28 Oct 08 October 28 : First snowfall in Montreal for 2008 - 2009 winter :)
Well, after a day of meeting with school staff for Tristan, then a couch-served yummy omelet with potatoes & onion, then nap, then novice hockey level evaluations and tryouts for Tristan… finished up with Jambalaya Fetuccini at Boston Pizza ….
and watching a bit of the Habs win againts the Carolina Hurricane in a close match that finished 3-2 for the Canadiens in a second overtime shootout…
it is now bedtime and * snowing * in Montreal … OK wet snow, perhaps we won’t get the 10-15cm that Ottawa got…. we’ll see if tomorrow is white morning 
Tags: Boston Pizza, Food, Health, hockey, restaurants, Sports, Tristan, Weather
30 Aug 08 Hurricane Gustav : New Orleans Mayor Nagin orders mandatory evacuation … “the storm of the century” - evacuation order video
Well, just reading some BBC Breaking News… earlier in the evening, New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin was filmed saying that New Orleans residents “should” leave….
Barely 2 hours after that interview, the BBC is reporting some pretty stark words from Mayor Nagin;
the storm of the century
you need to be scared
the mother of all storms
the National Weather Service is saying it’s the worst possible storm that they can imagine
Now ordinarily, this could be written off as hyperbole and perhaps even fear-mongering, but coming from the mayor of New Orleans which survived the devastation of Katrina, … if this man is so worried, I think all residents in Gustav’s path should listen to his words.
“This is not a test.”
Full BBC News Video is here.
Tags: Hurricane Gustav, Mandatory New Orleans Evacuation, Ray Nagin Video, Weather
12 Jun 08 Window Washers dangle & tossed around 180 degrees on Place Montreal Trust platform during storm
Window Washers dangle & tossed around 180 degrees on Place Montreal Trust platform during storm
Well, ya know, my Tuesday afternoon could indeed have been much worse.
Yes, they both survived - they were pulled in by 2 office workers in Place Montreal Trust, Alain Lapointe and Sebastien Molaire… Molaire is working on becoming a police office, and I think this rescue (he smashed the glass from the inside - resulting in saving the guys, but getting himself in hospital with stitches to a finer - will help in his getting through the police academy in Nicolet. 
Oui, c’aurait pu être pas mal pire… mais… sain et sauf après peur de leur vie. Ils se sont fait sauver par deux employés de la Place Montréal Trust; Alain Lapointe et Sebastien Molaire. Monsieur Molaire a brisé le vitre (faut être fort!) et réussi a rentrer les deux laveurs de vitres.
Ouf.
Tags: heroes, Place Montreal Trust, police, storms, Weather
05 May 08 You don’t like Mondays? Burma Cyclone Nargis death toll approaches 4000 (!) - BBC News
Well, on this lovely sunny Monday morning in Montreal, where we are putting away our Habs flags after that 6-4 loss on Saturday evening, some of us may be drudgingly heading off to work.
As a friend would say; things could be worse.
BBC News is just now announcing that, as is often the case with destructive forces of nature in Asia, Cyclone Nargis has now claimed nearly 4000 lives… undoubtedly, this number will go up.
Things are pretty bright in this corner of the world, after all.
Tags: Burma, Cyclone Nargis, Weather
20 Mar 08 Snowmageddon 2008 : What does 31cm of snow driven by 133 km/h wind do to an engine bay?
Well, Saturday March 9th 2008 will be a night to remember … for once I think all the blizzard, snow hurricane and ice pellet typhoon were all justified.
The day after, I wondered why my wipers had stopped working … so I decided to pop the hood and take a closer look….
Hmm.
BTW, that was one of the first photos I took directly from my HTC Touch P3050 (HTC Vogue 100) smartphone’s 2 megapixel camera - with all standard settings.
