Title: It's the first day of autumn
Post by: Bricktop on February 28, 2019, 05:28:17 PM
Post by: Bricktop on February 28, 2019, 05:28:17 PM
Title: Re: It's the first day of autumn
Post by: Anonymous on February 28, 2019, 05:33:20 PM
Post by: Anonymous on February 28, 2019, 05:33:20 PM
And we're celebrating with a balmy 40C.Quote from: "Bricktop"
The first day of spring is around March 21 here.
Title: Re: It's the first day of autumn
Post by: Bricktop on February 28, 2019, 06:21:28 PM
Post by: Bricktop on February 28, 2019, 06:21:28 PM
Title: Re: It's the first day of autumn
Post by: Anonymous on February 28, 2019, 06:33:26 PM
Post by: Anonymous on February 28, 2019, 06:33:26 PM
But you're on the wrong side of the planet. It's full of ice.Quote from: "Bricktop"
And progs.
Title: Re: It's the first day of autumn
Post by: Bricktop on February 28, 2019, 06:44:38 PM
Post by: Bricktop on February 28, 2019, 06:44:38 PM
Title: Re: It's the first day of autumn
Post by: Anonymous on February 28, 2019, 07:43:32 PM
Post by: Anonymous on February 28, 2019, 07:43:32 PM
Damn, man...how do you cope?Quote from: "Bricktop"
We wait for summer when we can golf.
Title: Re: It's the first day of autumn
Post by: Bricktop on February 28, 2019, 08:52:49 PM
Post by: Bricktop on February 28, 2019, 08:52:49 PM
Title: Re: It's the first day of autumn
Post by: Anonymous on February 28, 2019, 09:42:14 PM
Post by: Anonymous on February 28, 2019, 09:42:14 PM
Why wait? You can play golf anytime??Quote from: "Bricktop"
In Australia, yes.
Title: Re: It's the first day of autumn
Post by: Bricktop on February 28, 2019, 10:12:21 PM
Post by: Bricktop on February 28, 2019, 10:12:21 PM
Title: Re: It's the first day of autumn
Post by: Anonymous on February 28, 2019, 10:14:08 PM
Post by: Anonymous on February 28, 2019, 10:14:08 PM
Can you not in Canada?Quote from: "Bricktop"
Golf courses are covered in snow and ice in the winter and the temperature could be -20, so definitely not..
Golf courses close in the fall and open late spring I believe.
Title: Re: It's the first day of autumn
Post by: Bricktop on March 01, 2019, 12:08:22 AM
Post by: Bricktop on March 01, 2019, 12:08:22 AM
Ours never close.
Title: Re: It's the first day of autumn
Post by: Frood on March 01, 2019, 02:41:21 AM
Post by: Frood on March 01, 2019, 02:41:21 AM
Title: Re: It's the first day of autumn
Post by: Bricktop on March 01, 2019, 04:08:56 AM
Post by: Bricktop on March 01, 2019, 04:08:56 AM
Title: Re: It's the first day of autumn
Post by: Frood on March 01, 2019, 09:02:18 AM
Post by: Frood on March 01, 2019, 09:02:18 AM
One on the top, one on the bottom.
Title: Re: It's the first day of autumn
Post by: Anonymous on March 01, 2019, 10:38:04 AM
Post by: Anonymous on March 01, 2019, 10:38:04 AM
Wow.Quote from: "Bricktop"
Ours never close.
Because they are not covered in a metre of snow and ice five months of the year..
Sometimes you will see people riding snowmobiles on snow covered golf courses in the winter.
Title: Re: It's the first day of autumn
Post by: Bricktop on March 01, 2019, 05:10:37 PM
Post by: Bricktop on March 01, 2019, 05:10:37 PM
Title: Re: It's the first day of autumn
Post by: Anonymous on March 01, 2019, 05:45:22 PM
Post by: Anonymous on March 01, 2019, 05:45:22 PM
Why would you cover golf courses with snow???Quote from: "Bricktop"
Mother Nature is a bitch six or seven months of the year here. It was -44 with windchill this morning.
Title: Re: It's the first day of autumn
Post by: Bricktop on March 01, 2019, 06:52:07 PM
Post by: Bricktop on March 01, 2019, 06:52:07 PM
Title: Re: It's the first day of autumn
Post by: Anonymous on March 01, 2019, 07:22:20 PM
Post by: Anonymous on March 01, 2019, 07:22:20 PM
Why would you cover golf courses with snow???Quote from: "Bricktop"
Mother Nature is a bitch six or seven months of the year here. It was -44 with windchill this morning.
This was Alberta's coldest February since 1979..
And the deep freeze continues into March.
Title: Re: It's the first day of autumn
Post by: Bricktop on March 01, 2019, 08:59:10 PM
Post by: Bricktop on March 01, 2019, 08:59:10 PM
Wednesday is apparently forecast for 20C.
