We're following it closely over here and await reports from all of you over there.

Pete, It is warming up, here. I would add that you need to keep the doors to your sinks open, so that the pipes can get some heat.

Pete, It is warming up, here. I would add that you need to keep the doors to your sinks open, so that the pipes can get some heat.

We don't have much of the problem of freezing pipes Grey because most homes now a days have better insulation in them because it's always cold in the winter months here. What is even better than keeping the sink doors open is to turn the taps on a wee bet and with the water flowing they won't freeze up because the water has an escape route and doesn't stay still in the pipes to freeze. Like Tommy mentioned that Buffalo storm was bad and people got stuck in their homes with ambulances, fire trucks and rescue groups unable to get to them. Seniors were running out of their Meds, pipes were freezing up and they lost electricity so even if the had a gas or oil furnace it won't work without electricity. We also got the same storm as Buffalo got and I'm 75 kms. north of Toronto. We have a pretty good town system that had all the roads and sidewalks ploughed by the day after. A big difference though that Buffalo because they were dealing in feet and we were only dealing with 8-10 inches. With Buffalo being so close to Lake Erie and Lake Ontario the winds get a chance to pick up the moisture from the Lakes and then drop it as snow on their south side of the lakes. We get lake effect snow also but it's off of Lake Huron and Georgian Bay mostly. It's been a funny weather type winter here this year so far. One minute we are way below freezing and the next it go up above freezing for a few days. The prevailing winds out of the west tell us in advance what weather to expect and when by the speed the winds are travelling toward us.

New York City and a lot of the Northeastern States right down to South Carolina are waking up to not just a smell of smoke in the air but New York City looks like it's in a the middle of a nuclear winter. Can't tell those NYer's though because they don't seem to realize this is not the time to be out jogging. Some interviewed said it doesn't look too bad to run but they don't know that forest fires fell the air with small particles of ash that most times can't even be seen with the human eye. The can cause damage to your lungs. There are well  hundreds fires burning across Canada but the ones affecting America's east coast are from Quebec and Nova Scotia.

I hear the States bitching about it but I haven't heard of any American being send north to help battle them yet.

I will let you in on a little secret. Buy all the toilet paper and paper towels before the rush hits because there will a shortage and the price will be going up.

According to a report by IndexBox, Canada constituted the largest supplier of toilet paper to the U.S., comprising 49% of total toilet paper imports in 2020. 

However, I couldn’t find any information on how much paper towel America gets from Canada but I imagine it's a lot..

We will remember you the next time you have a major storm and need every thing from clean drinking water to electricians to get you power back up. We will give you the water but you will have to use your own old plastic water bottles and we will need to use your trucks next time and we will need money for gas to run them on. We are not talking about a dumpster fire here but many millions of acres. Even bigger than your lodge. 

 Have extra toilet paper right now and I'm selling it one roll at a time to the highest bidder. Before the auction starts, I can let you have some under the going price of 10 dollars for only 5 a roll. Of course there is also postage and Provincial tax to be added. It could be delivered in 3-6 weeks if you pay a little extra.

Give you a friends deal and only ask for American dollars so you don't have to go through the hassle of exchanging funds  . There are 500 fires burning and a 100 of them are burning out of control in Quebec. At least 10,000 igloos have melted already.  Actually there really isn't any fires there. If there was, we would have seen pictures by now on all the Americans TV channels of the millions of acres already burnt. Has anybody seen any pictures?? No, I didn't think so. Actually most Americans don't even know what direction Canada is in far less where Quebec is. The smoke unfortunately will probably only get worse for you all down there. Nice and clear where I am at though. They figure all the fires should be out by next November when the snow storms start up again. If the hydro poles burn and the power tower bend with the extreme heat will this put the end coast of the States in another week long black out.

Folk in New York State are being advised to wear face masks due to the smog in the air, it'll be just like covid times again. 

Canada does not have the expertise, resources, or management skills & as a result there are over 450 wildfires raging across their country. Normally Americans would not care because Canada really does not count, but mother nature is blowing the foul Canadian winds down on us. So like always we have to bail the Canucks out by sending our firefighters & equipment up there to do the job they should be doing. Of course we are used to it because Canada is the welfare child of the world. Always taking, never giving. So far not even an apology from Trudeau or a mention by Biden.

Canadians are terrible & ungrateful neighbors, it's like living next to the Irish. 

We're getting some of that Canadian smoke down here as well.  Are these fires due to poor forest management, accident or arson?

Folks in New York State are being advised to wear face masks due to the smog in the air, it'll be just like covid times again. 

How dare you call it smog. Only American produces smog and the only thing we produce is smoke. This smoke can be very dangerous because it contains small ultra fine particles in it and people are very smart to wear a good quality mask if they have to venture outdoors. Everyone is at risk but the ones with any underlying medical conditions should stay in doors with their windows closed and their air conditioning running. Should also make sure if possible that you have a hepa filter installed in it for the best filtration.

We're getting some of that Canadian smoke down here as well.  Are these fires due to poor forest management, accident or arson?

They are due to climate change Shula. Something that the Scientists of the world have been trying to tell you for the last 10 years and why Biden is pushing to get off of burning any fossil fuels and get only electricity vehicles 

The arctic has already melted and the annual snow usually received each year in Canada is far less no none, so not enough moisture is in the ground.  Just like how your California forest fires start the ground is as dry as a popcorn fart. Of course this global problem has been cause by the nations of the world that wouldn't sign on to reducing their carbon foot print and thought it was only a hoax.

India, China and America are probably the worse 3 world polluters. The burning of any kind of coal is twice as bad as burning oil based produces. 

The debt ceiling should have been increased more this time instead of being cut when taking in the effects what Global Warming is causing and will cause more of but it's hard to do when a lot of politicians get big bucks from the coal and oil companies to run their campaigns with.

America being one of the main countries that cause this Global warming problem in the first place, I think if any money is being handed out it should come from every Tom, Dick and Harry in the States and with that money you should buy us all electric vehicles up here.

Looking at the pictures I bet you all dollars to donuts that the crime rate has also increased with the over cast skies.

I'm almost feeling sorry for you guys because I'm not getting any visible smoke here. Toronto to the south of me was getting it and to the north of me in Barrie was also getting some. 

Maybe it's because I live in the Canadian Shield and that's protecting us here. No Shula I'm not pulling you leg.

Canada does not have the expertise, resources, or management skills & as a result there are over 450 wildfires raging across their country. Normally Americans would not care because Canada really does not count, but mother nature is blowing the foul Canadian winds down on us. So like always we have to bail the Canucks out by sending our firefighters & equipment up there to do the job they should be doing. Of course we are used to it because Canada is the welfare child of the world. Always taking, never giving. So far not even an apology from Trudeau or a mention by Biden.

Canadians are terrible & ungrateful neighbors, it's like living next to the Irish. 

Canada does not have the expertise, resources, or management skills

Isn't that what Madison thought before he got his arse kicked and left his wife at home with a pair of scissors cutting and collecting souvenirs off the walls while he ran to Virginia for a better view to watch the WH burning from.

As for the Irish. We sent those Fenians packing each time they showed up.

Keep forgetting to ask but what size is your Generac? They offer a 7.5kw and a 14kw. on line here. I imagine if you had an electric vehicle bigger than a gulf cart you might need the larger one. We used 5 and 10kw one in the military to run the command post or to string lights through the hospital and kitchen tents. Was still enough juice left to string lights to to the sleeping tents. We only did this if we were going to be stationary for a few days. Other than that, we used the generators to run the 6 radios in the command post show here. It's what we call an M-577 and is part of the M113 family. That box on the top left it where the generator was carried when moving.