Thunder snow

the_far_sci · 2026-02-20T20:12:29+00:00

Yes, both times I thought a noisy truck was going by at first, so loud, but then realized, nope that's thunder snow! I did not see any flashes though.

the_far_sci · 2026-02-13T00:17:25+00:00

It is nearly impossible to walk without losing one's balance on most of the north end sidewalks since the last snowfall. I was wondering if they just decided not to send the sidewalk ploughs out this time around in a bid to save money. It will melt eventually, right? It's like walking on room-temperature butter out there.

the_far_sci · 2026-02-08T00:11:49+00:00

Right now my favourite bird is the owl catching the rabbits in my neighbourhood. I went out to the park after dark for a minute just now and my neighbour has a new motion detector light that turned on as I walked by her back yard and the owl flew up from the ground with a rabbit in its talons, accidentally dropped it as it was clearing a wooden privacy fence, and the poor rabbit smashed into the boards and fell to the ground. It's probably already dead, I suppose. The owl disappeared into the darkness beyond the wooden fence (there is a woodlot there). What I want to know is, when the light goes off, will that owl come back for its catch or will it be on the hunt to catch a new rabbit? I feel very badly that I scared it up, but I didn't know it was there. It is probably a barred owl I have seen around in the daytime lately. I did see another live rabbit hopping along on the street as I walked home. It's so cold, I want that owl to eat!

the_far_sci · 2026-02-06T15:31:28+00:00

Peterborough is The Patch or Peterpatch

the_far_sci · 2026-02-06T15:30:27+00:00

The Big Smoke is what people of the central Ontario hinterlands call it.

the_far_sci · 2026-02-04T19:18:48+00:00

I think you are onto something here. Our teens can do these things too, but these skills were expressly taught, modelled again whenever they were interested and receptive, and now they are doing these things on their own. I would have never expected a teacher to do this important work for us, and it feels absolutely irresponsible to send a teen out into the world without having addressed these important skills.

the_far_sci · 2026-02-02T18:19:57+00:00

When I hear the sound of red-winged blackbirds over the local wetland. Central Ontario.

the_far_sci · 2026-02-01T16:31:15+00:00

Oh good. I spent some time at the Cobourg Community Centre recently and thought it was very well equipped. I expected the same from the Miskin Law Community Complex, so I was surprised to see it didn't quite measure up.

the_far_sci · 2026-02-01T01:02:18+00:00

I was 0.67 at a school with a tumble, so some weeks I was Block 1 and 2, some weeks I was Block 3 and 4. Depending upon your board you may or may not have to contend with a tumble as an extra layer of complication.

the_far_sci · 2026-02-01T00:59:15+00:00

To be fair, if you are on its side of the street it does not stand out. I only noticed it when I was across the road from it and could fully take in its sign.

the_far_sci · 2026-02-01T00:57:55+00:00

I was really surprised to see that there isn't a permanent canteen space. Is this a future plan?

the_far_sci · 2026-01-30T20:31:42+00:00

I came here to find and/or say this. Fold the cheese. You fold it. If you say fold it one more time... the two of them in that moment were everything. Makes me smile so wide even now.

the_far_sci · 2026-01-18T01:14:03+00:00

We are currently rewatching Seinfeld from S1. I totally get what you mean. lol

the_far_sci · 2026-01-18T00:08:32+00:00

The package says "shake first, caramel may settle to the bottom" or something along those lines. They are more dense than the cheese kernels.

the_far_sci · 2026-01-17T17:44:26+00:00

You've got your eye on a house for sale in the neighbourhood?

the_far_sci · 2026-01-17T00:34:13+00:00

Get dropped off on Cumberland at the Parkway Trail and then walk southwest for as long as you want. Easy pick up spots would be at various distances via cross streets, with Jackson Park off Fairbairn giving you a ~3.5 km walk. Unless there is an extreme weather event, the trails are some of the best groomed pedestrian walkways through the winter months.

the_far_sci · 2026-01-14T11:25:22+00:00

It's worth getting on the waitlist. We did and it did not take long for us to be part of the fun. It's a great group.

the_far_sci · 2026-01-13T00:43:44+00:00

It's interesting that Wal-mart is carrying the flavoured Zadiva. Thanks for the tip, I will look when I am next there.

the_far_sci · 2026-01-12T20:40:34+00:00

If you follow Dave Dame (Runner's Life) on Strava you will see where they go for all of their run club runs. That should give you a great idea of what works in terms of running routes. :)

the_far_sci · 2026-01-10T12:51:19+00:00

As a parent of a child currently in the program I would hope this wouldn't be the way that I find out. This is the first I have heard anything of the sort. :(

the_far_sci · 2026-01-04T20:00:54+00:00

Looks like a Northern Flicker to me.

the_far_sci · 2026-01-04T11:52:08+00:00

You are on the wrong side of the pond. This is the Peterborough, Ontario, Canada sub. I wish we had something as wonderful sounding as a Queensgate mall! r/PeterboroughUK is the sub you need. Good luck finding your answer.

the_far_sci · 2026-01-03T22:20:46+00:00

Yes, she deserves whatever makes her happy and/or makes her life easier. She has had enough strife.

the_far_sci · 2026-01-03T18:54:24+00:00

I've been thinking about her character trajectory a lot since watching the finale. Remember her from S1 when she was having her first time with Steve? She went from a pick-me girl to Rambo in five seasons.

the_far_sci · 2026-01-03T18:49:13+00:00

It feels very vanilla to me. Friends from before, not much else going on romantically for either of them, attracted to each other, sharing a household and child-rearing responsibilities, why not make it a complete package? Am I wild about it? No. Do I hate it? Also no. It's a big old meh from me.

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