2 posts tagged “storm”

It's been a while since I have posted but I have a moderately good excuse. Not long after my last post my hard drive decided to join my little friend Bandit but in a much more dramatic fashion. In other words it died a horrible death taking everything with it in a final act of revenge against me.
Being a serious technophile and part time web developer I had a large amount of pertinent data stored on my system. Now before the more cynical among you snicker and comment that anyone with a brain would have that much data backed up, let me say that I did have a backup. Unfortunately it was from two month ago so it does not contain any of the most recent additions. Ok. Now you can laugh.

It took me about two solid days before I was able to come to grips with the loss. I am Bandit's recent loss along with my still painful memories of losing everything in a robbery increased the emotional impact of the HD crash considerably. Since then it has been a slow march back to the point where I even wanted to look at this blog. However since I seem to be back again I guess I can conclude that I have recovered from the shock.

Valentine's day has come and gone. The celebrated day that was once a pagan fertility festival, was unsuccessfully usurped by the catholic church, and remains today as a staple in the marketing calendar for debeers and hallmark. Given the fact that Valentine died as a martyr to the supposed sanctity of marriage you'd think the homophobic fundie right-wing nut-jobs would adopt him as their figurehead for their march against progress.
I would like pause here and note that I use the term "homophobic" under protest and only because the dull nature of the public mind has accepted the bastardized meaning of the word. If you trace the etymology of the term you will discover that it actually means "An irrational or unreasoning fear of other people" For a further explanation of what I am talking about go here. Also suggesting someone is 'homophobic' sounds so passive and harmless. Like the poor dear needs to be helped because they've got this terrible fear of homosexuals. If you want to be more precise in your designation you need to start calling them 'Anti-gay' or the equally apt 'hate mongers'.

In other news we appear to be one of the only places in North America that has avoided being buried under a blanket of ice and snow. I watched the forecast for days as the mass of heavy weather roiled across the continent waiting for the inevitable pounding we would receive. But it was not to be. In spite of the size of the storm and the frigid temperatures locally the weather remained calm and clear. The forecast continued to push the chance of snow ahead day after day until finally the possibility of precipitation was upon us.
It did snow. For about half an hour. Then it turned to freezing rain. The winds were extremely high last night. The power went out locally but was almost immediately restored. And in the end the day dawned cloudy but clear. Another storm had hit the coast and fallen apart leaving us with some slush and the longing for a much needed snow day. The good news is the roads are mostly clear and the snow we did have is almost gone. I only wish it was a little warmer. I cannot wait for the return of spring..

Well it's finally winter here. I reported yesterday that we had only gotten minimal snow and some chilly weather in the face of the storm front that was sweeping across the continent.
Today I must report that we have now received approximately 1.5 feet of snow [more or less depending on where you live in the area] and the mercury is currently settled at -20 !!
The weather site is also saying that it "feels like" -40 !! Now THAT'S more like it. This is what winter in Atlantic Canada is supposed to feel like. Not all the time. But the middle of January is supposed to feel like... well the middle of January and not like the first buds of spring are around the corner.
I may sound happy and even thrilled about it but that's only because it's not going to last. No the forecast has already predicted that by Friday it will be +5 and rainy. So I'll 'enjoy' the snow and the nostalgic ride down frozen memory lane for a day or two. That's enough for me anyway. Like taking a vacation to the arctic. "Wasn't that fun? Wasn't that cold? Sure am glad we're back to warmer climes though."

Here's hoping that the weather guy has his ducks in a row. I'd hate to be disappointed. As much as I enjoy watching my southern husband deal with the cold I'll be glad when we get back to the 'globally warmed' winter. Not only is it more comfortable, it's a lot easier on the power/heating bills.