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Good Morning Friends,
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today is Thursday November 26, 2009
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Back on the job yesterday. It was mostly heavy rain and wind all day long. But, the rain was the big story. You can see the rain in the pictures below that I took yesterday while on the job. You may recall that I mentioned a while back that the Olympics might be in a bit of trouble as regards the weather, that is. Well, maybe they will and maybe they won't. The problem is related to this thing called El Nino. That is when there is a warm patch in the Pacific Ocean out west and that affects the weather patterns during the winter months. Simply put, what happens is that we are exposed to mild and rain laden weather systems all winter long. Cold patterns do not get a chance to form and we get above average temperatures and more rain than snow. I don't know how high those mountains are up in Whistler, but when it is mild and windy weather here in the Lower Mainland Region, well, that has an effect on the snow level in the local mountains.
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And, we also get these things known locally as Pineapple Expresses too. These are low pressure systems sweeping up from the south, originating in the Hawaiian area of the Pacific. These systems are packed with moisture and heavy rains. And, we did indeed have heavy rains all day yesterday. Now, as I said before these are the conditions that cause flooding also. It seems like the people in Washington State just below us are always getting these flooding conditions in their low lying areas. And, it also seems to happen right around their Thanksgiving time as well. Anyhow, this is the time of year when these rains happen and they are definitely happening let me tell you. What alerted me to the potential problem was a story I heard in the media a few weeks ago and they were predicting colder than normal temperatures for the East Coast region. So, that told me that we might have a mild winter here on the West Coast as a result. And, when we have these mild conditions we have these Pineapple Expresses and also the El Nino pattern may be set up as well. That means that we are basically protected from the Arctic air masses that come sliding down the coast. Well, the El Nino pattern does not allow the cold air to get here and it is deflected eastwards.
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I was busy all day yesterday and that was a nice change indeed. But, like I said, I was making dough in the heavy rains. So, I guess you just have to take the bad with the good as the say. I am sure these rains will die down eventually and we will get the odd sunny day as well. I know that will cheer everybody up when it happens, since it always does. Good to look forward to December though which is coming up next week. That is always a fun time to work in the courier business as everyone is in a good mood around Christmas time especially. Would be nice to get some cold sunny days, however, as these kinds of days seem to bring out the best in people around here. Talk to you all tomorrow.
