Bloody Cold

My stepdad always used to insert the word "bloody" before anything he was not impressed with.  I guess it was an English thing.  Most often used in my case as "you bloody idiot". 

Anyways, today I am using that particular word to describe the cold that is coming.  The forecast for Sunday is high of -38 C, low of -41.  Monday is worse at high of -41 and low of -47 and Tuesday takes the cake at a low of -48.  Now that is bloody cold. 

When it's that cold things break.  All sorts of things you wouldn't expect to break.  Plastic becomes so brittle it is totally unreliable.  And the belts in your vehicle snap like Rice Krispies.  What that means for us is that we are likely having to cancel our trip to Whitehorse.  Which sucks.  Scott really needs to attend this Wilderness First Aid course and I was really looking forward to several baths. 

Besides, with it being so cold here our house becomes work for housesitters.  The dogs need to sleep inside, the stove must be kept hot all the time, you really should not run the generator and if we do we have to bring it inside overnight first to thaw it out.  The atv will not start at those temperatures and we'll be very lucky if the skidoo starts.  That means walking.  They don't close the school up here because it's cold. Unless a pipe bursts or something. 

So, wherever you are, if you are complaining that it's cold out, just remember us up here in -48 C.  That should make you feel just a bit warmer:) 

Please send warm thoughts our way. 

04:24 - Friday, January 25, 2008 - post comment

warm thoughts

Doing my best to send you warmest thoughts from Vancouver Island. If I were a golfer I could be out on the greens today! Think thoughts of spring, pansies and primroses in pots on the deck. Stay warm!
Mom

Anonymous - 07:40 - Monday, January 28, 2008