Can everyone see that lovely picture up above??? What is it you ask, well that would be the weather forecast for tomorrow in my lovely city. Hmmm mixed precipitation...rain AND snow. It's supposed to be around 2 degrees but shall feel like -1.
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I almost burst into tears when I saw that photo.
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The only good/odd thing is that they're anticipating Sunday will be around 14 degrees and sunny. I suppose I'd rather the good weather while I'm not working so I can at least enjoy it. The downside for tomorrow is that I will most likely have to leave an hour earlier for work as most people tend to drive like assholes at the first glance of a snowflake. I'm anticipating tomorrow is going to be a lonnnggggg day for yours truly.
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Ah well, a cute email I received the other day to take you into the weekend! I'll highlight the ones that I have actually witnessed and or partaken in:
Here is what Jeff Foxworthy has to say about Canadians.
If your local Dairy Queen is closed from
September through May,
You may live in Canada .
If someone in a Home Depot store
Offers you assistance and they don't work there,
You may live in Canada .
If you've worn shorts and a parka at the same time,
You may live in Canada .
If you've had a lengthy telephone conversation
With someone who dialed a wrong number,
You may live in Canada .
If 'Vacation' means going anywhere
South of Detroit for the weekend,
You may live in Canada .
If you measure distance in hours,
You may live in Canada .
If you know several people
Who have hit a deer more than once,
You may live in Canada .
If you have switched from 'heat' to 'A/C'
In the same day and back again,
You may live in Canada .
If you can drive 90 km/hr through 2 feet of snow
During a raging blizzard without flinching,
You may live in Canada .
If you install security lights on your house and garage,
But leave both unlocked,
You may live in Canada .
If you carry jumper cables in your car
And your wife knows how to use them,
You may live in Canada .
If you design your kid's Halloween costume
To fit over a snowsuit,
You may live in Canada .
If the speed limit on the highway is 80 km --
You're going 95 and everybody is passing you,
You may live in Canada .
If driving is better in the winter
Because the potholes are filled with snow,
You may live in Canada .
If you know all 4 seasons:
Almost winter, winter, still winter,
and road construction,
You may live in Canada .
If you have more miles
On your snow blower than your car,
You may live in Canada .
If you find -2 degrees 'a little chilly',
You may live in Canada .
If your local Dairy Queen is closed from
September through May,
You may live in Canada .
If someone in a Home Depot store
Offers you assistance and they don't work there,
You may live in Canada .
If you've worn shorts and a parka at the same time,
You may live in Canada .
If you've had a lengthy telephone conversation
With someone who dialed a wrong number,
You may live in Canada .
If 'Vacation' means going anywhere
South of Detroit for the weekend,
You may live in Canada .
If you measure distance in hours,
You may live in Canada .
If you know several people
Who have hit a deer more than once,
You may live in Canada .
If you have switched from 'heat' to 'A/C'
In the same day and back again,
You may live in Canada .
If you can drive 90 km/hr through 2 feet of snow
During a raging blizzard without flinching,
You may live in Canada .
If you install security lights on your house and garage,
But leave both unlocked,
You may live in Canada .
If you carry jumper cables in your car
And your wife knows how to use them,
You may live in Canada .
If you design your kid's Halloween costume
To fit over a snowsuit,
You may live in Canada .
If the speed limit on the highway is 80 km --
You're going 95 and everybody is passing you,
You may live in Canada .
If driving is better in the winter
Because the potholes are filled with snow,
You may live in Canada .
If you know all 4 seasons:
Almost winter, winter, still winter,
and road construction,
You may live in Canada .
If you have more miles
On your snow blower than your car,
You may live in Canada .
If you find -2 degrees 'a little chilly',
You may live in Canada .
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Doesn't everybody measure distance in hours??? I don't think I've ever said "oh such and such is 120 kms away" I always say "oh such and such is about an hour and a half away". Actually my friend and I were talking yesterday about taking a roadtrip to this huge mall, I asked her how far away it was and she said "oh about 16 hours". Ha! Enjoy the weekend!
9 comments:
LOL at you may live in Canada.
Yup, I measure distance in hours too when giving or talking about directions to someone.
The distance in hours thing and, well hell a lot of these could apply to the northern US.
This is way I see it when measuring distance by time. How many kilometers is it to downtown Toronto. For me, it's about 55 km. How long does it take? Well over an hour. Meanwhile I'm traveling almost the whole way on roads with speed limits at 80km/h or 100 km/h. You'd think I should be able to get to downtown Toronto in under an hour at those speeds. But, can't drive at those speeds. Too few roads, too many cars.
Those are great! Although this one could apply to Texas:
"If you have switched from 'heat' to 'A/C'In the same day and back again"
I guess the measuring in hours could apply as well, depending on rush hour. ha
Christielli, I wonder if everyone else does that as well...
Wiwille, I'd imagine so, but do you guys have Dairy Queen over there....did we talk about this when the pumpkin blizzards came out?
WIGSF, who cares how long it takes, it's downtown there's a bazillion awesome things to do!!
Jlee, does it really get cold in Texas....I don't think I've ever heard you or 2DP mention it being brrrr there lol.
Fun facts about Canada!
You should take a road trip to a desert though.
Awesome things to do in downtown Toronto:
- get hassled by panhandlers
- get a whiff of that stanky sewer smell
- get runover by a bicyclist
- get confused by a parking sign
- watch a man urinate at the corner of Yonge & Dundas
- give a cab driver directions
- break a tire on a streetcar track
- pay a million dollars for a delapitated shack
- go out for drinks with friends
I always measure things in hours, and I never take Jeff Foxworthy's word on much of anything. Ha. Have a good weekend despite the weather Miss Ash (I won't tell you what my weather is like. :)) Some weekends are fun just to relax and do nothing when the weather is crap.
People in Euroland defo mesure distance using kilometers and not time. "My hometown is 35km outside of Stuttgart." "Bordeaux is 600km south-west of Paris."
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