Hey August..

Enjoying our early foray into winter?
I imagine your weather is pretty close to mine here..

Today when I went down to the bay to get water I was able to
walk on top of the ice and it didn't crack even on the way back
in carrying an extra 50 pounds of water pails.

Shopping day tomorrow and it's snowing and blowing at the moment
on top of the 12 inches or so of snow we got over the past few
days so I'm just hoping I can drive out. My first half mile out
of here is not being plowed yet, and there are a couple of pretty
good hills on it..

I should have gotten 4WD..

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Hello Rob!

** On Tuesday 02.12.25 - 07:37, you wrote to me:

Enjoying our early foray into winter?
I imagine your weather is pretty close to mine here..

Enjoying.. NOT! We got about 1' of snow. I'll send you some
pics.

Forturnately, my neighbour across the lake, came over with is
Massey-Ferguson 65 (purchased for a bout $4000 a few years ago)
..and runs like a charm. Only one broad blade attached on the
back 3-point mount hydraulic, but managed to clean a fair bit
in about an hour.

Today when I went down to the bay to get water I was able to
walk on top of the ice and it didn't crack even on the way back
in carrying an extra 50 pounds of water pails.

I would NOT imagine the ice would be safe yet. Even my shallow
lake has areas where the spring-fed water is still pooling near
the surface.

Shopping day tomorrow and it's snowing and blowing at the moment
on top of the 12 inches or so of snow we got over the past few
days so I'm just hoping I can drive out. My first half mile out
of here is not being plowed yet, and there are a couple of pretty
good hills on it..

TODAY (Tuesday) was noticeably calmer, sunny and nice - here.
You are probably more exposed to the wind-blasts of oncoming
weather-fronts being right at the shores of the bay. I'm much
further inland, and a bit south of Algonquin Park.

I should have gotten 4WD..

No kidding. I've been driving a 4WD since 1999 - (not the same
vehicle, but a 4WD nevertheless). I wouldn't have it any other
way. Generally, there is atleast 7" clearance and that has
allowed me to "plow" through up to a foot of snow without
issues.



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Enjoying our early foray into winter?
I imagine your weather is pretty close to mine here..

Enjoying.. NOT! We got about 1' of snow. I'll send you some

>pics.

Yes, you did get quite a bit of snow there. As I mentioned in reply
to that eMail, they were closing Highway 400 in my area on Tuesday
which virtually never happens.. And it's still early December!

I'll bet we get a thaw before the end of the month, maybe rain..

Today when I went down to the bay to get water I was able to
walk on top of the ice and it didn't crack even on the way back
in carrying an extra 50 pounds of water pails.

I would NOT imagine the ice would be safe yet. Even my shallow

>lake has areas where the spring-fed water is still pooling near
>the surface.

No, definitely not safe. I was only walking where the water
was a foot deep or so so, if I went through, worst case I'd get
a soaker over my boots. It's supposed to be a lot colder the next
several days so, if it doesn't warm up, the ice should be solid
enough to walk on over deeper water. My permanent water access
hole has to be where there's about 4 feet of water so it won't
freeze to the bottom over the winter.. Bin there.. Then you
have to cut a new hole further out through 3 feet of ice..
(In recent years it hasn't gotten much more than 2 feet thick.)

TODAY (Tuesday) was noticeably calmer, sunny and nice - here.

>You are probably more exposed to the wind-blasts of oncoming
>weather-fronts being right at the shores of the bay. I'm much
>further inland, and a bit south of Algonquin Park.

We got some sun that day too but storms kept moving through
messing up the roads. At least it was relatively nice in town
while I was visiting stores..

Not sure what to expect tomorrow (Thursday). It's going to be
a lot colder and we've had some freezing rain a few times which
may make all the snow super hard and maybe slippery, and any deep
footprints I left in it treacherous to walk on, and a lot of my
paths are up and down fairly steep hills.. I haven't yet started
shovelling the 400 ft or so of paths I normally do for the winter..

It's too darned early for this!!

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* SLMR Rob * Likelihoods are 90 percent against you
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Hello Rob!

** On Thursday 04.12.25 - 09:22, you wrote to me:

I'll bet we get a thaw before the end of the month, maybe rain..

See..

https://www.almanac.com/winter-forecast-canada

They claim mostly wet and mild.

Not sure what to expect tomorrow (Thursday). It's going to be

It was -26C by 11p and dropped to -27C at it's lowest between
3a and 6a the following morning.

a lot colder and we've had some freezing rain a few times which
may make all the snow super hard and maybe slippery, and any deep footprints I left in it treacherous to walk on, and a lot of my
paths are up and down fairly steep hills.. I haven't yet started shovelling the 400 ft or so of paths I normally do for the winter..

You probably had a chance to chip away at some of your pathways
by now when it got a lot closer to 0C and 1C yesterday?

It's too darned early for this!!

I would concur.

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I'll bet we get a thaw before the end of the month, maybe rain..

See.. https://www.almanac.com/winter-forecast-canada

They claim mostly wet and mild.

Yes.. Hopefully it will be milder. It seems cold to me these days
and, although it's early, the temps are no as cold as we'd normally
get in mid winter. Maybe I'm just getting old and feeling it more. B(

Not sure what to expect tomorrow (Thursday). It's going to be

It was -26C by 11p and dropped to -27C at it's lowest between

>3a and 6a the following morning.

Maybe the weather predictions were not showing it would be as
cold as it got. My outdoor thermometer broke couple of years ago
and I never replaced it. I just assume that what my phone says
it is is correct..

a lot colder and we've had some freezing rain a few times which
may make all the snow super hard and maybe slippery, and any deep footprints I left in it treacherous to walk on

You probably had a chance to chip away at some of your pathways

>by now when it got a lot closer to 0C and 1C yesterday?

The snow didn't get all that hard so over the past 3 days I was
shovelling the 400 feet or so of pathways I need around here.
I still think we'll get a real thaw before the end of the month.

I finally sorted out the snow plowing with the new neighbours.
The old neighbours had to have the road plowed out and they didn't
care if I contributed or not (and I did some) but I figured the
new owners would expect to split the cost 50/50 or something even
though they have more to do on their property than I do, since I
just park at the very end of my driveway. Anyways, the bad news
was the guy plowing it raised his price from $75 to $100 per time
but the neighbours were pretty reasonable saying, to be fair, I
should really only pay 35% of the cost.

It could still end up being over $3000 total for the winter
though but, although I didn't like the increase, I hear the
price is still pretty low to plow about 1/2 mile of private
road plus turn arounds and parking on our properties here..

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* SLMR Rob * We are not alone... And THEY are NOT amused!
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