Well I guess it was inevitable that winter had to show its nasty face. Took my buddy for a walk and lo and behold the puddles were frozen. Yikes.
You have to love living in Canada! Gives you more time to read books. [;)]
And more time to buy them as well.
You have to love living in Canada! Gives you more time to read books.
What is the temperature in Fahrenheit?
Right now it's 12 degrees fahrenheit. Got any warm weather you want to send this way??
Oh and Lynden - by the way, what's the temp there?
Hmmm I supposed this isn't the time to ask my niece about the weather the Goose Bay where her chaplain husband got sent in the fall.[:D]
70 degrees F. I have experienced high 50's and do not want to experience it again.
My children want to see snow.
Martha does this help???
Hmmm I supposed this isn't the time to ask my niece about the weather the Goose Bay where her chaplain husband got sent in the fall.
Hey brother, I feel for you. I'll send you a picture when it's -40 celcius which is the same temp as -40 F. I'll be working in that delivering pretty cold milk to my customers.
Oh and Lynden - by the way, what's the temp there? 70 degrees F. I have experienced high 50's and do not want to experience it again. My children want to see snow.
You are experiencing perfect weather for a full index. The fan will propably never come on.
12 degrees! Can human life be sustained in such a climate? Come South my friend!
Michael my brother in 1 month and 11 days my wonderful bride and I will be flying over your head to Mexico. If your golf courses are as great as I've heard, then book a tee time and we'll play a round or two.
Yes humans can survive, but only with hot toddies and an extra pair of socks.
Frozen puddles reminds me of this adorable video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_T9dfpKXwY
What a great video!!
Frozen puddles reminds me of this adorable video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_T9dfpKXwY
Face plant!
I just can't stop watching it over and over and laughing. [:D]
ya it's pretty good.
puddles were frozen
If it helps, think of us in Perth (Western Australia) today: 100 deg F.
puddles were frozen If it helps, think of us in Perth (Western Australia) today: 100 deg F.
That is hot! I thought you used the Celsius scale down under or are you just showing us that you are bilingual? [;)]
That is hot! I thought you used the Celsius scale down under or are you just showing us that you are bilingual?
You're right. I shouldn't admit it, but I'm old enough to remember when we used F, and the formula for conversion (It was 38.2 C in Perth, just before 4pm)
That picture's from southern England, probably West London and it's most likely from the winter of 1963 - I remember Express Dairies, and that winter as well.
Hey MJ what's your niece's husband's name? I may know him... (my husband is Canadian military and we hang out with a lot of chaplains...)
Is that so? Man you got a good memory. I'm just glad I don't have to deliver like this feller. My wife would have been 2 years old living in Buntingford in '63.
Hey brother, I feel for you. I'll send you a picture when it's -40 celcius which is the same temp as -40 F. I'll be working in that delivering pretty cold milk to my customers. That picture's from southern England, probably West London and it's most likely from the winter of 1963 - I remember Express Dairies, and that winter as well.
There are benefits to living in this climate
...... still thinking ....
Some benefits:
So living in the frozen lone prairie does have some but not many benefits.
There are benefits to living in this climate ...... still thinking ....
You can reindex Logos and not worry about a meltdown from the heat.
now that's funny!
There are benefits to living in this climate ...... still thinking .... You can reindex Logos and not worry about a meltdown from the heat.
Its a sunny 54 here in North Carolina. In 10 days, I'll be in Florida (for 72 hrs) where it should be warmer still. Its about 75 and sunny there in my home town today.
It builds patience for when you are indexing
Nice. Rode through North Carolina on my bike in 1979 heading to Myrtle Beach. Biked down with a buddy from Southern Ontario. Had a great time there.
Nice. Rode through North Carolina on my bike in 1979 heading to Myrtle Beach. Biked down with a buddy from Southern Ontario. Had a great time there. Its a sunny 54 here in North Carolina. In 10 days, I'll be in Florida (for 72 hrs) where it should be warmer still. Its about 75 and sunny there in my home town today.
Allen
I'm the same. I understand, but don't relate to, Celsius (or Centigrade as we used to call it when we learned the formula for conversion). Trouble is I still think in pounds, shillings and pence, too! It's why we learned up to the 12 times table. (Where's a nostalgic smiley when you need one?)
Today, Remembrance Sunday we had our poppy wreath laying in lovely autumn sunshine. Temperature was about 50 degrees F. Mind you we are over 57 degrees North, so I suppose we shouldn't expect too much.
Every blessing
Alan
Face plant! I just can't stop watching it over and over and laughing.
I just can't stop watching it over and over and laughing.
Yes. She's low enough to the ground it didn't seem to hurt. Very cute. I would have liked to have seen the expression on her face just after the video ended.
Allen I'm the same. I understand, but don't relate to, Celsius (or Centigrade as we used to call it when we learned the formula for conversion). Trouble is I still think in pounds, shillings and pence, too! It's why we learned up to the 12 times table. (Where's a nostalgic smiley when you need one?) Today, Remembrance Sunday we had our poppy wreath laying in lovely autumn sunshine. Temperature was about 50 degrees F. Mind you we are over 57 degrees North, so I suppose we shouldn't expect too much. Every blessing Alan
In Flander's Field the poppies grow between the crosses row on row.
