Jim Warman wrote:
I can't *imagine* myself working on a car in such climate. My better
half was born in Winnipeg Manitoba.

Jim Warman wrote:

Not much daylight in December eh?
OTOH, you'll be able to work outside close to midnight in a month or so.
Does it get completely dark in June or is there still a twilight glow on
the northern horizon at midnight? You also live in a great place for
seeing the northern lights.

Yes on the northern lights..... Around the summer solstice, the sky is blue
to the north even at 2 in the AM.

In December/January..... when I drive to work in the morning (7:45ish)... it
is dark..... If I leave work on time (5:00ish)... it is dark....


"Fordfan" <Fordfan (AT) bluesky (DOT) net> wrote

On an eery note.... I was looking for an unrelated file I recalled seeing on
putfile and saw this vid http://media.putfile.com/driven-around-town

It was an odd feeling when I realized I recognized the scenery.....

Jim Warman wrote:

Do they salt the roads much up there? It's a real problem here in the
northeast US. Every car I've owned had to be replaced because of rust in
a structural area that couldn't be repaired economically. I never had to
get rid of a car due to mechanical failure of the engine or
transmission. It's not uncommon here to have a 'salt car' which is
sacrificed in the winter to save the body on your warm weather car. The
highway departments got the drivers used to having bare roads within
hours of a snow storm. Now they couldn't use less salt if they wanted
to. They're afraid of being sued if someone has an accident caused by a
slippery road.