Re: Blowing in the wind...

On 12.03.2024 14.30, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
> news:[email protected]: 
> 
>> On 24.02.2024 21.56, Merlyne wrote:
>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
>>> news:[email protected]: 
>>>
>>>> On 11.02.2024 15.49, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
>>>>> news:[email protected]: 
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 14.01.2024 16.02, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>>>> We finally got some snow. 10 cm today.
>>>>>>>>> There's is supposed to be another storm coming on Tuesday into
>>>>>>>>> Wednesday which will change from snow to freezing rain to rain
>>>>>>>>> as the temperature rises during the week.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Will report back on the weather next weekend.
>>>>>>>> I bet there will be some. Right now, right here it just managed
>>>>>>>> to get above zero degrees. So people are most likely skating
>>>>>>>> along all over the motorway - free at last. Gits.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> We got 30 cm of snow yesterday.
>>>>>>> It's supposed to be cold next week. Like the high is -14C :(
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Was it then? Cold?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Here there is currently a lot of air in the air over on the west
>>>>>> coast (from the North Sea). The Norwegians have been getting it
>>>>>> pretty bad. I don't feel it much being well away from the west
>>>>>> coast. And also not going outside.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> It was warm again this week like around 10C.
>>>>> It happens whenever the big outdoor festival is on and people come
>>>>> from all over the world to skate on the canal.
>>>>
>>>> So, the temperature is mostly due to body heat? And who holds a
>>>> festival in the middle of winter - snow-and-ice sport freaks?
>>>>
>>>
>>> I guess. It was so warm that all the ice sculptures melted and the 
>>> outdoor events were cancelled.
>>> It was -28C with the windchill this morning. And next week it's going
>>> to be positive double digits. 
>>> The weather is bipolar, I tell you...
>>
>> it won't stop being below zero at night around here, and I'm good and
>> tired of it. How am I ever going to get started on my water feature in
>> the garden when the ground keeps freezing. To say noting about putting
>> potatoes down. Also too wind!
>>
> 
> Use potato bags. You can start them in the house.
> Planting potatoes is back-breaking labour.
> With the bags you can dump them out at the end of the season to get the 
> taters.

Well the first problem is getting some potatoes to put in the dirt.

> Season 3 of waiting for the water feature. I can hardly wait to see out 
> it ends.

Me too.
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BeH

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