36 Days of Snow! (It's in the Sun so it must be true)
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I stayed in Toronto for a couple of weeks a couple of years back. One day it was 17 degrees and sunny. The next morning I woke up to minus 3 and six inches of snow. Canada is a lovely place, with (largely) lovely people - but I'm bad enough when it rains here - living there would really piss me off.Fat chopper. Some racing. Some testing. Some crashing.
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Very telling that you gloss over the thousands of miles between Calgary and Toronto.Vancouver to Calgary for scenery, Toronto for bores, Montreal for (unattached adult) fun. Never made it to the East.0 -
True.
Very telling that you gloss over the thousands of miles between Calgary and Toronto.Vancouver to Calgary for scenery, Toronto for bores, Montreal for (unattached adult) fun. Never made it to the East.
The only thing to do in it unless you are a farmer is to fly over it.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
They probably took the Metoffice seasonal forecast for Ben Nevis and extended it to the rest of the nation... that's what they do in general.
No, they don't actually. What they do is print something from one of those ropey forecasting companies (the ones that rather than investing in increasingly sophisticated computer models over many years use a piece of string and a turd and the 'resend email' button) just send in a 'forecast' that is exactly the same thing that they have been sending through for the last 20 years. One year there actually will be 36 days of snow and then of course it will be the Sun wot said it.........Faster than a tent.......0 -
What on earth do you think you're doing going so badly OT in the Canada thread?They probably took the Metoffice seasonal forecast for Ben Nevis and extended it to the rest of the nation... that's what they do in general.
No, they don't actually. What they do is print something from one of those ropey forecasting companies (the ones that rather than investing in increasingly sophisticated computer models over many years use a piece of string and a turd and the 'resend email' button) just send in a 'forecast' that is exactly the same thing that they have been sending through for the last 20 years. One year there actually will be 36 days of snow and then of course it will be the Sun wot said it.........0 -
But if you live in coastal BC you aren't a proper Canadian. You don't have snow tyres and aplug sticking out of your car's grille.
A plug sticking out of the grill????????????? Enlighten me
It's just a hill. Get over it.0 -
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But if you live in coastal BC you aren't a proper Canadian. You don't have snow tyres and aplug sticking out of your car's grille.
A plug sticking out of the grill????????????? Enlighten meThe above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
I prefer Finland.
Never been to Canada though, so perhaps I shouldn't be judgemental.0 -
It is closer.[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19727883#p19727883]Snakebite the 2nd[/url] wrote:I prefer Finland.
Never been to Canada though, so perhaps I shouldn't be judgemental.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19727883#p19727883]Snakebite the 2nd[/url] wrote:I prefer Finland.
Never been to Canada though, so perhaps I shouldn't be judgemental.
I've not been to Finland, but I understand that Finnish is the most impossible language in the world. Ever. Whereas in Canada, they mostly speak English, with the word "Eh" at the end of their sentences*.
*according to Americans, anyway; I have to confess, I never found anyone in Canada who did this...
It's just a hill. Get over it.0 -
Mostly northern Ontario.
And maybe the middle bit.
Coincidentally the areas with a few Fins?The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
I'll admit I haven't read this whole thread but to summarise, if we get the predicted 36 days of snow most of us will move to Canada!www.conjunctivitis.com - a site for sore eyes0
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Might as well. At least you'd get a summer after it.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
Nope - Vancouver and Victoria have temperate climates. Weather like the south east in summer, like the west coast of Scotland in the winter. It rains a l-o-t but doesn't often snow. Top of mountains doesn't count.
I disagree. They get proper winter for winter and proper summer for summer. We just get grey mild pish.
Yeah, but which ever way you cut it, Canadian weather is a bit crap.
Best time of my life was in Canada. My wife knows this and it was before I met her. :twisted:
Lake Louise was still part frozen when we went. In June.
I never saw any snow there in April when I was there.As long as you can claw an exception out to prove a rule eh! (Like the Canadian touch there?)
I have seen snow in Aviemore in June though so that just goes to prove one thing. Weather is unpredictable.
And, for the record, as this is now the official Canada thread of Commuting Chat, I utterly loved Canada and the people there (well, the bits that I saw, it's really quite big, isn't it?).
I thought to add some nonsense to the thread since the OT was clearly nonsense so adding nonsense was mandatory.
Make it sensible if you please.
Vancouver to Calgary for scenery, Toronto for bores, Montreal for (unattached adult) fun. Never made it to the East.
But if you live in coastal BC you aren't a proper Canadian. You don't have snow tyres and aplug sticking out of your car's grille.
