DI>Speaking of warm buns, it dropped to 30F (-1.1C) today with fierce winds and
  >blowing snow.  We normally don't get this kind of weather until February.

DI>Glad I didn't need to go anywhere!

I guess that far south that would be a bit of a shock..

I took out my water system almost a week ago because the water lines
were freezing up every night and it droppd down to under 20f the
last 2 nights with daytime highs still below freezing. I was out
yesterday afternoon sweeping the snow off my deck, fortunately
hardly an inch of it rather than the 4 inches they said we might
get. This is still a bit early for any serious snow..

My place was never intended for winter use so I have hassles like
having to chop holes in the ice in bay out front and carrying pails
of water up the hill for basic needs.

I've sat through November storms (The Gales of November!) with
100 mph winds and had temps hit -47f in mid winter, but it hasn't
gotten quite that cold in a long time. These days it rarely gets
below a balmy -20f.  B)

I'm about 160 miles North of Toronto BTW..

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