Title: Re: It's the first day of autumn
Post by: Gaon on March 01, 2019, 09:09:46 PM
Post by: Gaon on March 01, 2019, 09:09:46 PM
Why would you cover golf courses with snow???Quote from: "Bricktop"
Mother Nature is a bitch six or seven months of the year here. It was -44 with windchill this morning.
Where are you Herman? I believe it was 7 today. And I think that's too cold for this time of year.
Title: Re: It's the first day of autumn
Post by: Bricktop on March 01, 2019, 11:44:01 PM
Post by: Bricktop on March 01, 2019, 11:44:01 PM
Title: Re: It's the first day of autumn
Post by: Anonymous on March 01, 2019, 11:47:05 PM
Post by: Anonymous on March 01, 2019, 11:47:05 PM
That's too cold for human life!!!Quote from: "Bricktop"
And the West coast is the warmest place in the country.
Title: Re: It's the first day of autumn
Post by: Bricktop on March 01, 2019, 11:49:10 PM
Post by: Bricktop on March 01, 2019, 11:49:10 PM
Title: Re: It's the first day of autumn
Post by: Frood on March 02, 2019, 03:50:20 AM
Post by: Frood on March 02, 2019, 03:50:20 AM
It's going to hit us next week.Quote from: "Bricktop"
Wednesday is apparently forecast for 20C.
Hopefully the bushfires warm up our states.
Title: Re: It's the first day of autumn
Post by: Bricktop on March 02, 2019, 05:12:52 AM
Post by: Bricktop on March 02, 2019, 05:12:52 AM
Title: Re: It's the first day of autumn
Post by: Anonymous on March 02, 2019, 08:40:09 PM
Post by: Anonymous on March 02, 2019, 08:40:09 PM
If the temperature is in single digits, the word "warm" does not apply.Quote from: "Bricktop"
It does here during our long winters.
Title: Re: It's the first day of autumn
Post by: Frood on March 03, 2019, 03:18:52 PM
Post by: Frood on March 03, 2019, 03:18:52 PM
Title: Re: It's the first day of autumn
Post by: Bricktop on March 03, 2019, 10:39:06 PM
Post by: Bricktop on March 03, 2019, 10:39:06 PM
Title: Re: It's the first day of autumn
Post by: Frood on March 03, 2019, 10:47:46 PM
Post by: Frood on March 03, 2019, 10:47:46 PM
Title: Re: It's the first day of autumn
Post by: Bricktop on March 04, 2019, 12:45:52 AM
Post by: Bricktop on March 04, 2019, 12:45:52 AM
Title: Re: It's the first day of autumn
Post by: Frood on March 04, 2019, 12:47:58 AM
Post by: Frood on March 04, 2019, 12:47:58 AM
Title: Re: It's the first day of autumn
Post by: Bricktop on March 04, 2019, 12:49:40 AM
Post by: Bricktop on March 04, 2019, 12:49:40 AM
I hope we make it through the night.
Title: Re: It's the first day of autumn
Post by: Frood on March 04, 2019, 12:52:39 AM
Post by: Frood on March 04, 2019, 12:52:39 AM
Title: Re: It's the first day of autumn
Post by: Anonymous on March 04, 2019, 10:39:33 AM
Post by: Anonymous on March 04, 2019, 10:39:33 AM
Our A/C is dead.Quote from: "Bricktop"
I hope we make it through the night.
That's no surprise..
Do you have power back yet?
Title: Re: It's the first day of autumn
Post by: Bricktop on March 04, 2019, 05:25:26 PM
Post by: Bricktop on March 04, 2019, 05:25:26 PM
Happily the surge protector on the main power board operated perfectly, so the main switchboard was protected.
The electrician got us back up and running quite quickly, and made the house safe. One power outlet blew out of the wall, and a number of light switches were destroyed but they were replaced straight away.
Title: Re: It's the first day of autumn
Post by: Anonymous on March 04, 2019, 05:56:58 PM
Post by: Anonymous on March 04, 2019, 05:56:58 PM
Yes.Quote from: "Bricktop"
Happily the surge protector on the main power board operated perfectly, so the main switchboard was protected.
The electrician got us back up and running quite quickly, and made the house safe. One power outlet blew out of the wall, and a number of light switches were destroyed but they were replaced straight away.
I'm so glad life is getting back to normal.
Title: Re: It's the first day of autumn
Post by: Bricktop on March 04, 2019, 08:10:14 PM
Post by: Bricktop on March 04, 2019, 08:10:14 PM
The flooring will have to be replaced. That is a MAJOR construction job.
Title: Re: It's the first day of autumn
Post by: Anonymous on March 05, 2019, 12:08:52 PM
Post by: Anonymous on March 05, 2019, 12:08:52 PM
It will take some time.Quote from: "Bricktop"
The flooring will have to be replaced. That is a MAJOR construction job.
Have you spoken to a contractor yet?
