Good Morning! Starting things off, it is a cold morning here in Port Loring, Ontario, Canada. The temperature climbing out of bed was sitting at -24.8 C | -12.64 F. It won’t warm up much more than it is today. Tonight it will be even colder, so an extra blanket might be in order. Highway 522 has some icy snow covered areas throughout, but travelling will be good. We could also see some light snow later on this afternoon. To be honest … this time of year here in Port Loring, you can expect pretty well anything. And you should be prepared for just about anything. That’s what living in the north is all about. On another note, my lovely wife and I decided that … since it was going to get colder, that we should go and pick up our groceries in North Bay yesterday. Which we did. We have gone back to ordering things online as we were doing before when this virus slowed down some. So all we had to do was pull up in front of the places we deal with, give them a call, and they bring it out to our car. Can’t beat that. But the best part is we don’t have to subject ourselves to a whole mess of people inside the stores. Which I think is the thing to be doing these days. While there, we dropped by our son’s apartment, and see him in his parking lot, as he is staying safe too. Dropped him off a few things and then chatted to him on the phone along the way home. We also ordered some food, and ate it in our car, taking in the city life. It’s good to see what the other half is doing once in a while. Not that we would want such a lifestyle. Not saying it is a bad way to live, but it’s not for us. I have to admit, we had a great day and enjoyed getting out of the house for a few hours. The scenery that Mother Natures has on display is always nice to see. Today I think I will work away on another podcast, oh damn It’s Friday already, I guess I need to put up the next Episode. I will do that right now. I hope you enjoy it. Take care and stay safe. GW

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Good Morning! It’s another cloudy morning here in Port Loring Ontario. We did have around an inch of light snow through the night. Nothing to stop you from going anywhere if you have to go anywhere .I did see a few snowmobiles out and about yesterday, making their way through the trails behind my house. Nice to see. My wife and I are staying put these days with the way this new virus is spreading. Eventually I am sure everyone will get it, but staying put will help the hospitals, doctors and nurses a bit, which is what is needed at the moment. I think once it reaches it peak, meaning almost everyone has caught it … it then will drop as fast as it started. Highway 522 has a few, snow covered areas along with some icy sections throughout. Tonight things will become darn cold again, and stay that way for the next three days. After that, things should moderate. Yesterday I managed to write up a couple stories for my columns and today will probably do the same. With that, I am off for a bagel this morning with my lovely wife. Take care and stay safe.

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Good Morning. It’s a cloudy morning here in Port Loring, Ontario. We did have a touch of snow overnight, about one inch. Not enough to bring out my old snow blower, though. Which is fine by me. Highway 522 is partially snow covered, with some icy sections throughout. The temperature waking up was sitting at -4.6 C | 23.72 F. A lot warmer than yesterday and the day before. It is warmer, but that is about to change with colder temperatures will be moving in by tomorrow night. The coldest nights will be Thursday, Friday and Saturday. We are having some light snow at the moment, but I don’t suspect it will amount to much. On another note, I just put some more wood in my shop stove. It’s nice and toasty in there. So if the urge hits to work on a few projects I have lined up, I will be all set. But right now, I don’t have any urges, Ha Ha. Today I will be working on another podcast that I have in mind along with a story for my newspaper columns. I haven’t seen many snow mobiles yet this year, but with this cold weather I suspect they will be out and about sooner than later. I enjoy seeing them, makes me feel good knowing that some are enjoying life a bit. With that I am off for my morning bowl of cereal and will then see what the day has in store. Take care and stay safe, this damn virus is sure getting out of hand these days. You know … I am getting a wee bit tired of it. Ha Ha.

