Looks like me after pierogi night at my polish mother's place.

Is it usually that hot at this time of year down there?

We are fully in to fall/winter temps (Just below 10*C, where it will hover until, oh, May or so) with fall storms smashing through. Already burning wood in the fireplace. 15' waves up in Tofino earlier this week apparently.

Yeah, we almost always have a week or two in October that get Santa Ana winds and it gets really hot. Today was a record (96 at the airport vs. 95 on this day in 1965).
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It’s really funny because everyone seems to forget every year.

The term “Indian Summer” ring a bell?

“It’s sooo hot!!!!”

“Yeah, it’s so unusual for October.”

“Uh, it was hot like this last October the week before Halloween. And the year before that. And the year before that.”

“Really? Not this hot!”

“Yeah, pretty much this hot.”

Saturday I went up north to surf (long interval swell with a lot of North in it doesn’t hit SB at all) and got my ass handed to me. I hadn’t surfed anything over waist/chest high in 7 months, been slacking and not going to Master Swim, and I paddle out at triple over head, beefy, cold Central Coast reef break.

Fucking almost died.

Fun stuff.

We’ll get another heat wave in January (like we always do) and everyone will say, “OMG, it’s January and we’re going to the beach! This is so unusual!”

Is everyone it such a hurry where you live too!


I live on the outer fringes of the built up suburban area of Toronto - the 3rd or 4th (depending on where you draw the lines) city/metro area in North America.

I sense that life is getting busier and busier.

We've lived here for over 10 years now and, there are people on our street, "neighbors" who I barely ever see. I know people are in the house, because the lights go on/off and I do see people coming and going. But it's always the same - a quick walk to/from the car in the drive way or the car going in/out of the drive in garage (and I assume going in/out of a door in the garage to the house).

That's it - I never see many of these folks at ANY other time. They have someone come and cut their lawns, and do other gardening - if they even bother with that. When some move in, the first thing they do is convert the front lawn, to the low/no maintenance rock-garden style. In the winter someone comes and shovels their snow and plows out their drive way!

What is sad is some of these houses have kids living in them. But I NEVER see the kids out playing. The ONLY time I see the kids, is again that short walk from the front door to the car, and always with the parent right there!

From this I would guess, that these folks are leading VERY busy lives. They see the inside of their houses, their cars, and where ever they are going to.

It's not a life or a life-style that I have any interest in!