Moving to Toronto area in winter...Is this wise?
Aug 29th 2007, 8:44 am
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Re: Moving to Toronto area in winter...Is this wise?
Any advice on my original post would be much appreciated.
Nice photos though!
Aug 29th 2007, 9:05 am
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Re: Moving to Toronto area in winter...Is this wise?
Last winter was very mild up to middle of January, no snow whatsoever. There was a big storm in February here. The winters are a lot milder now than when I came 6 years ago and unless there is heavy, heavy snow then it doesn't affect me in any way.
When you come there might not even be snow here, maybe there will.
Don't know really what advice you are looking for
When you come there might not even be snow here, maybe there will.
Don't know really what advice you are looking for
Aug 29th 2007, 9:10 am
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Re: Moving to Toronto area in winter...Is this wise?
Apropos to your original question, If you are moving to Canada (not just Toronto), winter, snow, snowclearing and associated fun are a fact of life & you will either learn to deal with it or spend your winters somewhere sunny. That being the case, IMHO I can't see why moving to TO in the winter would be a particularly bad thing apart from physically moving furniture etc in the cold. As has been already said, you at least have spring and summer to look forward to & can then face your second winter with the confidence of having survived the first!
Aug 29th 2007, 9:35 am
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Re: Moving to Toronto area in winter...Is this wise?
Shovel! I'm coming to Canada for god's sake! Everything is motorized out there, what would the neighbours think!
"Look at that stupid English person, using a shovel to clear his driveway! Ha Ha Ha! Shall we tell him he's going to have to do that every day for the next 4 months?"
"Nah, just video him and we'll have a laugh at his expense with the boys down the bar."
Not only that, I'm almost as old as you are, my bones won't take all the strain.
"Look at that stupid English person, using a shovel to clear his driveway! Ha Ha Ha! Shall we tell him he's going to have to do that every day for the next 4 months?"
"Nah, just video him and we'll have a laugh at his expense with the boys down the bar."
Not only that, I'm almost as old as you are, my bones won't take all the strain.
My bad.
Our driveway is 24' wide and about 30' long plus we also have about 120' of city sidewalk to shovel. The joy of living on a corner lot.
Mrs_P does an excellent job.
Aug 29th 2007, 9:38 am
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Aug 29th 2007, 9:42 am
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Re: Moving to Toronto area in winter...Is this wise?
I thought we had done quite well sticking to at least a vaguely wintery theme. The original question was pretty well covered by post #3
Aug 29th 2007, 9:43 am
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Aug 29th 2007, 9:47 am
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Aug 29th 2007, 11:49 am
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Aug 29th 2007, 10:23 pm
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Re: Moving to Toronto area in winter...Is this wise?
You haven't got used to our ways of going on then JHJ
Actually I think they stuck to the general theme quite well...wait to you see them in full swing
Sep 4th 2007, 8:30 am
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Re: Moving to Toronto area in winter...Is this wise?
JHJ
