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Seems the month-lomg pattern here has been every week we get a blast of Santa Anas. Usually lasts only a day or two, but this time it's been Thursday thru Sunday (so far) of 90+ weather. And dry, dry, dry.

Been waiting for the soil to cool down so I can give my natives their every-other week water. They're due, since last (and only) rainfall to date was the 25th of Oct.


Supposedly we are in a la Nina condition, which often means dry for the southwest, wet for the northwest. Not sure if that includes Canada, BRENDA, but if your weather has been wetter than usual that might explain it.

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They're still predicting a 10F cooldown tomorrow and another 10F cooldown day after, so we will be back in the low 70s, where we belong!

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SIG, my little corner of BC can be considered at times part of the Pacific Northwest.

Weather over the weekend has been very soggy and a bit into tomorrow and then a break on Tuesday followed by more rain for the rest of the week.

Gotten so much rain out into the Fraser Valley that a city called Abbotsford has had to open an emergency centre for some of their citizens. Mudslides.

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You had mentioned ferry on the sea. Which sea were you referring to?

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British Columbia sits on the Pacific ocean and there is a ferry system that runs up the coast and over to Vancouver Island which is separated from the mainland by the Strait of Juan de Fuca. There is also the Salish sea.

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Seems the month-lomg pattern here has been every week we get a blast of Santa Anas. Usually lasts only a day or two, but this time it's been Thursday thru Sunday (so far) of 90+ weather. And dry, dry, dry.

Been waiting for the soil to cool down so I can give my natives their every-other week water. They're due, since last (and only) rainfall to date was the 25th of Oct.


Supposedly we are in a la Nina condition, which often means dry for the southwest, wet for the northwest. Not sure if that includes Canada, BRENDA, but if your weather has been wetter than usual that might explain it.

*****

They're still predicting a 10F cooldown tomorrow and another 10F cooldown day after, so we will be back in the low 70s, where we belong!

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SIG, my little corner of BC can be considered at times part of the Pacific Northwest.

Weather over the weekend has been very soggy and a bit into tomorrow and then a break on Tuesday followed by more rain for the rest of the week.

Gotten so much rain out into the Fraser Valley that a city called Abbotsford has had to open an emergency centre for some of their citizens. Mudslides.

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You had mentioned ferry on the sea. Which sea were you referring to?

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British Columbia sits on the Pacific ocean and there is a ferry system that runs up the coast and over to Vancouver Island which is separated from the mainland by the Strait of Juan de Fuca. There is also the Salish sea.

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So the ferries need to traverse the sea, the strait, and the ocean?
Are the waves in wind worse on the sea/strait, or on the ocean? I'm thinking the waves could get more focused in the smaller sea/strait.

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https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/bc-mudslide-coquihalla-nov-14-2021

https://www.nanaimobulletin.com/news/flooding-mudslide-hampering-trave
l-through-sooke-salt-spring-island/

https://www.mapleridgenews.com/news/maple-ridge-residents-still-withou
t-power/

https://phys.org/news/2021-11-heavy-evacuations-motorists-canada.html

https://www.thespec.com/ts/news/canada/2021/11/14/rocks-and-mudslides-
close-bc-highways-during-heavy-rain.html

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/mudslide-rain-british-columbia-photos-highwa
y-floods-212043708.html

https://bc.ctvnews.ca/large-mudslide-leads-to-closure-on-highway-1-nea
r-lytton-b-c-1.5550211
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You sound like you're getting things done Brenda!

I've been more busy of late doing some unanticipated things. So a lot of my projects are paused for the while.

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Out for my walk on a dry day but cold. Need a scarf today.

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You sound like you're getting things done Brenda!

I've been more busy of late doing some unanticipated things. So a lot of my projects are paused for the while.

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Yeah, I am. A friend wants to meet up early for Christmas which is why I am trying to finish her stuff.

Also almost got that kitchen cupboard sorted out. Only thing I can do is buy some plastic shelving units and put them in. I've got three in there now and need one more then I think I will get a plastic bin to add to it, so I can put some plastic containers into.

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Out for my walk on a dry day but cold. Need a scarf today.

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I hope it's not windy! Cold weather is one thing, but cold WINDY weather just sucks heat right offa you!

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You sound like you're getting things done Brenda!

I've been more busy of late doing some unanticipated things. So a lot of my projects are paused for the while.

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Yeah, I am. A friend wants to meet up early for Christmas which is why I am trying to finish her stuff.

Also almost got that kitchen cupboard sorted out. Only thing I can do is buy some plastic shelving units and put them in. I've got three in there now and need one more then I think I will get a plastic bin to add to it, so I can put some plastic containers into.

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WHOO HOO!!!! Way to go Brenda! on getting that cupboard sorted out!

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This is a correction for an earlier post. The town of Merritt has been completely evacuated due to flood waters.

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This is a correction for an earlier post. The town of Merritt has been completely evacuated due to flood waters.

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Both the CN and Canadian Pacific main lines along the Fraser River are out of service and will require heavy reconstruction of bridges and railbeds. Vancouver, the country’s biggest port, is closed. Coal mined from the Rocky Mountains is piling up at loading terminals along the Continental Divide. Potash unit trains are backed up at mines in Saskatchewan. The Prairie grain harvest, which should be flowing West at peak seasonal volumes, is constrained to CN’s northerly route from Edmonton to Canada’s secondary Pacific port, Prince Rupert.

