In the garden, and RAIN!!! (2)
POSTED BY: SIGNYM
UPDATED: Monday, September 7, 2026 11:50
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Jesus Christ on a cross it's cold!
We haven't even graduated from "Dangerously Cold" to "Very Dangerously Cold" yet. That doesn't' start for another two hours and will last until 8AM tomorrow.
Upped the thermostat to 57 degrees from 56. I'll probably break down and put it up to 60 soon.
Hope everybody is safe and warm if they're dealing with anything remotely similar.
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Growing up in a Republic was nice... Shame we couldn't keep it.
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My corner of BC is sitting at -8C and anyone outside will be very cold. Drivers are being told to stay off the roads because of the possible freezing rain tomorrow and maybe the snow on the road freezing tonight.
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Poor western NYS is getting it with its THIRD lake effect snowstormthis year! Last I checked wundergound it'll not only be dangerously cold and windy, they're expecting 2-plus feet of snow over two days. But worse, leading up to it is rain changing to snow. And like BRENDA said, that's dangerous. Not only for driving but also for tree limbs and power lines. Been in touch with sis, she's about as stocked up and prepared for a power outage as one can be, with fresh batteries, locks saturated with WD40, and car and snowblower gassed up and ready to go. But if power goes out, her only source of heat will be her gas stove, since the furnace blower and water heater ignition both work on electricity. Last long power outage (10 days) she and mom drank soup to stay warm!
The only part of the northern continent missing this "once in a generation" cold snap is yours truly. I won't tell you what our Xmas temp is expected to be. 
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Well...
It's all uphill from here (if the power stays on).
We've made it out of Very Dangerously Cold to just Dangerously Cold. Currently -7 with -37 wind chill. Will make it up to -1 with -29 wind chill in early afternoon before dipping back down to -3 and -34 wind chill and then the temps start rising overnight from 10PM until we reach a toasty high of 9 degrees positive with a wind chill of -16 for Christmas Eve.
By Wednesday it's going to be in the 40's for 7 days straight.
Looks like there won't be much snow for the upcoming rains to melt. There's literally zero in the forecast today. That's nice. We were going to have a foot of snow but it barely glazed us.
The pipes are fine. Had them dripping all night with the cabinets open, and once I turned the heat up to 60 I wasn't worried about them. I'll be easing that thermostat back down over the next few days.
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-4C for computer temp and the weather is trying to either rain or snow. It's suppose to be a combo of both at some point then flip to rain.
It's been abnormally cold where I am for the last couple of months.
Heading out for my walk to get a couple of things done.
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I'll pass on your tip about keeping pipes dripping, SIX. Thanks!
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Originally posted by SIGNYM:
I'll pass on your tip about keeping pipes dripping, SIX. Thanks!
Well... Since you're probably 150% in the positives as I am in the negatives right now, you probably have no worries about your pipes.
But I get ya. We're usually swimming in water we don't need around here.
The current temp is the high today. -1 with -32 wind chill. And boy that wind is howling.
Toasty!
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Originally posted by Brenda:
-4C for computer temp and the weather is trying to either rain or snow. It's suppose to be a combo of both at some point then flip to rain.
It's been abnormally cold where I am for the last couple of months.
Heading out for my walk to get a couple of things done.
I ain't even heading out to shovel.
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Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:Quote:
Originally posted by Brenda:
-4C for computer temp and the weather is trying to either rain or snow. It's suppose to be a combo of both at some point then flip to rain.
It's been abnormally cold where I am for the last couple of months.
Heading out for my walk to get a couple of things done.
I ain't even heading out to shovel.
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Growing up in a Republic was nice... Shame we couldn't keep it.
Walking wasn't great when I went out as the walk in front of my building hadn't been done and other spots were snow covered in a thin layer of ice. I always take my cane and walk slowly watching my feet just because.
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