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    aye but thats canadian degrees... oors are real british degrees
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    Quote Originally Posted by struth View Post
    aye but thats canadian degrees... oors are real british degrees
    Respect!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    Lol... Didn't turn into anything significant here. Today it's just dark, bleak, rainy and very cold.

    What I'm looking for is *propa* snow, which like a couple of years ago isolated us from the outside world, as there was about 3 foot of it on our 30-yard long driveway. We couldn't get out, and there was no way I was clearing the bugger!

    I love it when it's like that... Just close the curtains, put some choons on, pour yourself a brew, throw some logs on the fire and hibernate

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    You should move to Austria, I hear it's lovely this time of year
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    Quote Originally Posted by Svend N View Post
    Respect!
    When you guys get snow, you expect it, you're ready for it, you deal with it. If we get a few flakes everything falls apart. And if it's "the wrong kind of snow", we're well and truly screwed. Even worse than wet leaves.
    I just dropped in, to see what condition my condition was in

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    It's F F F F F Furkin Freeeeeeeezing here , Bring back summer , I'll even say please
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony View Post
    You should move to Austria, I hear it's lovely this time of year
    Yeah. I really like the Kangaroos and Koalas too.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Svend N View Post
    -2 Celsius? Bitterly cold?! What a bunch of softies.

    Today the high here is -15 C, going down to -23 tonight; tomorrow night -26. Wind chill will put it well below -30. I'm having a good chuckle over this one.
    Haha - you tell 'em, Svend!

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    Quote Originally Posted by walpurgis View Post
    Yeah. I really like the Kangaroos and Koalas too.
    Yesh, but could you manage a whole one?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony View Post
    When you guys get snow, you expect it, you're ready for it, you deal with it. If we get a few flakes everything falls apart. And if it's "the wrong kind of snow", we're well and truly screwed. Even worse than wet leaves.
    That's quite true. Every city, town and rural county will have a large fleet of snow plowing and salting/sanding trucks, or heavier equipment if it's a big snow area (graders, massive snow blowers, etc.). In our town, if we get 1 cm or 50 cm, it's cleared within 24 hours, usually done overnight and clear by 7:00 AM. Most cars have snow tires, and it seems half the vehicles are all-wheel-drive or 4WD. Nothing stops moving here just because of some snow. Our biggest airport (Toronto) has 94 pieces of snow clearing equipment, including 30 plows, plus 14 snow melters. Well prepared

    As for the cold, same thing - everyone is used to it. Lots of people still like to complain, but that's usually just a conversation starter and they really don't mind it that much.

    We've always felt that we should get outdoors and make the best of winter and enjoy it, rather than stay cooped up indoors and moan about it. Winter sports are terrific fun. Keeps us sane and wards off that terrible seasonal depression. We couldn't imagine going a year without skiing or hockey - now THAT would be depressing!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Marco View Post
    Haha - you tell 'em, Svend!

    Macca's the Caribbean beach sort, so he's happier sweltering than shivering

    Marco.
    He must have been in heaven during last summer's heat wave then. I'll have to read the Crap Weather for August thread and see if there was any hint of grumbling from him

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