Over the past few days we have finally been able to experience WINTER. The weather has been very mild for us - save for a cold snap in November and another freeze over X-mas holidays.
While I was walking outside today, all snuggled in my finest Canadian gear, I thought about the post I did in November.
Here it is, again, for all to read:
Friday, November 24, 2006
Brrr
Current Music: Depeche Mode "Martyr For Love" (single)
It is very cold outside. The word, "Deep Freeze" does not describe the chill I felt as I left the house this AM to head to work. As soon as I stepped outside, I could feel the cold air settle on me. My ears automatically felt the brace of cold wind. My hands, although covered in warm woolly mitts, felt like ice blocks. My feet, brrr, my feet, they are still defrosting!
And, this my dear friends, is only the end of November. We have not officially hit winter yet. The paragraph above was only describing -15 celsius weather. Our weather network has indicated that by Monday the temperature will be around -30 celsius. I don't know if that includes the wind chill. The wind chill can decrease the temperature quite a bit. All of that cold air being howled around you during a windy day is not fun . . .
This is one thing I have noticed about us Canadians. We love to complain about the cold weather. (this post being a point in case) We brag about our winter chinooks. We rub our hands with glee when a snow storm is about to swirl around us. We proudly ram a toque onto our head and hussle into bulky jackets and brave the cold. Sure, the toques make our hair frizzy and the jackets are very sexless . . . but we are Canadian, and watch us conquer the frozen tundra of the North!
To quote Marns, "Bring it on!"
posted by CanaGal at 17:01
5 Comments:
pingcat said...
Whine, snivel, snivel ...
25 November, 2006 15:53
trying2hide said...
strange.
very strange.
tho stranger I find that toques is what you all call hat.
Prounounced "Too-ka" is Finnish for hair.
hmmmmmm Perhaps not French Canuks...
25 November, 2006 17:10
Bigbro said...
And we are having the warmest november in 300 years...
17 to 19 degrees yesterday... Today somewhere around 14 degrees.
Wish you all the best surviving the CA winter!
Drink lots of sortelege to stay warm is my advice!
26 November, 2006 09:29
CanaGal said...
-39 celsius with the wind chill. Enjoy your nice weather, RDW
27 November, 2006 09:15
trying2hide said...
I clicked on yer ad! You got three cents!
27 November, 2006 16:06
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I LOVE This weather!!! Actually most people cring winter, but I quite like it. Infact today at lunch Reid walked outside without any coat on. He said "I'm from Manitoba -35 or so for weeks on end, this is nothing to walk in." He sums it up quite nicely. Part of being a Canadian is braving our winters, it's what makes us good people damnit!! Something only Russia can agree with.
Actually, I had to drop off some mail during my lunch break. I was in the +15, so naturally I had no coat with me, but I had no problem hopping outside to make it to the mailbox... When it was cold like this, my Dad would always tell everyone that "the misquitoes are biting!"
I will have to agree that we have had a pleasant winter so far. But I wish we had more day light.
Cangal, you and your hubby can be "polar bears" at La Ronge if you so choose :) It will be no problem to drill a hole in the lake.
My winter "experience" this morning took 45 minutes on the Deerfoot to get from Memorial to Glenmore.
Wonder if Leslie H. knew?
But I like the snow and it's not that cold, so I'm not complaining. Yet.
I think the worse thing about this weather is the possible cabin fever one can get. I am glad that I am crazy enough to enjoy this weather. So crazy that I even gladly go snowshoeing, ice climbing and etc...
I think Lesley H needs to take another lookey-loo at the traffic
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