Monday, November 08, 2004
Weird Weekend Weather
Getting ready to go to Banff this morning, after our weekend of weird weather. Friday was mild, because of a chinook (pronounced shinook), over +10 all day, and it didn't cool off in the evening either - still +10 at 4am, apparently. Then when the sun came up the temperature dropped (eh?) to -2 and stayed there for the rest of the weekend. There was ice on the barbecue when I cooked our breakfast bratwursts! Saturday was relatively cold and clear and we spent the afternoon in our local Chapters, buying books for our upcoming mini-holiday on the Pacific Coast of B.C. Then we had Hannah, Emma, Richard and baby Ben (now known as the HERBs) round for pizza and a DVD (the Shawshank Redemption, an oldie but a goodie). They stayed until midnight, when it was -3.5. Hannah managed to stay up all night and Benjamin was amazingly well-behaved. It snowed about an inch on Saturday night, and Sunday was a day of freezing fog and drizzle, minus 2 all day, no visibility. A day for the house if there ever was one. And today the temp is +6 and the chinook is back again. Go figure. Banff will be cold for the next couple of days +3/-11 (min/max) tomorrow and -3/-11 on Wednesday. Tofino will be somewhat warmer but wetter, which is what you expect from the B.C. coast, I suppose.
So we're loading up the Jeep for it's first big trip, all 64 miles to Banff. Hope it goes OK in the wilderness! P is at work this morning, but will be back soon to supervise the packing, etc.
The Rocky Mountain Rovers remain stubbornly in 19th position (367 pts) in the Fantasy League, 105 points off the bottom but 150 points from the top. In the second stage (after the first transfers) we're at 14th, which is better but still not good enough. Lauren, Mellberg, Dickov, Anelka and Viduka are going well, and the three new boys, Cech, Okocha and Jenas are coming through, but Sun Yihai, Yobo and Djorkaeff are still in the pan. Wonder when the next transfer window is? Yer man Van Nistelrooy has come back from injury to score a stonking 75 points and bring Roy's Polish Plums up to 12th (426 pts), while Lampard and Jenas are keeping the Calgary Visitors afloat at 14th (418). Robbo's Robbers are down the ladder a bit from me at 22nd (358 pts) with Ljungberg and Lampard doing well but Naybet letting the side down (-6 pts).
Anyway, better get going and get the ironing done before we head off!
J
So we're loading up the Jeep for it's first big trip, all 64 miles to Banff. Hope it goes OK in the wilderness! P is at work this morning, but will be back soon to supervise the packing, etc.
The Rocky Mountain Rovers remain stubbornly in 19th position (367 pts) in the Fantasy League, 105 points off the bottom but 150 points from the top. In the second stage (after the first transfers) we're at 14th, which is better but still not good enough. Lauren, Mellberg, Dickov, Anelka and Viduka are going well, and the three new boys, Cech, Okocha and Jenas are coming through, but Sun Yihai, Yobo and Djorkaeff are still in the pan. Wonder when the next transfer window is? Yer man Van Nistelrooy has come back from injury to score a stonking 75 points and bring Roy's Polish Plums up to 12th (426 pts), while Lampard and Jenas are keeping the Calgary Visitors afloat at 14th (418). Robbo's Robbers are down the ladder a bit from me at 22nd (358 pts) with Ljungberg and Lampard doing well but Naybet letting the side down (-6 pts).
Anyway, better get going and get the ironing done before we head off!
J
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