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Old Mar 5th 2009 | 1:33 pm
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The YouTube video of 'Does Winnipeg really exist' is particularly amusing.
 
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Are they laughing with us or at us?

good to see the winnipeg profile being raised.

There actually is more to canada that GTA calgary and vancouver!!!
 
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Cool? It's freezing.
 
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Originally Posted by JonboyE
Cool? It's freezing.
It's not that cold here.

Just long winters, I would recommend Winnipeg to many people.
 
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Originally Posted by JonboyE
Cool? It's freezing.
My thoughts exactly!!
 
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Originally Posted by JonboyE
Cool? It's freezing.
yes but its a dry cold!
 
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Originally Posted by leepee
My thoughts exactly!!
makes for cheapest ice rinks around - and no bloody gardening or grass cutting or mosquitos.

You have to remember the warmer -7 to +7 cloudy and wet rain is really crap compared to -20 to -30 Clear skies and dry rain (occassionaly).

It's only cold on the outside.
 
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Originally Posted by Grah
- and no bloody mosquitos.

Uh? which winnipeg do you live in?
 
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Originally Posted by snowshoveller
Uh? which winnipeg do you live in?
IN Wintertime, they are only out for 4-5 months of the year
 
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Originally Posted by Grah
IN Wintertime, they are only out for 4-5 months of the year
Fair point well made!

They do make up for it in the summer though - thank god for "watkins"

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Originally Posted by Grah
makes for cheapest ice rinks around - and no bloody gardening or grass cutting or mosquitos.

You have to remember the warmer -7 to +7 cloudy and wet rain is really crap compared to -20 to -30 Clear skies and dry rain (occassionaly).

It's only cold on the outside.
dont forget the black flies......
 
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Never seen a Black Fly in Winnipeg. I don't recall having seen one in Manitoba, but maybe in the woods.
 
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Originally Posted by MB-Realtor
Never seen a Black Fly in Winnipeg. I don't recall having seen one in Manitoba, but maybe in the woods.
Ahem.

http://www.gov.mb.ca/agriculture/cro.../fad61s00.html
 
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Originally Posted by MB-Realtor
Never seen a Black Fly in Winnipeg. I don't recall having seen one in Manitoba, but maybe in the woods.
I guess they had their fill of my brother, sister and I growing up in winnipeg......
 


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