I just needed to vent. Another 15 to 25 cms of snow tomorrow Ii'm sick of it! Yeah, I know we live in Canada and all that, but enough is enough. Out West all we had was cold temps. A storm out there was 10 cm's. We got more snow here in one week than in any single year of the 12 years I spent west of Ontario. Carl1, are there any acreages for sale near you?
Canadian Poncho said
Feb 29, 2008
I hear you. We had at least 10cms today. I'm running out of places to put it all. I'll have to start putting it in the neighbor's driveway!
Todd
4SPEED427 said
Feb 29, 2008
I guess it won't help to hear someone from Manitoba say this then...
We are on an acreage, so when it snows, I have WORK. From about the 20th of December until I think it was around the the last day in January or the first day of Feb, I never put the snowblower on the tractor. Our snow amount in January was practically zilch!
Acreages are available out here, AND they are affordable still. Manitoba and Saskatchewan have screaming real estate deals available. We are seeing a bit of a trend around here the last while. Some of the Albertans who made their big bucks are coming to the lakes regions in northwest Ontario and also Manitoba and buying up cabins. They are a fraction of what they cost elsewhere in the country.
68post said
Feb 29, 2008
OK, here's the deal: I'll buy up some acreages around you and we'll go partners on a dragstrip . ( Gimli's too far away) By the way, did you ever look at the old Bison Dragways archived photos website? I imagine you know more than a few of the cars.
427carl said
Feb 29, 2008
I hear you guys! I am so tired of blowing snow!! The whole month of Feb. I only got a nap, in the morning, once.. My heated garage, with cable, seems to help. Be glad when C1 gets his new cottage, so we can go visit..
Deal. When do we start?
Do you remember seeing the 66 GTO post car on the Bison site? That is my brother's old car. He had sold it by then, because he looked at the pic and says it's not him behind the wheel. I thought it was, and it would have made sense. Every car he ever owned went to the dragstrip and had the pants driven off it!!!
4SPEED427 said
Feb 29, 2008
427carl wrote:
I hear you guys! I am so tired of blowing snow!! The whole month of Feb. I only got a nap, in the morning, once.. My heated garage, with cable, seems to help. Be glad when C1 gets his new cottage, so we can go visit..
-- Edited by 427carl at 21:05, 2008-02-29
Hmmm, what is that thing in the picture??? We hardly ever saw one of those this winter!!!
Sorry, had to rub it in.
68post said
Feb 29, 2008
I'll have to look again for 66 GTO post. C1, you may not get the snow so much, but do you remember '96, I think when we had like 30 plus consecutive days of temps in the -30's ?
That was the case in Shilo, anyway.
427carl said
Feb 29, 2008
At least we dont have to row to work?
4SPEED427 said
Feb 29, 2008
68post wrote:
I'll have to look again for 66 GTO post. C1, you may not get the snow so much, but do you remember '96, I think when we had like 30 plus consecutive days of temps in the -30's ? That was the case in Shilo, anyway.
We had a very cold January again this year, which is part of the reason for no snow.
I think it was Christmas eve 98 when I took out our Grand National and drove to the car wash just to say I did it. If you looked real hard, you could find bits of snow in the odd place.
4SPEED427 said
Feb 29, 2008
427carl wrote:
At least we dont have to row to work?
That boating to work was actually fun. I boated a mile to the neighbours, tied up the boat to a tree there and drove the truck to work.
The fun ended one day when some ***** kids stole the gas tank from my boat just to get gas for their pickup.
Canadian Poncho said
Feb 29, 2008
I remember Christmas day in '93 here. I took my old car out for a drive. It was 15 degrees!
Todd
427carl said
Mar 1, 2008
guess you dont remember the storms of 1970-71 lol
Canadian Poncho said
Mar 3, 2008
Another storm watch for the area. Freezing rain, snow etc. Ever notice we keep getting winter storms here on Tuesdays?
427carl said
Mar 3, 2008
JUST 77 days to Victoria day!
68post said
Mar 3, 2008
Todd, you guys get them on Tuesday, we get im here either wednesday or the weekend, but it's usually both....
cdnpont said
Mar 4, 2008
And here it comes again, on Tuesday no doubt!
Should be on you Todd in about 1.5 hours according to radar, as of 4pm today. It's just breached Windsor.
Canadian Poncho said
Mar 4, 2008
Yep, just like clockwork. The weather network is saying 20cm for my area! Geez!
Todd
cdnpont said
Mar 4, 2008
We're lucky in the GTA. We're only set to recieve 10-15cm. At least it won't be so brutally cold...I'm off to Yellowknife NWT on Friday, it was a -42 yesterday!!!
Canadian Poncho said
Mar 4, 2008
Waddaya doin way up there?
cdnpont said
Mar 4, 2008
Goin' up to visit my brother and sister in law (wifes sister). See their new place built right on Yellowknife bay, and to check out the Arctic Winter games. Do some sledding (Ski-doo and Dog!) Take in the nightly northern lights show. Go drinking at the Gold Range Tavern.
It really is a awsome place to visit. Been there twice.
Canadian Poncho said
Mar 4, 2008
I would like to see the great white north at some point in my life. Sounds like an awesome trip. Take lots of pics!
Canadian Poncho said
Mar 5, 2008
Well, that was a fun morning. We had about 3 inches of ice pellets with at least 10cm of snow on top. Back breaking heavy! Luckily my neighbor with a snowblower saved the day. Later, he cracked the housing. Nothing my trusty mig welder couldn't fix. I think I earned a couple more driveway clearings. Looks like I may need to use one this Friday- 15cm are forecast...
Todd
427carl said
Mar 7, 2008
I was going to go to flea market in Tillsonburg Sat, we have too much snow!
Carl1, are there any acreages for sale near you?
I'll buy up some acreages around you and we'll go partners on a dragstrip .
( Gimli's too far away) By the way, did you ever look at the old Bison Dragways archived photos website? I imagine you know more than a few of the cars.
-- Edited by 427carl at 21:05, 2008-02-29
Sorry, had to rub it in.
I think it was Christmas eve 98 when I took out our Grand National and drove to the car wash just to say I did it. If you looked real hard, you could find bits of snow in the odd place.
The fun ended one day when some ***** kids stole the gas tank from my boat just to get gas for their pickup.
Should be on you Todd in about 1.5 hours according to radar, as of 4pm today. It's just breached Windsor.
At least it won't be so brutally cold...I'm off to Yellowknife NWT on Friday, it was a -42 yesterday!!!
It really is a awsome place to visit. Been there twice.
-- Edited by 427carl at 10:16, 2008-03-07