tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post3456488500808170995..comments2024-03-29T13:12:47.415+01:00Comments on wcs: Word Of The Weekwcshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00551283829616757577noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-61986577812890916302007-12-22T11:38:00.000+01:002007-12-22T11:38:00.000+01:00This is one of the words that I have to look for i...This is one of the words that I have to look for in my Robert &Collins every time. And I bet you that by tomorrow I will have forgotten that it says 'black ie'<BR/>And for plaque de verglas, it says "icy patch of black ice"! For once, I find French more... économique ;)<BR/><BR/>Claude <A HREF="http://vieuxcestmieux.com" REL="nofollow">Vieux, c'est mieux !!!</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-16535095332232949532007-12-21T17:36:00.000+01:002007-12-21T17:36:00.000+01:00owen, I know what you mean. So many distractions ...owen, I know what you mean. So many distractions inside the car make it hard to concentrate on what's going on outside the car!<BR/><BR/>ranjani, it sure is a pain in the ***, if you know what I mean!!wcshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00551283829616757577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-14251173461665012602007-12-21T05:50:00.000+01:002007-12-21T05:50:00.000+01:00C'est un mot utile :D. Here we've been having a lo...C'est un mot utile :D. Here we've been having a lot of verglas as well...where it's thin enough to just glisten a bit like water, but it actually pulls your feet out from under you or becomes frictionless enough that car tires spin uselessly without going anywhere...and with all of the oscillation around the freezing point, even seemingly innocent snow melts and is reincarnated as ice. Ick, it's not even Christmas and I've had more than enough of falling on my fesses for an entire winter :p.Ranjanihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05435258118303827965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-3236837595852898252007-12-20T19:24:00.000+01:002007-12-20T19:24:00.000+01:00Our new car has some warning that beeps and announ...Our new car has some warning that beeps and announces risque du verglas. I mean when you hear the beep and read the dashboard, if you weren't worried about the verglas before you sure are now. I think it actually makes you anxious and a poorer driver. At first I didn't know what the beeping was and before I could read French I was afraid to take my eyes of the road for a split second to figure out what it was saying. It's strange because here in Toulouse the weather is not that cold. I think the verglas alarm goes off when the temp drops to a certain level, not really signifying a real risk. Anyway, we went to a friends farm in the Lot last weekend and there was frost everywhere, we didn't need the verglas warning because we saw ice everywhere.Fuzzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01602362672580136644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-14253968233756829912007-12-20T09:12:00.000+01:002007-12-20T09:12:00.000+01:00beaver & claudia, I'm glad we're not having that k...beaver & claudia, I'm glad we're not having that kind of winter here. But it would be fun to have one little snowstorm. I should be careful what I wish for, eh?<BR/><BR/>chm, rub it in!<BR/><BR/>betty, that sounds pretty scary. The older I get, the less I enjoy being out on the roads.wcshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00551283829616757577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-43967620550412780112007-12-19T19:51:00.000+01:002007-12-19T19:51:00.000+01:00I had driven fearlessly through feet of snow in th...I had driven fearlessly through feet of snow in the PNW and never feared cold-weather driving of any sort. But last year an ice storm in Rodez gave me the <EM>verglas</EM> experience to end them all. It all finished up in a farmer's field a few kilometers from my house...a long and memorable story.Betty Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17155852272383173880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-80435501069193186972007-12-19T15:36:00.000+01:002007-12-19T15:36:00.000+01:00Biggest snowstorm in 60 years in Toronto. 65 cm of...Biggest snowstorm in 60 years in Toronto. 65 cm of snow and still falling.Tall snowbanks everywhere. A high wind. I need a cane to cross the streets. Do I have to go out? No! but, at 78, I don't want to miss the fun!...Is global warming affecting just the Arctic?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-38773611238578530712007-12-19T15:11:00.000+01:002007-12-19T15:11:00.000+01:00Reading both blogs - Ken's and Walt's - I feel so ...Reading both blogs - Ken's and Walt's - I feel so lucky to be in a place where I don't have to negotiate snow, ice, and cold weather. Here in Salton City the night temperature is in the 30°F and daytime is in the 60°F, and we are 10 degrees cooler than normal! However, there snow in the mountains over Palm Spring and we know it's winter!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17913552.post-74088188143313632502007-12-19T14:55:00.000+01:002007-12-19T14:55:00.000+01:00Here in Montreal, we had two snow storms already (...Here in Montreal, we had two snow storms already ( old man winter has not arrived yet!) within 2 weeks and since last Sunday we are under 110 cm of snow. We are still experiencing snow showers meaning that we are surrounded by the white stuff ( feels like -19 C presently though it's only -13C) and it is no fun being on the road.<BR/><BR/>White Christmas this year :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com