| Segment | Surface | Visibility | Observed at |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cranberry to 7 km W. of Fleming’s Landing | Snow Packed | Good | 2008/12/10 11:14 AM |
| 7 km W. of Fleming’s Landing to Trout Creek | Center Bare | Good | 2008/12/10 11:14 AM |
Highway 522, Ontario, Road Report
Cranberry to 7 km W. of Fleming’s Landing Snow Covered 2008/12/09 02:32 PM
7 km W. of Fleming’s Landing to Trout Creek Snow Covered 2008/12/09 02:32 PM
SNOWFALL WARNING: North Bay – West Nipissing Issued at 4:12 PM EST TUESDAY 9 DECEMBER 2008
SNOW HEAVY AT TIMES TONIGHT.
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER MISSOURI WILL CROSS SOUTHERN ONTARIO TONIGHT. SNOW OCCASIONALLY HEAVY WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT WITH AN ADDITIONAL 10 CENTIMETERS LIKELY OVER THE NORTH BAY REGION AND 5 TO 10 CENTIMETERS OVER MANITOULIN ISLAND. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS AND ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH THEIR DESTINATION.
SNOWFALL WARNING: North Bay – West NipissingIssued at 5:35 AM EST TUESDAY 9 DECEMBER 2008
SNOW HEAVY AT TIMES TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH 15 TO 25 CENTIMETRES LIKELY.
A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE AREA EMERGING FROM KANSAS TODAY WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE GREAT LAKES TONIGHT. SNOW AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM WILL BEGIN LATER THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT AND BECOME HEAVY AT TIMES TUESDAY. SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY TUESDAY INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. UPWARDS OF 20 TO 25 CENTIMETRES ARE LIKELY IN THESE AREAS BY OVERNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT.
Highway 522, Ontario Road Report
| Segment | Surface | Visibility | Observed at |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cranberry to 7 km W. of Fleming’s Landing | Snow Covered | Good | 2008/12/07 08:14 AM |
| 7 km W. of Fleming’s Landing to Trout Creek | Snow Covered | Good-Fair | 2008/12/07 08:14 AM |
Fresh Morning Here In Port Loring
Well cool morning here down to 6 below 0 old scale. Almost had to put my coat on walking over to the shop. I gotta’ say though, even though it’s this cold it sure is nice out there. When looking at things they are so clear, reason being there is no pollution in the air. The icicles just seem to glitter. When you take a breath of air you just know it’s fresh. Good to be alive. Talk Soon
Good Old Garlic For What Ails Ya
Garlic can wipe out unwanted visitors in the body and prevent disease. Garlic has been used throughout recorded history for both culinary and medicinal purposes. Its pungent, spicy flavour adds a kick to any dish. Just one clove a day will provide your body with vitamins A, B and C, as well as a vast array of minerals including selenium, iodine, potassium, iron, calcium, zinc and magnesium.
Garlic is more beneficial when it is fresh out of the bulb. As soon as it is smashed it begins to lose it potency. Talk Soon
Staying In Where It Is Warm.
Well after a few days of heavy snow it’s finally stopped here in Port Loring and sure glad to see that it has. Been working away here in the house where it is warm as just haven’t felt like going out. So figured it is a good time to work on my book. The book is coming along great so far, lot of work but starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Talk Soon
More Snow On The Way.
SNOWFALL WARNING: North Bay – West Nipissing Issued at 5:33 AM EST SATURDAY 6 DECEMBER 2008
SNOW AND LOCAL SNOWSQUALLS TODAY.
SNOW SQUALL WARNING..AT 5:30 AM WEATHER RADAR SHOWS MULTIPLE SNOWSQUALLS CONTINUING TO AFFECT THE WAWA AND SUPERIOR EAST REGION. THESE SQUALLS SHOULD WEAKEN WITHIN THE NEXT 2 TO 3 HOURS WHEN WINDS SHIFT TO NORTHERLY IN THE WAKE OF AN ALBERTA CLIPPER. ADDITIONAL LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 CENTIMETRES ARE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS. SNOWFALL WARNING..BANDS OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW ALSO CONTINUE TO THE COME ONSHORE NORTHEAST OF GEORGIAN BAY. THESE BANDS HAVE MOVED INTO THE KILLARNEY AND WEST NIPISSING AREAS AND ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY MOVE INTO THE SUDBURY AREA LATER THIS MORNING. THE APPROACHING CLIPPER WILL ALSO SERVE TO ENHANCE THE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN THESE REGIONS. GENERAL AMOUNTS OF 15 CENTIMETRES WITH LOCAL TOTALS NEAR 30 CENTIMETRES ARE EXPECTED BY TONIGHT. THE SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE SQUALLS AND THE CLIPPER WILL END THIS EVENING FOR THOSE AREAS TO THE NORTH OF GEORGIAN BAY AS WINDS SHIFT TO NORTHERLY IN THE WAKE OF THE SYSTEM. ALSO..A BAND OF LAKE EFFECT SNOW BEING GENERATED OVER LAKE MICHIGAN IS AFFECTING SAULT STE MARIE. AS OF 5 AM..SAULT STE MARIE AIRPORT HAD REPORTED 5 CM OF SNOW. THIS SNOW BAND SHOULD WEAKEN IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS. HOWEVER..ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL FROM THE ALBERTA CLIPPER WILL LIKELY RAISE SNOWFALL TOTALS TO NEAR 15 CM BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO LOW VISIBILITIES IN BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
SNOWFALL WARNING: North Bay – West NipissingIssued at 9:19 PM EST FRIDAY 5 DECEMBER 2008
SNOW AND LOCAL SNOW SQUALLS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.
