tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3884357133426747280.post4815723230237739028..comments2023-08-19T10:14:53.410-04:00Comments on Chez-Ami: Baby, It's Cold Out ThereChez Amihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16770834440604616829noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3884357133426747280.post-62506635114587961512009-01-16T19:44:00.000-05:002009-01-16T19:44:00.000-05:00True, too true..But you did forget one extremely i...True, too true..<BR/>But you did forget one extremely important one...<BR/>A steaming, marshmellow filled mug of hot chocolate! Gotta love that in this weather....peacelovesweetnesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01625648911837738761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3884357133426747280.post-81923676336619888712009-01-16T14:23:00.000-05:002009-01-16T14:23:00.000-05:00Believe it or not, this used to be normal. January...Believe it or not, this used to be normal. January and February were always cold, and always sub -20C in Montreal. Remember January 15, 2004? It was -30C. <BR/><BR/>But recently, particularly over the past four or five years (with the exception of the above), Montreal has been downright balmy. People playing golf in January. Bikers continuing their pedaling well into December. The memory of the way it used to be in Montreal (snow banks six feet high, Siberian cold, a hermit-like existance) became a distant memory. <BR/><BR/>So now, it goes back to 'normal' and we all have to put away our golf clubs for real until April. <BR/><BR/>Your lucky you have a car. We've volunarily given ours up for the past two years, and I regret not having something to do the shopping in. Even if it is a cold, metal box with some heat in it. Mind you, a brisk (brief) walk in the cold doesn't hurt either provided you have your winters on. Long johns, that is. Even that word is now passé. It's now thermal undergarments. <BR/><BR/>Where I grew up - in the heart of the BC interior - temperatures of -30 were common in winter, but it was a lot drier, so it didn't feel so bone-chilling cold as it does here. <BR/><BR/>All of your suggestions for staying warm are great. You just forgot the skiing beforehand, so that duvet feels so much more warming than otherwise. <BR/><BR/>Indeed, stay warm. Wherever you are.Leohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10339296590669071730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3884357133426747280.post-17471778497267159122009-01-15T20:42:00.000-05:002009-01-15T20:42:00.000-05:00Although getting one's car stuck in the snow is pr...Although getting one's car stuck in the snow is pretty bad, waiting long hours for the bus trumps all, especially if your stop happens to be devoid of a bus-shelter. <BR/>STM, if you're listening...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com