Warm finally

Barrie · Post by **Barrie** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 9:42 am

Yesterday we finally broke away from the cool air that's been dominating the west coast for months on end.
Everyone here is very appeciative as are the plants too!

Cheers, Barrie.

Wes North Van · Post by **Wes North Van** » Sun Apr 13, 2008 11:06 pm

We hit 19.8C here by the water in lower North Vancouver. I'll take this anytime.

yuccaman · Post by **yuccaman** » Mon Apr 14, 2008 4:28 am

We hit 7C! Record!!! No, Just joking. I want to live in your areas to have the warmth

Today here was cold and windy. Looks like that thermometer reached a
nice 26C. Lytton I heard reached around that. We are warming also but it's 16C to 20C but not bad for planting weather.

Barrie · Post by **Barrie** » Sun May 04, 2008 2:08 pm

Quite a contrast if the Weather Underground ticker is correct between my place and Vancouver or Victoria areas. They're showing 14c and 12c and here in Lantzville we're at 19c. (May 04 -08 )

Cheers, Barrie.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Mon May 05, 2008 10:05 am

Yesterday the North Okanagan hit 26 C in the afternoon.
Warm breezes even until dark, and resuming at dawn.
About bloody time.

Barb

Barrie · Post by **Barrie** » Mon May 05, 2008 10:51 am

Barb ... there's a certain point when the interior daytime temps surpass the coast. That transition marks the start of spring really. We stayed in Cache Creek last summer for an afternoon and overnight, and we left the following morning. The warmth was great (low 90's) and I wished we could have stayed a few more days.

Cheers, Barrie.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Mon May 05, 2008 11:41 am

Barrie, few Okanaganites thought we'd get it at all this "Spring",

You'll just have to book a vac this year, Barrie...there's nothing like dry desert heat.
As they say, "no sweat".

Barb

Barrie · Post by **Barrie** » Mon May 05, 2008 1:16 pm

Well I have the month of August off work. I have a trip to Calgary planned sometime during that time frame, so you never know

.

Cheers, Barrie.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Mon May 05, 2008 1:38 pm

Going to take in the Stampede?
Barb

Barrie · Post by **Barrie** » Mon May 05, 2008 5:38 pm

Humm ... hadn't thought of that. Last time I was there was in 1977. I saw Arte Johnson from the old "Laugh In" TV show there. I guess once every thirty years or so should be good

. The main reason I'd go would be to visit my step daughter and the grandson, the rest is up for grabs.

Cheers, Barrie.

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Tue May 06, 2008 8:47 am

Barrie, ...man, Arte Johnson...brings back old memories

I was last there about the same time as you.
From what I've heard we wouldn't recognize the place with its sprawl.
At least Calgary has ROOM to sprawl...unlike the Okanagan.

Cheers.
Barb

Alchris · Post by **Alchris** » Thu May 08, 2008 9:20 am

You will be a little late for the stampede, Barrie. It is before Edmonton's summer 'Capital Ex' which is in the last half of July.

Be thankful you are not in Calgary. They will get snow tonight. We won't get any snow but the temps will fall to -3*C. I have my Bananas and bedding plants in the garage which is uninsulated. I am going to be heating the garage tonight.

This is definitely a spring to remember.

Allen

Barrie · Post by **Barrie** » Thu May 08, 2008 8:36 pm

SNOW !!! yikes

18C (65F) here today and a forecasted low of 7C (45F). Bananas are pushing like vigorous weeds and must be about 10' tall after winters sleep.

I've never heard of "Capital Ex.". Is it similar to the Calgary Stampede?

Cheers, Barrie.

Alchris · Post by **Alchris** » Thu May 08, 2008 10:22 pm

No. It used to be called Klondike Days. It's an expensive circus the same as the Calgary Stampede except that Calgary has a rodeo and we have a Gran Prix Race.

Allen

Barrie · Post by **Barrie** » Fri May 09, 2008 7:26 am

Klondike days is familiar. I guess every city and town has some sort of summer event. We have one too called VI.EX (Vancouver Island Exibition) and I've never been after hearing how expensive it is. I can find far more enjoyment in my garden all year long.

I checked the Alberta highway web-cams at 7:15 am and it does look like it snowed around the Calgary area.

http://www.ama.ab.ca/road_report/camera ... n_main.htm

Cheers, Barrie.

Alchris · Post by **Alchris** » Fri May 09, 2008 8:04 am

We took our grandson last year. $300 for the 3 of us for 6 hours entertainment. But with bottled water at $4 etc. etc. it wasn't that bad. As long as you only do it once every 10 years.

It only got down to -2*C last night and 1.7*C in the garage. I may have a little leaf damage on the dwarf Cavendish & Rajapuri bananas. Everything else looks fine.

Allen

Barrie · Post by **Barrie** » Fri May 09, 2008 11:16 am

Only -2c.

Yikes ... where you expecting colder? It's it a bit late even in Edmonton for this kind of cold?
Well back to the lawn cutting. It's forecast for a chance of rain tomorrow. First rain in a week as it's been sunny every day!

Cheers, Barrie.

Alchris · Post by **Alchris** » Fri May 09, 2008 3:09 pm

It was forecast at -3 Barrie. We don't put any bedding plants into the ground until about the May 24th long weekend because of the chance of frost.

But my Greenhouse is on order and I will be getting my garage back. All I am getting is a 6' x 8' double wall aluminum framed unit.

Allen

Barrie · Post by **Barrie** » Fri May 09, 2008 8:00 pm

Allen be sure to posts pics when you get your greenhouse.

Cheers, Barrie.

Alchris · Post by **Alchris** » Sat May 10, 2008 8:06 am

Will do, Barrie.

It will be a while as I cut my arm-10 stitches-with the angle grinder yesterday afternoon. Drove myself to the hospital and waited 5 1/2 hours to get stitched up. The only thing that they did in the interim was wrap more bandages around the wound every time the blood leaked through. No pain relief until they were ready to stitch me up.

My wife is getting used to coming home from work to blood in the kitchen & bathroom. Her only comment on the towel that I used as a tourniquet/pressure bandage was 'it had to be a new one'. I didn't like the color so it wasn't much of a loss.

Alberta, the land of milk & honey. Sour milk and crystalized honey.

I'll be a one fingered typist for about a week and won't be doing too much lifting for a couple of weeks. At least I keep injuring my left arm.

Allen

lucky1 · Post by **lucky1** » Sat May 10, 2008 5:58 pm

Jeez, Allen, take care of yourself!

Hard to garden with only one arm...I'm with Chris on that!
Barb

Barrie · Post by **Barrie** » Sun May 11, 2008 2:33 pm

Geez Allen ... You gotta take it easy (and care) with the equipment. I guess the medical system is as stessed in Alberta as it is in BC. Waiting 5 1/2 hrs is unaceptable even in many third world countries.
I'd be lost without my left arm as I use both fairly equally. I guess my brain never settled on left or right as primary usage.

Cheers, Barrie.

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