Wednesday, February 17, 2021

Sunny Day - the Other Day

 I'm just reminding myself that we did have a sunny day the other day!  It was nearly a week ago now, and it's been snowing most of the time since.  A lot of the mental trick for getting through the winter here is a kind of vision that, yes, spring will arrive soon!  Though this year there's been no brief 'January thaw' to remind us of what's coming in March and April

We're supposed to get sunny breaks this afternoon, and temperatures rising to just above freezing by Monday, with a sunny day on Sunday.  The forecast says more snow in the meantime on Friday, but a careful look at the maps suggests that the snow may stay down around Lake Ontario.  That's the trouble with a Toronto-centric forecast; you have to interpret it a little to be accurate.  But it did say "abundant sunshine" this afternoon!

I read about the severe problems down in Texas and I could get worried about people there.  Friends of ours have a married son and grandchildren near Dallas and they have no heat or hot water!  But it blows my mind that they weren't prepared for this!  Our grid system is tied into a huge corner of eastern North America, but Texas obviously thought they were better off to go it alone.  Homes, businesses and industry has all been built assuming temperatures would never reach freezing - it was cheaper that way!  Up here good insulation is a way of life.

Ok now, did any of you notice the obvious typo in yesterday's post?  If you did you were too polite to comment.  But I've changed it now so you can't go back to check up on me!

15 comments:

  1. We are about a hundred miles north of Seattle, but we also have a Seattle-centric weather forecast system, and it needs a bit of "tweaking" to find out what exactly is happening outside. I have even been forced to look out the window for verification. :-)

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  2. Yes, the sun is out!
    It's awful in Texas. They privatized, and the for-profit is not there for the people. They ignored the last storm. The blackouts in Texas are primarily because of frozen instruments at gas, coal and nuclear plants -- as well limited supplies of gas, according to Ercot. Republicans are blaming the wind farms for it!

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  3. It was quite bright on our walk early this afternoon. Once March arrives we will have a little more hope. February can be pretty brutal.

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  4. Sunny days in winter are an exception here but so welcome.

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  5. I don't know where Marie Smith lives but her comment could very well describe the Lower Mainland here. Today is a day of sunshine after which the forecast is back to rain. Oh well, I have lots to do in the house so I'll keep busy.

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  6. Two lovely photographs.
    Today, in my part of the UK we are back to a grey, rainy day.

    Take care.

    All the best Jan

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  7. Too much snow, and as for Texas, maybe the powers that be thought they would be immune to the cold reaching that far south. Yes, I did see your typo, but F and G are so close together and after all, the letters are so special to you. Keep warm in your home that is built for the cold. Here, we have sunshine but further south, a chilly 2C and a slight frost,.

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  8. Hey, we all make mistakes in our blog posts -- just reminds us that we're mere humans. We lived in Texas for a short while when I was in the military -- didn't like it, 114 degrees F the first day we were there. Their governor and a lot of the other politicians apparently want to go-it-alone and blame others for their problems.

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  9. Sun makes the snow look even prettier. We actually had some sunshine today too. Felt heavenly.

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  10. I've made mistakes in posts on occasion. Usually it's caught within a few hours.

    Today here was sunny and cold.

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  11. If I had a pound for every typo I've made.....
    Every bright day at this time of year is a welcome bonus.

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  12. I saw the typo, but I make so many myself I wouldn't be the one to point it out.
    Hopefully you won't get much more snow. We had just a skiff the other night, enough to need to clear the driveway but nothing more. One last day before we get much warmer temperatures....I'm so looking forward to it!

    Take care, stay well!

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  13. the combination of sun and snow is magnificent!! our oldest son lives in austin, he is doing well. they have snow and very cold temperatures but have not lost power. he said all of austin is shut down!!!

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  14. You're too funny about the typo. My goodness, I make plenty although i try so hard not to, I would never point it out! :)
    Yes, spring is coming and the sunshine definitely puts us in a good mood as we look forward to it. Enjoy the warmer temps this week!

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  15. The Exeter 'Live' Radar feed covers your area up there. https://weather.gc.ca/radar/index_e.html?id=WSO. On a separate weather site we have our weather info zeroed in for Goderich.
    We use The Weather Network https://www.theweathernetwork.com/ca
    Example https://www.theweathernetwork.com/ca/weather/ontario/goderich
    W also use a wider animated North America map. https://www.wunderground.com/maps/radar/current

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