Reader feedback
Hearing from Weather by Day readers is one of my favourite parts of the job and I just love when a particular piece of weather lore inspires people to reach out. Don’t forget, you can always reach me via email at WeatherMail@WeatherbyDay.ca.
Last Saturday’s column, “The many pressures of my job” garnered a lot of attention online and prompted a handful of readers to reach out. Here are two of my favourites.
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This barometer (pictured) in our living room is almost identical to the one in your column of yesterday. It may be about one hundred years old. It does not have any markings to indicate a manufacturer. It still appears to
work. It has been in our family for many years.
Thanks and Go Habs! Ritchie Robinson North Sydney
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In regard to Mr. Buggein’s barometer: I have one with a similar face, only the Capitol letters are in gold. The face of it is 4 3/8” wide and is mounted in a round, heavy, carved wooden frame that hangs on the wall. There is no makers name on it. It was a farewell gift to my great-uncle, William Christie Craig, when he left Scotland in 1905, from friends or family, or both. He and his wife, Margaret, immigrated to Lumby, B.C., where he farmed and was active in the community.
I have it hanging in my living room, & refer to it almost daily. Meteorology is the only science class that I ever really enjoyed (grade 9), but don’t remember most of it now. I enjoy reading your page on the back of the Journal-Pioneer, especially Grandma’s Says and how true a lot of the old farm wisdom is turning out to be! Yours truly, Margo McKissock Chief Meteorologist Cindy Day