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PrairieSushi Sep 10th 2009 7:25 am
Re: Calgary winters.....brrrrr!!!
 
Originally Posted by Steve_P (Post 7920967)
He might not but mine does all the shovelling.;)
That's why I encourage my kids to play the "let's shovel the driveway" game.

iaink Sep 10th 2009 7:27 am
Re: Calgary winters.....brrrrr!!!
 
Originally Posted by Steve_P (Post 7920967)
He might not but mine does all the shovelling.;)
Yeah, but you have a sick note from the Dr...:unsure:

I cant make my wife or kids do anything:(

#1 offspring is getting old enough now I guess, but she needs a poke with a cattle prod to get her out of bed at the best of times, so no danger of her clearing the drive first thing. Even major bribery probably wouldn't work.

Oink Sep 10th 2009 7:33 am
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I thought most Canadians who have driveways have petrol powered snow blowers.

Butch Cassidy Sep 10th 2009 7:35 am
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Originally Posted by iaink (Post 7920938)
So you make your Mrs do it then?:rofl:
OK smart ass, the drive required clearing 9 times.

PrairieSushi Sep 10th 2009 7:43 am
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Originally Posted by Oink (Post 7920992)
I thought most Canadians who have driveways have petrol powered snow blowers.
Nope ... it snows so little here it would just be another piece of junk to clutter the garage.

Steve_P Sep 10th 2009 7:57 am
Re: Calgary winters.....brrrrr!!!
 
Originally Posted by iaink (Post 7920977)
Yeah, but you have a sick note from the Dr...:unsure:
Hey I got to mow the lawns this summer for the first time in a long time. :)

Who would ever have thought I would be happy with that development?:p

Still no snow shovelling though.

Essex_Man Sep 10th 2009 8:07 am
Re: Calgary winters.....brrrrr!!!
 
Originally Posted by iaink (Post 7920928)
Its not every day though in Calgary...thats rather the point of the Chinook effect.:huh:

Even in Ontario the snowfall is not even close to everyday...no one is shoveling their driveway "day in day out", and there is always the option to pay someone else to do snow clearance anyway.

Heating bills in Calgary wont be significantly different to Ontario...less tax for starters, and quite probably more insulation too to compensate for the more extreme minimum temps.
True e-nuff. But I was comparing to Vancouver and I was generalizing a bit. I think it's silly when someone said I prefer snow and freezing cold to a little bit of rain. Big deal. Just because it is sunny doesn't make it warm. Sunny and snow it can still be freezing -35 outside. Snow is pain and you can died from it. Nobody has been rained to death nor die from the rain. Nor had heart attack from shoveling the rain. Nor does it rain 24/7. But AB and Ont and the rest of the other provinces you can died from a breakdown in the cold weather. Lots of people have drop dead from shoveling the driveways. I lived in Vancouver or Victoria if it was cheap. But It's not it almost the price of London England. I'm sorry I rather live in London any day of the week over Van or Vic. The point of living in Canada at least for me, is that it cheap, low crime and safe otherwise I be back in England. The only problem is, you've got to put up with the winters. It is the only thing that really sucks about Canada. Nobody really likes Winter. It's horrible on cars. Your Body. Their no leaves on the tree's and the streets are empty and everyone is hurry to get home and looks depressed. Yes I generalizing yet again. The point is the majority of people hate snowy freezing cold winters. It sucks. But it's the pay off for living in such a great country.

Chookie Sep 10th 2009 8:10 am
Re: Calgary winters.....brrrrr!!!
 
Originally Posted by PrairieSushi (Post 7920976)
That's why I encourage my kids to play the "let's shovel the driveway" game.
Me too!

and then my eldest daughter managed to persuade the boys up the road to shovel our driveway when they were doing theirs :rofl:

iaink Sep 10th 2009 8:12 am
Re: Calgary winters.....brrrrr!!!
 
Originally Posted by Essex_Man (Post 7921084)
True e-nuff. But I was comparing to Vancouver and I was generalizing a bit. I think it silly when some said I prefer snow and freezing cold over a little bit of rain. Big deal. Snow is pain and you can died from it. Nobody has been rained to death nor die from the rain. Nor had heart attack from shoveling the rain. But AB and Ont you can died from a breakdown in the cold weather, Lots of people have drop dead from shoveling the driveways. I lived in Vancouver or Victoria if was cheap. But It's not it almost the price of London England. Plus I'm sorry I rather live there any day of the week over Van or Vic.
Thats you, others are different. I'll take my chances with the occasional snow and months of cold to avoid the grey winter skys and rain...had 28 years of that in the UK, and that was enough for my lifetime. Snow is still a novelty for me I guess.

