Comments on: “The illest weatherman in the biz” http://www.chrismclaren.com/blog/2007/11/03/the-illest-weatherman-in-the-biz/ As honest as a gambling man can be Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:02:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Me Again http://www.chrismclaren.com/blog/2007/11/03/the-illest-weatherman-in-the-biz/#comment-44983 Me Again Mon, 05 Nov 2007 21:58:09 +0000 http://www.chrismclaren.com/blog/2007/11/03/the-illest-weatherman-in-the-biz/#comment-44983 If I were sure we were going to be staying here for a long period (i.e. if Trish's employment options post PhD didn't most likely mean we will have to move in about a year or so) I would be planning to do that. Indeed, after the 8 day outage I almost did it on the spot. Although it irks the shit out of me that I have to do it. In Canada the fact that it snows shouldn't come as a surprise to the power company. In Atlantic Canada it shouldn't come as a surprise to the power company that it gets windy sometimes. You know? If I were sure we were going to be staying here for a long period (i.e. if Trish’s employment options post PhD didn’t most likely mean we will have to move in about a year or so) I would be planning to do that. Indeed, after the 8 day outage I almost did it on the spot.

Although it irks the shit out of me that I have to do it. In Canada the fact that it snows shouldn’t come as a surprise to the power company. In Atlantic Canada it shouldn’t come as a surprise to the power company that it gets windy sometimes. You know?

]]> By: Biff http://www.chrismclaren.com/blog/2007/11/03/the-illest-weatherman-in-the-biz/#comment-44977 Biff Mon, 05 Nov 2007 20:23:21 +0000 http://www.chrismclaren.com/blog/2007/11/03/the-illest-weatherman-in-the-biz/#comment-44977 Why don't you just buy a generator? It is a must in farm country - we can water the cattle (and ourselves), power the furnace, fridge, etc... (though not all at the same time) You can also have the electrician wire a connector for the generator right into the power for the house - I don't even have to unplug/plug/run extension cords everywhere when we lose power. Well worth it if you think you will ever lose power for a significant period of time. Why don’t you just buy a generator?
It is a must in farm country - we can water the cattle (and ourselves), power the furnace, fridge, etc… (though not all at the same time)
You can also have the electrician wire a connector for the generator right into the power for the house - I don’t even have to unplug/plug/run extension cords everywhere when we lose power.
Well worth it if you think you will ever lose power for a significant period of time.

]]> By: Himself in Boston http://www.chrismclaren.com/blog/2007/11/03/the-illest-weatherman-in-the-biz/#comment-44972 Himself in Boston Mon, 05 Nov 2007 15:56:53 +0000 http://www.chrismclaren.com/blog/2007/11/03/the-illest-weatherman-in-the-biz/#comment-44972 You'd never make it in the country, Neil. However, I have added one item from your checklist (with slight variation) to mine. You’d never make it in the country, Neil.

However, I have added one item from your checklist (with slight variation) to mine.

]]> By: Neil http://www.chrismclaren.com/blog/2007/11/03/the-illest-weatherman-in-the-biz/#comment-44967 Neil Mon, 05 Nov 2007 14:09:26 +0000 http://www.chrismclaren.com/blog/2007/11/03/the-illest-weatherman-in-the-biz/#comment-44967 Bah, you're a storm nerd, McClaren. Find below my "checklist": 12 cans of Molson Canadian $20 to buy pizza from Xtreme Worked out fine for me. Bah, you’re a storm nerd, McClaren. Find below my “checklist”:

12 cans of Molson Canadian
$20 to buy pizza from Xtreme

Worked out fine for me.

]]> By: Alex http://www.chrismclaren.com/blog/2007/11/03/the-illest-weatherman-in-the-biz/#comment-44940 Alex Sun, 04 Nov 2007 05:18:33 +0000 http://www.chrismclaren.com/blog/2007/11/03/the-illest-weatherman-in-the-biz/#comment-44940 Good luck, sir. Good luck, sir.

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