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Re: Calgary winters.....brrrrr!!!
Originally Posted by Steve_P
(Post 7933944)
I think they destroy any sort of soul a neighbourhood may have had.
All you see is row upon row of garage doors, dull and extremely boring. It was a major consideration for us when we purchased our present home in 1987. |
Re: Calgary winters.....brrrrr!!!
I don't think that front garages are a uniquely Calgary phenonomen though?
All the hideous new estates that are blighting the UK have more than their fair share of houses with a garage where the front room ought to be. |
Re: Calgary winters.....brrrrr!!!
Originally Posted by newshoney
(Post 7934013)
Ah but having lived in London where it was a struggle to park the car on a street anywhere near my house and my neighbours seemed to compete to deny me a space... having a drive and double garage is BLISS! Also when it snows or freezes, a heated garage avoids the need for a <whisper it> block heater....
Actually a "heated" garage opens you up to a host of other possible automotive problems.:p |
Re: Calgary winters.....brrrrr!!!
I totally disagree with the cold weather killing the community during winter. I've had some great chats with the neighbours while shovelling the driveway (which I actually enjoy...good exercise!) and met several of our neighbours we'd never even seen before when we all helped to give someone a push when their car got stuck in the snow on our street. I also get together at a friends for outdoor hockey nights. He has a TV set up in his yard and we sit round the fire, wrapped up and enjoy some frozen beers and hockey. ALSO...try going to an outdoor rink after 7pm on a cold winters night. It's really social and a great atmosphere with parents and kids out skating...even if you just want to get out and chat with people etc.
The key is you need to actually make the effort to make winter enjoyable or you'll be destined to six months in front of the TV or walking around malls. (Agree with the drive-in garages though. Not very sociable) |
Re: Calgary winters.....brrrrr!!!
Totally agree!
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Re: Calgary winters.....brrrrr!!!
Originally Posted by Beaverquest
(Post 7933874)
lots of expats living in Calgary appear to put a really brave face on it ; 'it's not too bad if you dress properly ' but yet a million miles from what most people are used too - am from the North of Scotland but still the difference is night and day (dampness, dry cold arguments aside) am talking low end temperatures - okay so everyone seems to love skiing (myself included) but this is only really a pastime for majority of us at the weekends, so rest of the week, it's cold and uncomfortable, you only need to take a walk thru a suburban neighbourhood on a dark winters night after 7pm to appreciate that TV hibernation has set in, i've been out with the dog for almost an hour without seeing another living soul
i've been here 3 years almost to the day, but i would have had 2nd thoughts if i known what (and how long) the winters were like I live in Edmonton, and pretty much find the same. I walk my dog every day during the winter and some weeks you could go for a couple of days with out seeing anyone else walking in the "river valley", and I'm in the middle of the city - pretty bleak. |
Re: Calgary winters.....brrrrr!!!
Originally Posted by bsmith
(Post 7934137)
These are fair and valid points. This sort of post is, I think, more valuable to folks deciding on a potential move than the "can't wait for the winter, snow, yipee!" type stuff.
I live in Edmonton, and pretty much find the same. I walk my dog every day during the winter and some weeks you could go for a couple of days with out seeing anyone else walking in the "river valley", and I'm in the middle of the city - pretty bleak. Do yourself (and us) a favour and fork off back to blighty |
Re: Calgary winters.....brrrrr!!!
Originally Posted by Butch Cassidy
(Post 7934427)
How did I know, you'd be posting in your usual negative manner and taking the opportunity to whine about Edmonton AGAIN.
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Re: Calgary winters.....brrrrr!!!
Originally Posted by bsmith
(Post 7934453)
...Like you know anything about going outside. 14,000 posts, when was the last time you lest your basement sado - get a life "fork"wit!
This morning I was playing outside Yesterday I had a four hour bike ride Sunday I spent the afternoon at a bbq Saturday I had a nice morning at the Farmers Markets and an afternoons bike ride |
Re: Calgary winters.....brrrrr!!!
Originally Posted by Butch Cassidy
(Post 7934457)
Oh let me see, 4 hours ago I was outside for two hours.
This morning I was playing outside Yesterday I had a four hour bike ride Sunday I spent the afternoon at a bbq Saturday I had a nice morning at the Farmers Markets and an afternoons bike ride |
Re: Calgary winters.....brrrrr!!!
Originally Posted by bsmith
(Post 7934466)
..and still found time to post your usual load of b*llocks on this site - what a guy!
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Re: Calgary winters.....brrrrr!!!
....and another thread bites the dust.
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Re: Calgary winters.....brrrrr!!!
Originally Posted by Oink
(Post 7920505)
I tend to put on a jumper under my rain jacket. Works a treat. :thumbup:
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Re: Calgary winters.....brrrrr!!!
Originally Posted by Beaverquest
(Post 7933874)
lots of expats living in Calgary appear to put a really brave face on it ; 'it's not too bad if you dress properly ' but yet a million miles from what most people are used too - am from the North of Scotland but still the difference is night and day (dampness, dry cold arguments aside) am talking low end temperatures - okay so everyone seems to love skiing (myself included) but this is only really a pastime for majority of us at the weekends, so rest of the week, it's cold and uncomfortable, you only need to take a walk thru a suburban neighbourhood on a dark winters night after 7pm to appreciate that TV hibernation has set in, i've been out with the dog for almost an hour without seeing another living soul
i've been here 3 years almost to the day, but i would have had 2nd thoughts if i known what (and how long) the winters were like I thought you'd gone back to Aberdeen. |
Re: Calgary winters.....brrrrr!!!
Originally Posted by Londonuck
(Post 7935171)
No mention of Nova Scotia, you're slipping! :D
I thought you'd gone back to Aberdeen. can I 'ave mi wooden spoon back when 'uve finished wi it |
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