-> Portland just had the wettest November on record, which probably 
-> doesn't mean much unless you're familiar with this part of the 
-> states.  But we have it on the good authority of the Republican 
-> Party and President Bush that this is just normal fluctuations, 
-> not anything to do with any crackpot ideas like global warming. 
  
Yes. That wet weather on the west coast affected Canada, too. The water 
reservoirs for the city of Vancouver and other communities were 
inundated with muddy water rushing down from the mountains, with the 
result that the tap water was deemed unsafe to drink. For a couple of 
weeks, people had to boil the water and put up with its horrible 
appearance and taste, or buy bottled water. 
  
But here in central Canada (I'm in Toronto), we're having pretty much 
the kind of weather that is normal for this time of year. 
  
                          dow 
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