S.O.S Rob Love: Shilo Manitoba

[rob love]

Today has moved from blizzard warnings to storm warning. We have snow forecast for most of the days between now and a week from now.

As blizzards go, this one was pretty tame overall. I still see cars heading down the highway. While it is not over yet, I think I can say this blizzard/storm doesn't even rate in the top 20 for Manitoba blizzards.

Attached is a photo from the same corner shown in previous posts. Also a screenshot of the weather for the week. Normals for this time of the year should be around +9°C.

[Jordan Baker]

Glad to help and also to report that the rain held off today, sun came out and so did the lawn mower for the first cut of the year. I even took the blade off and sharpened it up for the season. I will say it was slightly cooler today due to the wind.

[rob love]

Well I guess that is the bright side of all this....I won't need to cut any grass for a while yet.

The blizzard is over, but we do have several days of regular snow this week with minor accumulations. As I look out in my all-white yard, it is easy to forget that just 3 days ago there was almost no snow left.

Wife put seeds out for the regular birds, and cut up some grapes and apples for the robins. We had dozens on dozens of both on the deck, much to the delight of both the wife and the cat. The cat did not move from the patio door all day.

So we survived another one, although in the end it was not nearly the mega-blizzard they said it was going to be. Tomorrow they will reopen the highways after plowing and sanding, and life will return to normal. And in a week or two, with any luck, the snow will be gone again.

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

Originally Posted by rob love

And in a week or two, with any luck, the snow will be gone again.

...and the mosquitos in full bloom...

[rob love]

Originally Posted by Bruce Parker

...and the mosquitos in full bloom...

Other areas of Manitoba, yes....lots of mosquitos. But here in Shilo, the armpit of Canada, we do not have mosquitos, since there is no water for them to hatch in. The nearest water is many miles away. We are almost prairie desert. I have trees in my yard that were planted before we bought this place 20 years ago. Some are still only a foot tall, some actually made it to 5 feet. This is not what many would consider arable land, other than potatoes. It is a hard life here for both trees and mosquitos.

[Lynn Eades]

Rob, I assume then, that your not in the middle of a real estate boom?
Btw, as mosquitos kill more people than anything else, you live in a safe place????

[rob love]

Originally Posted by Lynn Eades

Rob, I assume then, that your not in the middle of a real estate boom?
Btw, as mosquitos kill more people than anything else, you live in a safe place????

When I bought this place, there was just one house and one shed. Now there is one house and 10 sheds, with an 11th yet to be assembled. That is kind of a boom.

There is some west nile in the mosquitos in Manitoba, so some deaths and sickness that goes along with it. But in this area, there are no poisonous snakes, spiders, or dangerous animals. We do see the occasional bear maybe once every 5 years, but they are always in a hurry to be somewhere else. Wolves and coyotes are generally afraid of human activity. But the one thing that will get you, if you let it, is the cold. It is merciless, and can kill you in about half an hour if you are unprepared or do something stupid.

[maple_leaf_eh]

Originally Posted by rob love

Well I guess that is the bright side of all this....I won't need to cut any grass for a while yet.

The blizzard is over, but we do have several days of regular snow this week with minor accumulations. As I look out in my all-white yard, it is easy to forget that just 3 days ago there was almost no snow left.

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Tomorrow they will reopen the highways after plowing and sanding, and life will return to normal. ....

The definition of Canadian optimism.

[derk derin]

Will pick up Alan at 6:00 am and start heading your way. Should be at your place by 9:00 am. Have to stop at Tim Hortons along the way for a mobile Canadian breakfast!
We had wind here and a skiff of snow but no drifts.
I’m looking at the weather and we have a 90 percent chance of snow on Wednesday. Of course, the day we leave for Calgary. Don’t care, I fixed the 4x4 in my truck so I’ll plough through anything my bald tires will take me!
Let the adventure begin.
Derk

[rob love]

They had the main highway closed overnight and until at least 10 this morning. I see it is open now.
Come Wednesday, if we have to drive at 50kmh to get out of this province we will. Regina, although cold, is not forecast to have snow. Calgary will be +7 and going to be +14 by Saturday. T-shirt weather.



Brandon should rise to +8 by the time we get back Sunday. It will be the first + temperatures we have seen since Valentines day. Actually, I didn't see that; I was in Mexico.



Just finished my lunch and time to run the snowblower for a bit to start prepping the shop area for vehicle movement.

[Tim Bell]

Meanwhile in the uk, 5mm of snow will result in schools closing and grid-locked roads!