A trickle of train movements over CP’s Crowsnest Subdivision indicates some traffic may be moving from an interchange with Union Pacific at Eastport, Idaho, but flooding on the U.S. side of the 49th parallel has choked off access to alternative ports at Portland and Seattle.

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Yes, all this rain in BC has done more damage to the supply chain in country. People in the east will have to be patient with BC, until more roads are cleared and CP and CN can see what can be done to fix rail lines.

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Yes, all this rain in BC has done more damage to the supply chain in country. People in the east will have to be patient with BC, until more roads are cleared and CP and CN can see what can be done to fix rail lines.

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So does this mean that metro Vancouver is isolated from supplies? Empty shelves and shortages? Or does this isolate BC citites further inland?

Just wondering what this means for you, and for the large population around Vancouver.

Because smaller cities might by supplied by truck along alternate routes, or even by helicopter in emergencies. But there's got to be a million people living in and around Vancouver, so mass transportation is needed.

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Seems the month-lomg pattern here has been every week we get a blast of Santa Anas. Usually lasts only a day or two, but this time it's been Thursday thru Sunday (so far) of 90+ weather. And dry, dry, dry.

Been waiting for the soil to cool down so I can give my natives their every-other week water. They're due, since last (and only) rainfall to date was the 25th of Oct.


Supposedly we are in a la Nina condition, which often means dry for the southwest, wet for the northwest. Not sure if that includes Canada, BRENDA, but if your weather has been wetter than usual that might explain it.

*****

They're still predicting a 10F cooldown tomorrow and another 10F cooldown day after, so we will be back in the low 70s, where we belong!

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SIG, my little corner of BC can be considered at times part of the Pacific Northwest.

Weather over the weekend has been very soggy and a bit into tomorrow and then a break on Tuesday followed by more rain for the rest of the week.

Gotten so much rain out into the Fraser Valley that a city called Abbotsford has had to open an emergency centre for some of their citizens. Mudslides.

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You had mentioned ferry on the sea. Which sea were you referring to?

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British Columbia sits on the Pacific ocean and there is a ferry system that runs up the coast and over to Vancouver Island which is separated from the mainland by the Strait of Juan de Fuca. There is also the Salish sea.

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So the ferries need to traverse the sea, the strait, and the ocean?
Are the waves in wind worse on the sea/strait, or on the ocean? I'm thinking the waves could get more focused in the smaller sea/strait.

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Have a look at a map of the west coast of Canada, JSF. The coast line has a lot of islands and there are small communities on them. So, yes some ferries are out on the open water and some are just crossing the straight to Victoria which is on Vancouver Island. Some ferries stay close to the coast line and those are travelling up the Sunshine coast to places like Sechelt and Powell river. There are ferries that travel from Sandspit which is on Haida Gwaii and go over to the mainland from there.

The Pacific isn't a tranquil place and fishing boats have gone down in storms. Winds on the strait are bad because they stop ferry service and as I told Kiki the combination of wind and waves could swamp a ferry.

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This is a correction for an earlier post. The town of Merritt has been completely evacuated due to flood waters.

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Seems the month-lomg pattern here has been every week we get a blast of Santa Anas. Usually lasts only a day or two, but this time it's been Thursday thru Sunday (so far) of 90+ weather. And dry, dry, dry.

Been waiting for the soil to cool down so I can give my natives their every-other week water. They're due, since last (and only) rainfall to date was the 25th of Oct.


Supposedly we are in a la Nina condition, which often means dry for the southwest, wet for the northwest. Not sure if that includes Canada, BRENDA, but if your weather has been wetter than usual that might explain it.

*****

They're still predicting a 10F cooldown tomorrow and another 10F cooldown day after, so we will be back in the low 70s, where we belong!

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SIG, my little corner of BC can be considered at times part of the Pacific Northwest.

Weather over the weekend has been very soggy and a bit into tomorrow and then a break on Tuesday followed by more rain for the rest of the week.

Gotten so much rain out into the Fraser Valley that a city called Abbotsford has had to open an emergency centre for some of their citizens. Mudslides.

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You had mentioned ferry on the sea. Which sea were you referring to?

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British Columbia sits on the Pacific ocean and there is a ferry system that runs up the coast and over to Vancouver Island which is separated from the mainland by the Strait of Juan de Fuca. There is also the Salish sea.

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So the ferries need to traverse the sea, the strait, and the ocean?
Are the waves in wind worse on the sea/strait, or on the ocean? I'm thinking the waves could get more focused in the smaller sea/strait.

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Have a look at a map of the west coast of Canada, JSF. The coast line has a lot of islands and there are small communities on them. So, yes some ferries are out on the open water and some are just crossing the straight to Victoria which is on Vancouver Island. Some ferries stay close to the coast line and those are travelling up the Sunshine coast to places like Sechelt and Powell river. There are ferries that travel from Sandspit which is on Haida Gwaii and go over to the mainland from there.

The Pacific isn't a tranquil place and fishing boats have gone down in storms. Winds on the strait are bad because they stop ferry service and as I told Kiki the combination of wind and waves could swamp a ferry.

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Sorry. I was just not familiar with ferries following along a coast.
Interesting.


Speaking of ferries, and regarding flooding, I am wondering if some ferries might be redeployed to help with critical transport of material.

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This is a correction for an earlier post. The town of Merritt has been completely evacuated due to flood waters.

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Sorry. I quoted to reference the topic of flooding.
That link should have been about the declaration of emergency.

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Yeah, my shoes in bad shape. I have to get men's New Balance bc they're the only one that come in EEEE width. Lucky me, I have duck feet!

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