Brrr.... it is cold up here! Today it is -53C (that includes the windchill). The air temperature is around -46C (even the locals would say that is "chilly". I went outside to take a couple of pictures and had my mitts off for about 20 seconds. Wow, it was bone-chilling to say the least! Check out the picture of me getting ready to go outside. It took me 5 minutes to get dressed and I was outside for 30 seconds! Oh well, maybe Nanook will adjust with time!!
One of the pictures shows my apartment. It is quite nice, built within the last 10 years. This particular government housing complex consists of a row of 5 apartments that are all 2-bedroom units. The subsidized rent on them is $1300 a month (ouch!). Fortunately, that includes heat. It doesn't include water and sewar which we pay the hamlet for. Depending on my usage, it should cost about $30 per month. The trucks come 3 times a week to pump water into my house and take out the other "stuff". Because we live on the frozen tundra, everything including water and sewar has to be above ground. In some communities like Rankin Inlet, you will see above ground water and sewar lines. In Baker, our storage tanks for water and sewar are accessible from the front or side of our house, as the houses themselves are built on an elevated platform. I'll take a picture when I have a chance. The only bad side of this is when the hamlet has difficulties delivery water as is the case right now. A sign on our work bulletin board said "Conserve water, the trucks are down"! I don't know what this means, but I guess I won't shower this weekend, just in case I run out of water for my Monday morning shower! Just kidding, but you never know!
Your blog looks great. Thanks for the photos!
ReplyDeleteThanks! Let me know if there is anything in particular you'd like a picture of and I'll try to add it (with the possible exception of polar bears and wolves, unless I get a really good zoom lens!).
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