I do however have a woodstove and generator in case the grid fails me;)

Essex_Man Sep 10th 2009 8:32 am
Re: Calgary winters.....brrrrr!!!
 
Originally Posted by iaink (Post 7921099)
Thats you, others are different. I'll take my chances with the occasional snow and months of cold to avoid the grey winter skys and rain...had 28 years of that in the UK, and that was enough for my lifetime. Snow is still a novelty for me I guess.

I do however have a woodstove and generator in case the grid fails me;)
It's funny you should say that. I never really found it like that. I never really noticed that it rain all the time. When I lived there until I was 27. My Memory was rain some of the time. But not all the time. The summers were nice and sunny too. Non of that high humidity that you get here sometimes. TO can be really humid. :)

All I know is I don't want to be really old and have to go tho the winters. I'm going back when I'm 50. Home is Home. Despite how annoying and expensive it is. I'm going to spend my last years in Brighton.

PrairieSushi Sep 10th 2009 9:12 am
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Originally Posted by iaink (Post 7921099)
Snow is still a novelty for me I guess.
Snow is not so much of a novelty any more, but I get bored with the brown grass we have here most of the year and the snow does freshen and brighten things up.

As for leafless trees ... the answer is to plant evergreens. Nothing looks as good in winter as a pine tree with a nice coating of snow.

PrairieSushi Sep 10th 2009 9:26 am
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Originally Posted by Essex_Man (Post 7921141)
I'm going to spend my last years in Brighton.
Never had that urge myself, but each to his own ...

The4BellsLondon Sep 10th 2009 5:58 pm
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[QUOTE=Essex_Man;7921141]It's funny you should say that. I never really found it like that. I never really noticed that it rain all the time. When I lived there until I was 27. My Memory was rain some of the time. But not all the time. The summers were nice and sunny too. Non of that high humidity that you get here sometimes. TO can be really humid. :)

All I know is I don't want to be really old and have to go tho the winters. I'm going back when I'm 50. Home is Home. Despite how annoying and expensive it is. I'm going to spend my last years in Brighton.[/QUOTE]

are you there now? :ohmy:

gryphea Sep 11th 2009 1:42 am
Re: Calgary winters.....brrrrr!!!
 
Originally Posted by Essex_Man (Post 7921084)
True e-nuff. But I was comparing to Vancouver and I was generalizing a bit. I think it's silly when someone said I prefer snow and freezing cold to a little bit of rain. Big deal. Just because it is sunny doesn't make it warm. Sunny and snow it can still be freezing -35 outside. Snow is pain and you can died from it. Nobody has been rained to death nor die from the rain. Nor had heart attack from shoveling the rain. Nor does it rain 24/7. But AB and Ont and the rest of the other provinces you can died from a breakdown in the cold weather. Lots of people have drop dead from shoveling the driveways. I lived in Vancouver or Victoria if it was cheap. But It's not it almost the price of London England. I'm sorry I rather live in London any day of the week over Van or Vic. The point of living in Canada at least for me, is that it cheap, low crime and safe otherwise I be back in England. The only problem is, you've got to put up with the winters. It is the only thing that really sucks about Canada. Nobody really likes Winter. It's horrible on cars. Your Body. Their no leaves on the tree's and the streets are empty and everyone is hurry to get home and looks depressed. Yes I generalizing yet again. The point is the majority of people hate snowy freezing cold winters. It sucks. But it's the pay off for living in such a great country.
I like the winter- we love to ski- its why we moved here.

I love the fact the sun shines all winter- I have way more energy through the winter than I did in UK. Plus if we are talking health benefits I get more Vit D which has loads of benefits!!!

At least Calgary has no earthquake risk...................

PrairieSushi Sep 11th 2009 1:58 am
Re: Calgary winters.....brrrrr!!!
 
Originally Posted by gryphea (Post 7923148)
At least Calgary has no earthquake risk...................
We just get tornadoes and freak storms ... on the plus side we're safe from tsunamis too.


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