#1Oct 28th, 2005
Weather
#2
RE: Weather
Oct 28th, 2005
Well it has stopped for the moment but rain in forcast for next 4 days anyways. Well pick up up a starbucks too while you are there, thanks. 
#5
Re: Weather
Oct 28th, 2005
raining here now.........looks like the monsoons may have started. Could sure use a latte..... 
gosh, even the doggies are not interested in going out for their daily constitutional. ( which suits me just fine..
gosh, even the doggies are not interested in going out for their daily constitutional. ( which suits me just fine..
#6
Re: Weather
Oct 28th, 2005Quote: Originally Posted by peapod
Hey important and ocean...I hears you gots nuttin but rain rain rain...over there on the mainland...ehm...the sun is shining here in lotusland...me thinks I will wear cut offs over to yea old starbuck
is it nice and warm too?? That was what yesterday was like here.
#7
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Oct 28th, 2005Quote: Originally Posted by Hank C Cheyenne
very very rarely.you folks get snow out in Victoria?
#8
Re: Weather
Oct 28th, 2005
We got snow once pepper, tons of fun. Yes I must toddle and hey de hoe hoe all my fans. :P I am tellin ya its hard being me
See what happens when you brag
the sky has gone all dark now...its gonna rain...hey 
I love da rain..I almost forgot 
See what happens when you brag
the sky has gone all dark now...its gonna rain...hey I love da rain..I almost forgot #9
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Oct 28th, 2005Quote: Originally Posted by no1important
and when it does..........it is like a holiday. No one can get around.........so we all stay home and build snowmen.Quote: Originally Posted by Hank C Cheyennevery very rarely.you folks get snow out in Victoria?
but (sigh) it only lasts for such a short time. (so we take photos of the snowmen......for proof of the snow here.)
(it's a west coast "cultural " thing
#10
RE: Weather
Oct 28th, 2005
I saw some sun!!!!! for a brief shining moment.....and then it was gone 
#11
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Oct 28th, 2005Quote: Originally Posted by manda
I saw some sun!!!!! for a brief shining moment.....and then it was gone
OMIG.......WHERE???
#12
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Oct 28th, 2005Quote: Originally Posted by no1important
How about sharing that with us? We are 10 inches below normal and our house foundations are cracking. Blow it southeast!Well it has stopped for the moment but rain in forcast for next 4 days anyways. Well pick up up a starbucks too while you are there, thanks.
Thanks.
Uncle
#13
RE: Weather
Oct 28th, 2005
It was sunny and cool here today. Perfect for getting work done outside. Unfortunately I had to stay in a dark room and type...not being a lottery winner and all.
You can keep foundation cracking due to dry weather to a minimum by watering your foundation, then placing straw bales around your house to minimise evaporation, Uncle.
You can keep foundation cracking due to dry weather to a minimum by watering your foundation, then placing straw bales around your house to minimise evaporation, Uncle.
#14
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Oct 28th, 2005Quote: Originally Posted by Reverend Blair
Well, we do water around the foundation, but using straw bales is out of the question. We have shrubs all the way around our house. It still doesn't prevent the ground from shifting downward or apart. There are cracks in our ground you could put your leg in.It was sunny and cool here today. Perfect for getting work done outside. Unfortunately I had to stay in a dark room and type...not being a lottery winner and all.
You can keep foundation cracking due to dry weather to a minimum by watering your foundation, then placing straw bales around your house to minimise evaporation, Uncle.
Sure you be simpler if you could share some of your unwanted rain with us.
Uncle
#15
RE: Weather
Oct 28th, 2005
Pea, do you remember the winter of '96?
That was no 'little" snow!
We have sun here in Surrey! Yippee.. course the sun is followed by overcasting and drizzle, booho, but that's followed by sun! yeah! it's windy here so the wind blows away some clouds and blows in others...
BC weather guide: Don't like the weather? Wait 20 minutes, it'll change.
I hear Tofino got mothball size hail yesterday. I remember sometimes in Saanichton it would hale so bad it looked like it snowed.
That was no 'little" snow!
We have sun here in Surrey! Yippee.. course the sun is followed by overcasting and drizzle, booho, but that's followed by sun! yeah! it's windy here so the wind blows away some clouds and blows in others...
BC weather guide: Don't like the weather? Wait 20 minutes, it'll change.
I hear Tofino got mothball size hail yesterday. I remember sometimes in Saanichton it would hale so bad it looked like it snowed.
#16
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Oct 28th, 2005Quote: Originally Posted by Ocean Breeze
It peeked out of the clouds...and then hid again..bugger's playing peek-a-boo, it's supposed to be dry and 12 on Sunday thoughQuote: Originally Posted by mandaI saw some sun!!!!! for a brief shining moment.....and then it was gone
OMIG.......WHERE???
#17
Re: Weather
Oct 28th, 2005Quote:
Keeping the ground moisture as constant as possible will reduce ground shifting. Shrubs ("Bring me shrubbery!") don't really do much to reduce evaporation...their roots suck up the moisture and excrete it as oxygen. If whole bales are impractical due to plantings, then breack the bales up or use a mulch. Grass clippings are free. Bark costs money, but looks pretty. The important thing is that you keep the ground covered.Well, we do water around the foundation, but using straw bales is out of the question. We have shrubs all the way around our house. It still doesn't prevent the ground from shifting downward or apart. There are cracks in our ground you could put your leg in.
Sure you be simpler if you could share some of your unwanted rain with us.
