Oh my.....I don't visit the boards for awhile and PT members starting jumping ship?!? I better stick around then, who knows if I would have stayed away for a month!

Would someone be kind enough to PM me some info on all I missed? Thank ya!

Ok, I have been freezing my Canadian fanny off and I am officially sick of Canadian winters. Why couldn't I have been born in Fiji?

Here's an excerpt from our Toronto paper:

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Our cold weather alert has been extended through Sunday, as lows of –20 are predicted for at least one more day. And our wind chill warning is still going strong, too.

As we try to stay warm, our power grid groans in distress. The cold snap is putting a serious strain on hydro operators. Right now, Ontario is bringing in power from Michigan and New York to handle the demands. The province endured record-high use of the juice for the second day in a row on Thursday because shivering people were dialing their thermostats up.

On Sunday it will be a little bit warmer, with highs of –10 and lows of –12, but on Monday the lows dip back down to –18 and on Tuesday they’ll stand at –20.

If that's not bad enough, there could be more snow on the weekend. And it could be mixed with freezing rain.

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Oh joy, we will have a high of -10C on Sunday! We have set a historical record on energy use last night in Toronto and our power went out twice over the last week. I don't want anymore winter!!!

Richard, give me the strongest drink you have! I need to melt 100 layers of week old ice.

Slick, can I move in with you every winter? I'll promise to bring Nakita. And what's this I hear about you going to California?! I want to come too!!! All you west coasters always have all the fun.....and the rest of us east coasters just sit here and freeze.

Yes I'm whining, but maybe after a few drinks I'll forget about all this cold....