why I won't buy a k3 (Warning: Satire Thread)

VoiceOfReason · 11-10-2014, 05:18 PM

Originally posted by Parallax

I've been out blowing/shoveling/cursing snow.

I think I need to report you to yourself because you said a dirty 4 letter word that causes me to go into a state of fear and loathing.

**Ex Finn.** · 11-10-2014, 05:32 PM

I guess me wearing a T-shirt and shorts out on the yard is done till next spring.

MarkJerling · 11-10-2014, 05:35 PM

Originally posted by VoiceOfReason

I think I need to report you to yourself because you said a dirty 4 letter word that causes me to go into a state of fear and loathing.

"Been"??? What's wrong with "Been"?!?!?

VoiceOfReason · 11-10-2014, 05:46 PM

Originally posted by MarkJerling

"Been"??? What's wrong with "Been"?!?!?

Wiseguy eh?

MarkJerling · 11-10-2014, 05:59 PM

Originally posted by VoiceOfReason

Wiseguy eh?

LOL!!

**rod_grant** · 11-10-2014, 06:00 PM

It is 28 here today, 30 tomorrow, 34 Thursday and Friday.
I can't see myself shovelling, blowing, cursing snow for a while.
(Actually they are three things that I have never done in 67 years)

MarkJerling · 11-10-2014, 06:03 PM

Originally posted by rod_grant

It is 28 here today, 30 tomorrow, 34 Thursday and Friday.
I can't see myself shovelling, blowing, cursing snow for a while.
(Actually they are three things that I have never done in 67 years)

We had snow in November a few years back. As in not on the ranges, but down here at 200m above sea level. About 8 inches, but it melted by the next morning. I have not had to move any snow since spending some time in Canada, many years ago.

**jac** · 11-10-2014, 06:37 PM

Originally posted by rod_grant

It is 28 here today, 30 tomorrow, 34 Thursday and Friday.
I can't see myself shovelling, blowing, cursing snow for a while.
(Actually they are three things that I have never done in 67 years)

Originally posted by MarkJerling

About 8 inches, but it melted by the next morning. I have not had to move any snow since spending some time in Canada, many years ago.

My part of Canada. -15 today, -18 tomorrow. Been shoveling and cursing snow for a large portion of 68 years. And we have well over 8" now. It should be melted off sometime in the next 8 months. We may get 6 hours of daylight tomorrow if the damnable clouds part for the first time in weeks.
Hope to take some gear for a walk tomorrow, maybe a sunrise over Hudson's Bay if the perpetual fog clears off. It's Rememberance Day for us (Veteran's for our American cousins), the equivalent of Anzac Day in your parts.

**rod_grant** · 11-10-2014, 06:47 PM

Jac, is that -15 & -18 C or F? I guess it doesn't matter at that temp: its just VERY cold.
We get a day or two at -6C each winter - frost, not snow - but then beautiful sunny days following.
The really bad days are when the fog doesn't lift until mid afternoon and is down again by 4pm - once again only a day or two each winter.
I'm only an hour and a half from the snow fields - popular with many: I just never feel the urge to go up!

edit: That -6C is the minimum temp; the sunny day following would be in the range 13-15C. The foggy days would be in the range 7-10C. You would call that a mild winter? (You might call that a so-and-so hot winter!!)

**monochrome** · 11-10-2014, 06:48 PM

Originally posted by Ex Finn.

Shoe molding is getting to be a dirty word in my world .

Caulk, man. Caulk!!

MarkJerling · 11-10-2014, 07:00 PM

Originally posted by jac

My part of Canada. -15 today, -18 tomorrow. Been shoveling and cursing snow for a large portion of 68 years. And we have well over 8" now. It should be melted off sometime in the next 8 months. We may get 6 hours of daylight tomorrow if the damnable clouds part for the first time in weeks.
Hope to take some gear for a walk tomorrow, maybe a sunrise over Hudson's Bay if the perpetual fog clears off. It's Rememberance Day for us (Veteran's for our American cousins), the equivalent of Anzac Day in your parts.

