr. Mobius** » Wed Feb 09, 2011 12:38 am

You should unboard your fireplace and have Dick Van Dyke clean it.

Postby **Eaquae Legit** » Wed Feb 09, 2011 5:45 am

But then I would have to punch him for that horrible accent, and I'd feel a little bad punching Dick Van Dyke.

Rei · Postby **Rei** » Wed Feb 09, 2011 5:53 am

You should feel bad for even thinking it! I quite like him!

Although the cockney was pretty bad. But even still!

Mich · Postby **Mich** » Wed Feb 09, 2011 10:13 am

You might say... it was 'orrible.

Dr. Horrible · Postby **Dr. Horrible** » Wed Feb 09, 2011 10:26 am

it was 'orrible.

You rang?

Postby **locke** » Mon Feb 14, 2011 4:44 am

"Laundry Day
See you there..."

Mich · Postby **Mich** » Mon Feb 14, 2011 10:16 am

Ha ha, I didn't read the signature until this second viewing! Clever poster, oh whoever you are.

Rei · Postby **Rei** » Tue Feb 15, 2011 9:57 am

These past couple of days have been, while not cold, sufficiently cool and damp enough for me to feel freezing all the time unless I'm ridiculously over-dressed.

Postby **Luet** » Tue Mar 08, 2011 4:33 pm

We had an ice storm Sunday night into Monday. Not quite as bad as the one in December 2008 but our power was out for about 15 hours. I took Pheeny over to my mom's house since our place got down to 45*. My brother and I had some fun trivial pursuit games, as we are wont to do whenever we get together.

Postby **Eaquae Legit** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 6:19 pm

Holy carp is it windy! Today and yesterday have been like Winnie the Pooh's blustery day!

Our bed is pushed up against what used to be a fireplace, but the university boarded it over at some point. Unfortunately, they left a vent. And unfortunately, they don't seem to have closed it up at the top of the chimney. All last night it sounded like one long, low rumble of thunder that just kept going and going.

Eh, it's easier to quote myself than write a whole new post.

Postby **Dr. Mobius** » Thu Mar 24, 2011 4:14 pm

WTF mother nature, yesterday it was 70 and sunny and today it's 35 and spitting snow!

Rei · Postby **Rei** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 3:55 am

Yeah, apparently Toronto was hit with a blizzard yesterday or the day before.

neo-dragon · Postby **neo-dragon** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 5:02 am

I wouldn't say "blizzard", but it was one of the heavier snowfalls of the last few months. Snowfall totals ranged from 10 to 25 cm throughout the GTA, I believe. Unfortunately schools were not closed in most areas because it mainly happened during the day rather than overnight. Although it was already bad enough at 7am to make the morning commute quite slow and accident prone.

What a nice way to usher in the first week of Spring!

Postby **Jayelle** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 5:43 am

Snow day here again. 35cm of snow and winds gusting to 110km. Everything is closed.

On fricking March 26th. WHERE DID I MOVE TO???

Rei · Postby **Rei** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 11:47 am

Sorry Jan, all I can do is cackle evilly. I'd always assumed that the Maritimes spent the entire winter (read: September to May) under ridiculous amounts of snow.

Wil · Postby **Wil** » Fri Mar 25, 2011 12:45 pm

Sunday High 72 Sunny
Monday High 75 Sunny
Tuesday High 76 Sunny
Wednesday High 80 Sunny

Yaaaaaaaaaaay.

Mich · Postby **Mich** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 12:59 am

Would you now describe yourself as sunny, with a high of 75?

Gravity Defier · Postby **Gravity Defier** » Thu Mar 31, 2011 8:41 pm

Argh, heat. I love it but it will always require some time to acclimate, even for desert rats such as myself. It is supposed to be 101 tomorrow, so let's give a big round of applause for the First Triple Digit Day of the year.

I also really need to get some razors so I can shave my Abominable Snow(wo)man legs because shorts while riding my bike are quickly becoming a necessity; only you can prevent heat stroke.

GS · Postby GS » Fri Apr 01, 2011 7:21 am

It is snowing today. WTF? The god damned groundhog did not see his shadow. Mother Nature, you are a whore.

Postby **Luet** » Fri Apr 01, 2011 12:12 pm

We got snow too. Although, at least it was only 1-2" and not the 6-12" that they were predicting.

