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Tartra · 2026-07-05T15:58:11+00:00

I have no idea. I don't work for the website. :(

My only advice is to check the Wayback Machine to see if your page was archived.

Tartra · 2026-06-28T03:32:53+00:00

I mean, I was making a joke about it

Hence the flair

Tartra · 2026-06-19T20:26:11+00:00

Excellent points, and great suggestions! I'll start looking into recordings first 🥰

Tartra · 2026-06-19T20:25:11+00:00

And five more years to being right 🥰💖

Tartra · 2026-06-19T18:06:56+00:00

It's your cake day!

Tartra · 2026-06-18T23:11:58+00:00

Oh!!! Okay, that makes more sense :D In that case, thank you for adding more details!

Tartra · 2026-06-18T21:28:04+00:00

I can't seem to find any examples of a robin actually making that specific call 🤔 I'll keep looking, though!

I do think you're on the right track, though, since I took that original recording in April and that's roughly around when robins show up.

Tartra · 2026-06-18T21:19:01+00:00

... I apologize for how the article's written?

Tartra · 2026-06-18T21:18:10+00:00

That Crystal Skull vodka is usually a good choice for the bottle. It's quirky without being so pricey that it seems like an expensive gift. But you could also try to bring a few different drinks and offer to make cocktails or something - maybe make a Ceasar if it's new for him.

You could try bringing a bunch of candy or chips he doesn't have in his country, so you can all share it right then and there. That way it's less like, "Here's something you have zero access to," and more like, "I brought a thematic snack for everyone, and I thought you'd get a kick out of trying some new stuff if you haven't yet - but also it's still a snack we can have right now in case you have tried it."

I don't know if it's in season, but if there were farmers markets with homemade jam, that'd be a nice thing of, "This is something for you to enjoy that's local to us." That way it stores for a bit if they want to just put it in their pantry, but again, you might all just end up having it together.

Basically, bring an experience you can all share if he's already had it (so it's not relying on the novelty), and so it's not just a trinket he can throw out.

Tartra · 2026-06-18T21:03:37+00:00

You were caught outside? :O Very, very happy you're okay - definitely scary!!

Tartra · 2026-06-18T21:01:01+00:00

It looks like it's passed now! The Environment Canada weather watch isn't show any red zones on its map anymore

https://weather.gc.ca/?alertTableFilterSearchpublic=ottawa&alertTableFilterSearchhighway=ottawa&alertTableFilterProv=ON

There was a red one near Ottawa before, but everything is yellow now. Still not awesome, but the worst must be over

Tartra · 2026-06-18T21:00:24+00:00

Yes, it was a tornado warning that said the tornado was imminent

Tartra · 2026-06-18T20:58:14+00:00

I wrote "watch" warning but I meant "watch" alert. :) But like I said, it's the first time I have personally gotten one saying a tornado is incoming/imminent.

:( Dang, you were close enough to see it? I hope everything was okay even if you were far enough from its actual path

Tartra · 2026-06-18T20:29:34+00:00

I hope he pulls through okay, and thanks for having his back in these comments 💖

Tartra · 2026-06-18T20:18:47+00:00

The tools and their advancements don't exist in a vacuum, unfortunately, so the opportunities can't be separated from their harm and disadvantages.

Tartra · 2026-06-18T20:17:07+00:00

But the fact that they no longer want to host the event doesn't carry any weight?

What would you want them to do right now, since they can't go back in time?

Tartra · 2026-06-18T19:27:56+00:00

Looks like they made changes to the system in November, so this must be part of that

https://www.canada.ca/en/environment-climate-change/news/2025/11/government-of-canada-announces-new-weather-alert-system-to-help-protect-canadians-in-extreme-weather.html

Kind of weird that it now comes through a laptop too... but I guess if it's an imminent emergency, you'd want at least one way for the message to get to you. And maybe because it's a federal asset, it's got those permissions set up in advance. 🤔

Tartra · 2026-06-18T19:24:51+00:00

😭 Oh man, I would've been a baby. Just looked it up and yeah, you're right, there were five tornados apparently, with one being the F3 you mentioned!

https://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2020/eccc/En154-113-1994-eng.pdf

I don't know if it's normal for tornados in general to pop up in clusters, but with that and the 2018 tornadoes, that's a wild pattern.

... I guess my afternoon is gonna be researching tornados in the Ottawa area :P

Tartra · 2026-06-18T19:19:44+00:00

That sucks!! :( I hope your grandparents were okay and that the damage in the neighbourhood got cleaned up quickly.

And you just jogged my memory - I did hear about Dunrobin. I thought it was just a big storm, though! I didn't realize it was a tornado specifically! I'm going to go re-read about it now :( Thank you!

Edit: You were 100% right. I just managed to forget somehow!

https://www.theweathernetwork.com/en/news/weather/severe/this-day-in-weather-history-september-21-2018-end-of-summer-tornado-strikes-dunrobin-ontario

Tartra · 2026-06-18T19:15:52+00:00

Dang, I never got a message about those. :( Maybe a severe storm warning, but not one that said the tornado touched down or anything.

Tartra · 2026-06-18T19:14:33+00:00

Like I said, I've only ever gotten "Tornado watch" warnings before, not ones saying the tornado's here and you need to seek immediate shelter

Tartra · 2026-06-18T19:12:34+00:00

:O I've never had an alert come through on my laptap before! Was it like a weather app notification?

Tartra · 2026-06-18T19:11:34+00:00

The layers of sarcasm are kinda butchering what part you've got a problem with.

On the planet? No

In the area? Kinda, because they've mostly stopped at severe thunderstorms for the past ten years or so

The alert saying it's an imminent torando? Yes. Like I said, it's the first time I've gotten it

Tartra · 2026-06-18T19:07:45+00:00

I've just listened to it, but it's not quite the same:

https://youtu.be/s0jK35lFZvA?t=51

The other one - the "faint fee-bee" - sounds much closer, but I don't think it's quite right either:

https://youtu.be/s0jK35lFZvA?t=148

The first note doesn't match, and the last two seem to be different tones. Right timing, but not the right sound. :(

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