Wheeee - it snowed last night

Megan Forbes

Paul Watson wrote: Glad it does not get to 43 here, about the highest we have is 38. It gets to about 47 in Nelspruit in hot years. In Std 9 I had Maths in a prefab with a corrugated iron roof - on those hot days we would have to have the lessons outside under a tree in order to keep us from fainting! :cool:

I knew it would end badly when I first met Chris in a Canberra alleyway and he said 'try some - it won't hurt you'..... - Christian Graus on Code Project outages A moment of silence please. A programmer's best friend has passed beyond that great exception in the sky.... - Mark Conger on "The coffee machine has died"

Brian Delahunty

Marc Clifton wrote: Maybe I'll get a picture or two too! Please try to if you can :-) Regards, Brian Dela :-)

Marc Clifton

Of course the alternative involves a bear skin rug, a raging fire and... Exactly. Unfortunately: 1. I live in a trailer home (no fire place) 2. A bear skin rug wouldn't fit in my living room (and I don't have one) 3. My girlfriend had to go to work today! 4. My son wants to go and play out in the snow! 5. At 3:15, my girlfriend has gum surgery! This is not the day for "..."!!! Marc Help! I'm an AI running around in someone's f*cked up universe simulator.

Brian Delahunty

Marc Clifton wrote: One of my son's Christmas wish list things was "a snowy Christmas". I guess he got his present early! Cool christmas present to get. It rarely snows over here... well.. it does.. but about 1 or 2 cm so It's not much fun :(( I :love: snow. Chris has always promised me he'd bring me snowboarding with himself and :bob: if I got him an Irish Redhead. I wrapped her up and posted her to him in Canada ages ago but he hasn't responded since... hmmm.. wonder why... Regards, Brian Dela :-)

Paul Watson

Marc Clifton wrote: 1. I live in a trailer home (no fire place) What is it like living in a trailer home? I have lived in nice, solid, bricks and mortar homes for most of my life and would find it strange I imagine. Do a lot of Americans live in trailer homes? Unfortuanatley trailer homes are only portrayed one way in the movies, so I have a horrible perception of them.

Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South Africa

Colin Davies wrote: ...can you imagine a John Simmons stalker !

Megan Forbes

Marc Clifton wrote: At 3:15, my girlfriend has gum surgery! Ouch! Make her day and get her some vanilla flavoured yoghurt & creme caramel's. Leave them waiting in the fridge for her when she gets home. Trust me, she's not going to be able to eat much else for a good couple of days. Oh, and :rose:'s will make her feel a lot better too :)

I knew it would end badly when I first met Chris in a Canberra alleyway and he said 'try some - it won't hurt you'..... - Christian Graus on Code Project outages A moment of silence please. A programmer's best friend has passed beyond that great exception in the sky.... - Mark Conger on "The coffee machine has died"

Megan Forbes

Brian Delahunty wrote: I wrapped her up and posted her to him :laugh::laugh::laugh: I'd say he owes you big time! Was there anything in this agreement that she should arrive alive?

I knew it would end badly when I first met Chris in a Canberra alleyway and he said 'try some - it won't hurt you'..... - Christian Graus on Code Project outages A moment of silence please. A programmer's best friend has passed beyond that great exception in the sky.... - Mark Conger on "The coffee machine has died"

RaviBee

Glad you son got his Xmas wish! I'm just north of you (Mass) and the snow's making the morning commute laughable! 2-4" expected today, with 1-2 already on the ground. Beautiful! /ravi Let's put "civil" back in "civilization" http://www.ravib.com ravib@ravib.com

Brigg Thorp

I'm in central Connecticut and we have 8 inches of snow here. I have a Ford Mustang and couldn't get out of my apartment complex (which is on a steep hill) this morning. So, I plugged my laptop into my DSL and am working from home. I you want to call this working :) Brigg Thorp Software Engineer Timex Corporation

