The cons of Canada??!!
#31
Re: The cons of Canada??!!
Come on Winter's only bad for the folk who dont embrace it - if you stay indoors all winter watching TV its gonna be shite!!
Get amongst some good old fashioned Canadian winter activities like driving in white out conditions, doing dougnuts in your mustang on a parking lot and my fave trying to slide the car into the ditch at a funny angle!
Theres also something called skiing, sledding, skating and snow shoeing if the above dont tickle yer fancy.
Get amongst some good old fashioned Canadian winter activities like driving in white out conditions, doing dougnuts in your mustang on a parking lot and my fave trying to slide the car into the ditch at a funny angle!
Theres also something called skiing, sledding, skating and snow shoeing if the above dont tickle yer fancy.
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Re: The cons of Canada??!!
Come on Winter's only bad for the folk who dont embrace it - if you stay indoors all winter watching TV its gonna be shite!!
Get amongst some good old fashioned Canadian winter activities like driving in white out conditions, doing dougnuts in your mustang on a parking lot and my fave trying to slide the car into the ditch at a funny angle!
Theres also something called skiing, sledding, skating and snow shoeing if the above dont tickle yer fancy.
Get amongst some good old fashioned Canadian winter activities like driving in white out conditions, doing dougnuts in your mustang on a parking lot and my fave trying to slide the car into the ditch at a funny angle!
Theres also something called skiing, sledding, skating and snow shoeing if the above dont tickle yer fancy.
#35
Re: The cons of Canada??!!
OK, more of a serious issue is that it's not a great place to be outdoors. Firstly, there's not a lot of the outdoors that's accessible by the public, there's no "right to roam". Secondly, it's often too cold to do anything outside unless you're skiing - something you can only really do in three provinces. Thirdly, if it's not snowing there are too many bugs - tonight I saw a woman tending to her vegetables in a beekeeper's outfit. Houses are big so I suppose one can say that Canada offers "The Great Indoors".
Bugs seem almost non-existent here, perhaps due to the very dry climate. The only things I see in great number are crickets and occasionally wasps.
The whole winter weather thing restricts very little here too - I quad bike, ski, skate and trail ride right through the winter, and work outdoors year round. Sure, it's sometimes not so warm, but not unbearable. My tractor's not got an enclosed cab on it, but 3 or 4 hrs ploughing snow is easily done with the right clothing on.
#36
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Re: The cons of Canada??!!
My grandchildren are here and it doesn't look like they will be going anywhere any time soon.
I won't comment on the snow clearing.
#38
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Re: The cons of Canada??!!
Ditto. Though fortunately in my part of Canada there's not too much snow clearing! You may mock our rain, but you don't have to shovel it
#41
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Re: The cons of Canada??!!
I find winters here long and oppressive and is out of everything would be my number one reason for moving back. It's great right now for the kids to enjoy the garden and run of all that excess energy but because of their young age they become prisoners of the indoors once the winter sets in and it goes on for so long here. I have no interest in winter sports and yes, I know that makes me a miserable git but neither does my Canadian wife.
From my personal perspective the winter here, at least in my neck of the woods is the biggest downside of Canada and my mindset is already dreading the onset of next winter.
#42
Re: The cons of Canada??!!
The whole winter weather thing restricts very little here too - I quad bike, ski, skate and trail ride right through the winter, and work outdoors year round. Sure, it's sometimes not so warm, but not unbearable. My tractor's not got an enclosed cab on it, but 3 or 4 hrs ploughing snow is easily done with the right clothing on.
#43
Re: The cons of Canada??!!
I wont be in ON forever but thats the beauty of Canada once OH kids have fled the nest we intend to move back to her native BC which is completely different to ON and the East coast, If we can afford it of course California would be nice but living in a 3rd world country where its hot all year is not my cup of tea.
God Bless Canada.
#44
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Re: The cons of Canada??!!
"Find the highway exit",
"Follow the leader",
"Stop and scrape"..to name a few...
My personal favourite is "Create a new lane". Bit dangerous, but very rewarding.
#45
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Location: Worcestershire
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Re: The cons of Canada??!!
spin the car and see how many others go in the ditch before you