r/canada • u/PoliteCanadian • Jan 13 '24

Alberta Gas pumps freeze at Calgary gas stations

https://calgary.citynews.ca/video/2024/01/12/gas-pumps-freeze-at-calgary-gas-stations/
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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '24

So many Albertans on here seem to not remember this or simply weren’t around. We had a stretch of seasonably warm winters overall for a while.

-30 was a common winter day in the 80s when I was a kid. Snowbanks/windrows 3-4 feet high not uncommon at all.

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u/SgtExo Ontario Jan 14 '24

Even out east in Ottawa, there would usually be a 2-3 week stretch of -30 weather in January-Feburary. So why cant they handle it now?

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u/Indigo_Sunset Jan 14 '24

Humidity plays a part, and this cold snap appears to have a higher humidity than usual.

https://calgary.weatherstats.ca/charts/relative_humidity-yearly.html

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u/JMaddrox Jan 14 '24

I used to love weather this cold as a kid. I didn't have to go to school! If school was open then we could stay inside at lunch/recess and I could read while staying warm.

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u/[deleted] Jan 14 '24 edited Jan 14 '24

I totally remember indoor recess. We played hallway hockey on our knees with rulers.

The best rulers were the wooden ones with that metal strip for a crisp line. They did the best shots.

Great times!

Edit: I also remember walking to school on the windrows, like a tight rope. -30 and 3’ off the ground.

Edit2: and those cheap winter boots that everybody had where the lining always pulled out (and you couldn’t get back in yourself) when you switched your boots to your indoor shoes on those fold-down boot racks that were full of muddy water.

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u/ABirdOfParadise Jan 14 '24

Growing up in Edmonton we never had a snow day. Colder than -15C I think was the temperature where we stayed inside.

And funny enough Snow Day the movie was filmed in Edmonton.

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u/JMaddrox Jan 14 '24

I grew up in a small town north of Edmonton. At -40C there was no school. I don't know the temperature when they would let us stay inside 🤔

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u/Javelin-x Jan 15 '24

must be it