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Good Morning from a cold Port Loring. And it sure is a cold one this morning. Climbing out of bed, the temperature was sitting at -33.8 C | -28.84 F. That’s cold by any standard. The wind is coming in from the East, North East. Highway 522 is partly snow covered, along with a few icy sections. So care should be taken if out and about. If asked, I would recommend everyone staying inside this morning till things warm up a bit. Or at the very least dress extra warm if you have to go out. The good part is almost everyone wears a mask these days, which will help breathing in the cold air. LOL. I did walk over to my woodworking shop to feed my stove a bit ago. I was glad to get back in where it was warm. I wouldn’t want to have to work outside today. On another note, I didn’t do much yesterday, kind of a lazy day. Today being so cold, I will work away on another story or two, and maybe start a new Podcast. I will have to see how I feel. Some days I feel like writing, some days I don’t. The good part is that these days, I can do what I want, no pressure. Occasionally, that isn’t a good thing. LOL, With that I am off to feed my wood furnace here in the house. It has been running steadily all night. I did have to get up three times through the night, as it got hungry. Which didn’t bother me any, as being the age I am, I usually get up anyway. It’s nice and toasty in here. Nothing like wood heat, especially in this kind of weather. Just to let you know, as some have asked. It only took six pieces of hardwood to heat the whole house and basement overnight. Can’t beat that. Now I am off for some waffles that my lovely wife is making me. She sure makes them tasty. Take care and stay safe. GW

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Good Morning. Starting things off here this morning, the temperature has dropped a lot since yesterday. Waking up, it was sitting at -17.6 C | 0.32 F. It won’t warm up much more as the day progresses, but we should see some sunshine. It should be noted that tonight will be very cold, so I would think that everyone should take caution and not to forget to plug your car in, and put an extra blanket on your bed before going to bed tonight. Highway 522 is partially ice and snow covered in certain areas, so care should be taken if out and about. I haven’t seen too many deer crossing the highway these days, but I have seen two Moose. They weren’t crossing the highway when I saw them out by Farleys Corners. On another note, I stoked up my wood stove in my Old Woodworking shop this morning and lit our wood furnace in the house here. We sure like our Newmac Wood Furnace, easy to operate and saves us a ton of wood compared to the wood furnace we had before this one. You know, thinking of wood stoves and furnaces, there hasn’t ever been a house we owned that didn’t have some form of wood heat. Anyway, I am off for an English Muffin this morning with my lovely wife for a change, and will then work on a couple more stories I have in mind. Take care and stay safe. This new virus is sure taking a toll on folks these days. Even some hospitals are closing down, as It’s starting to spread through them.

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Good Morning! It’s a cloudy gloomy day here in Port Loring Ontario, Canada. At the moment, we are having some freezing rain mixed with snow, along with some windy conditions in certain areas. We didn’t have any snow accumulations overnight. Which is a good thing in part, but the freezing rain takes away the good end of things for travelling at least. Highway 522 has a lot of icy sections throughout, with some snow covered areas thrown in for good measure. The temperature isn’t as cold today, hovering around the freezing mark. 0 C | 32 F. The one thing that we have to be aware of is, or should be aware of … is that tonight things are going to cool off a lot. And tomorrow will be colder. And tomorrow night will be the coldest night of the year, or the coldest one so far. Temperatures could get down to -34 C/-30 F, possibly even colder. Don’t let today fool you with it being warmer, as Mother Nature can be cruel when she wants to be. So I would suggest that you set your sights on preparing for this cold that is entering into the picture while things are mild. Along with this cold that is heading our way, we could see some high winds which will make it touch and go for our hydro. The thing is, since our Powers That Be has sold most of Ontario Hydro to outsiders, the trees haven’t been looked after like they used to be. Preventative maintenance has been lacking in a lot of areas. Which in turn causes a lot of problems when the weather gets bad, especially in areas like ours. Par for the course, though. On another note, I let my wood furnace go out last night, so that I could clean the ashes out of it and get it ready for what’s to come, and then I will re-light it later on this afternoon when the temperature starts to drop. I might also start my shop stove, as that is where I keep my generator, and it starts a lot easier when warm. Just in case we might need it. It has come in real handy so far this year. With that bit of information under your hat, and you should be wearing a hat in this part of the country … I am off for a bowl of cereal with my lovely wife. After that, I shall get to work. Take care. GW

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