Category Archives: Truro NS

And then for…

Posted on February 12, 2008 by Arthur

And then for something slightly different: More of the same! You guessed it: Yesterday morning, I was surprised to find we were a bit snowed in. When I say snowed in, I mean that I have to use force to … Continue reading →

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The driveway

Posted on February 3, 2008 by Arthur

I think it’s an understatement if I’d say that last week, we’ve gone through quite some weather. Monday, we started out with lots of rain which at the end made our driveway look like the perfect ‘slide and glide ramp’ … Continue reading →

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The sound of

Posted on January 20, 2008 by Arthur

This morning, I woke up with the sound of snowplows driving by our house, which to me, is the first hint that it’s time to do some shoveling outside. So, I guess, that’s something I’ll be planning for later. We’ve … Continue reading →

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Around the world

Posted on January 18, 2008 by Arthur

A couple of days ago, the local news paper had an article about a lady from Wales who’s walking around the world. Rosie Swale Pope started her run in 2003 and is scheduled to finish her travels this year. She … Continue reading →

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More snow

Posted on December 31, 2007 by Arthur

Maybe it’s too early to call it a day (Weather Canada issued snowfall warnings for the next 24 hours), but, I was just outside and noticed that the sky is almost cloudless. Or maybe this is the typical ‘calm before … Continue reading →

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Weatherwise

Posted on December 16, 2007 by Arthur

It looks like we’re in the midst of the winterstorm that earlier pested Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick. The (local) forecast tells that we can expect a mix of heavy snowfall (15 cms and up) and (possibly) rain during the … Continue reading →

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On snow and games

Posted on December 2, 2007 by Arthur

Yesterday, we were hit by a snowstorm that apparently took everyone by surprise: After finishing shopping in the local mall, we walked and drove through the very first winter storm to hit our area. This comes right after the Weather … Continue reading →

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Strings and Skies

Posted on November 25, 2007 by Arthur

There’s an old Dutch Polish Swedish British Belgian Luxemburg Czech Hungarian San Marino 18th century saying which explains the correlation between full moon and cold weather: “Clear Skies, Invalid Memory Writes”. OK. Skip the European geography introduction in the first … Continue reading →

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Noel V

Posted on November 4, 2007 by Arthur

From what I’ve heard, sections of Northern Truro (including Onslow) are still without power and according to NSP, power for most customers won’t be completely restored until Tuesday. I have a tremendous amount of respect for the crews on the … Continue reading →

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Noel IV

Posted on November 4, 2007 by Arthur

We seem to have lost shingles and a tree (one of its main branches seem to have broken off) but we haven’t lost power. Nova Scotia Power reports plenty of areas with no power, including Truro. I guess we’re lucky, … Continue reading →

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Noel III

Posted on November 4, 2007 by Arthur

According to the news, NSP crews are allowed to use their own judgement to repair lines as long as wind gust don’t go over a specific speed (sustained): I see that some of the earlier mentioned areas all have their … Continue reading →

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Noel II

Posted on November 3, 2007 by Arthur

I just watched the special news bulletin and it looks New Brunswick is going to get the brunt of the rain and wind (image via StormAdvisory, via Ruk). It’s going to take a while too, for Noel to make its … Continue reading →

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Noel, then

Posted on November 3, 2007 by Arthur

I have been dreading this, but yes, I’ll be monitoring Noel today. I think earlier weather reports suggested that Noel was going to make landfall in the south-eastern part of Nova Scotia: currently, it looks like it will be more … Continue reading →

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