Postby **Luet** » Mon Apr 11, 2011 7:17 am

The forecast for the next 4 days includes a high of 82* and also a chance of snow showers.

Postby **Jayelle** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 4:56 am

Snow. SNOW! Like, 6 inches of it. On April fricking 21st.

The SCHOOLS are CLOSED. It's a SNOW DAY at the end of APRIL.

This is not funny anymore. I wanna go home - and that's saying something, considering home is Winter-peg.

buckshot · Postby **buckshot** » Thu Apr 21, 2011 10:08 am

The weather gods must be pissed off! I'm ready to get my planting done, it sucks butt just waiting.

Postby **Dr. Mobius** » Sun Apr 24, 2011 8:51 pm

Apparently we have a monsoon season now. Our basement is flooding a little and I'm afraid to find out how much of my stuff has water damage (my bedroom is in the basement).

Syphon the Sun · Postby **Syphon the Sun** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 4:26 pm

Have I ever mentioned that I hate living near rivers? Especially when they flood?

Roads and schools are closed, some nearby towns evacuated, etc. See, e.g., aerial video of some of the flooded areas (which have gotten worse in the past few days with no sign of slowing down).

Current projections are that this year will be worse than the '93 floods, which were among the worst in U.S. history. Super duper, gang.

buckshot · Postby **buckshot** » Sat Apr 30, 2011 10:49 pm

This is the first opening day of fishing i've missed in forever. Too damn cold and wintery!

Rei · Postby **Rei** » Fri May 13, 2011 6:04 pm

I'm glad our child will grow up with proper rainy weather, just like home. Ali is okay with this so long as it isn't wimpy around snow.

Gravity Defier · Postby **Gravity Defier** » Tue May 17, 2011 10:48 pm

Thumbs Up/Down, special weather edition:

Thumbs Up: Wind for walking in is fun!
Thumbs Down: Wind for bike riding in is painful!

Thumbs Up: It's almost June and I'm wearing pants and a hoodie to walk!
Thumbs Down: It's almost June and I'm wearing pants and a hoodie to walk!

It has been, more or less, a month and a half long blow-athon. It never fails that I have to ride into the wind, regardless of what direction I'm heading. For that reason alone, I vote for less wind.

Petra456 · Postby **Petra456** » Thu May 19, 2011 6:21 pm

It's 68 degrees out and I LOVE it! I am so ready for summer it's not even funny. It's supposed to be even warmer tomorrow <3

steph · Postby **steph** » Thu May 19, 2011 7:51 pm

I think we switched weather! It's been in the 40's and raining for like a week and a half. Some people are complaining about it, but I'm really happy for it, since our fire season started really early this year. This should give us some cushion! Besides, I REALLY want a fire when we go camping next weekend, and with all this rain, there shouldn't be any fire bans by then.

Syphon the Sun · Postby **Syphon the Sun** » Wed May 25, 2011 4:20 pm

s*** is about to get real very quickly. Multiple tornados sighted early in our path. Projected ETA for the first of those systems to hit: 45 minutes. F2s and F3s projected. Possible F4 conditions before 8pm.

Super.

steph · Postby **steph** » Wed May 25, 2011 5:41 pm

My prayers are with you. Keep us updated?

Gravity Defier · Postby **Gravity Defier** » Wed May 25, 2011 6:38 pm

Be safe, mister. It's bad enough Adam's hometown got demolished this past week; let's not add your current town to the list. Definitely check in, so we know you and the Mrs. are both okay.

Syphon the Sun · Postby **Syphon the Sun** » Wed May 25, 2011 10:38 pm

Woot. We're a-okay. We had some funnel clouds, super strong winds (upwards of 70mph), a bunch of lightning strikes, some hail, and torrential downpour (or is it "sidepour" when the wind blows it so it comes "down" horizontally?), but nothing touched down on us. Seems to have skipped over us, as there were some nearby touchdowns in all four directions. The independent cells (which are more likely to create stronger tornadoes) joined up to form a line about 15 minutes before rolling through us (which is good).

We were without power for a couple hours, there, but it's finally back, again. Based on what was happening in Missouri around 3:30-4:00, we were expecting a lot worse. It was nothing compared to the "inland hurricane" we had a few years back.

How about that weather, then, eh?

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