That's why you have block heaters and we dont!

Man, that's cold. The inside of our Freezer is -22.

**jac** · 11-10-2014, 07:22 PM

Originally posted by rod_grant

Jac, is that -15 & -18 C or F? I guess it doesn't matter at that temp: its just VERY cold.

Celcius. So approaching our Yankee cousin's Fahreheit 0 degrees. Not VERY cold yet but working on it. But for Grise Fiord, one of the communities I supervise a tad further north, it'll hit close to -30C this week. The sunset up there was November 3rd and sunrise should about February 10th. We're not so bad, we're still below the Arctic Circle.

tim60 · 11-10-2014, 09:03 PM

Originally posted by jac

My part of Canada. -15 today, -18 tomorrow. Been shoveling and cursing snow for a large portion of 68 years. And we have well over 8" now. It should be melted off sometime in the next 8 months. We may get 6 hours of daylight tomorrow if the damnable clouds part for the first time in weeks.
Hope to take some gear for a walk tomorrow, maybe a sunrise over Hudson's Bay if the perpetual fog clears off. It's Rememberance Day for us (Veteran's for our American cousins), the equivalent of Anzac Day in your parts.

On this day 96 years ago my grandfather was at what is not called Colonel Light Gardens.

He was much relieved that he was at a place he could show us when he heard the big news.

Racer X 69 · 11-11-2014, 02:07 AM

Originally posted by Jean Poitiers

I don't even know where it is !

Manzanita, Oregon.

Out on the coast, about 20 miles North of Tillamook.

TheOtherRob · 11-11-2014, 02:46 AM - **1 Like**

I think it hit -6C once around here for about half an hour when I was a lad. No, I think I might be exaggerating... more like -4C for twenty minutes.

11-10-2014, 06:47 PM	#11274
rod_grant Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Wangaratta, Victoria Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,951	Jac, is that -15 & -18 C or F? I guess it doesn't matter at that temp: its just VERY cold. We get a day or two at -6C each winter - frost, not snow - but then beautiful sunny days following. The really bad days are when the fog doesn't lift until mid afternoon and is down again by 4pm - once again only a day or two each winter. I'm only an hour and a half from the snow fields - popular with many: I just never feel the urge to go up! edit: That -6C is the minimum temp; the sunny day following would be in the range 13-15C. The foggy days would be in the range 7-10C. You would call that a mild winter? (You might call that a so-and-so hot winter!!) Last edited by rod_grant; 11-10-2014 at 06:57 PM.

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11-10-2014, 05:18 PM	#11266
VoiceOfReason Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Mishawaka IN area Photos: Albums Posts: 6,124	Originally posted by Parallax I've been out blowing/shoveling/cursing snow. I think I need to report you to yourself because you said a dirty 4 letter word that causes me to go into a state of fear and loathing.

11-10-2014, 05:32 PM	#11267
Ex Finn. Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Southern Maryland. Espoo. Kouvola. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,975	I guess me wearing a T-shirt and shorts out on the yard is done till next spring.

11-10-2014, 05:35 PM	#11268
MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,408	Originally posted by VoiceOfReason I think I need to report you to yourself because you said a dirty 4 letter word that causes me to go into a state of fear and loathing. "Been"??? What's wrong with "Been"?!?!?

11-10-2014, 05:46 PM	#11269
VoiceOfReason Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Mishawaka IN area Photos: Albums Posts: 6,124	Originally posted by MarkJerling "Been"??? What's wrong with "Been"?!?!? Wiseguy eh?

11-10-2014, 05:59 PM	#11270
MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,408	Originally posted by VoiceOfReason Wiseguy eh? LOL!!

11-10-2014, 06:00 PM	#11271
rod_grant Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Wangaratta, Victoria Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,951	It is 28 here today, 30 tomorrow, 34 Thursday and Friday. I can't see myself shovelling, blowing, cursing snow for a while. (Actually they are three things that I have never done in 67 years)

11-10-2014, 06:03 PM	#11272
MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,408	Originally posted by rod_grant It is 28 here today, 30 tomorrow, 34 Thursday and Friday. I can't see myself shovelling, blowing, cursing snow for a while. (Actually they are three things that I have never done in 67 years) We had snow in November a few years back. As in not on the ranges, but down here at 200m above sea level. About 8 inches, but it melted by the next morning. I have not had to move any snow since spending some time in Canada, many years ago.

