Baby, it's cold outside

Today was Day 4 of the deep freeze-- meaning the 4th day in a row that I wore the snow pants to work. Yep, I'm walking in -30C (with a wind chill in the -40s). It's not so bad provided you don't mind putting on so many layers you can barely move.

I'm not driving for 2 reasons. Number 1 is that cars really don't like to operate in frigid weather. Number 2 is that the extension cord I use to plug in the block heater is still in the shed-- the shed with the lock that's frozen. I have not been prepared to tromp through snowdrifts and mess with de-icer in this weather. Alas, I need my car this weekend so I'll be out tomorrow morning risking frostbite.

MADLibrarian

An interesting social experiment

CBC started a program tonight that shows another take of the battle of the sexes. Called The Week the Women Went, this reality program shows what happens to a small town in Alberta when most of the women-- wives, mothers-- go away for a week leaving the men responsible for the care and feeding of their family. It was filmed in Hardisty, just under 2 hours southwest of Lloydminster.

The women are convinced that the men will be totally unable to cope. The men think it will be a piece of cake-- they're even planning a little town beautification project for that week. The town's teenagers are planning a week-long bush party.

I can't wait for next week's segment.

You can check out the show' website here