When it snows, you run around buying tinned food in a mad panic, just like Londoners.
In contrast, if you come from a territory rather than a province, you wear socks with your shorts and sandals when it snows.
I only remember 2 times of "real" snow. First time we jumped in the car and went skiing. Second time was for my journey home. The flight left on schedule. No panic.
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Even better.Nope - Vancouver and Victoria have temperate climates. Weather like the south east in summer, like the west coast of Scotland in the winter. It rains a l-o-t but doesn't often snow. Top of mountains doesn't count.
A full winter of proper skiing just a short drive away and none of the hassle.The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
Well, kind of. Assuming you can see through the rain clouds, and if you can get there after work before the kids have scraped the snow off the hill snowboarding, and compressed the rest to sheet ice. And if you can stand the crowds. Even if you are rich enough to live in Point Grey, it will take you 90 mins to get there.
Even better.Nope - Vancouver and Victoria have temperate climates. Weather like the south east in summer, like the west coast of Scotland in the winter. It rains a l-o-t but doesn't often snow. Top of mountains doesn't count.
A full winter of proper skiing just a short drive away and none of the hassle.0 -
And our alternative is........
Well, kind of. Assuming you can see through the rain clouds, and if you can get there after work before the kids have scraped the snow off the hill snowboarding, and compressed the rest to sheet ice. And if you can stand the crowds. Even if you are rich enough to live in Point Grey, it will take you 90 mins to get there.
Even better.Nope - Vancouver and Victoria have temperate climates. Weather like the south east in summer, like the west coast of Scotland in the winter. It rains a l-o-t but doesn't often snow. Top of mountains doesn't count.
A full winter of proper skiing just a short drive away and none of the hassle.
Nope, I give up. Cycling in the rain?The above may be fact, or fiction, I may be serious, I may be jesting.
I am not sure. You have no chance.Veronese68 wrote:PB is the most sensible person on here.0 -
I don't really care about the rain but I'm all done cycling on ice, I have two many injuries and no desire to add to them.Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.0 -
I don't really care about the rain but I'm all done cycling on ice, I have two many injuries and no desire to add to them.
Would one many be OK?
Agree on ice, though. I'm perfectly happy with the Ice Spiker Pros after many years without a hint of drama but nothing short of these. Even the Marathon W***ers let me down and left me sliding on my butt.ROAD < Scott Foil HMX Di2, Volagi Liscio Di2, Jamis Renegade Elite Di2, Cube Reaction Race > ROUGH0 -
The memory of those few long cold winters in a roe (see what I did there) is still very fresh in my mind, I just don't see that's there's anything to gain by risking a fall or worse perhaps being splattered by an out of control car.Rule #5 // Harden The Feck Up.
Rule #9 // If you are out riding in bad weather, it means you are a badass. Period.
Rule #12 // The correct number of bikes to own is n+1.
Rule #42 // A bike race shall never be preceded with a swim and/or followed by a run.0 -
True.
Very telling that you gloss over the thousands of miles between Calgary and Toronto.Vancouver to Calgary for scenery, Toronto for bores, Montreal for (unattached adult) fun. Never made it to the East.
The only thing to do in it unless you are a farmer is to fly over it.
The Badlands, east of Calgary, were fascinating. But the unending flatness was mind-numbing.
Nova Scotia is beautiful. Went to Halifax for a conference back in 2010.
Went to Montreal in December for some conferences, too, and sweet baby Moses, was it cold. It got rid of my colds though - there's no way bugs can live in those temperatures. And there's no way I could, either.
A life in Vancouver would be great, but there are aspects of the city which put me off.
Anyway, back to snow.
I've tried the 23mm slick thing. Didn't go so well, so I'll be using the 33mm Clement PDXes *if* it snows.FCN 2-4.
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I'm half Finnish. I agree, magical.[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19727883#p19727883]Snakebite the 2nd[/url] wrote:I prefer Finland...Dolan Titanium ADX 2016
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Not exactly big on mountainous scenery though. And they disguise fish in dishes made to look like vegetables, which is odd. i mean, who needs a gelatenous fishy potato breakfast?
I'm half Finnish. I agree, magical.[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19727883#p19727883]Snakebite the 2nd[/url] wrote:I prefer Finland...0 -
Not exactly big on mountainous scenery though.
I'm half Finnish. I agree, magical.[url=http://www.bikeradar.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=19727883#p19727883]Snakebite the 2nd[/url] wrote:I prefer Finland...
Fairly sure it is. Either that or the moomin lied to me.
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