The Weather

[Always hopeful]

Residents of Chester finally accept the concept that a high tide will raise the level of the River Dee to an extent that their front gardens might get a bit wet.

[Montreal Wanderer]

It's a bit nippy over here at the moment - even the BBC seems impressed. These things are okay if you expect them (which we do in Montreal and Quebec City for example), but far more clement weather in New York City or Toronto causes paralysis. In the graph in the story I note Quebec City was 25 degrees Celsius colder than New York (which was complaining of bitter cold).

[bobo the clown]

Residents of Chester finally accept the concept that a high tide will raise the level of the River Dee to an extent that their front gardens might get a bit wet.

I tried to buy the right hand white semi on the left of that picture in 1983 but got gazumped. Pisses me off to this day ... even with that water today, and the tourists for 6 months of the year.

[jaffka]

Residents of Chester finally accept the concept that a high tide will raise the level of the River Dee to an extent that their front gardens might get a bit wet.

I tried to buy the right hand white semi on the left of that picture in 1983 but got gazumped. Pisses me off to this day ... even with that water today, and the tourists for 6 months of the year.

If its any consolation, I got sucked off in the garden of that house and then puked on the path. I was on a stag do!

[bobo the clown]

If its any consolation, I got sucked off in the garden of that house and then puked on the path. I was on a stag do!

Yep. The guy told me.

[bwfcdan94]

It's a bit nippy over here at the moment - even the BBC seems impressed. These things are okay if you expect them (which we do in Montreal and Quebec City for example), but far more clement weather in New York City or Toronto causes paralysis. In the graph in the story I note Quebec City was 25 degrees Celsius colder than New York (which was complaining of bitter cold).

I have been told that whenever there is very heavy snow in Canada then we will be due to get a reasonably bad belt of it 3 weeks later.

[thebish]

It's a bit nippy over here at the moment - even the BBC seems impressed. These things are okay if you expect them (which we do in Montreal and Quebec City for example), but far more clement weather in New York City or Toronto causes paralysis. In the graph in the story I note Quebec City was 25 degrees Celsius colder than New York (which was complaining of bitter cold).

I have been told that whenever there is very heavy snow in Canada then we will be due to get a reasonably bad belt of it 3 weeks later.

whoever told you that is a total moron!

[bwfcdan94]

My nans friend who lives in Canada, are you saying the weather in Canada has nothing to do with the weather in England Bish as clearly you know more than me about the weather.

[thebish]

My nans friend who lives in Canada, are you saying the weather in Canada has nothing to do with the weather in England Bish as clearly you know more than me about the weather.

i am saying that it is utterly ludicrous to say that when there is heavy snow in canada we get a bad belt of snow three weeks later.

[bwfcdan94]

And your reasoning for that is?

[thebish]

And your reasoning for that is?

personal experience. My sister lived in Grande Prairie, Alberta for many years (just moved to Abbotsford). In Grande Prairie (in Canada) they very regularly have heavy snow. we almost never, ever had a heavy band of snow three weeks after them having heavy snow.

so - I guess my reasoning is that it doesn't happen that way and is simply nonsense.

[Lord Kangana]

I live in Britain. I reckon the weathers shit most of the time. I think there might be something in what Dan says.

[Bruce Rioja]

I'd imagine that there's always snow somewhere in Canada. Doesn't it hold the world's largest amount of frozen land water?

[Montreal Wanderer]

I'd imagine that there's always snow somewhere in Canada. Doesn't it hold the world's largest amount of frozen land water?

Dunno. I would have guessed Russia but we are clearly one and two. If we include water in its liquid state Brazil would round out the top three. As for heavy snow in Canada, Dan, I think your source should be a little more geographically specific as has been suggested.

[Lost Leopard Spot]

I'd imagine that there's always snow somewhere in Canada. Doesn't it hold the world's largest amount of frozen land water?

Dunno. I would have guessed Russia but we are clearly one and two. If we include water in its liquid state Brazil would round out the top three. As for heavy snow in Canada, Dan, I think your source should be a little more geographically specific as has been suggested.

