Currently -5C here. I have to say I was completely unprepared for it to be that cold last night. As Jan mentioned, the forecast is for temps well below freezing tonight. It took twenty minutes to get the frozen doors open on the truck and then a further 45 mins to get the door open on my old army cabin that I keep fodder in - finally got it open with a combination of brute force, sweary words, hot water and a crowbar. The old carthorse thought he was deliberately being starved. There is thick ice everywhere - as feared, last night's falling wet snow has turned everything into an ice kingdom after midnight. I'm now home with a mug of hot coffee, and don't know whether to drink it or put my feet in it.
Jan's handy hint for outside doors such as cars in freezing weather... Spray some WD40 onto a piece of kitchen roll and wipe it round the door rubbers. Should help them not to stick together when trying to open them in the morning.
Do you have a blow dryer, @Bonzo Dog? Works great on frozen car doors. As Jan says WD-40 is good and you can also spray on Pam, cooking spray... take it from a Canadian!
They are mandatory in Quebec province and Ontario is on the verge of making them mandatory which is a wise move!! I can't remember NOT having them on our cars in decades!! Even with them, I wiped out on hwy 9 near Orangeville, Sue.. was rather shook up as I almost went into a deep valley. From then on, I called the OPP (cops) before venturing out if the roads were icy!! If they weren't going out, neither was I!!
They are also mandatory in BC which even has English weather in parts! Heather, now you can't call the OPP for road conditions,( they have MORE important stuff to do!) you have to check on the MTO website and half the time it is useless!
There are times it feels like it here as well, especially when the wind blows the snow and you can't see 5 feet in front of yourself. I really think these English folks are soft, though.
Gosh my new hydrangea looks lovey. Lovely pink flowers, sitting in its new pot on the front verandah, just near my frangipanni.....oh I shouldn’t should I. That’s mean. You will get yours back shortly when it’s 45 in the shade over here.
This was 30 years ago and I worked in law so knew them personally, lol. Small HQ in Caledon East. Pays to have an in, lol.