COLD ARCTIC AIR HAS MOVED OVER NORTHERN ONTARIO. THIS COLD AIR PASSING OVER THE RELATIVELY WARM WATERS OF LAKE SUPERIOR IS GENERATING LAKE EFFECT FLURRIES AND LOCAL SNOWSQUALLS. AT 9.15 PM EST..WEATHER RADAR SHOWS MULTIPLE SNOWSQUALLS COMING ONSHORE JUST NORTH OF MONTREAL RIVER TO WAWA EXTENDING UP TO 60 KILOMETRES INLAND. THESE SQUALLS COULD PRODUCE ADDITIONAL LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 15 CENTIMETRES IN THESE AREAS. THE SQUALLS ARE EXPECTED TO SHIFT SLOWLY NORTH THIS EVENING AND ARE EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY. A SINGLE BAND MAY DEVELOP WHICH COULD BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING NEAR ZERO VISIBILITIES AND SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS NEAR 20 CENTIMETRES. COMPLICATING MATTERS IS AN APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WHICH WILL BRING GENERAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF ABOUT 5 CENTIMETRES TO MUCH OF NORTH CENTRAL ONTARIO TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. SNOWSQUALLS ALSO CONTINUE TO THE NORTHEAST OF GEORGIAN BAY. THESE SQUALLS HAVE MOVED INTO THE KILLARNEY AND WEST NIPISSING AREAS AND ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY MOVE INTO THE SUDBURY AREA TONIGHT. THE APPROACHING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL ALSO SERVE TO ENHANCE THE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS IN THESE REGIONS. GENERAL AMOUNTS OF 15 CENTIMETRES WITH LOCAL TOTALS NEAR 30 CENTIMETRES ARE EXPECTED BY SATURDAY NIGHT. THE SNOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE SNOWSQUALLS AND THE LOW WILL END SATURDAY MORNING FOR REGIONS TO THE NORTHEAST OF SUPERIOR AND SATURDAY EVENING FOR THOSE AREAS TO THE NORTH OF GEORGIAN BAY AS WINDS SHIFT TO NORTHERLY IN THE WAKE OF THE SYSTEM. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUS WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS DUE TO LOW VISIBILITIES IN BURSTS OF HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW.
Full Moon Dates From 2008 To 2012
| Month/Year | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| January | 22 8:35 A.M. |
10 10:27 P.M. |
30 1:18 A.M. |
19 4:22 P.M. |
9 2:32 A.M. |
| February | 20 10:30 P.M. |
9 9:49 A.M. |
28 11:38 A.M. |
18 3:36 A.M. |
7 4:56 P.M. |
| March | 21 2:39 P.M. |
10 10:37 P.M. |
29 10:25 P.M. |
19 2:10 P.M. |
8 4:41 A.M. |
| April | 20 6:25 A.M. |
9 10:55 A.M. |
28 8:18 A.M. |
17 10:44 P.M. |
6 3:20 P.M. |
| May | 19 10:11 P.M. |
9 12:01 A.M. |
27 7:07 P.M. |
17 7:08 A.M. |
5 11:36 P.M. |
| June | 18 1:31 P.M. |
7 2:12 P.M. |
26 7:31 A.M. |
15 4:13 P.M. |
4 7:11 A.M. |
| July | 18 4:00 A.M. |
7 5:22 A.M. |
25 9:37 P.M. |
15 2:39 A.M. |
3 2:51 P.M. |
| August | 16 5:18 P.M. |
5 8:56 P.M. |
24 1:05 P.M. |
13 2:57 P.M. |
1 & 31 11:27 P.M. / 9:57 A.M. |
| September | 15 5:15 A.M. |
4 12:03 P.M. |
23 5:18 A.M. |
12 5:27 A.M. |
29 11:18 P.M. |
| October | 14 4:04 P.M. |
4 2:11 A.M. |
22 9:38 P.M. |
11 10:07 P.M. |
29 3:50 P.M. |
| November | 13 1:19 A.M. |
2 2:15 P.M. |
21 12:29 P.M. |
10 3:18 P.M. |
28 9:47 A.M. |
| December | 12 11:38 A.M. |
2 & 31 2:32 A.M. / 2:14 P.M. |
21 3:15 A.M. |
10 9:38 A.M. |
28 5:22 A.M. |
Snowfall warning for North Bay – Powassan – Mattawa Continued
Warnings
North Bay – Powassan – Mattawa
6:06 PM EST Wednesday 3 December 2008
Snowfall warning for
North Bay – Powassan – Mattawa continued
Significant snowfall tonight.