Shaun Wilde

Brian Delahunty wrote: Irish Redhead I don't think this[^] is what he had in mind :)

Stupidity dies. The end of future offspring. Evolution wins. - A Darwin Awards Haiku

RaviBee

Brigg Thorp wrote: we have 8 inches of snow here Yowza! :cool: I plan to work from home too. So nice to hack in your pajamas! /ravi Let's put "civil" back in "civilization" http://www.ravib.com ravib@ravib.com

brianwelsch

Welcome back, Paul! Did you have a nice holiday? :-D BW "I'm coming with you! I got you fired, it's the least I can do. Well, the least I could do is absolutely nothing, but I'll go you one better and come along!" - Homer J. Simpson

dandy72

...as a Canadian, let me point out that, with a little under a month to go, what makes you think it'll still be around by Christmas? Here in Ottawa we've been having snow on and off since early November (rather early, compared to what we usually get around here I must say). Right now there's no snow on the ground (well, ok, hardly any). Live cam: http://www.canada.com/ottawa/ottawacitizen/specials/parliamentcam.html[^]

Paul Watson

brianwelsch wrote: Welcome back, Paul! Ta Brian. brianwelsch wrote: Did you have a nice holiday? Absolutely, terrific holiday. I now have doubts whether this whole IT lark is worth it! Surfer bumb or game ranger is looking awfully nice. :)

Paul Watson
Bluegrass
Cape Town, South Africa

Colin Davies wrote: ...can you imagine a John Simmons stalker !

Brian Delahunty

Megan Forbes wrote: Was there anything in this agreement that she should arrive alive? Nope. He just said he wanted an Irish Redhead... I think he owes me too :-) Regards, Brian Dela :-)

Brian Delahunty

Shaun Wilde wrote: I don't think this[^] is what he had in mind :rolleyes: :laugh::laugh: Regards, Brian Dela :-)

brianwelsch

Paul Watson wrote: I now have doubts whether this whole IT lark is worth it! I know. I often wonder why I'm doing this (again). I hate sitting at desk all day. X| BW "I'm coming with you! I got you fired, it's the least I can do. Well, the least I could do is absolutely nothing, but I'll go you one better and come along!" - Homer J. Simpson

Marc Clifton

Well, the rental situation here in RI is terrible. Hard to find places, then really expensive (>$1000 / month for two bedroom place). When I moved here, I didn't know if I was going to stay and what the consulting situation was like, so I didn't want to buy a house (and I'm really tired of throwing my money at landlords). So intead, I bought a nice trailer home for $16,500 (US), now I only pay $300/month for land use and that leaves the park owner responsible for all outside things: septic, water, electricity, road PLOWING, etc. It works out well. It's in a nice trailer park and I'm surrounded by mostly retired people, so their nice and quiet. The place is small enough to be easily maintained yet big enough for myself, my girlfriend, and my son. Also, we're far enough back from the main road that it's really quiet at night--no street noises. There's a lot of houses where that isn't true (can you tell I really treasure quiet). Where I live has cable Internet access, so that's another beni. You're not "nuts to butts" like in an apartment, but there's a nice sense of community--everyone knows each other. I can forget to lock the door and not worry about it because I know my neighbhors will be looking out for me. Marc Help! I'm an AI running around in someone's f*cked up universe simulator.

Marc Clifton

:-D We went shopping yesterday to stock up on Tylenol and Motrin (this is her second go around so we know the ropes) and bought two big containers of organic vanilla yoghurt! Flowers--great idea! Thanks! Marc Help! I'm an AI running around in someone's f*cked up universe simulator.

Atlantys

Let's see..... yeah.. it's -2(celcuis) right now..... I hate snow. :mad: Your son is welcome to have all the snow we get, and then some. :brrrrr: That's why I ramble so much. If you're short and quotable, there's a much greater danger of ending up in a sig. [Christopher Duncan on how to prevent yourself from ending up in a sig]