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Novocastrian Mar 10th 2014 9:24 am

Re: how was your "settling in" experience in Canada?
 

Originally Posted by Oink (Post 11166890)
There seems to be a rennahsonce in the quality of pizza over the last year or so, plus the fishing has picked up so I think I'll try and stay here for a while longer. :thumbup:

Are you suffering from PMS?

Oink Mar 10th 2014 9:33 am

Re: how was your "settling in" experience in Canada?
 

Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 11166909)
Are you suffering from PMS?

Why would you say that? :confused:

Novocastrian Mar 10th 2014 9:52 am

Re: how was your "settling in" experience in Canada?
 

Originally Posted by Oink (Post 11166918)
Why would you say that? :confused:

Just the Lyotard reference. Post Modernist Syndrome.

Oink Mar 10th 2014 9:53 am

Re: how was your "settling in" experience in Canada?
 

Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 11166946)
Just the Lyotard reference. Post Modernist Syndrome.

Very good. :)

MillieF Mar 10th 2014 11:21 am

Re: how was your "settling in" experience in Canada?
 

Originally Posted by BristolUK (Post 11165763)
Oh dear.

Have you seen Wednesday's forecast?

:thumbdown:

Yes I have:thumbdown: I've had enough! Even my bloody brother in law in Calgary apparently thinks that spring will one day come! Not me. I shall move to Victora in either the next 24 or 36 months!

Oink Mar 10th 2014 11:23 am

Re: how was your "settling in" experience in Canada?
 

Originally Posted by MillieF (Post 11167048)
Yes I have:thumbdown: I've had enough! Even my bloody brother in law in Calgary apparently thinks that spring will one day come! Not me. I shall move to Victora in either the next 24 or 36 months!

Really? Its not going to go above 13c this week.

MillieF Mar 10th 2014 12:19 pm

Re: how was your "settling in" experience in Canada?
 

Originally Posted by Oink (Post 11167055)
Really? Its not going to go above 13c this week.

It is just pretty pants. It was when I visited the first year, but people told me it was odd, and then it got worse my first winter here and now the second winter has been monumentally horrid. Canada, I am sure, and can, be great....but the daily dreadful weather here has just got me to the point of pushing steadily onwards!

But I 'have' settled in OP and that has been mostly good :thumbup:

Tirytory Mar 10th 2014 1:41 pm

Re: how was your "settling in" experience in Canada?
 

Originally Posted by MillieF (Post 11167099)
It is just pretty pants. It was when I visited the first year, but people told me it was odd, and then it got worse my first winter here and now the second winter has been monumentally horrid. Canada, I am sure, and can, be great....but the daily dreadful weather here has just got me to the point of pushing steadily onwards!

But I 'have' settled in OP and that has been mostly good :thumbup:

Ha Millie, honestly if I'd had a pound not a dollar for every time someone had said, ooh this is the worst winter we've had in a long time, I'd be on my way to Florida;)

And also when they've said "but just you wait til the summer" I'm expecting big things this summer!!!

Oink Mar 10th 2014 1:47 pm

Re: how was your "settling in" experience in Canada?
 

Originally Posted by Tirytory (Post 11167176)
Ha Millie, honestly if I'd had a pound not a dollar for every time someone had said, ooh this is the worst winter we've had in a long time, I'd be on my way to Florida;)

And also when they've said "but just you wait til the summer" I'm expecting big things this summer!!!

It'll hot and very humid and you'll have to shower three times a day.

Novocastrian Mar 10th 2014 2:08 pm

Re: how was your "settling in" experience in Canada?
 

Originally Posted by Tirytory (Post 11167176)
Ha Millie, honestly if I'd had a pound not a dollar for every time someone had said, ooh this is the worst winter we've had in a long time, I'd be on my way to Florida;)

And also when they've said "but just you wait til the summer" I'm expecting big things this summer!!!

Summers in Muskoka are quite nice. If you like getting bitten to death by blackflies and then mosquitos. Big mosquitos.

dbd33 Mar 10th 2014 2:10 pm

Re: how was your "settling in" experience in Canada?
 

Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 11167195)
Summers in Muskoka are quite nice. If you like getting bitten to death by blackflies and then mosquitos. Big mosquitos.

Autumn would be the best season there, if only it didn't come laden with fear and loathing for the months ahead.

Novocastrian Mar 10th 2014 2:12 pm

Re: how was your "settling in" experience in Canada?
 

Originally Posted by dbd33 (Post 11167196)
Autumn would be the best season there, if only it didn't come laden with fear and loathing for the months ahead.

Yes, it's very pleasant in October.

Tirytory Mar 10th 2014 2:15 pm

Re: how was your "settling in" experience in Canada?
 

Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 11167195)
Summers in Muskoka are quite nice. If you like getting bitten to death by blackflies and then mosquitos. Big mosquitos.

Yeah yeah I've heard that too..... :) apparently it's only a six week season and the cold might have affected how many there are. Muskokan (is that a word?) optimism?

Novocastrian Mar 10th 2014 2:24 pm

Re: how was your "settling in" experience in Canada?
 

Originally Posted by Tirytory (Post 11167198)
Yeah yeah I've heard that too..... :) apparently it's only a six week season and the cold might have affected how many there are. Muskokan (is that a word?) optimism?

Muskokan is a word. Muskokan optimism is new to me.

Tirytory Mar 10th 2014 2:36 pm

Re: how was your "settling in" experience in Canada?
 

Originally Posted by Novocastrian (Post 11167205)
Muskokan is a word. Muskokan optimism is new to me.

Everything's new to me. Is it wrong to miss people being sarcastic and a bit gossipy? Everyone is so darned nice here.


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