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Offline Diane CBPFC

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chilly on the prairies
« on: November 22, 2010, 09:12:02 PM »
...and in the northern bush. It was -31C this morning and son would not wear a winter coat, hat or gloves.

What can be done about these teenagers and their sense of fashion?

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Zesty White

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Re: chilly on the prairies
« Reply #1 on: November 22, 2010, 09:58:23 PM »
I'm glad to hear this is an international thing and not just folk from my neck of the woods. Not that my neck is as cold as that. Mind you, the heater on my car decided not to play last week so it did feel like it on Monday morning...
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Joan

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Re: chilly on the prairies
« Reply #2 on: November 27, 2010, 06:08:43 AM »
Crikey, Diane! I would have thought you'd freeze to death at -31C!  That is seriously cold.
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Tom

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Re: chilly on the prairies
« Reply #3 on: November 27, 2010, 09:53:02 AM »
It was -1 yesterday here. This sounds tropical in comparison to -31... it's thirty degrees warmer!!!  :-\
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Malc

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Re: chilly on the prairies
« Reply #4 on: November 27, 2010, 10:58:55 AM »
Yes, but it's not the lack of heat, it's the lack of humidity.
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Offline Diane CBPFC

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Re: chilly on the prairies
« Reply #5 on: November 27, 2010, 04:09:40 PM »
It was only cold for a few days - one day it was -30 something in the AM and up to -16 after school and then we had a +1 ! It is better to be cold and stay cold as this bring freezing rain.  Moan, moan, moan...
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lucy

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Re: chilly on the prairies
« Reply #6 on: November 30, 2010, 01:44:16 AM »
I was freezing yesterday at M90, had to crossed my legs for 5 hours, I thought I protect my modestly and wait until where somewhere a bit discreet before I drop my knickers and pee  ;D
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Offline Diane CBPFC

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Re: chilly on the prairies
« Reply #7 on: November 30, 2010, 03:27:16 AM »
I admire your bladder control Lucy. I have a two-hour bladder myself.
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Offline The Peepmaster

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Re: chilly on the prairies
« Reply #8 on: November 30, 2010, 11:20:44 AM »
Quote from: lucy on November 30, 2010, 01:44:16 AM
I was freezing yesterday at M90, had to crossed my legs for 5 hours, I thought I protect my modestly and wait until where somewhere a bit discreet before I drop my knickers and pee  ;D

How embarrassing...

Seriously though, the powers-that-be should take into account that in such a situation there will be many ladies and gents looking for some way of relieving themselves discreetly.
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Offline Bilthehut

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Re: chilly on the prairies
« Reply #9 on: December 05, 2010, 06:06:08 PM »
Whilst it has not been that cold down here in 'sunny' Dorset, the rear window of our Renault Espace has just shattered when closing the tailgate.  BUMMER!  It can only have been the cold (and a little age) that caused it as it is the original undamaged (well, it was about an hour ago) glass.

Fortunately I have duct tape and a large roll of commercial bubblewrap to tape over the gaping hole that now decorates our trusty steed of 14 years.  The car is now backed up to the hedges so no one can see the security risk.  Autoglass are hopefully coming tomorrow afternoon to replace it.
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Offline Diane CBPFC

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Re: chilly on the prairies
« Reply #10 on: December 06, 2010, 03:11:49 AM »
Rotten luck Bill. We had a small window on our mini van shatter to a thousand pieces just sitting in the yard in the summer one year.
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Offline Bilthehut

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Re: chilly on the prairies
« Reply #11 on: December 06, 2010, 07:15:11 PM »
Car's back to full fighting weight now, thanks to Autoglass. Fortunately, we did not have any rain and my temp job sealing the hole worked. 
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Offline Roger Kettle

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Re: chilly on the prairies
« Reply #12 on: December 06, 2010, 07:52:09 PM »
Well. more snow today so we've got about two feet of the stuff lying around. More buses cancelled but my downhill slalom to the local shops resulted in two chicken breasts, a box of Cuppa Soup and a bottle of Dry Martini. That's me set for tonight, then.
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Tom

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Re: chilly on the prairies
« Reply #13 on: December 06, 2010, 08:09:58 PM »
We've been in dense fog for the past few days... snow Thursday and Friday, rain Saturday and the fog came down Saturday night. Freezing fog on Sunday, and today, it was snowing in the fog. I've never seen anything like it!
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Offline Bilthehut

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Re: chilly on the prairies
« Reply #14 on: December 06, 2010, 08:44:00 PM »
It snowed heavily last Thursday, and had the day off as I could not safely get to my workplace.  Friday was better with a little more snow.  Saturday it rained, and the snow has all but disappeared. Typical!
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