Title: Re: It's the first day of autumn
Post by: Bricktop on March 05, 2019, 09:55:55 PM
Post by: Bricktop on March 05, 2019, 09:55:55 PM
He came this morning.
The entire floor will need tiles replacing. Around 100m2.
HOWEVER....plan B is to build an entertainment unit over the damaged area!!! That works for us, cheaper for them and means we won't have to find somewhere else to live while they repair the floor.
Building an entertainment unit in that location was in our plans!!!! A stroke of luck if we can make that happen.
Title: Re: It's the first day of autumn
Post by: Anonymous on March 05, 2019, 10:02:03 PM
Post by: Anonymous on March 05, 2019, 10:02:03 PM
Yes.Quote from: "Bricktop"
He came this morning.
The entire floor will need tiles replacing. Around 100m2.
HOWEVER....plan B is to build an entertainment unit over the damaged area!!! That works for us, cheaper for them and means we won't have to find somewhere else to live while they repair the floor.
Building an entertainment unit in that location was in our plans!!!! A stroke of luck if we can make that happen.
What would be in your entertainment unit.
Title: Re: It's the first day of autumn
Post by: Bricktop on March 05, 2019, 11:26:40 PM
Post by: Bricktop on March 05, 2019, 11:26:40 PM
Nah, home theatre unit, receiver, speakers, cable TV receiver, PS4, network devices, DVD player, Sonos unit, cables and shit like that.
The TV is wall mounted.
Title: Re: It's the first day of autumn
Post by: Gaon on March 06, 2019, 12:39:59 AM
Post by: Gaon on March 06, 2019, 12:39:59 AM
Pole dancers.Quote from: "Bricktop"
Nah, home theatre unit, receiver, speakers, cable TV receiver, PS4, network devices, DVD player, Sonos unit, cables and shit like that.
The TV is wall mounted.
It seems that you have a huge property.
Title: Re: It's the first day of autumn
Post by: Bricktop on March 06, 2019, 01:52:39 AM
Post by: Bricktop on March 06, 2019, 01:52:39 AM
Decided to reduce it in size a bit.
Title: Re: It's the first day of autumn
Post by: Anonymous on March 06, 2019, 02:04:57 AM
Post by: Anonymous on March 06, 2019, 02:04:57 AM
I think the lightning must have thought so.Quote from: "Bricktop"
Decided to reduce it in size a bit.
The bigger the house, the bigger the target.
Title: Re: It's the first day of autumn
Post by: Bricktop on March 06, 2019, 05:24:11 PM
Post by: Bricktop on March 06, 2019, 05:24:11 PM
Initially we thought we were the only victims, but the increasing number of vans in the street indicates that other homes were hit. One neighbour had holes blown in his outer walls. There is a small charred patch in the field behind us, and we're VERY happy the council had cut the grass down recently, or that might have become a far more serious conflagration.
One tree about 20 metres beyond our fence has been blasted in half.
All the streetlights have blown.
Our pool lights were totally destroyed. They are submersed!!
However, we certainly took the worst hit. But nobody was hurt, and everything is replaceable. Our insurance company is great and have looked after us.
Title: Re: It's the first day of autumn
Post by: Anonymous on March 06, 2019, 06:29:46 PM
Post by: Anonymous on March 06, 2019, 06:29:46 PM
Title: Re: It's the first day of autumn
Post by: Bricktop on March 06, 2019, 06:36:08 PM
Post by: Bricktop on March 06, 2019, 06:36:08 PM
They have to be fully open and detailed about what is and what isn't covered. If you apply for insurance in high risk areas, they must tell you if you have under insured.
If they start playing ducks and drakes with claims, we have an Ombudsman that jumps on them pretty smartly.
Although we are highly over-regulated in many areas, finance companies, banks, insurance companies and health insurers are under strict compliance guidelines to avoid jerking customers around.
I'm pretty sure our insurance company was skeptical about the lightning strike, so they sent out TWO assessors to confirm the damage is consistent with lightning, and not a scam.
Title: Re: It's the first day of autumn
Post by: Anonymous on March 06, 2019, 08:29:23 PM
Post by: Anonymous on March 06, 2019, 08:29:23 PM
Insurance companies here are on a tight leash.Quote from: "Bricktop"
They have to be fully open and detailed about what is and what isn't covered. If you apply for insurance in high risk areas, they must tell you if you have under insured.
If they start playing ducks and drakes with claims, we have an Ombudsman that jumps on them pretty smartly.
Although we are highly over-regulated in many areas, finance companies, banks, insurance companies and health insurers are under strict compliance guidelines to avoid jerking customers around.I'm pretty sure our insurance company was skeptical about the lightning strike, so they sent out TWO assessors to confirm the damage is consistent with lightning, and not a scam.
That would happen here too..
And Herman is right, overland flood insurance is unavailable in Canada..
The water damage our house sustained in 2013 was a write off.