Global warming continues to disappoint. We are convinced it is our turn! How great to extend our growing season and enjoy a bit warmer winter, but since Algore began pushing his agenda, we have had colder summers and colder winters. Is that fair? You don't suppose old Al is more interested in making money on selling carbon credits by scaring the world than anything else? Last year everyone was freaked out about the Arctic ice pack melting and being at low levels, but this year the ice levels are what they were in 1979. Go Figure. Anyway, thats not exactly what I came to tell you about.
Christmas brought us some frigid temperatures which hung around for about 3 weeks. We don't ususally get temperatures quite that cold. How cold,you ask? Well, the high was in the neighborhood of 17 below zero. I had to wear a hat! And my hat hair is not a pretty site, which meant I even had to comb my hair! Many were complaining that their heaters would not keep up with the demand. I was shocked to find temperatures of 60 degrees in my office when I came in in the morning. Needless to say, we didn't get much done outside during that period.
Finally, the Chinook came through and all the ice that had formed during the cold melted. A layer of water on top of ice equals........Slipperiness. School was canceled for three days because the roads were disastrous. The parking lots were so slick and the wind was so bad that cars would blow across the lot. We have seen that before, but this was definitely the worst. I put chains on my car and I never really had a problem, but with school out the parents of our patients all wanted their children seen despite the weather, so I had to work the whole time. How sad.
The rain finally went away and I sanded our driveway with three loads of sand and now we are back to normal. The average temperature in January is about 10 degrees. The days are getting longer. Except for the snow all over and the temperatures, you would be tempted to think about Spring coming. How exciting.
