January 31, 2019

There may be some delays with garbage and recycling pick-up.

The Municipality of Chatham-Kent said the cold temperatures are causing mechanical issues with the trucks. Residents are asked to leave their garbage/recycling at the curb and it will be picked up as soon as possible.

A significant weather event declared by the municipality.

Environment Canada is calling for milder air to move through the region on Friday.

Cold weather affecting garbage/recycling efforts

Record cold temperatures are causing mechanical issues with trucks used for garbage and recycling pickup and may result in some delays. Leave garbage/recycling at the curb and it will be picked up as soon as possible. #ckont pic.twitter.com/yAXVHzuMhW

— Chatham Kent (@MunicCK) January 30, 2019

“Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds.”

 Extreme weather is so bad in some parts of North America, even Canada Post and the US Postal Service weren’t able to make it out.

Both services posted delivery notices this week.

The air is so cold in Chicago, the National Weather Service is telling people to minimize talking.

Ursuline College The Pines Grade 8 Open House is tonight at the school theatre.

Doors open at 6:30, presentation in the theatre at 7.

All parents and grade 8 students are welcome. Teacher led tours will begin following the presentation.

The Bronx Zoo is doing a promotion where you name a cockroach for someone on Valentine’s Day, “because roaches are forever.”

It’s a Madagascar hissing cockroach, to be specific.

This Valentine’s Day don’t give them a teddy bear that’s only going to collect dust bunnies. Name a Roach for your sweetheart. Because roaches are forever. https://t.co/VaQxzNaSHR #NameARoach pic.twitter.com/bgbh628QH4

— Bronx Zoo (@BronxZoo) January 14, 2019

iRobot, the maker of Roomba robot vacuum cleaners, unveiled this week its robot lawn mower. It’s called Terra.

While most autonomous lawn mowers require people to lay down wire to define their boundaries, the Terra only requires wireless beacons to be placed around the perimeter of a lawn — the idea being it’s a simpler setup. Users will also have to drive the mower around their lawn once using an app to teach it where to go and where to avoid.

The Terra has an hour of runtime and takes about two hours to charge fully. If it runs out of battery mid-route, it’ll go back to its charger and pick up where it left off. It’s completely weatherproof and is designed to live outdoors.

Roomba’s creator made an autonomous lawnmower robot https://t.co/FPuGdafIsR pic.twitter.com/a1IGpB6ixI

— The Verge (@verge) January 30, 2019

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This post was written by Chris McLeod