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AlexLachance wrote: ↑Mon Jan 06, 2025 8:08 am 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.

Glenn Schroeder wrote: ↑Mon Jan 06, 2025 9:07 am 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

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.

SPerman wrote: ↑Mon Jan 13, 2025 11:26 am 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.

AlexLachance wrote: ↑Mon Jan 13, 2025 11:45 am
That's a beautiful dog you have BTW.

Thanks. I currently have 3.

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

SPerman wrote: ↑Tue Jan 21, 2025 2:51 pm 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.

SPerman wrote: ↑Tue Jan 21, 2025 2:51 pm 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'.

SamSpade wrote: ↑Tue Jan 21, 2025 4:15 pm 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.

AlexLachance wrote: ↑Tue Jan 21, 2025 4:32 pm 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.

SPerman wrote: ↑Tue Jan 21, 2025 4:44 pm 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 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 21, 2025 2:51 pm 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.

@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.)