#18
RE: Weather
Oct 28th, 2005
Well I just walked to the doctors and then the liquor store and it feels like a typhoon is blowing through. Windy windy windy and now rain.
Yeah I remember that winter of 96, I drovr down from Fort St. John to Kamloops for Christmas and was not bad then on Boxing Day I drove to my moms in Surrey and the snow and wind reminded of up north. White outs and all.
That was the worst winter I remember in the lower mainland. It even went -10 to -15 which was unusual for down here.
Yeah I remember that winter of 96, I drovr down from Fort St. John to Kamloops for Christmas and was not bad then on Boxing Day I drove to my moms in Surrey and the snow and wind reminded of up north. White outs and all.
That was the worst winter I remember in the lower mainland. It even went -10 to -15 which was unusual for down here. #19
Re: Weather
Oct 28th, 2005
ditto over here in lotusland...its raining...lovely stuff....I hear the winds might pickup big time tonight! great stuff eh? especially along the seawall....ho ho and a bottle of rum...don't forget the crab trap
#20
Re: Weather
Oct 28th, 2005Quote: Originally Posted by Reverend Blair
The bushes provide important anchoring in the ground to avoid erosion - we live on a hill. Plus they are so tall, they provide shade against the blistering sun. Not to mention - they bloom and are pretty. Everyone has extensive landscaping in our neighborhood.Quote:Keeping the ground moisture as constant as possible will reduce ground shifting. Shrubs ("Bring me shrubbery!") don't really do much to reduce evaporation...their roots suck up the moisture and excrete it as oxygen. If whole bales are impractical due to plantings, then breack the bales up or use a mulch. Grass clippings are free. Bark costs money, but looks pretty. The important thing is that you keep the ground covered.Well, we do water around the foundation, but using straw bales is out of the question. We have shrubs all the way around our house. It still doesn't prevent the ground from shifting downward or apart. There are cracks in our ground you could put your leg in.
Sure you be simpler if you could share some of your unwanted rain with us.
Other places are flooding with 20 inches of rain, and we are dry as a chip. Also we have an acre/so it's tough to cover and water that much.
Uncle
#21
RE: Weather
Oct 28th, 2005
Don't worry about the whole acre, Uncle. Just worry about the one foot perimeter around your foundation. Shifting houses are no fun at all.
By all means keep the shrubs. Notice how I never told you to cut them down but did note that they give off oxygen? They act as a carbon sink and, as you said, prevent erosion. They don't do much to prevent evaporation though.
By all means keep the shrubs. Notice how I never told you to cut them down but did note that they give off oxygen? They act as a carbon sink and, as you said, prevent erosion. They don't do much to prevent evaporation though.
#22
Re: Weather
Oct 28th, 2005
"BC weather guide: Don't like the weather? Wait 20 minutes, it'll change."
Have not heard that one in some time...Thx.
Have not heard that one in some time...Thx.
#23
Re: Weather
Oct 28th, 2005
island weather is better :P more shrouded in mystery an enigma, all wrapped up in a riddle
an enigma, all wrapped up in a riddle #24
Re: Weather
Oct 28th, 2005Quote: Originally Posted by Ocean Breeze
"BC weather guide: Don't like the weather? Wait 20 minutes, it'll change."
Have not heard that one in some time...Thx.
Sounds familiar. I once got a weather report from the local mountain rescue H.Q. (in Snowdonia, N. Wales) that read: "Generally clear. Some strong winds with occasional rain, sleet and snow."
Err, thanks. I'll just pack the kitchen sink then, innit?
#25
RE: Weather
Oct 28th, 2005Quote:
Should have seen Langford! We had snow 5' high! Which is absolutely amazing when you consider it was Vancouver Island that got that kind of snow.Yeah I remember that winter of 96, I drovr down from Fort St. John to Kamloops for Christmas and was not bad then on Boxing Day I drove to my moms in Surrey and the snow and wind reminded of up north. White outs and all.Shocked That was the worst winter I remember in the lower mainland. It even went -10 to -15 which was unusual for down here.
#26
Re: Weather
Oct 28th, 2005Quote:
Sounds like every harvest I've ever ever participated in.I once got a weather report from the local mountain rescue H.Q. (in Snowdonia, N. Wales) that read: "Generally clear. Some strong winds with occasional rain, sleet and snow."
#27
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Oct 28th, 2005Quote: Originally Posted by Reverend Blair
We will cut them WAY back if winter ever comes. You're not supposed to cut them drastically back until after the sap has gone done. Don't worry about the whole acre, Uncle. Just worry about the one foot perimeter around your foundation. Shifting houses are no fun at all.
By all means keep the shrubs. Notice how I never told you to cut them down but did note that they give off oxygen? They act as a carbon sink and, as you said, prevent erosion. They don't do much to prevent evaporation though.
We are still in shorts and barefooted. I remember that after Labor Day the weather would cool off. Not any more! We have run our A/C till the end of Oct., and now we are going off Daylight Savings.
I can really tell a huge difference due to global warming.
What kind of grass do you grow in Canada? We have Bermuda for the heat, and then St. Augustine for shaded areas.
Uncle
#28
Re: Weather
Oct 28th, 2005Quote:
Sensimillia. What kind of grass do you grow in Canada?
I've never actually paid much attention to kinds of grass. I spent a lot of my life driving a tractor around trying to kill grass because it kept escaping from the pasture and invading the summer fallow. It pisses me off now that I'm supposed to look after it instead.
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