The way I see it is even the ducks are smart enough to fly south for the winter.......how’s it feel to be outsmarted by a duck? 😀
The ducks next door don't fly. They like to float in the water as long as it is not frozen over. No signs whatsoever of not liking the cold weather.
Only fear they seem to have is things overhead like hawks.
Only fear they seem to have is things overhead like hawks.
I walked out to my van this morning to take a trip to the grocery store and post office. The ground was covered with snow, and the driveway seemed rather slick. After scraping the ice from the windshield and realizing that there were NO cars traversing the main road. I got in the van, put it in reverse and eased onto the throttle to have it go sideways. Yes, my driveway was a solid sheet of black ice. With temps currently below freezing and expected to remain that way until the snow / rain / slurpee storm arrives this afternoon. It looks like I'm not going anywhere today.
So as the famous Mamas And Papas song begins to play in my head, I made these screen grabs of the cameras in my favorite vacation spot.......
So I could be safe and warm if I was in Fla.....
We have all seen the pictures of crowded beaches in Florida and other states. Right now is the peak of the tourist season and Florida makes much of it's revenue on tourist taxes, so the beaches are open. I took screen grabs of my favorite web cams. These were taken at 8:30 AM, and look pretty typical of my experience....nobody is awake to watch the sun rise over the bay from that fishing pier. Ditto the early morning walk along the beach and the pool.
It's just too expensive to go there now. We go in July or September when the place is nearly empty and we can stay for free in a friend's time share. Last September we were greeted by Hurricane Sally.
So as the famous Mamas And Papas song begins to play in my head, I made these screen grabs of the cameras in my favorite vacation spot.......
So I could be safe and warm if I was in Fla.....
We have all seen the pictures of crowded beaches in Florida and other states. Right now is the peak of the tourist season and Florida makes much of it's revenue on tourist taxes, so the beaches are open. I took screen grabs of my favorite web cams. These were taken at 8:30 AM, and look pretty typical of my experience....nobody is awake to watch the sun rise over the bay from that fishing pier. Ditto the early morning walk along the beach and the pool.
It's just too expensive to go there now. We go in July or September when the place is nearly empty and we can stay for free in a friend's time share. Last September we were greeted by Hurricane Sally.
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There was a duck froze into our pond years ago, temp dropped quick one night and he must have slept through it.....we chipped him out in the morning and it flew away, pretty sure he headed south after that!
I am sure I saw an article once on studded tyres where there was a bladder that would inflate to pop the studs out when needed. Handy for these occasions.
The sound of winter tyre studs on cobbles always reminds me of Finland. That and remembering the initial horror of a taxi driver barelling into a corner that appeared to be sheet ice and making it round with no drama.
The sound of winter tyre studs on cobbles always reminds me of Finland. That and remembering the initial horror of a taxi driver barelling into a corner that appeared to be sheet ice and making it round with no drama.
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I remember seeing these marvellous studded tires during a trip to Finland once; they don’t allow studded tires in Canada, because it would cost the government more to maintain the road surfaces from the extra wear - cheaper to use salt and let the car owners pay to watch their cars rust out...
Yes - first time I was in Iceland I thought there was something wrong with the hire car, so I got out and saw the studded tyres! I grew to love that grip!
In this icy weather I love my Nokia Bogtrotters - studded wellie like boots from when Nokia was a rubber company. The studs are replaceable, as and when they wear out. Excellent grip!
They sold off the footwear division - now sold under the "Nokian" brand, so you can still get them and replacement studs!
In this icy weather I love my Nokia Bogtrotters - studded wellie like boots from when Nokia was a rubber company. The studs are replaceable, as and when they wear out. Excellent grip!
They sold off the footwear division - now sold under the "Nokian" brand, so you can still get them and replacement studs!
They aren't common in the Vancouver area but we do see them.
Studded tires with studs up to 2 mm are allowed on BC highways from October 1 to April 30 (one month after winter tires requirements). Vehicles weighing less than 4,600 kg can have up to 130 studs per tire, and vehicles weighing more can have up to 175 studs per tire.
Studded tires with studs up to 2 mm are allowed on BC highways from October 1 to April 30 (one month after winter tires requirements). Vehicles weighing less than 4,600 kg can have up to 130 studs per tire, and vehicles weighing more can have up to 175 studs per tire.
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Last month I had 1,200 pounds of calcium salt delivered. That's a typical winter.
When I joined Nokia in 1992 (when most people still thought they were japanese) they were the largest manufacturer in europe of TVs, welly boots, snow tyres and soft tissue. Funny how things change 🙂
I worked in the phone group at Motorola in the 90's. The big three cell phone companies were Nokia, Motorola, and Ericsson, in that order.....None of them are in the cell phone business today.
The weather here is once again spectacular for a mid-January day. Clear skies and about 5º. The afternoon walk will be nice and long.
Studded tires are allowed in most of Canada for the winter period only except southern Ontario. Some provinces don't outlaw them in the summer either. The new smaller studs came out at least 20 years ago and impart very little damage.
-29C this morning , but starting Fri. warming to -12-15 for the day for almost a week.
-29C this morning , but starting Fri. warming to -12-15 for the day for almost a week.
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A little like Juhazi but not near as cold.
Started the day with rain, then slurpee, snow, cloudy, sunny, and now cloudy again.
And people ask me if I'm drinking more. hehe
Started the day with rain, then slurpee, snow, cloudy, sunny, and now cloudy again.
And people ask me if I'm drinking more. hehe
I am wondering if that article appeared during a period of 40 winks?
I will swear up and down about such items only to realize later I 'heard' about them between 1am and 5am. 😉