dbd33

Fortunately, traffic is sparse. Most accidents I see are are single vehicle; collisions with animals or cars driven off the road (sometimes crashed, sometimes just in a field or ditch, I suppose the driver lost track of the location of the road). The one idiocy I see all the time is that very few drivers turn their lights on in fog, snow or darkness.

rob28

Springs here....... Not really. April Fools.
We had another 40cm dump of the white stuff yesterday.
This was the biggest storm we've seen yet and roads, schools, childcare, businesses are shut down while the clear up begins.
I even had to dig out my truck which got stuck on the drive as the snow was up to the door handles in places due to drifting.

It was +6 and melting on Sunday. Not impressed.

Jingsamichty

If the weather was like this in the UK, we'd all have moved to Spain. Why do people move to Canada again?

Former Lancastrian

Jobs and some marry Canadians

Tirytory

I would have stayed I love snow and winter sports. I can't wait to have a snow covered christmas

Piff Poff

It seemed like a good idea at the time

jossie

Your husbands mob had the right idea by moving to Kelowna. If the 5 generations since had stayed there you wouldn't be complaining about the weather in fact you would be quite happy at the fact that it is way more favourable weather than the UK. My advice....move back to where the original mob moved to first. People are always complaining about the weather in Canada but as many people keep pointing out there are parts of Canada that have way better weather than the UK. Golf courses have been open for over a month here and kids outdoor soccer has been going for a couple of weeks as per usual. Irrigation has been back on for a few weeks already and people are walking around in summer clothes. Life is too short to live in a location where the weather gets you down. To me, the location is the most important thing when emigrating. I have even had to use the AC in my truck the past few days. In the South Okanagan our winter runs from end Nov to mid March so not a big deal at all. Do you have any ties that would prevent you relocating to a part of Canada that has better weather? If not then that would be my advice.

Steve_

Anyway, today appears to be the last day where it will be below freezing during the day and anymore snow will be the usual weather we get during the summer.

So can we stop talking about winter now. Until next winter of course.

iaink

Its really pretty in the fall, but by the 4th month of winter they have spent all their money on heating oil, thermal underwear and car insurance and cant afford to leave.

Danny B

I just changed my winter tyres back to my normal summer tyres this afternoon. This means it will snow tomorrow in Kamloops.

orly

So we can visit America more easily, and then return back over the border feeling superior?

Gozit

Aw Millie... As others have said we're here if you need us! I feel your pain I really do...

Sorry i'm late replying, busy week this week
I've missed BE.

Gozit

Err... As a natural born Canadian with 3.5 years left and counting I have to disagree with you there orly... We most definetly have a choice. That is if we have dual citizenship... (which I will soon hopefully) We can't get work permits anywhere permanently as Canadians...

Though I will agree with you on the fact that there aren't many natural born Canadians that leave this place, although I hope to be one of the few that do...

orly

Haven't really kept up with your posts. Why are you intentionally leaving Canada? Is Malta that good? (I'm assuming that's where you're going)

dbd33

It's not that rare. Lots of Canadians move to the US, for the weather, for career advancement for myriad reasons. Canadians who want to teach move to the UK or the far east.

Two of my children left, one for excitement, one for the benefit of living in a welfare state. The one who remained is indifferent to excitement and lives in Vancouver.