I'd say Russia and Canada would be 2 and 3 behind Denmark*, with Denmark being behind no state Antarctica

*Denmark obviously in the guise of Greenland.

[Montreal Wanderer]

I'd imagine that there's always snow somewhere in Canada. Doesn't it hold the world's largest amount of frozen land water?

Dunno. I would have guessed Russia but we are clearly one and two. If we include water in its liquid state Brazil would round out the top three. As for heavy snow in Canada, Dan, I think your source should be a little more geographically specific as has been suggested.

I'd say Russia and Canada would be 2 and 3 behind Denmark*, with Denmark being behind no state Antarctica

*Denmark obviously in the guise of Greenland.

I think you may be getting fooled by Mercator's projection - Greenland is not that big.

[Lost Leopard Spot]

I'd imagine that there's always snow somewhere in Canada. Doesn't it hold the world's largest amount of frozen land water?

Dunno. I would have guessed Russia but we are clearly one and two. If we include water in its liquid state Brazil would round out the top three. As for heavy snow in Canada, Dan, I think your source should be a little more geographically specific as has been suggested.

I'd say Russia and Canada would be 2 and 3 behind Denmark*, with Denmark being behind no state Antarctica

*Denmark obviously in the guise of Greenland.

I think you may be getting fooled by Mercator's projection - Greenland is not that big.

Nope. I'm basing that on the fact it's ice cap is the second largest in the world, after Antarctica. It might not be large but it has an awful lot of frozen water.

[Montreal Wanderer]

I'd imagine that there's always snow somewhere in Canada. Doesn't it hold the world's largest amount of frozen land water?

Dunno. I would have guessed Russia but we are clearly one and two. If we include water in its liquid state Brazil would round out the top three. As for heavy snow in Canada, Dan, I think your source should be a little more geographically specific as has been suggested.

I'd say Russia and Canada would be 2 and 3 behind Denmark*, with Denmark being behind no state Antarctica

*Denmark obviously in the guise of Greenland.

I think you may be getting fooled by Mercator's projection - Greenland is not that big.

Nope. I'm basing that on the fact it's ice cap is the second largest in the world, after Antarctica. It might not be large but it has an awful lot of frozen water.

Granted, but it is one ice sheet. Canada and Russia have many ice caps and glaciers throughout the North and their Arctic islands. Of course we have a lot more ice in winter than in summer, while Greenland may not have so much variation (though it does lose a lot in icebergs every summer). I don't know the answer tbh.

[Dujon]

Although it's not funny I had to chuckle over the situation in Antarctica. Should you have read about it then please ignore.

1) A Russian ship with scientists and a few 'passengers' aboard undertakes an expedition in order to investigate global warming.
2) The Russian ship gets stuck in ice.
3) A Chinese ice-breaker comes to its rescue.
4) The Chinese ship gets jammed in the ice.
5) An Australian ice-breaker comes to the rescue of the Russian and Chinese ships.
6) The Australian ship is forced by weather and ice conditions to call a halt some 25/30 nautical miles from the Russian ship.
7) When the weather eases the Chinese ship deploys its helicopter and ferries the supernumeraries from the Russian ship to the Australian ship.
08) The Australian ship sets course for the Antarctic base known as Casey in order to re-supply the base - its original mission - and drop its unexpected load of people.
9) The Chinese ship then asks the Australian ship to wait a bit as the Chinese ship is now really stuck.
10) The Australian ship does so and stays in clear water.
11) The Chinese ship's Master advises that he's now got partially free of the ice.
12) The Australian ship carries on to Casey.
13) The Russian ship confirms that it's well and truly stuck in significant ice.
14) The Chinese ship, given its own situation, is unable to assist.
15) The US of A either offers or is coerced into offering assistance via its ice-breaker currently moored in Sydney.
16) (To be continued)

[bwfcdan94]

Lessons to be learned: don't explore Antarctica in January.