Giving thanks, tracking Santa, Weather watch.

Last evening I was preparing the vegetables to add to the pot of “jigs dinner” when the door bell rang.
On answering, there was Sam Winters [with his usual friendly grinning face] with a large box in his hands. “Merry Christmas, here is your Christmas hamper”.

Say what I said.

The white pail is salt beef.

Sam said grab this; I have to go get your turkey. He returned from a truck with a smaller box containing a turkey.

Of course I had all sorts of questions but Sam said, "there is a card in the box, that should explain everything" and off he went to deliver more hampers.

So we have to thank all those people on the Nain Christmas Hamper Committee and all those that donated to same, and a Merry Christmas to all. Click card to enlarge.

Moving on, you can keep track of Santa here at NORAD, I guess Santa made it back safely after yesterdays bone chilling flight.

Speaking of bone chilling; how about this for a long range forecast.

Updated: 8:00 PM AST on December 20, 2008
SundayScattered Clouds. High: -22 °C . Wind West 25 km/h . Windchill: -36 °C .
Sunday NightPartly Cloudy. Low: -26 °C . Wind WNW 21 km/h . Windchill: -34 °C .
MondayOvercast. High: -18 °C . Wind West 18 km/h . Windchill: -32 °C .
Monday NightOvercast. Low: -25 °C . Wind WNW 32 km/h . Windchill: -31 °C .
TuesdayPartly Cloudy. High: -20 °C . Wind West 39 km/h . Windchill: -35 °C .
Tuesday NightScattered Clouds. Low: -27 °C . Wind West 32 km/h . Windchill: -35 °C .
WednesdayOvercast. High: -15 °C . Wind WSW 28 km/h . Windchill: -32 °C .
Wednesday NightOvercast. Low: -27 °C . Wind NW 28 km/h . Windchill: -25 °C .
ThursdayScattered Clouds. High: -22 °C . Wind WNW 39 km/h . Windchill: -38 °C .
Thursday NightScattered Clouds. Low: -29 °C . Wind WNW 36 km/h . Windchill: -41 °C .
FridayScattered Clouds. High: -19 °C . Wind West 28 km/h . Windchill: -33 °C .
Friday NightScattered Clouds. Low: -26 °C . Wind WNW 21 km/h . Windchill: -31 °C .
SaturdayOvercast. High: -13 °C . Wind West 21 km/h . Windchill: -24 °C .
Saturday NightScattered Clouds. Low: -21 °C . Wind NW 25 km/h . Windchill: -23 °C

It got down to -26 last evening, [wind chill -41] but that does not beat the 1990 record low of -37, I wonder if that is mean.

ps: Thanks for the tang..but no thanks.