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Post by whatagain on Jan 21, 2020 15:30:17 GMT
I woke up under my velux window that was totally cool vetoed in frost. I spent a long time looking at it and marvelling at the beauty of it.
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Post by kerouac2 on Jan 21, 2020 16:30:12 GMT
I am ready for January to end, even though there is no guarantee that February will be any better. In Paris, the internet claimed that the dawn temperature was -1° but I can assure you that it was not freezing in my part of town, which was a small consolation.
I think that the official Paris weather station is in Parc Montsouris on the southern edge of the city, and it is a vast area of vegetation, so it probably gets considerably colder than on the ordinary city streets.
I do know that I live in the driest part of Paris (Montmartre keeps the rain away for some reason), but I don't think we will ever have a real drought anywhere in the city.
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Post by mich64 on Jan 21, 2020 17:59:38 GMT
Who is shoveling, Mich? Is your husband recuperated enough to do that? Yes, it was him. His surgeon told him he could return to normal activities, although I do not think he would find his lifestyle normal. He has an appointment at the end of the month where we will find out what comes next. He is feeling good, hoping the tests results show that. It was quite cold this morning, -25C but is about -2C at the moment and the sun is shining!
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 21, 2020 18:20:16 GMT
As Questa pointed out elsewhere, you are a genuinely poetic person, Whatagain! I live in the driest part of Paris (Montmartre keeps the rain away for some reason) Interesting about that microclimate in a large city. I always marvel at your success with windowsill herbs. Not to take away from your talent at growing, but might your pocket of climate not help too? Indeed, his "normal activity" would be a very high level of activity for anyone else! Glad to hear how well he is feeling and may the sun keep shining on you both.
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Post by mickthecactus on Jan 21, 2020 19:03:11 GMT
Talk about understatement Mich! -25c and it’s QUITE cold?
It was -1c here and bloody freezing!
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Post by bjd on Jan 21, 2020 19:52:27 GMT
Talk about understatement Mich! -25c and it’s QUITE cold? It was -1c here and bloody freezing! It's all relative, Mick. Depends on what you are used to. One year I went to Canada in May. I wore a leather jacket and jeans while lots of Canadians were wearing shorts and t-shirts.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 21, 2020 23:36:09 GMT
Well, there is a horror movie!
And lets face it, in humid climates cold just feels colder.
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Post by mich64 on Jan 22, 2020 0:57:07 GMT
Talk about understatement Mich! -25c and it’s QUITE cold? When we get below -30C, then I say it is REALLY cold out. -25C is still acceptable to get out for groceries or other chores so I am usually okay with that, but that extra -5 will keep me indoors for sure. It's all relative, Mick. Depends on what you are used to. One year I went to Canada in May. I wore a leather jacket and jeans while lots of Canadians were wearing shorts and t-shirts. That is so true bjd! Once mid March comes and we get some days around 10C you see many people in shorts and t-shirts and even on a sunny day some convertible tops down on vehicles. And of course the BBQ aroma around supper time!
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 22, 2020 1:24:09 GMT
Having seen You People relentlessly wearing warm weather clothes here in Oaxaca regardless of the temperature, I absolutely believe everything about Canadians' imperviousness to cold.
And after all my bragging about our lovely warm weather, it's 60 degrees out right now and dropping. When I took the dogs for a walk I had to put on a sweater and a windbreaker and was still unhappy.
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Post by questa on Jan 22, 2020 5:19:01 GMT
Do you put a warm coat and boots on your fur babies before they go outside in winter?Here I put socks on to protect feet from hot roads and footpaths in summer.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 22, 2020 5:28:27 GMT
Questa, it doesn't get cold enough for them to need coats and boots, although Oliver sometimes gets a sweater because he gets colder more easily.
I wish more people realized that hot pavement burns the dogs' little feeties. I can always tell when the pavement is hot because my three will walk in tight single file really close to a wall to take advantage of the strip of shade. When I was waiting for the ferry boat in Amsterdam a couple and their dog were also waiting. The man found a shady spot for his wheelchair-bound wife, then he and the dog moved closer to the waiting area, which was sunny. The dog, who was old and fat, kept moving around & it was obvious the man was telling him to settle down. Finally I said, "I believe the pavement is too hot for him." The poor man looked stricken and immediately thanked me and moved himself and the pooch into the shade.
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Post by whatagain on Jan 22, 2020 8:01:17 GMT
-3c. Had a hard coat of ice on my windshield.
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Post by mickthecactus on Jan 22, 2020 8:09:24 GMT
Dull, damp and chilly here.
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Post by kerouac2 on Jan 22, 2020 10:38:03 GMT
They have salted the pavement in my neighbourhood for the first time this season. I suppose that means it's going to get colder… and wetter.
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Post by bjd on Jan 22, 2020 12:04:16 GMT
10° and it just started to drizzle.
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Post by Kimby on Jan 22, 2020 15:06:29 GMT
Do you put a warm coat and boots on your fur babies before they go outside in winter? Here I put socks on to protect feet from hot roads and footpaths in summer. My sister went hiking and camping with her dog in canyon country. Though the dog didn’t act distressed during the day, that night my sister started finding raisin-like things in the tent, and the dog was licking her paws. The “raisins” were her foot pads! At least the outer layers of them. They had been seared and were falling off! No long-term consequences, but my sister was horrified at the time.
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Post by kerouac2 on Jan 22, 2020 16:13:04 GMT
If those stupid animals would ever learn to speak our language, this kind of horrible event would not happen.
