I'm tired of this @%$#&$! winter !!

68post · Poncho Master!

I'm tired of this @%$#&$! winter !!

Canadian Poncho · A Poncho Legend!

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 · A Poncho Legend!

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 · Poncho Master!

OK, here's the deal:
I'll buy up some acreages around you and we'll go partners on a dragstrip biggrin

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( 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 · A Poncho Legend!

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. biggrin

Be glad when C1 gets his new cottage, so we can go visit.. idea

-- Edited by 427carl at 21:05, 2008-02-29

4SPEED427 · A Poncho Legend!

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 · A Poncho Legend!

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 · Poncho Master!

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 · A Poncho Legend!

At least we dont have to row to work?

4SPEED427 · A Poncho Legend!

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 · A Poncho Legend!

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 · A Poncho Legend!

I remember Christmas day in '93 here. I took my old car out for a drive. It was 15 degrees!
Todd

427carl · A Poncho Legend!

guess you dont remember the storms of 1970-71 lol

Canadian Poncho · A Poncho Legend!

Another storm watch for the area. Freezing rain, snow etc. Ever notice we keep getting winter storms here on Tuesdays?

427carl · A Poncho Legend!

JUST 77 days to Victoria day! biggrin

68post · Poncho Master!

Todd, you guys get them on Tuesday, we get im here either wednesday or the weekend, but it's usually both....

cdnpont · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

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 · A Poncho Legend!

Yep, just like clockwork. The weather network is saying 20cm for my area! Geez!
Todd

cdnpont · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

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 · A Poncho Legend!

Waddaya doin way up there?

cdnpont · Canadian Poncho Superstar!

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 · A Poncho Legend!

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 · A Poncho Legend!

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 · A Poncho Legend!

I was going to go to flea market in Tillsonburg Sat, we have too much snow! cry

-- Edited by 427carl at 10:16, 2008-03-07

Canadian Poncho · A Poncho Legend!

The swap meet isn't until Sunday. It will all be melted by then!