11-10-2014, 06:37 PM	#11273
jac Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Clyde River, Nunavut, Canada Posts: 2,364	Originally posted by rod_grant It is 28 here today, 30 tomorrow, 34 Thursday and Friday. I can't see myself shovelling, blowing, cursing snow for a while. (Actually they are three things that I have never done in 67 years) Originally posted by MarkJerling About 8 inches, but it melted by the next morning. I have not had to move any snow since spending some time in Canada, many years ago. My part of Canada. -15 today, -18 tomorrow. Been shoveling and cursing snow for a large portion of 68 years. And we have well over 8" now. It should be melted off sometime in the next 8 months. We may get 6 hours of daylight tomorrow if the damnable clouds part for the first time in weeks. Hope to take some gear for a walk tomorrow, maybe a sunrise over Hudson's Bay if the perpetual fog clears off. It's Rememberance Day for us (Veteran's for our American cousins), the equivalent of Anzac Day in your parts.

11-10-2014, 06:48 PM	#11275
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	Originally posted by Ex Finn. Shoe molding is getting to be a dirty word in my world . Caulk, man. Caulk!!

11-10-2014, 07:00 PM	#11276
MarkJerling Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: May 2012 Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 20,408	Originally posted by jac My part of Canada. -15 today, -18 tomorrow. Been shoveling and cursing snow for a large portion of 68 years. And we have well over 8" now. It should be melted off sometime in the next 8 months. We may get 6 hours of daylight tomorrow if the damnable clouds part for the first time in weeks. Hope to take some gear for a walk tomorrow, maybe a sunrise over Hudson's Bay if the perpetual fog clears off. It's Rememberance Day for us (Veteran's for our American cousins), the equivalent of Anzac Day in your parts. That's why you have block heaters and we dont! Man, that's cold. The inside of our Freezer is -22.

11-10-2014, 07:22 PM	#11277
jac Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Clyde River, Nunavut, Canada Posts: 2,364	Originally posted by rod_grant Jac, is that -15 & -18 C or F? I guess it doesn't matter at that temp: its just VERY cold. Celcius. So approaching our Yankee cousin's Fahreheit 0 degrees. Not VERY cold yet but working on it. But for Grise Fiord, one of the communities I supervise a tad further north, it'll hit close to -30C this week. The sunset up there was November 3rd and sunrise should about February 10th. We're not so bad, we're still below the Arctic Circle.

11-10-2014, 09:03 PM	#11278
tim60 Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2011 Photos: Albums Posts: 8,755	Originally posted by jac My part of Canada. -15 today, -18 tomorrow. Been shoveling and cursing snow for a large portion of 68 years. And we have well over 8" now. It should be melted off sometime in the next 8 months. We may get 6 hours of daylight tomorrow if the damnable clouds part for the first time in weeks. Hope to take some gear for a walk tomorrow, maybe a sunrise over Hudson's Bay if the perpetual fog clears off. It's Rememberance Day for us (Veteran's for our American cousins), the equivalent of Anzac Day in your parts. On this day 96 years ago my grandfather was at what is not called Colonel Light Gardens. He was much relieved that he was at a place he could show us when he heard the big news.

11-11-2014, 02:07 AM	#11279
Racer X 69 Moderator Man With A Camera Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: The Great Pacific Northwet, in the Land Between Canada and Mexico Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 28,073	Originally posted by Jean Poitiers I don't even know where it is ! Manzanita, Oregon. Out on the coast, about 20 miles North of Tillamook.

11-11-2014, 02:46 AM - 1 Like	#11280
TheOtherRob Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Queensland Photos: Albums Posts: 45	I think it hit -6C once around here for about half an hour when I was a lad. No, I think I might be exaggerating... more like -4C for twenty minutes.