shaneymack Posted May 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2016 Springtime weather here - 20C (68F) going down to about 8C (46F) tonight with clear skies great for star gazing. You do mean 20c and not -20c right? Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Tapatalk Originally English, but spent 16 years in Calgary - It's where I think of as home now. I hear Calgary is a nice place to live. Id probably prefer it to here although its a very high cost of living isnt it? Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drzaius Posted May 16, 2016 Report Share Posted May 16, 2016 And in Calgary, it's 21 & sunny. 1 hour ago, h3nry said: Originally English, but spent 16 years in Calgary - It's where I think of as home now. 22 minutes ago, shaneymack said: I hear Calgary is a nice place to live. Id probably prefer it to here although its a very high cost of living isnt it? High cost of living in Calgary is mostly in high house prices. Although that has taken a bit of a turn lately. Great place to live. Very sunny, mostly mild winters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryMcK Posted May 16, 2016 Report Share Posted May 16, 2016 1 hour ago, shaneymack said: You do mean 20c and not -20c right? Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Tapatalk I hear Calgary is a nice place to live. Id probably prefer it to here although its a very high cost of living isnt it? Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Tapatalk LOL. Just realized it looks like a minus sign. Nope it's been plus 20c here today. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted May 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2016 And in Calgary, it's 21 & sunny. High cost of living in Calgary is mostly in high house prices. Although that has taken a bit of a turn lately. Great place to live. Very sunny, mostly mild winters Mild winters? Really? I thought it was way worse than here. Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted May 16, 2016 Report Share Posted May 16, 2016 76F (24C) here today ! Shorts weather , but it has been getting chilly overnight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted May 16, 2016 Report Share Posted May 16, 2016 frost and freeze warnings out for here the last few days, covering up flowers and plants, snow flurries just north of here, screwed out of a nice spring again i guess, if i wanted to see 76F here steve i would have to turn the furnace up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h3nry Posted May 16, 2016 Report Share Posted May 16, 2016 50 minutes ago, shaneymack said: Mild winters? Really? I thought it was way worse than here. Calgary has schizophrenic winters. One week it'll be seriously cold, and then the next week a Chinook will blow and it'll all melt ... then it'll happen over again. My first winter in Calgary, in early March I went to work one morning in +11C - I didn't even take a coat with me - I regretted that when it dropped to -39C that afternoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted May 16, 2016 Report Share Posted May 16, 2016 I haven't worn anything heavier than a T-shirt to work in over a year. Gotta love it here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjk Posted May 16, 2016 Report Share Posted May 16, 2016 I miss snow. I used to live in New Hampshire and we'd get a few storms each year that would dump 2+ feet of snow overnight. Here in the Seattle area, a big snowstorm that wreaks havoc with traffic and closes the schools is one inch. Shane - could you mail some snow my way? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drzaius Posted May 17, 2016 Report Share Posted May 17, 2016 31 minutes ago, h3nry said: Calgary has schizophrenic winters. One week it'll be seriously cold, and then the next week a Chinook will blow and it'll all melt ... then it'll happen over again. My first winter in Calgary, in early March I went to work one morning in +11C - I didn't even take a coat with me - I regretted that when it dropped to -39C that afternoon. That's about it. But there is very little of the -39 stuff thankfully. Not usually a lot of snow accumulation either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Coop Posted May 17, 2016 Popular Post Report Share Posted May 17, 2016 I hope a cold front's not on the way? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted May 17, 2016 Report Share Posted May 17, 2016 6 hours ago, shaneymack said: Global warming...lol. This is the winter that just won't end. Would you rather have the winter that never began? El nino brought me less rain than than a normal phoenix sumner. And I'm not kidding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted May 17, 2016 Report Share Posted May 17, 2016 10 minutes ago, K Cooper said: I hope a cold front's not on the way? those look nice coop! i will be august before we see anything like that. like the idea for weeds, used the same thing when i had a garden, works great. soaker hose underneath? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted May 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2016 Would you rather have the winter that never began? El nino brought me less rain than than a normal phoenix sumner. And I'm not kidding. Thats crazy. Ya, I guess id take the cold over drought, or earthquakes or tornados or any of the other crazy stuff we dont get here. I just want this winter to be done already... Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SawDustB Posted May 17, 2016 Report Share Posted May 17, 2016 We were having hail here today, but thankfully still about 7C. I thought it was bizarre when a new employee at work was complaining about snow from his drive through Quebec. I guess I should be thankful for the ocean smoothing the temperature out by the time it hits us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted May 17, 2016 Report Share Posted May 17, 2016 1 hour ago, K Cooper said: I hope a cold front's not on the way? When did you put those in the ground Coop? Thats a lot of tomatoes, what do you do with them all? They look to be 3 time as tall as mine. Put mine in the week after Easter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted May 17, 2016 Report Share Posted May 17, 2016 Thanks Dave. Not really a soaker hose but a drip system with an emitter at each plant. Chet, I put them in the ground the last weekend in Feb.. Aside from blt's and Bologna sandwiches and tomato sandwiches, they go to friends and family and my wife usually puts up 20-30 qts. In the spring and fall. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted May 17, 2016 Report Share Posted May 17, 2016 12 hours ago, K Cooper said: I hope a cold front's not on the way? This made me so jealous my tomato plants are about 4 inches tall yet and in pots. I'm getting kinda of antsy because the salsa is about to run out. I made 72 pints last fall and only have about 10-12 left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Posted May 17, 2016 Report Share Posted May 17, 2016 Our tomatoes just got planted! If I had as many as @K Cooper I'd be making homemade ketchup. Weather here in IL is typical, in that it's insane. The worst part is rain 4-5 days per week. And because I'm trying to use a bunch of WS 207, the temperature being between 40 (at night) and a high of 65 is messing with me. It sucks carrying glue-ups into the house for drying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Cancelleri Posted May 17, 2016 Report Share Posted May 17, 2016 It's rained in Virginia for 17 or 18 days straight. We do get some small bits of sun between the next influx of clouds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted May 17, 2016 Report Share Posted May 17, 2016 Shane, your b#@*$ wouldn't be so cold if they had hair... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drzaius Posted May 17, 2016 Report Share Posted May 17, 2016 26C & sunny in Calgary today. 12 minutes ago, Llama said: Shane, your b#@*$ wouldn't be so cold if they had hair... Yet another visual I didn't need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted May 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2016 Shane, your b#@*$ wouldn't be so cold if they had hair... Good point, guess I'll let it grow back... Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted May 17, 2016 Report Share Posted May 17, 2016 Just now, shaneymack said: Is that what it looks like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted May 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2016 Is that what it looks like? Wouldn't you like to know ! Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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