Re: Blowing in the wind...

On 31.03.2024 22.39, Merlyne wrote:
> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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>> On 12.03.2024 14.30, Merlyne wrote:
>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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>>>> On 24.02.2024 21.56, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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>>>>>> On 11.02.2024 15.49, Merlyne wrote:
>>>>>>> BeH <[email protected]> wrote in
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>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 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.
>>
> 
> Are they rare in your country?

Quite the opposite - they are very common this time of year. And
commonly sold at grossly inflated prices for being merely potatoes with
a different label...

>>> Season 3 of waiting for the water feature. I can hardly wait to see
>>> how it ends.
>>
>> Me too.
> 
> I feel a spoiler alert is coming...

I am a bit suspicious that it may never get finished. I know the guy who
is supposed to make it.

-- 
BeH

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