Why didn't my ancestors discovered a land further south? 
35cm of snow this morning, took me 3h to get to work...
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35cm of snow this morning, took me 3h to get to work...
That's nowt.......2 cm of SNOW kept me from work for THREE years.
Bloody THAW
WAs gonna say 35mm is snough to bring this country to it's knees. For instane what are those big yellow elephant things....they seem to keep roads open/ we don;t have those.
Steve Campbell wrote: WAs gonna say 35mm is snough to bring this country to it's knees. For instane what are those big yellow elephant things....they seem to keep roads open/ we don;t have those.
Then you'd be amazed by our variety of trucks to remove snow ;)
I don't know the word in english for that type of truck, but it simply moves the snow off the road and put it on the side... later, another truck gather the snow and blow it into another truck.
Problem is, when you are parked on the road, you have a 5 foot "banc de neige" across your car and you curse at them for 1 hour.
Banc de neige, how would I say that in english.. hum... snowdrift ? snowbank?
Steve Campbell wrote: WAs gonna say 35mm is snough to bring this country to it's knees. For instane what are those big yellow elephant things....they seem to keep roads open/ we don;t have those.
Even less than 35mm, isn't it Steve? I just love how this whole country just grinds to a halt at the mere mention of snow
Samantha Chapman wrote:
Steve Campbell wrote: WAs gonna say 35mm is snough to bring this country to it's knees. For instane what are those big yellow elephant things....they seem to keep roads open/ we don;t have those.
Even less than 35mm, isn't it Steve? I just love how this whole country just grinds to a halt at the mere mention of snow
Sptnick...snow ploughs I was being sarcastic, cos this country is just SO sad.
Sam...we can't even get snooty at you Englsh buggers any more. Our old boomboomboom trains (u know them right?!) are on the way out, being replaced with something a bit more respectable. Nice shiny new railcars. Actually on the morning of the day Hooky played in Laveries, the first 3 or 4 trains of the day did not run. Because the trains were built in spain or somewhere like that where they don't really do snow. SO the on board computers had never seen this stuff before, and sulked. (FWIW it wasn't even snow just persistant fine hail). they must have had a "shut up and get on with it" button tho cos they did start running about 730am
So now that we've updated to better trains that can't deal with weather we need to see about upgrading the track to the same standard you have.....ie very dodgy :)
If you went by the UK standpoint there is no life in Norway or Sweden or Canada or Siberia or anywhere not went and grey all winter. EVERY year snows comes down and the county grinds to a halt and EVERY year everyone stands round looking intensely stupid saying "wow, it snows in winter, that's mad, hey, it's been like a year since it did that...if only we knew it would happen again we might do something about it......oh look...Jordan"
I remember maybe 4 years ago they had a snow storm in Carolina (South or North, can't say.. probably North) and I think they were paralized for 1 week.
Since there was a hockey game there featuring Montreal, the journalist found it quite funny, because obviously for us, it's just normal.. but for them, everybody were sliding on the road, etc.. ;)
It's also funny, when we have newcomers coming in from, let's say Algeria or Morroco, they come in the summer when it's pretty hot, when comes December, it's like the end of the world for them... they are the only one you see with umbrellas outside...
And obviously, they have no idea how to WALK in the snow... I thought this was a natural thing, but apparently, it's not.
To be honest, winter makes you appreciate summer a lot more... and it's also an occasion to take a week off to the caribbeans ;)
Steve Campbell wrote:
Samantha Chapman wrote:
Steve Campbell wrote: WAs gonna say 35mm is snough to bring this country to it's knees. For instane what are those big yellow elephant things....they seem to keep roads open/ we don;t have those.
Even less than 35mm, isn't it Steve? I just love how this whole country just grinds to a halt at the mere mention of snow
Sptnick...snow ploughs I was being sarcastic, cos this country is just SO sad.
