Watercooler Talk

[Glenn Schroeder]

Back at work this morning, hope everyone had a beautiful christmas break.

Mine was less than spectacular. My wife and I each had the flu the week of Christmas. We're okay now, and did our usual Christmas with family on New Year's Day instead.

[AlexLachance]

Mine was less than spectacular. My wife and I each had the flu the week of Christmas. We're okay now, and did our usual Christmas with family on New Year's Day instead.

I got hit with the flu on New Year's eve and was sick from there on until yesterday. Can't wait for winter to be over

[SPerman]

Skye wishes she had been born in Alaska. It is 32F/0C and she is laying in the shade, on the ice.

When she is indoors, she spends her time laying in front of her fan.

[AlexLachance]

Skye wishes she had been born in Alaska. It is 32F/0C and she is laying in the shade, on the ice.

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When she is indoors, she spends her time laying in front of her fan.

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My dog loves sticking it's nose in the snow and playing in it but if it gets too cold she doesn't waste time going potty.

That's a beautiful dog you have BTW.

[SPerman]

That's a beautiful dog you have BTW.

Thanks. I currently have 3.

[SPerman]

The high today is 25F / -4C. Those of you who live up north and deal with this all of the time are crazy.

[SamSpade]

The high today is 25F / -4C. Those of you who live up north and deal with this all of the time are crazy.

The air temperature in Montreal is currently -12°C / 10°F, add the windchill factor and we're several degrees below that. Better yet, tonight's low is -19°C / -2°F, it's not your typical going out for a stroll type weather. One of the coldest nights I've experienced was last winter when my air-handling unit's thermostat read an outdoor air temperature of -28°C / -18°F, yikes!

Stay safe and warm.

[AlexLachance]

The high today is 25F / -4C. Those of you who live up north and deal with this all of the time are crazy.

It was -25C, with wind making it -40C felt this morning, I freaking hate that weather, but it's not like I can brandish a wand and just change it. I could move to some other place in Canada, but it's still Canada. I'd love to live in a place like Florida or Texas but I doubt I would ever get that 'chance'.

The air temperature in Montreal is currently -12°C / 10°F, add the windchill factor and we're several degrees below that. Better yet, tonight's low is -19°C / -2°F, it's not your typical going out for a stroll type weather. One of the coldest nights I've experienced was last winter when my air-handling unit's thermostat read an outdoor air temperature of -28°C / -18°F, yikes!

Stay safe and warm.

We had something like -38C felt last year with a -51C felt, that was seriously nasty but those temperatures rarely last, generally they last from a day to 3-4 days and then we're back in the -5 to -15C, which is tolerable, if I can put it that way.

[SPerman]

I'd love to live in a place like Florida or Texas but I doubt I would ever get that 'chance'.

Maybe when Canada becomes the 51st state.

[AlexLachance]

Maybe when Canada becomes the 51st state.

I think it's all just negotiation tactics, but if we were to talk honestly about the principle, I think there would be a lot of things to think through on this. While we do have a lot of similarities, there are certain fundamental distinctions which a lot of Canadians would not necessarly be willing to 'let go' of. For instance "Free Health care" in Canada is something people really care about, even though our Health system is atrocious. To be able to see a dermatologist, I have to take an appointment that will then be 3 years later, which pretty much means, cross your fingers that your issue isn't too severe or else it might be too late when you do get to your appointment, if you have that chance. I think the same can be said the other way around, there are many things Americans have that they would not necessarly be willing to 'let go of'. I'm not one to advocate against firearms, but Canada is massively against them unfortunately, so imagine just that, the mess it would cause lol.

I think, what would make more sense for both countries without having to mix their politics would be for Canada to 'give-up' on the Canadian Dollar and start doing all their transactions in the US Dollar, as we are already mostly doing.

But, I'm no expert in politics or geographical situations either.

[SPerman]

The high today is 25F / -4C. Those of you who live up north and deal with this all of the time are crazy.

And now it is snowing.

[CarrieIves]

@AlexLachance You say Texas or Florida sound nice, you'll enjoy your Canadian weather when we are having our long stretch of over 100F (38C) degree days in the summer. The hard part is we are in "random season" (October thru about March/April). I had pictures pop up from a few years ago when I had the hammock out in January (not normal, but possible). It's really odd that Houston is getting snow today and Dallas is just cold and dry. Though all the people who didn't want snow in Dallas can thank me for not putting the sled back up in the garage that we pulled down a couple of weeks ago for our one day of snow. (I've been told by my co-workers to wait until April to put it up.)

[DanPihlaja]

The high today is 25F / -4C. Those of you who live up north and deal with this all of the time are crazy.

my dad had -22F yesterday morning with -43F wind chill.

At my house (7 hour drive SE from him), I had -9F. So 25 F is kind of balmy right now. LOL

[Frederick_Law]

And it's -18C in Toronto today.

[Glenn Schroeder]

And it's -18C in Toronto today.

We're currently in the middle of four or five days with the temperature never reaching 50°, and we had the same thing two weeks ago. I'm tired of it. It almost makes me fondly remember those multiple days of over 100° that @CarrieIves mentioned.

