We are still at a 5b winter as the official temperature on Dec 1/07 was above -26*C. What happened to the -27 to -29*C days I don't know. I guess they...

Not my hobby, but there is beauty in the quality and precision of the workmanship.Allen

Thanks Jay.The readings vary between the 2 airports 3-5* in moderate wind; up to 10* with no wind; and almost no difference when there are 30+ mph win...

Wow!! that is some hoar frost.Merry Christmas to you, Josef.Allen

Lumber faired poorly after NAFTA primarily because the US ignored the agreement.We also had a federal government that cared little about what happened...

I doubt that this will make much difference in the short term. The government will ignore them, leaving them with little recourse but to block roads g...

I got bad news for ya, Palmettoman. The Pacific North West Union has been not so hush hush for almost 20 years and we still have to wait at a border c...

My cacti don't lay down like that Jay. They do turn the same blue grey color but stay erect.Yours look cool... Allen

Hi Paul;I am using 2 30' Heating cables that I bought from Canadian Tire. They do a pretty good job of keeping my shelter above -4*C. Check the 'Palm...

I know and it is scary. Our economies are quite tightly connected especially in the auto industry. Now that reality has set in our currencies are abou...

If he paid $3800.00 for it from China, the shipping was probably $3,000 of the cost.But it did get attention.Allen

Beautiful pics.Allen

Guess what Steve? I woke up to +2*C/36*F yesterday morning with light snow that turned to frozen slush on contact. Then we got enough wind to knock pe...

I kind of feel sorry for the weather that you are having. That vicious storm we had on Dec 3rd had strong enough winds to push the jet stream south an...