tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3520413.post5277017645560442832..comments2023-10-11T03:54:58.698-06:00Comments on Randall Friesen: Not your average night in the fieldRandall Friesenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04112919973262687369noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3520413.post-48021565209432195032012-07-16T01:56:48.295-06:002012-07-16T01:56:48.295-06:00Randall - all the white Africans I know here would...Randall - all the white Africans I know here would give almost anything to swap the 15'C grey, damp days for 45'C days, even without air con.Toni Ertlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00191085694671148065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3520413.post-48960213508173710222012-07-14T07:37:21.008-06:002012-07-14T07:37:21.008-06:00You know, we've not had many bad storms since ...You know, we've not had many bad storms since moving here. There have been a couple of times where the sky worried me (they suggested the possibility of tornadoes). But we haven't had many major storms since moving here, as I recall. In fact, we've had 35+ degree weather for several weeks and have not had a major storm. Strange, now that I think about it.<br /><br />Or maybe as an adult with children the "big" storms don't sound so big any more. I can still remember some of the storms we had in Caronport when I was a child. They were scary. But maybe that was just a child's perspective.Marchttp://vandersluys.canoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3520413.post-27180320190164758672012-07-12T10:28:47.949-06:002012-07-12T10:28:47.949-06:00Marc, you live in Southern Manitoba and in my expe...Marc, you live in Southern Manitoba and in my experience of life in various places I don't think I've ever known the storms like we had in southern Manitoba. Hail, tornados, electrical, thunder, lightning, rain, humidity, and on and on. this place is considerably temperate in temperature and storms. You'll like it here. :)<br /><br />Jay, I heard it was a nasty one there. And yes you are exactly right, it does take time to learn the tricks of a house. How to cool it, how the air moves in it, where water pools, etc. it just takes time.<br /><br />Toni, yep it does seem like it takes extra energy to move along in the heat. Sounds very much like you are having the perfect summer there. A year of Autumn would be a sweet sweet thing to me, but then I love the Fall.<br />:)Randall Friesenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04112919973262687369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3520413.post-60282175742641346022012-07-12T03:08:12.866-06:002012-07-12T03:08:12.866-06:00Maybe it's time you met a nice girl who answer...Maybe it's time you met a nice girl who answers to the name of 'Jenny'?<br /><br />We used to have terrible reliability for power, though in our case it was almost always the snows and winter storms that brought it down, which wasn't ideal when your heating was electric. (And you've just reminded me to order some wood, thanks). <br /><br />Sorry you're all suffering. As I understand it, cold water from the greater than normal arctic thaw is disrupting the gulf stream, giving you guys your blistering summer and us a summer that feels like autumn. There are mushroom springing up everywhere round here with the October style weather, and the ground is so saturated that our water companies have called off the drought warnings (I hope they're catching it all!).<br /><br />So I wish you all peace and good nights asleep from now on.Toni Ertlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00191085694671148065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3520413.post-53621669886920219842012-07-11T21:17:20.423-06:002012-07-11T21:17:20.423-06:00We had a doosey last night, too. A few weeks ago t...We had a doosey last night, too. A few weeks ago the backup battery powered sump pump was installed. That makes holidays much more enjoyable and the sleep between storms last night much more sound even if our power didn't go out.<br /><br />Each house has it's rhythms and quirks, no?Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14186869322975478054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3520413.post-64468504350411855602012-07-11T18:19:58.758-06:002012-07-11T18:19:58.758-06:00I don't like thunder storms. Why didn't th...I don't like thunder storms. Why didn't the search committee tell me about the volatility of the area? Disconcerting.<br /><br />(Joking. But I don't like thunder storms.)Marchttp://vandersluys.canoreply@blogger.com