If this is climate change, bring it on!

[Admiral Beez]

I love the rain. It's great for the waterways, gardens and for sleeping at night. My 1960's British motorcycle was made for rainy country, so that doesn't stop me either. I'm growing a pumpkin in my backyard which is just loving the rain, gaining a kg each week I think.

This reminds me of my years in Fredericton where it rained almost every day for a few hours, cleared up, and rained again.

When I was a kid growing up in Toronto in the 1980s I remember heat wave after heat wave, with talk of falling lake levels, rivers drying up, etc. So, this rain and temperatures in the low to mid 20s is a welcome change.

Of course if you're running an outdoor tourist attraction you're in trouble, but our family hits the zoo in all weathers, donning our ponchos and umbrellas.

 

[khris]

Why'd you make a seperate topic for this? lol.

As for the rain, I hate it. It's depressing and we have enough cloud and greyness in the Fall, Winter, and Spring.
Not to mention this is making my allergies hell.

 

[Towered]

^ Ruins the hair too.

 

[doady]

Why'd you make a seperate topic for this? lol.

As for the rain, I hate it. It's depressing and we have enough cloud and greyness in the Fall, Winter, and Spring.
Not to mention this is making my allergies hell.

Hmm... in my experience, rain or wet conditions has always given me relief from allergies, not make them worse...

 

[theowne]

Nothing better than walking through the lit streets at night under an umbrella while heavy rain falls around you....

..*sigh*...

 

[Admiral Beez]

Hmm... in my experience, rain or wet conditions has always given me relief from allergies, not make them worse...

I was wondering about that. What allergies does rain exacerbate? Mould perhaps?

 

[Hydrogen]

The rain is a product of cooler air from the north being brought down by the jet stream - which is further south than in past years.

I can't recall having so many wet pairs of shoes lying around.

 

[khris]

I was wondering about that. What allergies does rain exacerbate? Mould perhaps?

Mould yes, but it also causes plants and flowers and weeds to grow like crazy. So those days when it's not raining, the pollen levels shoot way up.

 

[Hydrogen]

I dread the coming ragweed season.

 

[JasonParis]

Pollinex-R is my lifesaver.

Rainy days do keep the pollen in the air down, but in general, lead to more of it growing in the first place, so it's a bit of a tricky equation to figure out.

 

[dt_toronto_geek]

Way too much rain this spring and summer for my taste, it's impossible to plan outdoor activities and so much overcast weather plays havoc on my mood. That said, it's an obvious alternative to drought.

 

[Admiral Beez]

I had a great run today on my 1969 Triumph motorcycle, left the house at 8am, straight up an empty DVP/404 to King City to meet my vintage bike gang, and then all off to Bradford for breakfast, then to Wasaga Beach for a short stop and gawk, then to Schomberg for tea, scones and Devon cream (an excellent combo for a vintage British bike group), and then back down the 404/DVP, and home by 5pm.

Sure it looked cloudy, but had it poured (as it has on many rides) we would have simply kept going through the rain, and when the rain stops the wind dries you off, and Bob's Yer Uncle you're good to to keep on enjoying the day.

 

[Observer Walt]

Sounds like a good day for a bike nut!

Sheena's Kitchen in Schomberg, or some other place?

 

[Brandon716]

I don't want anyone in the eastern part of North America complaining about a gray winter if no one has had the chance to live on the west coast of Canada or the Pacific Northwest of the United States. That takes gray to a whole new level. Yet I still passionately loved living up there, the irony of it all!

When a cool arctic air mass pushes south across south central Ontario, the bright, clear, sunny winter days that regularly occur are a charm compared with the almost daily gloomy mist and daily rain of a Pacific winter time.

Although, if you don't mind the gloomy grayness of a real gray winter in the west, you'll enjoy the almost regular 1 to 5C winter time temps.

 

[Admiral Beez]

I think someone forgot to tell the weather makers about global warming this past weekend. Perfect, mid-20s temperature, just enough rain for my garden, lots of sun for riding my motorcycle into the countryside, cool at night for sleeping. Even the most ardent moony surely must have been questioning their belief in the end of the world this weekend.