the Long John Index

Good Morning Bonjour Canada! Here is your Long John Index Forecast for March 15, 2019. ALSO, After 8 Wonderful and chilly Winters, the Long John Index is going on indefinite hiatus. Keep Warm and Thanks for all the Mitten High Fives! longjohnindex.ca/news/2019/3/15…

Nope not true! Even when we were operating we had $0 sponsorship budget #mostofthebudgetwenttosnacks

@NancyBepple Thanks but we won't be back next winter! Taking an indefinite hiatus! All the details here longjohnindex.ca/news/2019/3/15…

With the first spring rain, the last of the winter snow is gone. Til next winter have a good one @longjohnindex

@SpillyHamHam Thank you for your kind words! Also, NOT DEAD! NO ONE IS DEAD!

@danwardlaw @EdmAMCBC Thank you for the kind words! #mittenhighfives

@EdmAMCBC @longjohnindex You'll be missed, I just started following you a couple years ago, found it very enjoyable. My friend in Seattle will be devastated! Best of luck!

Colin MacIntyre @longjohnindex is hanging up his long underwear: cbc.ca/news/canada/ed… #yeg #yegwinter

@GinitaZoomZoom @EdmAMCBC @dbotwickries Thanks I appreciate that! #mittenhighfives

@krenshar_posts @ColininEdmonton @IHaveSomeNotes @albertapodnet Thanks for the kind words and for also being one of the few humans to buy a shirt! Thats a very tiny club you belong to!

If you enjoyed the humour on the Long John Index, you can follow Chief Intern Colin MacIntyre on twitter @ColininEdmonton and he also co-hosts the @IHaveSomeNotes podcast (part of the @albertapodnet). You can also follow him on instagram (thecolinium)

@SwiftChaser Thank you so much!

Thanks for the laughs @longjohnindex! You helped make 8 months of winter #yegwx bearable.

@LindaHarmata Thank you for the kind words!

I so enjoyed this @longjohnindex , but I undertand. Sorry to see you go! #yegwinter #winterissooolong

@littlesrule @WinterCityYEG Aw shucks thanks for that!

Colin, the Edmonton blogger behind the ⁦@longjohnindex⁩ is retiring. He did his last report on Friday. We are sorry that this wacky love letter to winter is ending. Thanks for the great work on this very cool creative experiment! longjohnindex.ca

@Kristinnuendo @ColininEdmonton @CBCEyeopener @EdmAMCBC @MarkConnollyCBC The website should still be up for a while! Feel free to stick this handy dandy chart on your fridge ! longjohnindex.ca/how-the-long-j…

@longjohnindex @ColininEdmonton @CBCEyeopener @EdmAMCBC @MarkConnollyCBC Sad to hear you're packing it up. How will I know how many long johns to wear now?? 😩

WELP if you are up early Monday (or likely haven't gone to bed from St Patty's Day Shinanergans) Chief Intern Colin (@ColininEdmonton ) will be chatting with @CBCEyeopener and @EdmAMCBC about wrapping up the Long John Index

Big thanks to @CBCEyeopener and @EdmAMCBC for one last Long John Index chat this morning! Also, big shout out to @cbcradio in general for being big boosters of the Long John Index

@andrealauder Aw shucks thanks! #mittenhighfives4ever

Good Morning Bonjour Canada! Here is your Long John Index Forecast for March 15, 2019. ALSO, After 8 Wonderful and chilly Winters, the Long John Index is going on indefinite hiatus. Keep Warm and Thanks for all the Mitten High Fives! longjohnindex.ca/news/2019/3/15…

@dbotwickries Thanks for the kind words!

@albertapodnet Thanks Podcast Buddies!

We salute you for your service!

@siannio1 You are very welcome! Thank you for your kind words!

@gwklein75 @ColininEdmonton Thanks buddy!

@ColininEdmonton @longjohnindex Wow! 8 years already?? How did that happen? Sad to see it go😢

@jeffsamsonow ON THE CONTRARY ! February was great! Much more fun than Melty December/January!

This winter was so cold in Edmonton, even the Long John Index has had enough. 😢