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[Mendalla]

Increasingly, the problem is where to put the snow. Need to perfect the technique of blowing it down the driveway, then go back and forth along the end.

Same problem here. You could almost toboggan on the banks at the end of my drive now. A blower would help, actually, since you can throw the snow further than a human with a shovel. My back hates me, too.

 

[BethAnne]

I wish I knew why my body ached so much...can't use shovelling snow as an excuse or reason

 

[BetteTheRed]

A blower would help, actually, since you can throw the snow further than a human with a shovel. My back hates me, too.

Until the banks get higher than the blower can reach...this is a fecking nightmare.

 

[BethAnne]

 

[Redbaron]

Cold here this morning. At least it isn't snowing.

 

[Mendalla]

Yeah, I'll take sunny and cold over another 15cm of snow at this point. My driveway looks like an f-ing canyon.

 

[BethAnne]

Yeah, I'll take sunny and cold over another 15cm of snow at this point. My driveway looks like an f-ing canyon.

Sunny and extreme cold here!

 

[Mendalla]

Sunny and extreme cold here!

Yeah, I don't think it's as cold here as out there, though it is cold enough that EC put out an extreme cold weather warning yesterday for last night (that is still in force). Their website currently shows -16C with a wind chill of -24C here.

 

[BethAnne]

Year-end is done! Just need a form from the bank and I can do my income tax!

 

[Mendalla]

Oh wow, good on you. I don't usually have all my T-slips in until late March. Even my T4 hasn't shown up yet.

 

[KayTheCurler]

Sunny and extreme cold here!

Same here. -45 wind chill this morning. There is supposed to be slightly warmer temperatures by Saturday.

 

[Jaebius]

It's -8 and sunny here... though right now at 5:32 am it's still dark out there

 

[BethAnne]

Same here. -45 wind chill this morning. There is supposed to be slightly warmer temperatures by Saturday.

Hopefully it warms up soon

 

[Tabitha]

The snowblowers can't reach the top of the banks here. I am fortunate to have (pay) a plow Guy, for my short drive. ( When do you use plow vs plough? Is one a verb and one a noun?)

 

[BethAnne]

The snowblowers can't reach the top of the banks here. I am fortunate to have (pay) a plow Guy, for my short drive. ( When do you use plow vs plough? Is one a verb and one a noun?)

I was told by a teacher once that plow was American and plough English/Canadian. I've never looked into it further.

 

[paradox3]

I was told by a teacher once that plow was American and plough English/Canadian. I've never looked into it further.

I think this is correct.

Plow is making its way into Canadian usage. Just like color, favorite etc.

 

[BethAnne]

I think this is correct.

Plow is making its way into Canadian usage. Just like color, favorite etc.

I get a lot of flack from a small handful of readers of the paper because I spell words wrong when I'm using the Canadian spelling. I'm a Canadian, my paper so I can use the Canadian spelling

 

[paradox3]

I come from strong monarchist stock and I used to be very keen on retaining all the British spellings. But I am in flux with all of it these days. Spell checking is partly responsible.

 

[Jaebius]

Use and teach the Canadian spellings

 

[BethAnne]

I come from strong monarchist stock and I used to be very keen on retaining all the British spellings. But I am in flux with all of it these days. Spell checking is partly responsible.

I am too...resisting the spellcheck versions