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Went for a 20-minute walk to the bus stop. The temperature was
Tim Hortons, often abbreviated to "Tims", is a chain of coffee shops popular in Canada. Actually, I walked to the Tims that is at the bus stop.Bandersnatch said:Seeing how the temperature display is not using Freedom units, I deduce you're in Canada. Which means, it's just a regular brisk winter morning, eh?
I never noticed before that you have a Canadian accent.Bandersnatch said:I deduce you're in Canada. Which means, it's just a regular brisk winter morning, eh?
You'll notice I saidVanadium 50 said:-40C or -40F? Which is worse?
and I didn't say F or Cphinds said:Alcohol starts to freeze at -40
V50 has icewater in his veins. Oh wait...phinds said:But you knew that, huh?
There are a few in the US. While a lot are near the border, you can find one in Wheeling, West Virginia and, of all places, suburban Houston.George Jones said:a chain of coffee shops popular in Canada
Mmmmm. I really, really want to feel sorry for you, but I'm sitting here in Sanctuary Cove where it's +25.4C with a mild sea breeze.George Jones said:Went for a 20-minute walk to the bus stop. The temperature was [-41C].
strangerep said:(Didn't you once live in the Virgin Islands, ISTR?)
-39.8F.George Jones said:-39.9 (-30.8F)
As news about the extreme cold in North America filters through to Australia, I feel a need to apologize for my flippancy in post #13.George Jones said:I think this is the coldest Nov and Dec that I have experienced; [...]
No need to apologize. We have had cold here, and we have had 15 - 20 cm of snow in the last 36 hours, but we haven't wind, and the only blizzard condition we have had here is my daughter's speed skating club, whose name is The Blizzard. Our temperature yo-yos in the winter; up to -1C (30.2F) now. We experience a competition between the Pineapple Express from the west and arctic outflows from the east.strangerep said:As news about the extreme cold in North America filters through to Australia, I feel a need to apologize for my flippancy in post #13.
I hope you and your family can stay safe.![]()
"I want to go to there [and buy a house]."strangerep said:but I'm sitting here in Sanctuary Cove
Heh, good luck if you can afford it! My place is near the bottom of the SC market.StevieTNZ said:"I want to go to there [and buy a house]."
Will keep that in mind!strangerep said:If you really do want to come and check it out, send me a PM sometime. I can tell you quite a lot about the northern Gold Coast market.