Sam...we can't even get snooty at you Englsh buggers any more. Our old boomboomboom trains (u know them right?!) are on the way out, being replaced with something a bit more respectable. Nice shiny new railcars. Actually on the morning of the day Hooky played in Laveries, the first 3 or 4 trains of the day did not run. Because the trains were built in spain or somewhere like that where they don't really do snow. SO the on board computers had never seen this stuff before, and sulked. (FWIW it wasn't even snow just persistant fine hail). they must have had a "shut up and get on with it" button tho cos they did start running about 730am
So now that we've updated to better trains that can't deal with weather we need to see about upgrading the track to the same standard you have.....ie very dodgy :)
If you went by the UK standpoint there is no life in Norway or Sweden or Canada or Siberia or anywhere not went and grey all winter. EVERY year snows comes down and the county grinds to a halt and EVERY year everyone stands round looking intensely stupid saying "wow, it snows in winter, that's mad, hey, it's been like a year since it did that...if only we knew it would happen again we might do something about it......oh look...Jordan"
That is absolutely spot on. I'm intrigued to see how the Swiss cope with their trains running in the snow. Very bloody well, I should think! It's been snowing there for the last few days. Remind me on to pack my thermals before I go...:D
Spotnick wrote:
Problem is, when you are parked on the road, you have a 5 foot "banc de neige" across your car and you curse at them for 1 hour.
Do they have parking bans in Montreal? In Vermont whenever heavy snow came they made it illegal to park on the roads overnight, so your car would get removed with the snow! Fortunately we had off-road parking, but you'd still have to dig out of the snowdrifts they left behind.
I've gotten used to the English weather now though. Half an inch of snow falls and I think, "Oh my God! Should I put off going to town?"
sweetness wrote:
Spotnick wrote:
Problem is, when you are parked on the road, you have a 5 foot "banc de neige" across your car and you curse at them for 1 hour.
Do they have parking bans in Montreal? In Vermont whenever heavy snow came they made it illegal to park on the roads overnight, so your car would get removed with the snow! Fortunately we had off-road parking, but you'd still have to dig out of the snowdrifts they left behind.
I've gotten used to the English weather now though. Half an inch of snow falls and I think, "Oh my God! Should I put off going to town?"
I came back a few weeks ago from spending Thanksgiving near Burlington,VT. I fell in love with the snow there. Never seen snow as far south as I am (and by snow, I mean anything over a sprinkle)
Anyone fancy some warm weather? *doles it out and takes the cold from you*
Ronald Kirsch wrote: 30 degrees C and here for the past week.
3 Degrees here
When will i see you again?
Rocket Mick wrote:
Ronald Kirsch wrote: 30 degrees C and here for the past week.
3 Degrees here When will i see you again?
It's an old 'un, but a good 'un!
Samantha Chapman wrote:
Rocket Mick wrote:
Ronald Kirsch wrote: 30 degrees C and here for the past week.
3 Degrees here When will i see you again?
It's an old 'un, but a good 'un!
Same has been said about ME!
Spotnick. SNOWPLOW
I am participating in an online recreation of the Battle of Stalingrad and guess what??? It's snowing here too!
msh wrote:
I came back a few weeks ago from spending Thanksgiving near Burlington,VT. I fell in love with the snow there. Never seen snow as far south as I am (and by snow, I mean anything over a sprinkle)
I lived in Burlington for several years before I moved to the UK. Shoveling snow gets tiresome after awhile, but I never would get tired of the scenery around there. The mountains and the lake are postcard perfect.
I was in Quebec City for a christmas party and business meeting the day after when it happened, and just as I was gonna come back to Montreal, the snow hit Quebec City pretty hard and, quite frankly, at some point we all thought we were gonna die when our taxi started to slide down and make downhill when heading for the train station, missing cars and people walking by only a few centimeters.
We eventually got there in one piece (after the taxi driver swored outloud several times and promised this was his last run for the night!!!) and waited three hours for the train, which itself took 3 hours and a half to come back to Montreal (3 minutes longer than what it would have taken by car).
So basically, normally I would have been back home before 5 PM but then only arrived at 9:45 PM !!!!!!!... and I can barely see my car parked in front of my house -- it's literally BURIED under snow!!!!!!!!! Wish I had a digital camera to show you that....
