Quoting Maurice Kinal to Nancy Backus on 14-Feb-2020 04:28 <=-

Probably a wise decision...

Being prepared is always a good idea. Also with all the weird weather even 15 dagen might not be enough time if things go seriously wrong
and I am unable to make a run on any local stores for supplies ... in
this case cybertoast offerings. Nobody, especially me, wants to see a
dry cybertoast or some cheap knockoff of the one and true single malt we've both agreed is the only way to go.

You make some very good points there, sir... ;)

and also wouldn't see anything on TV, as I'm never watching it

Just as well as TV appears to be going extinct.

Depends on who you ask, I'd say.... :) And how one defines TV... ;)

ttyl neb

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Hallo Nancy!

Here, the ground is somewhat frozen
...
causing some grief

I heard tales of ice quakes in the general Toronto area which isn't too far from you.

Good reasons to stay clear of any chance of the raging streams

Every year around this time someone(s) is falling into a raging stream due to slippery rocks on the shore.

but then it warmed back up to about freezing for Saturday and
maybe about 4C (40F) today

That sounds close to what we're getting here. As we speak (Sun 16 Feb 2020 10:30:13 PM PST) it is 2C with a forecasted low of 0C overnight. Some light showers earlier on. This is about average for this time of year.

Het leven is goed,
Maurice

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Quoting Maurice Kinal to Nancy Backus on 17-Feb-2020 06:21 <=-

Here, the ground is somewhat frozen
...
causing some grief

I heard tales of ice quakes in the general Toronto area which isn't
too far from you.

I hadn't heard of them... and so far as I know, they've not been
happening here at all... agreed Toronto isn't all that far from us... on
the other side of Lake Ontario, though...

Good reasons to stay clear of any chance of the raging streams

Every year around this time someone(s) is falling into a raging stream
due to slippery rocks on the shore.

You'd think they'd learn....

but then it warmed back up to about freezing for Saturday and
maybe about 4C (40F) today

That sounds close to what we're getting here. As we speak (Sun 16 Feb 2020 10:30:13 PM PST) it is 2C with a forecasted low of 0C overnight. Some light showers earlier on. This is about average for this time of year.

We keep oscillating between well below average, and well above
average... never staying long at the usual average for this time of
year.... crazy year, crazy weather patterns...

ttyl neb

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Hallo Nancy!

You'd think they'd learn

I am guessing they probably do but after it's it's too late. There are all sorts of warnings to stay away from stream/river banks during flood events.

We keep oscillating between well below average, and well above
average...

So far this year, other than the excessive rain in January, it's been more or less around average temps with a few days below average and zero days of anything resembling above average. We're being threatened by a storm for tomorrow with low order gale force winds from the usual direction (SE) we get high winds from. We could see a power outage but often when the wind is from the SE as long as it under 70km/h we fare better than when it is from any other
direction, especially the NW and then it's lights out guarenteed.

Het leven is goed,
Maurice

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Quoting Maurice Kinal to Nancy Backus on 22-Feb-2020 19:11 <=-

You'd think they'd learn

I am guessing they probably do but after it's it's too late. There
are all sorts of warnings to stay away from stream/river banks during flood events.

But of course that sort of warning only applies to other people... if
these are lucky, they survive to heed the warning the next time,
maybe...

We keep oscillating between well below average, and well above
average...

So far this year, other than the excessive rain in January, it's been
more or less around average temps with a few days below average and
zero days of anything resembling above average. We're being
threatened by a storm for tomorrow with low order gale force winds
from the usual direction (SE) we get high winds from. We could see a power outage but often when the wind is from the SE as long as it
under 70km/h we fare better than when it is from any other direction, especially the NW and then it's lights out guarenteed.

Hopefully you fared reasonably well there... we had a fluke power outage
last week, no bad weather around, clear and sunny... and suddenly no
power, out for about 20 minutes... then came back on.... Maybe they were
doing something with the lines, but they gave us no warnings ahead of
time...

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And now just a few days to go... ;)

ttyl neb

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Hallo Nancy!

if these are lucky, they survive to heed the warning the next
time, maybe...

Who would know? I am not sure if anyone knows the survival rate of people falling into streams during high water events. It wouldn't surprise me if such
statistics exist.

Hopefully you fared reasonably well there

We got a good soaking without the predicted high winds and thus power was preserved.

we had a fluke power outage last week, no bad weather around,
clear and sunny... and suddenly no power, out for about 20
minutes

We get those from time to time. I blame crows for those.

And now just a few days to go... ;)

Yes indeed. Unless I hear otherwise I am shooting for "Sat 29 Feb 2020 09:00:00 PM EST" as per the usual time for every cybertoast thus far.

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Maurice

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Quoting Maurice Kinal to Nancy Backus on 27-Feb-2020 04:29 <=-

if these are lucky, they survive to heed the warning the next
time, maybe...

Who would know? I am not sure if anyone knows the survival rate of
people falling into streams during high water events. It wouldn't surprise me if such statistics exist.

At least for the ones that are known about... :)

Hopefully you fared reasonably well there

We got a good soaking without the predicted high winds and thus power
was preserved.

Not too bad, then.... nice to keep the power... ;)

we had a fluke power outage last week, no bad weather around,
clear and sunny... and suddenly no power, out for about 20 minutes

We get those from time to time. I blame crows for those.

I do know that there has been some work on high-power lines going in, so
that might have occasioned a shut-off... we didn't get any warning that
I know of, though...

And now just a few days to go... ;)

Yes indeed. Unless I hear otherwise I am shooting for "Sat 29 Feb
2020 09:00:00 PM EST" as per the usual time for every cybertoast thus
far.

That should work for me. :)

ttyl neb

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Hallo Nancy!

I do know that there has been some work on high-power lines going
in, so that might have occasioned a shut-off... we didn't get
any warning that I know of, though...

Sounds like the work of crows if you ask me.

"Sat 29 Feb 2020 09:00:00 PM EST"

That should work for me. :)

Excellent. See you then.

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Maurice

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