[Frederick_Law]

This is how cold it was:

[AlexLachance]

This is how cold it was:
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That's an interesting historical fact.

[Frederick_Law]

https://hackaday.com/2025/02/13/why-ai- ... ng-skills/

"May"?
I'll say it happened already.

"Can anyone fix this ChatGPT code?"

I think AI stand for Anti-Intelligent .....

[AlexLachance]

Did I ever mention how I hate winter? We've had about 30 inches of snow in the last 5 days and it's still snowing today... And to make things worse, USA beat Canada saturday in the Four Nation tournament

[Glenn Schroeder]

Did I ever mention how I hate winter? We've had about 30 inches of snow in the last 5 days and it's still snowing today... And to make things worse, USA beat Canada saturday in the Four Nation tournament

I don't like winter either. It's supposed to get down to the mid 20's F here later this week. That's too cold for me.

[AlexLachance]

I don't like winter either. It's supposed to get down to the mid 20's F here later this week. That's too cold for me.

Dang, that's pretty cold for Texas, I wish we had that temperature over here instead instead of -25F

[SPerman]

They are salting the roads today here in NC. It's not cold yet, but it is coming.

[doobes]

LOL.

The 15" (300 mm) of snow predicted earlier in the week for the Tidewater in Virginia is now 5"-10".

https://theeyewall.com/dude-wheres-my-snowstorm/

LOL!

[AlexLachance]

LOL.

The 15" (300 mm) of snow predicted earlier in the week for the Tidewater in Virginia is now 5"-10".

https://theeyewall.com/dude-wheres-my-snowstorm/

LOL!

Montreal wasn't the hardest hit but has the longest history of meteorological events and it was announced that Montreal beat a record from 1898 with over 72CM of snow in a 3 day span.

Roads were closing everywhere sunday and yesterday. I wasn't even sure if I was going to be able to go back home last night because the conditions were horrible. The snowfall combined with the wind and cold temperature turned everything into a huge blizzard. They say it will take Montreal a good 2 weeks to get back to 'normal' in terms of road conditions.

[SPerman]

Wow. I thought you northerners were prepared for the snow.

[Frederick_Law]

Yes, we're prepared.

Check out the snow cone on top of the solar panel:

[AlexLachance]

Yes, we're prepared.
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Check out the snow cone on top of the solar panel:
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That snowblower's brand new, nice machine mate. I like the "arrowhead" from the meetingpoint of the fences

[Frederick_Law]

It's a few years old. Didn't need it every year.
We don't have side walk. So as long as the cars can get out, I don't do anything.

You probably got much more than we do.

[SPerman]

This is how the South deals with snow.

[AlexLachance]

This is how the South deals with snow.

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There's a few cities and towns that declared state of emergency over here. Montreal says they only have 5% of the snow removed so far. It was honestly dangerous to drive yesterday. The wind almost blew my car out off the road as I was driving back home, like literally, I was driving straight and the wind was just pushing the car off the road because of the ice that was on the road. Some roads were entirely closed, visibility was close to none, so you could be driving thinking all's fine and out of nowhere a 6 feet high snow mountain just appears, blocking the road across completely, and if you weren't being careful enough then you'd be driving into it.

There's actually reports of a few people who have had that happen, having to abandon their car in a snow mountain in the middle of the road because it wasn't plowed and they couldn't get it unstuck. People were calling towings and cops to get help and they were being advised to simply leave the car there and find a place to shelter themselves.

[SPerman]

I remember stories like that coming out of Atlanta several years ago. I never thought the same would happen in Canada.

ETA: 11 years ago.

[doobes]

We went to Samsclub for our usual monthly stockup.

Normally there are 10 people there, including my wife and I.

Today, there's 10 people in each line.

Everybody with a basket full of water, beer and chips...

[DanPihlaja]

Accumulation for my dad (in the western Upper Peninsula of Michigan) is over 200" of snow so far. Probably near the 250" mark.

He's been plowing almost every day.

[DennisD]

Accumulation for my dad (in the western Upper Peninsula of Michigan) is over 200" of snow so far. Probably near the 250" mark.

He's been plowing almost every day.

So, in metric that's like over 20 feet!

(Sorry, I was with a bunch of high schoolers recently. They hurt me brain.)

[DanPihlaja]

So, in metric that's like over 20 feet!

(Sorry, I was with a bunch of high schoolers recently. They hurt me brain.)

Average accumulation for his area is 250" - 300" per year. So they are all set to at least hit that.

[SPerman]

I think you are off by an order of magnitude.

[AlexLachance]

I think you are off by an order of magnitude.

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I believe he is speaking in terms of total over the span of the winter rather then single events.

[Frederick_Law]

Accumulation for my dad (in the western Upper Peninsula of Michigan) is over 200" of snow so far. Probably near the 250" mark.

He's been plowing almost every day.

Plow? He need a tunnel digger.

[DanPihlaja]

I believe he is speaking in terms of total over the span of the winter rather then single events.

Yes that is what I am talking about. Total accumulation for the season.

[DanPihlaja]

I think you are off by an order of magnitude.

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Here are the running totals this year so far:

https://www.keweenawcountyonline.org/snowfall-full.php

231" with 75" just in February