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Posted: 25 September 2026 at 1:19pm | IP Logged | 1 post reply
My house has four heating zones, requiring four AC units. I have been slowly replacing them since I moved in 21 years ago. Only one original left.

Reminds me of when I replaced the furnace in my previous house. The house had been built in 1845, and the unit was about as big as a Volkswagen, with huge pipes and doors. When it was removed I had the front left leaning against a wall. Don’t know if it’s still there.

The unit that replaced it was about the size of a steamer trunk.

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Jonathan Kaye
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Posted: 25 September 2026 at 4:05pm | IP Logged | 2 post reply
The unit that replaced it was about the size of a steamer trunk.

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I recall you mentioning some childhood transatlantic trips, and it occurs to me that those would have been on honest-to-goodness steamships!
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Posted: 25 September 2026 at 6:23pm | IP Logged | 3 post reply
Yup. The Queen Mary, Queen Elizabeth and RMSIvernia.

Quite the adventures for a lad of 3, 5 and 7!

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Posted: 25 September 2026 at 6:51pm | IP Logged | 4 post reply
I was in London (the UK, not Ontario) on Monday and I was warm in T-shirt and shorts even in the evening. Got back to Canada and yesterday the low was 3 degrees C!

Still managed to go for a lake swim today though.

We have had a strange phenomenon this year where the leaves on our horse chestnut tree have been falling since mid August! All the maples are still green leaves though.
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Posted: 25 September 2026 at 7:30pm | IP Logged | 5 post reply
We have just had the most spectacular orange sunset.
It’s going to be warm tomorrow
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