Today, Remembrance Sunday we had our poppy wreath laying in lovely autumn sunshine.
Here in Canada people wear poppy lapel pins for about a week leading up to Remembrance Day. I am a pacifist theologically, so while I appreciate the ultimate sacrifice that many soldiers made, it grieves me that the conditions of war made such deaths necessary, and my stance is that I hope and pray for a day when it is no longer necessary. Also I believe that usually war does not solve any problems in a lasting way; other solutions would be better to avoid further wars in the future (though I recognize that is an idealistic position in this real and fallen world and that wars will never cease this side of eternity; still I believe it is right to try for peace). For that reason, I wear a white peace poppy pin instead of the traditional red one around this time of year.
Well said. I didn't know about the white poppy.
i haven't missed wearing a poppy since I can remember. It truly was a remarkable thing they did for us.
Today, Remembrance Sunday we had our poppy wreath laying in lovely autumn sunshine. Here in Canada people wear poppy lapel pins for about a week leading up to Remembrance Day. I am a pacifist theologically, so while I appreciate the ultimate sacrifice that many soldiers made, it grieves me that the conditions of war made such deaths necessary, and my stance is that I hope and pray for a day when it is no longer necessary. Also I believe that usually war does not solve any problems in a lasting way; other solutions would be better to avoid further wars in the future (though I recognize that is an idealistic position in this real and fallen world and that wars will never cease this side of eternity; still I believe it is right to try for peace). For that reason, I wear a white peace poppy pin instead of the traditional red one around this time of year.
It truly was a remarkable thing they did for us.
Indeed, it was. In the little village where I minister (population 1200) twenty-seven young men from our village were killed in one day (13th March 1915 at the Battle of Neuve Chapelle).
I agree with Rosie to a point, but I wear a red poppy to commemorate their sacrifice. After all that was the colour of the Flanders poppies which grew in the shell-shattered no-man's land of the front line. That was what inspired the Canadian John McCrae to write his short, moving poem, which has so entered the national psyche here. Moreover, we commemorate the hour and the day that the guns fell silent …
I agree that it was a waste of young lives. There have to be better ways of resolving inter-national differences than resorting to violence. But we need to remember in the words of the Kohima Epitaph:
“When You Go Home, Tell Them Of Us And Say,For your Tomorrow, We Gave Our Today”
Over the last two days I've been watching "War Stories." It's a series of interviews and actual footage of the men who gave their lives so we can live in freedom. Very moving and at times hard to hold back the emotions. Amazing men.
It truly was a remarkable thing they did for us. Indeed, it was. In the little village where I minister (population 1200) twenty-seven young men from our village were killed in one day (13th March 1915 at the Battle of Neuve Chapelle). I agree with Rosie to a point, but I wear a red poppy to commemorate their sacrifice. After all that was the colour of the Flanders poppies which grew in the shell-shattered no-man's land of the front line. That was what inspired the Canadian John McCrae to write his short, moving poem, which has so entered the national psyche here. Moreover, we commemorate the hour and the day that the guns fell silent … I agree that it was a waste of young lives. There have to be better ways of resolving inter-national differences than resorting to violence. But we need to remember in the words of the Kohima Epitaph: “When You Go Home, Tell Them Of Us And Say,For your Tomorrow, We Gave Our Today” Every blessing Alan
am a pacifist theologically, so while I appreciate the ultimate sacrifice that many soldiers made, it grieves me that the conditions of war made such deaths necessary
Having served in missile submarines during the height of the Cold War, I can assure you that—among those of us who understood what it would have meant to civilization if we were ever called upon to launch those missiles—no one desired peace more than those on the front line of the "mutual balance of terror."
More than 40 years later, this is still an emotional subject to me.
Thank you Jack. I didn't know about your service. Thanks.
am a pacifist theologically, so while I appreciate the ultimate sacrifice that many soldiers made, it grieves me that the conditions of war made such deaths necessary Having served in missile submarines during the height of the Cold War, I can assure you that—among those of us who understood what it would have meant to civilization if we were ever called upon to launch those missiles—no one desired peace more than those on the front line of the "mutual balance of terror." More than 40 years later, this is still an emotional subject to me.
I totally understand that, and thank you for your years of service. This day must be a very emotional one for you, as it is for most of us.
am a pacifist theologically, so while I appreciate the ultimate sacrifice that many soldiers made, it grieves me that the conditions of war made such deaths necessary Having served in missile submarines during the height of the Cold War, I can assure you that—among those of us who understood what it would have meant to civilization if we were ever called upon to launch those missiles—no one desired peace more than those on the front line of the "mutual balance of terror." More than 40 years later, this is still an emotional subject to me. I totally understand that, and thank you for your years of service. This day must be a very emotional one for you, as it is for most of us.
I can still remember the moment of silence in Elementary School for Armistice Day . Now, this is Veterans' Day in the US, a time to honor all who served. While showing your appreciation for those who served, don't forget their wives/husbands and children. They also made a sacrifice while the missing family member served. "They also serve who only stand and wait." My wife did not get to do much standing with 3 children while also being the Chief's wife. Sometimes that was like having several extra children [;)]
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