Brr . . .

[dr_kromm]

Last night, the temperature plummeted from -1°C to -13°C (from 30.2°F to 8.6°F) in 90 minutes. A drop like that – in this case, -8°C/hour (-14.4°F/hour) – is known around these parts as a "flash freeze" when it accompanies precipitation, which it did. It then dropped to -21°C (-5.8°F) over the ensuing 2.5 hours. As I write this, we're at -22°C (-7.6°F) and expecting to see -26°C (-14.8°F) tonight and as low as -29°C (-20.2°F) tomorrow. None of these numbers are any kind of record for Montréal . . . but take them as data points should you ever think about visiting in winter, or even moving here.

Anyway, we're getting all kinds of warnings – flash freeze, blowing snow, wind chill, etc. – and this does actually mean that I might go silent for a bit. These things can cut power, burst water mains, etc. So those who correspond with me might wish to bear that in mind if I'm slow getting back to you. Thanks!

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Slight correction

[peterdellorto.livejournal.com]

These things can cut power, burst water mains, cause my food-fetching zombie slaves to slip and break their pelvises, interrupt vital shipments of reagents to my rooftop monster lab, and chill my red wine below a tolerable temperature. Also, I may be forced to stick my PC into a bank of ice to see if it'll run my FPS games any faster on maximum detail when super-cooled, so it's unlikely I will be available until the thaw.

There, all fixed.