What do you like about living in your part of Canada?
Jul 20th 2010, 6:15 pm
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Re: What do you like about living in your part of Canada?
Originally Posted by iaink
In name only, but congratulations anyway
You do realise you can edit what it says under your name anyway, right?
You do realise you can edit what it says under your name anyway, right?
Jul 20th 2010, 6:17 pm
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Re: What do you like about living in your part of Canada?
Originally Posted by blackcomb1
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Jul 20th 2010, 6:23 pm
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Re: What do you like about living in your part of Canada?
Originally Posted by blackcomb1
Have you tried driving over Lions gate bridge at rush hours - usually 3 hrs late afternoon to early evening, as well as early morning 7-9 ish, and midday at times.
Hwy 1, has far too much traffic too here in Vancouver, BC.
However, I appreciate that other parts of Canada have it better as far as the traffic goes.
Hwy 1, has far too much traffic too here in Vancouver, BC.
However, I appreciate that other parts of Canada have it better as far as the traffic goes.
However having said all that, Hwy 401 between the 404 and 400 is a pretty short stretch of road and so are the bridges and downtown area of Vancouver. People here complain about the Deerfoot, but at the end of the day it's only 20 miles long.
Take the M6 from Birmingham to Manchester and it's basically a traffic jam the whole way, there are even metal signs up saying: "Warning: traffic queue ahead." Or the M25 during rush hour?
At least Vancouver has decent public transport. Bit more sketchy in Calgary.
Jul 20th 2010, 6:31 pm
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Re: What do you like about living in your part of Canada?
Originally Posted by Steve_
I seem to recall reading somewhere that Hwy 401 between the 404 and 400 is the busiest road in North America. It certainly is pretty diabolical. Hwy 7 in Markham is also really bad. Downtown Vancouver and some of the bridges are really bad too, I agree.
However having said all that, Hwy 401 between the 404 and 400 is a pretty short stretch of road
However having said all that, Hwy 401 between the 404 and 400 is a pretty short stretch of road
Jul 23rd 2010, 2:39 am
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Re: What do you like about living in Canada?
Originally Posted by Londonuck
Give you chaps 4 years and you'll both be in the MBTTUK forum 
What I like about Toronto is it's relatively close to London. One 'shortish' direct flight.
Jul 23rd 2010, 1:44 pm
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Re: What do you like about living in Canada?
Originally Posted by iaink
<Hoping to get thread back on topic before it goes off at tangent about music, architecture and what people DONT LIKE
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I love the sense of space
I love 4 real seasons, a hot summer, a snowy winter, beautiful fall...spring..meh, not so much
I love the lack of stress or the need to "keep up with the jonses"
I love the absence of petty crime and vandalism in my life.
I love not dealing with rush hour traffic.
I love that kids can be kids here for longer
I could add more, as I have in the countless other threads on this subject in the past, and Im prepared to accept that not all the above will apply to all people and places in Canada, so lets keep this thread on the positives you see, rather than arguing the toss if you dont mind.
>I love the sense of space
I love 4 real seasons, a hot summer, a snowy winter, beautiful fall...spring..meh, not so much
I love the lack of stress or the need to "keep up with the jonses"
I love the absence of petty crime and vandalism in my life.
I love not dealing with rush hour traffic.
I love that kids can be kids here for longer
I could add more, as I have in the countless other threads on this subject in the past, and Im prepared to accept that not all the above will apply to all people and places in Canada, so lets keep this thread on the positives you see, rather than arguing the toss if you dont mind.
