Have to say it's pretty damn fresh up here -- this morning it was officially -39C with a windchill of -49C.

At this point it's not fun. I'm on alert, sweating the details, worried about rolling blackouts on the grid, septic freezing, furnaces dying, and whether I can get the car started if I have to. Plan A, B, and C.

I'm lucky to have trustworthy neighbours with skills and resources who will certainly lend a hand in a pinch. As would I to them. But I will handle things myself if at all possible.

Anyway we're okay, and it looks like it might ease up in a couple of days. How is everyone else doing?