Or maybe it is humans who are unqualified to care for the pets they have kidnapped.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 22, 2020 16:34:05 GMT
In line with Kimby's sister's dog story, it always upsets me to see people on bicycles with their dogs running alongside on the leash. First of all, the dog has no choice but to go along and second, it's in the dog's agreeable, pack-intensive nature to do what the pack leader (the stupid human on the bike) wants. The poor dog will lope along next to the bike until it drops from exhaustion.
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Post by lagatta on Jan 22, 2020 17:09:55 GMT
Yes, it is a very stupid think to do, unless the cyclist is riding slowly on a shared cycle/footpath in a park and the dog is obviously enjoying her or himself. Some dogs do like that, but often humans seem a bit blind to their furry friend's behaviour.
Here many dogs wear little booties. We rarely get as cold as mich's town anymore, but not only is it very humid (unlike the Prairies or more northerly places) the roads and sidewalks are salted; horrible for wee paws.
-2°C here now; going up to 2°C. Often it gets a bit warmer here; the temps are taken at the airport, which is cooler. Will be mild all week, thank Bastet. Yes, baby Archie actually saw snow, not that he cares, nor do I care whether he cares. But significan snow is rare in Vancouver.
I'm always cold so it would take a heatwave for me to wear short sleeves and a skirt with no tights (I never wear shorts except to do housework and some light gardening tasks). But I am very happy when I can wear sandals.
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Post by bjd on Jan 22, 2020 18:42:45 GMT
The other day we saw a guy on a skateboard being pulled by his dog -- well, not really pulled since sometimes the dog was alongside. It was on a bike path and the dog didn't look as though it was suffering, it looked like it was enjoying itself.
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Post by mickthecactus on Jan 22, 2020 19:35:21 GMT
We saw one as well this week but the dog actually was a Husky! Surreal...
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Post by questa on Jan 22, 2020 23:47:08 GMT
In the late '50s my former husband had a border collie cross retriever whose biggest joy was playing with the kids in the quiet streets of the neighbourhood. The boys had rigged up a harness and the dog would pull them along after a push to get going. One day a newspaper reporter saw this and ran a small article with photo on page 3. At once there was a public outcry and the editor decided to make an issue of it.
Reporters, cameramen and half the street showed up to see this poor dog being forced to pull the kid. The harness was hanging up in the laundry, the boys were out in the street with the observers and the dog who was quietly sniffing his way through the crowd. Then the boy called,"Pluto, want to play wagons?" the dog bounded over to him and jumped up licking the boys face, then galloped inside and got the harness.
After watching a few runs the camera man said he had never seen a dog as happy and well cared for as this one and the reporter wrote the dog loves his game even more than the boys did.
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Post by mich64 on Jan 23, 2020 15:26:46 GMT
Here many dogs wear little booties. Indeed lagatta, we bought the booties for one of our Labs. They did not last long, he would spend more time trying to get them off while out for a walk. We realized shortened/limited walks on those cold days were the appropriate solution for him. We had an Alaskan malamute, he loved the cold and snow, but of course he would. In town they spray brine on the roads and spread a salt/sand mixture, this is harmful for dogs. We used to wash their paws after a walk. Another mild day +1C with clouds. Chipmunks have emerged in abundance. A bit of snow is expected this weekend. A pleasant winter so far! in humid climates cold just feels colder. Absolutely Bixa! I live in regions where we have humid weather (I think Lagatta does as well), winter or summer. It makes the cold miserable. We lived in northern Alberta where even though the winter temperatures were colder, it felt very different. As were the dry summer temperatures. I really prefer the dry cold/heat.
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Post by kerouac2 on Jan 23, 2020 15:50:47 GMT
That's about the same temperature as in Paris today, but we don't call that mild for some reason, and on top of that it is sunny.
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Post by lagatta on Jan 23, 2020 16:44:56 GMT
You rarely find -20 in Paris... Not that our winters are always that cold, as some people from more clement climes tend to think.
And yes, Mtl is very humid. The Ottawa (or Outaouais) River flows into the St Lawrence, creating lakes on either side. There is a lot of water around here, though we are far upstream from the sea.
Huskies LOVE to pull sleds or little carts.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jan 24, 2020 2:17:59 GMT
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Post by questa on Jan 24, 2020 2:34:45 GMT
. Chipmunks have emerged in abundance. A bit of snow is expected this weekend. A pleasant winter so far! AWwww, Chipmunks. How cute is that!
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Post by questa on Jan 24, 2020 3:05:34 GMT
We are having autumn type weather...I'm confused! So are the plants. Instead of the usual heat waves we have had 3 weeks of +/- low 20C and needed a light blanket at night. Skies here are overcast with reluctant drizzles of rain. Cool winds from the south. The winds have been creating great rolling dust storms...really spectacular stuff, like big red tsunamis. What next?
My son was on Kangaroo Island last week. They had 150 "flare-ups" where a smouldering log or tree root suddenly comes to life and starts another blaze. The island is a sea of white ash and the fires hide in the roots until they are hot enough to flare.
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Post by mickthecactus on Jan 24, 2020 11:18:19 GMT
Yes, I saw questa. New York is not having a cold winter either and even Moscow isn't that cold. Not right.
Here it is dull, damp and dismal and not much sign of a change for the next week.
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Post by cheerypeabrain on Jan 24, 2020 12:00:19 GMT
Gloomy. I think I'll need extra SAD light time today!
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