Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474

Prayers and Blessings+ heading south from the northern side of the Medicine Line.

Thanks Wallaby. I'll get started right away.

I had one that made it all the way from Brownells, to Vancouver B.C. To Montreal, Quebec, then across the Atlantic to Heathrow UK and back before it landed in my home in Ottawa, Canada.

Definitely he would dread. Or naught.

Reactive pupils?

In my view, those scientists and technicians working on using Hydrogen will solve part of the problem in the long term. Arguments have been made about safety of using the gas; water condensing and freezing on winter roads etc. but these are questionable at best. EVs may have a niche in cities where the users never leave their 15 minute enclave, thus reducing smog in major cities; the safer use of hydrogen and the capture of condensate will be addressed. A closed system may even be possible. I read somewhere for example, the German Kriegsmarine built a hydrogen powered submarine in WWII. While not very successful, it bears remembering that was 80+ years ago. Science and technology has advanced since then.

Been there! Done that! Got the T-shirt. Only in my case it was an older container of molasses, that had become thick. Took days to get it all, (well most) out. SWMBO had a great laugh, but I didn't have to sleep on the couch.

Tea bags out after they steep enough. I take out the strainer when using loose tea in the pot as well.

Good move. And I second Cypress Sun's advice. One other thing I did, Just In Case. Curious old phart that I am, I watched what to do on the maintenance side and bought the oil and filters etc to service the genny myself in an emergency. Rational being the experience we had here after the big Ice Storm, when we were without power for a week and others in the area were out for as long as 3+ weeks. The genny has a 100 hour run time before it's recommended the oil and filter be changed. Our subdivision had issues with outages. They've been worked on but a nagging little voice told me that getting the supplies to do it myself, in an emergency, would be a reasonable precaution, since another widespread, long term outage would tax the commercial maintenance facilities, delaying service at a critical time. YMMV PS: Are you getting a sound pad under the genny and on top of the pad? Supposed to reduce the db a bit.

Love that style! Shame it didn't go into production.

Blizzard here in Ottawa.

Too bad they can't mod it with a tail hook and let the Marines use it.

- 10 C here in Ottawa, at the moment. We had a thaw, rain, freezing rain etc. for a few days and lost a lot of snow, but winter came back! With a vengance! Oh well, the sun is starting to overpower the cold air and causing the roads, sidewalks and driveways to warm and melt whatever snow or ice is on them. We just have to keep an eye on the creeks and rivers for signs of blockages that lead to flooding. The main river that runs through Ottawa, is the Rideau, (part of the Rideau Canal System) and the City is currently clearing the ice to prevent ice jams and flooding if/when the real run off begins from the tributaries and the forested areas surrounding the city.

Prayers still coming from this side of the Medicine Line. Stay positive Pard.

Funny (NOT!) My power went off today as well, (St. Patrick's Day) I only know, 'cause I had to reset the clocks this morning. Oh the hardship! Get yourself a generator and an Automatic Transfer Switch Rye. It's worth the peace of mind. (And, you don't have to worry about zapping a linesman, if you forget to isolate the circuit, or it happens when you're asleep.) PS: Put battery back ups on your PC and TV/VCR/convertor set up. Gives cleaner, steady power saving stuff from spikes and crashes.

Temperatures here have been going up and down like a roller coaster. Back to miserable cold right now. But it's working well for the Maple Syrup producers! The sap is running up and down with the temperature changes.

My Father, at Fort St. John, with his pet moose. They are hard to house train.

Prayers are continuing from this side of the Medicine Line.

Series?

I went with an 18Kw whole house Generac, running on Natural Gas, c/w an automatic Transfer Switch. Between the winds, freezing rain and power line failures, it has been a God Send, since, even though my stove, oven, On Demand Water Heater furnace are all NG, they all require electrical current to operate. While summer outages may just be uncomfortable due to the A/C being out, an outage in winter could be a real problem up here. My place was a refuge for friends and neighbours a couple on a couple of occasions.

I would LOVE to get some of those labels!!

Sounds like the kind of wind I got a couple of years ago: a Derecho. It did a lot of damage as well to the power lines, tree canopy and roofs. Just another reason why I'm glad I have a generator.

If that's someone running around in a costume, it's pretty stupid. I'd be afraid of getting popped!

Like Chicago, the entire state is getting closer to bankruptcy and the pols are getting more and more desperate, according to a cousin of mine living there. She and her husband are exploring ways to leave, even, possibly, return to Canada. I mentioned something along the lines of jumping from the frying pan into the fire, unless they were looking at Alberta.

Prayers heading south from the North side of the Medicine Line Pard. You have a hard road ahead of you, but with God's help and a stout heart you can make it. Speaking from experience, my heart and cancer issues were helped by the thoughts and prayers of the folks here and at my Church. Stay strong and God Bless+