...of minus six degrees Celsius.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Friday, January 16, 2009
How cold is it?
It is cold here.
How cold is it? Last night it went to minus 31 degrees Celsius. At minus 32, the temperature is the same in Celsius and Fahrenheit.
But what does it really mean?
When you open the door to go outside in the morning the door hinges screech in protest. It doesn't matter whether or not they are well oiled, at this temperature hinges are cranky.
If you inhale through your nose too quickly, your nostrils stick together.
When you step onto the packed snow, it squeaks like Styrofoam packing. In fact, I can wear my slippers for a quick dash to put out the garbage, knowing that they will not be wet when I return.
The sky is brilliantly blindingly blue and the sun makes the snow sparkle like diamond dust. There are no clouds on days this cold.
If your car has a tape machine in it, the tapes do not work. They drone out eerie complaints when asked to produce music.
Last night as I paused before I stepped into the house, I heard the slap of a puck bouncing against the wooden rink boards. I could even hear the slicing of skates on the ice. The outdoor rink is in the school yard around the corner and sound travels clearly to our house when the temperature drops.
Cars slide all over the road since they are icy. Salt does not work at this temperature and sand can only do so much.
Our cravings turn to hot chocolate and woollen socks.
Winter days like today are painfully beautiful.
How cold is it? Last night it went to minus 31 degrees Celsius. At minus 32, the temperature is the same in Celsius and Fahrenheit.
But what does it really mean?
When you open the door to go outside in the morning the door hinges screech in protest. It doesn't matter whether or not they are well oiled, at this temperature hinges are cranky.
If you inhale through your nose too quickly, your nostrils stick together.
When you step onto the packed snow, it squeaks like Styrofoam packing. In fact, I can wear my slippers for a quick dash to put out the garbage, knowing that they will not be wet when I return.
The sky is brilliantly blindingly blue and the sun makes the snow sparkle like diamond dust. There are no clouds on days this cold.
If your car has a tape machine in it, the tapes do not work. They drone out eerie complaints when asked to produce music.
Last night as I paused before I stepped into the house, I heard the slap of a puck bouncing against the wooden rink boards. I could even hear the slicing of skates on the ice. The outdoor rink is in the school yard around the corner and sound travels clearly to our house when the temperature drops.
Cars slide all over the road since they are icy. Salt does not work at this temperature and sand can only do so much.
Our cravings turn to hot chocolate and woollen socks.
Winter days like today are painfully beautiful.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
The Roll of Exercise in 2009
We've run out of plastic wrap at our house.
I can only clearly remember buying two rolls during our entire marriage and we've been married over twenty years. Does this mean...
a) We are incredibly thrifty and cheap with plastic cling wrap?
b) Our cling wrap roll is gargantuan?
c) We weren't creative enough with cling wrap?
Our cling wrap roll was huge - it would have been a Hummer in the auto world. In fact the writing of the side of the box stated....
This roll is as long as the distance your parents told you they walked to school... up hill... every day...
I certainly never walked that far to school. My children walk half the distance that I did in my youth. Buying another roll seems like a pretty big commitment and other detritus has already slid into the space the box once occupied.
But I think we need a little more exercise and fun in our life - plastic wrap may be just the ticket.
So family, what do ya' think?
I can only clearly remember buying two rolls during our entire marriage and we've been married over twenty years. Does this mean...
a) We are incredibly thrifty and cheap with plastic cling wrap?
b) Our cling wrap roll is gargantuan?
c) We weren't creative enough with cling wrap?
Our cling wrap roll was huge - it would have been a Hummer in the auto world. In fact the writing of the side of the box stated....
This roll is as long as the distance your parents told you they walked to school... up hill... every day...
I certainly never walked that far to school. My children walk half the distance that I did in my youth. Buying another roll seems like a pretty big commitment and other detritus has already slid into the space the box once occupied.
But I think we need a little more exercise and fun in our life - plastic wrap may be just the ticket.
So family, what do ya' think?
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