its official

[marie]

Originally Posted by StirCrazy

its a little cooler, but much dryer and sunny I grew up in Alberta so snow doesn't bother me, already looking at snowblowers

seriously though the dampness here with the winter temps makes it feel much colder. to give you a comparason, when were were in Kamloops a couple months ago itwas -5 at night. it felt warmer than Victoria when it is +5 in the winter. The moisture content in the air is much higher so what you have is it can adsorb more heat faster from your body so it feels colder. also the dampness goes right through anything you put on. dryer air is way more simple to dress for and has a lower heat capacity than moist air so it doesn't cool you as fast.

it is the same as when we talk about the humidex in the summer, the temp is say 25 but it feels like 32. in the winter it is oposit, if you have a high humidity the "feels like" part is lower than the actual temp.

Steve

The problem with Kamloops is the summers, you can dress for the cold no matter whether its dry or wet... once your down to the skin there is nothing left to take off when it's approaching 40c

[StirCrazy]

Originally Posted by marie

The problem with Kamloops is the summers, you can dress for the cold no matter whether its dry or wet... once your down to the skin there is nothing left to take off when it's approaching 40c

yup and I love the heat. and I think after spending 6 months in 50 to 58 degrees C that will be a nice treat.

seriously though, I have been in kamloops when it was 42 and rather enjoyed it. besides the house we bought has central air

Steve

[wolf_bluejay]

Originally Posted by StirCrazy

seriously though, I have been in kamloops when it was 42 and rather enjoyed it. besides the house we bought has central air

Steve

Yup, central air is a must. I just replaced my old one with a heat pump. The sad part -- the old 2 ton compressor would actually NOT keep up with the heat last summer (got to about 42). I grew up here, so it is always funny to watch people fall over from heat exhaustion when they are new here. Outside with 40+ weather and 0% humidity you DO need to drink about 1 liter per hour.

Winters are kinda strange here. Some years, there is a LOT of snow and it stays warm. Others (like last year) stay above +5 for most of the winter and then drop to -15 or so for about 3 weeks and then warm back up.


Anyways, welcome to Kamloops, and if you need any help with a new tank, I'm always kicking around, once I finish my own reno's though

[Myka]

Oh sure...the Interior gets an interesting new reefer, and I moved away!

[StirCrazy]

Originally Posted by Myka

Oh sure...the Interior gets an interesting new reefer, and I moved away!

interesting.. hmmm I'll take that as a complament I hope.

the interesting part thought is what I am going to do for work.. as I haven't got a clue LOL.. I figured I would just be retired till after christmas then look for something.. I am getting my class 1 this summer just incase though.

Steve

[Myka]

Interesting as in one of the more knowlegable peeps on the board.

I got my Class 3 last September and worked all winter on the oil rigs. Now that was good money! I got laid off along with 95% of the oilfield in mid-March. Couldn't find a Class 3 job, so I got my Class 1 a month ago. Still tough to find a decent paying job with little experience. Don't count on the Class 1 getting you good income...it's tough to do when you have no experience. About 75% of the companies won't even look at your resume if you have less than 2 years experience, and most of the companies that will hire people with little or no experience are P&D peddle runs (hand bombing...very tough work). I was lucky enough to find a job that pays the same as peddle runs, but I don't work near as hard. I transfer trailers from yard to yard across the city for Maple Leaf. It's a lot of getting out and coupling/uncoupling, so it keeps me fit, which I like, but it's not slave labor either!!

[StirCrazy]

Originally Posted by Myka

Don't count on the Class 1 getting you good income...it's tough to do when you have no experience. About 75% of the companies won't even look at your resume if you have less than 2 years experience, and most of the companies that will hire people with little or no experience are P&D peddle runs (hand bombing...very tough work). I was lucky enough to find a job that pays the same as peddle runs, but I don't work near as hard. I transfer trailers from yard to yard across the city for Maple Leaf. It's a lot of getting out and coupling/uncoupling, so it keeps me fit, which I like, but it's not slave labor either!!

I got a in. was told if I get my class 1, I can have a job driving regional (between west coast and alberta) when ever I want to start, just not sure if thats what I want to do yet. got a line on driving school bus also, but also wanted it to cover any other class as there are a few jobs I am looking at that want you to have a class 3 to drive the work trucks.. but I may just go back to school. I am lucky in the way that I have my pension from the millitary so I don't have to make a killing just a deicent wage.

Steve

[StirCrazy]

Originally Posted by wolf_bluejay

Yup, central air is a must. I just replaced my old one with a heat pump. The sad part -- the old 2 ton compressor would actually NOT keep up with the heat last summer (got to about 42). I grew up here, so it is always funny to watch people fall over from heat exhaustion when they are new here. Outside with 40+ weather and 0% humidity you DO need to drink about 1 liter per hour.

I can imaging, in the gulf they were making us drink 3L/ hour and we were only allowed to work 20 min out side then 40 min in an air conditions space relaxing as it was almost 70 with the humidity.

he for snowfalls, how often and how much at a time on average (for a normal winter)....... I am trying to decide which snowblower to buy this fall

Steve

[wolf_bluejay]

Originally Posted by StirCrazy

I can imaging, in the gulf they were making us drink 3L/ hour and we were only allowed to work 20 min out side then 40 min in an air conditions space relaxing as it was almost 70 with the humidity.

he for snowfalls, how often and how much at a time on average (for a normal winter)....... I am trying to decide which snowblower to buy this fall

Steve

Well, the 40 is not to bad once you get used to the 0% humidity. I spend some time in a place that was about 30C and 100% hum. It was horrible. And I hate to use this term, but you'll get "snot rocks" for the first little while.


As for the snow blower -- unless you have a really big driveway, don't bother. There was one year a while back that we had about 4 feet of snow over the winter. But, the worst lately was last year where we had about 12" over 3 days. I have a tiny driveway I I don't even own a real snow shovel. I used my daughters play snow shovel to take care of the walk. I guess the norm is that you have to shovel a few inches about 5 times a winter.