A low pressure area is forecast to develop over the Great Lakes ahead of a cold front. Snow is occurring across a wide swath of central and northeastern Ontario. It will continue tonight and give 15 to locally 20 centimetres of snow to the North Bay region by Thursday morning. As of 6 PM North Bay has reported 5 centimetres. It will gradually taper off Thursday morning to a few flurries.
Motorists are urged to exercise caution due to accumulating snow and reduced visibilities in drifting and local blowing snow.
More Snow and Enjoying Life
Well not as cold this morning but more snow is in the forecast they say. Sheesh we got over a good foot already. Since we moved here to the north this is been the worst for snow and cold weather. Not that I am complaining mind ya as we love it up here. We also put away for winter, meaning food and firewood, so we are set pretty well for what ever mother nature can throw at us. Good way to be. Also good to be prepared for other things to. Well better get back at my new book. Editing, editing, editing, is on the menu for the next few weeks. But it all gets done. Just enjoying life here. Talk Soon
Second Book
Well been busy working on my second book steadily for the past three weeks and it’s coming along just fine. Should be out for April 2 if things go cordin’ to oil. Talk Soon
Cold Day In Port Loring And New Book is Coming Along.
Well still cold here hovered around 14 degrees here all week. Working away here on the upcoming new book. Lots to do but enjoying it. Take each day at a time as if I was looking at the whole picture it would just overwhelm me too much. My wife too has been busy working on all the sketches for the book which in itself is a huge project but as me she takes it as it and enjoys it as it comes. Great team we are huh?
Just Working Away On My New Book
Well been steadily working away here on my second book. Starting to take shape finally, but still lots to do. Lot of folks don’t realize just how much goes into the making of a book, especially if one does it all themselves. Well I am far from doing it by myself, as I got my wife busy with sketches and my two sons working in the back ground. Lots to be done, but through out these cold winter days, what better time could there be, than sitting in looking out and enjoying life. Isn’t that what life is suppose to be all about? Talk Soon
Second Book Is Coming Along
Well been steadily working here on my second book these days and got to say it’s been going along pretty good. My two sons have been there for me helping when asked, which is a good thing. I know it would never get finished if it wasn’t for them. For most parts I am into editing every day and entering them into the right foremat. My wife is steadily working on the sketches for the inside which consists of around sixty. One for each story. She finished up the front cover today. Sketched it yesterday and painted it today. Looks really good. Can’t show you as of yet keeping it a secret till spring. So being so cold outside these days it feels right to be inside looking out. Talk Soon.
Cold Day Here In Port Loring, But Nice
Well cool morning here again. Down to 20 degrees old scale. Was up through the night stoking the old wood furnace and enjoying every minute of it. One thing about having the furnace we have, is that the wood is all inside your home nice and dry and easy to get at. So just need to pull on my slippers, no need to dress with coat and boots and strug off to the outside furnace through the snow and cold night air. Could never understand why anyone would even buy one of those things. Well I guess I know, their insurance brokers push it and that’s the reason for most thinking on the subject. I figure it this way. If we did every thing the insurance brokers told us to do why would one even need insurance. Well, as I have always said, it all boils down to money and they sure are making it, hand over fist. But all things come to an end, even for them, as we are seeing now. So guess I will go and have a tea, and get back to doing what I love. Enjoy your day. Talk Soon.
Second Snow Fall Over Night
Well had our second snow fall for this Fall. Darn cold out there this morning as down to 20 degrees. Had about four inches of the white stuff. Sure looks pretty out there though with the snow making the branches on our huge pines just hang. Good to be alive and kickin. Talk Soon
Cold Morning Here In Port Loring
Well cool morning here to wake up too. Down to 20 Degrees with a sniff of snow on the ground. I still go by the old scale, don’t like metric one bit. All metric did is complicate things that have been prefectly good for hundreds of years, not to forget how many billions of dollars it cost us. This is one old feller that didn’t change his ways. Not many of us left out there either. Got the old wood furnace going here this morning. Had to get up once last night and throw a couple more logs in the furnace. But I enjoy doing it. Just going to have a tea here then get back to working on my second book. Hope you all are well. Talk Soon