The Great White North

[Sassy69]

Bless all you tuff Canucks up there today. Despite the fact that I grew up on the north side of Lake Superior, I have spent most of my adult life south of the Mason - Dixon line and my blood is damn thin. Today its 43 F in ATL w/ crappy fog and its chilling me to my bones. I"m making my cat sit on my lap while I"m sitting.

I dont' know how y'all do it.

 

[fireflyer]

We Canadians are very affectionate - keep each other warm. When you see someone in the ditch you pull over - lend a hand. We shovel the driveway for that elderly neighbor (well I snow blow it). Then when it's pitch dark in the middle of the afternoon, so damn cold that the snow squeaks and everyone is getting depressed about it - we go to visit a friend or family, open a bottle or few, play some cards or just chat. Most of the time that's all it takes to get through it.

It doesn't hurt to go to the Caribbean for a few weeks either.

 

[Sassy69]

This is very true! Like we say in MN "Cold nose, warm heart"

Damn, my family never owned a snowblower. My dad is a "purist" -- we have a scoop - you know, a giant shovel. If there was a storm coming, dad would pile us into the tobaggan and pull us to the liquor store, get his supply of beer & we'd head home for an afternoon of golf or some stupid thing on the TV in front of the fireplace.

 

[alycat]

well canadian winters bitter sweet... I like winter (for the 2 week weeks that suround xmas... but today, my dear friends... I HAVE HAD ENOUGH!!!! get me the hell out of here, fast... I cant even open my door today, I'm officialy snowed in... I just called my dad to come over and dig me out... my dog needs to pee.... that ground hog better see his dame shadow... or i'll...aahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

 

[treilin]

Well we got dumped on here last night in Michigan also. Looks like at least a foot to a foot and a half. Probably about a foot because it hits my puppy's stomach and boy 'HE' does not like that cold anywhere close to the stomach... Don't blame him. I just had to throw him in the snowbank and tell him to go.

 

[jenscats5]

Well, I don't live in Canada but in Delaware & we got some snow today......

Shoveled my elderly neighbor's sidewalk & steps, told him to go in & sit down & be quiet, cuz he's not shoveling!!

 

[superqt4u2nv]

It is -15 and there is half a foot of snow on my car

 

[Raina]

Up until yesterday we'd had less than 5" in the Twin Cities but yesterday we got a lovely coating of snow (about 8" at our house). It finally looks like winter! I don't mind cold but cold without snow is a bummer.

Growing up I didn't have to do much shoveling since my parents had a 600' long driveway. Even snowblowing it wasn't practical. So they had a crappy plow truck that they kept on the back of the land during the warmer months.

I got out of shoveling last night/today. We got to choose between cleaning the kitchen (including washing the floor) or shoveling. Hands down I chose the kitchen!

 

[Spartacus]

On a Canadian two dollar bill, the flag flying over the Parliament building is an American flag.

 

[jenscats5]

The next idiot that tries to drive up my street in a Honda Civic low rider, gets stuck & hits my truck will get a 2x4 thru their F*ck'n windshield!! Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr!!!!!!!!!