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« Reply #280 on: January 22, 2005, 03:02:06 am »
Oh I know why we have pathetic winters, just that I have never heard of the "Japanese Current"

A quick search on google didn't find much, but I did get this exert: " Ocean currents like the Gulf Stream, the Japanese current, and others are also powerful influences on the movement of heat fom the equator to the poles, and thus on our winds and weather. " - http://www.hawkhill.com/403s.html

Hmmm I guess the term "Japanese Current" is just not used very often?  Interesting though!
Strange how I never came across this term through my Geography courses.



I wish we had snow though... so to the rest of Canada, you guys are lucky.  I have been able to get by with a T-shirt this past week - all-be it a wet one.
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« Reply #281 on: January 22, 2005, 03:04:09 am »
OVR, did you pick up that term back in the day when you went to school?  Maybe that's why it's out of my vocabulary!
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« Reply #282 on: January 22, 2005, 05:50:19 pm »
I don't care about 'youse' guys warm weather. Today it's like minus 100 down here with that friggin wind chill factor and a good 20 cm of snow to boot.

I almost froze the Royal you know whats just trying to do the driveway and then having to make a path for the dogs to run was another adventure. Boy the other half is going to pay dearly for this when Costa Rica is over.

Football tomorrow might be very interesting as a result of this weather (snow & wind) we are getting today and more tonight.

Where's the rum - I feel a hot toddy coming on!
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« Reply #283 on: January 22, 2005, 10:33:58 pm »
I swear Rob...the next time I see you cry about not having snow.... image

I'd say 2 winters in the -30C and you'll be lugging your frozen cajones back over to the island hoping they don't stay blue forever.  The grass is always greener on the other side....or is it?  

The only problem I have with west coast winters is there's no sun.  We get plenty of sun, and plenty of cold.  All in all, it's not that bad if you look at it from the grand scheme of things.
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« Reply #284 on: January 22, 2005, 11:05:04 pm »
When I was in NS and PEI this past summer, saw so many nice places for sale for what I considered was little money (comparatively speaking compared to Western Canada). But then you realize the Maritimes gets these blizzards with 40 or 50 cms of snow about 3 or 5 times a winter; and you realize it's another one of those places in Canada where it would great to spend about 8 months and be somewhere else for 4 winter months. I think the Maritimes is getting it again this weekend. It's warm and melty here and forecast same for next 2 weeks.
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« Reply #285 on: January 22, 2005, 11:44:35 pm »
http://66.51.171.141/../../webcam/images/webcam0000002019.jpg

that's the ski hill that's supposed to have over 2 meters of snow around now.  rain rain go away.  (I'm not crying mdx ) Anyway, if you hate the white stuff, why not move to our local ski hill?  

Mdx, would you actually prefer a winter with no snow in Edmonton?
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« Reply #286 on: January 23, 2005, 12:18:42 am »
well, i would say about 30 to 40 plus cms.whats worse than the snow,is the very high winds of 100 kilometers an hour or so.ah well,at least i was able to stock up on the more important items this time.
like a bottle of jack daniels
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« Reply #287 on: January 23, 2005, 01:13:15 am »
Suds - I was through your town last summer. My wife's cousin lives in the Merigonish area right on the Northumberland Strait. Their postal address is actually Ponds, NS. We stayed with them a couple of days in early Aug. It was very pleasant then but now - bbrrr. I know what a big snowfall and fierce winds can do as I grew in rural Alberta and have seen many a blizzard.  

Hope you got all your supplies and your Jack's.
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« Reply #288 on: January 23, 2005, 01:34:30 am »
I heard there were quite a few deaths, or at least bad frostbite cases, from hot drunks trying to cool off outside in the cold.  something to keep in mind for your next fraternity party! (in any other place that the west coast)
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« Reply #289 on: January 23, 2005, 01:38:32 am »
http://kare11.com/player.aspx?aid=10952&sid=&bw=hi

notice a lady get out of her car, and almost get runned over!
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« Reply #290 on: January 23, 2005, 03:06:52 am »
I never said I hated snow.  Like I said in my earlier post, it's not that bad.  But, if you want snow so much, do something about it.  The world isn't going to change the climate in Victoria for just you....
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« Reply #291 on: January 23, 2005, 03:15:34 pm »
Robbie you ain't seen Snow until you have been to Snowie's house in the winter. You could come to London and be surprised as well in the depth of the Snow here as well. This is warm area of Canada and we usually don't get this much.
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« Reply #292 on: January 24, 2005, 07:59:04 pm »
I think I'll fit right in, log fire, bottle o'drink!  Watch the snow from behind a frosty window....
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« Reply #293 on: January 24, 2005, 09:47:33 pm »
You may want to save some extra money for a Snowblower as well. They do pay for themselves over the years. Mines 28 years old and still running very strong.
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« Reply #294 on: January 24, 2005, 09:57:02 pm »
Ah, there is a Part II open for the "weather" tidbits now, guys. This puppy getting too big. Part II is right here in this same section.
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« Reply #296 on: October 24, 2005, 11:31:10 pm »
YEEHA! ... hehe   Before "blowing" the driveway, make sure all pets and small children are inside!
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« Reply #297 on: October 25, 2005, 02:34:11 pm »
and to think that i was actually swimming about a month ago... Great Lakes water temps were in the mid 20's in southern Ontario untill 3rd week of Sept.
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« Reply #298 on: October 25, 2005, 02:39:56 pm »
I peed in Ontario,Erie,Huron and Wasaga Beach...ya can THANK ME later....!!!!!!! :iagree:
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« Reply #299 on: October 26, 2005, 09:17:18 am »
A cow moose waits for traffic along the Kancamagus highway in Albany, N.H. The animal and it’s calf were licking the salt off the road as members of the New Hampshire Department of Transportation were trying to keep the falling snow from accumulating.

Photo: Jamie Gemmiti/AP

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