You know you're in Canada when...

**Dirka Skene** · 22nd February 07, 12:53 PM

Ice skating rink, what's that? Oh wait, they had one of those in the Mall of Murder. Yeah that's right.

I've only seen one other rink. That's the one the Riverkings play on. All but two of the players are Canadian. Why did they come all the way to Memphis to play hockey?

**Canuck** · 22nd February 07, 12:59 PM

Originally Posted by LordKiltClad

My dad grew up in Sudbury, Ontario. I have all kinds of his stories he would tell my sister and I. Mainly about how the snow would build up against the row houses, and how he and my uncle would climb out the hatch in the roof, slide down the snow (the best part of it all he remembers) and then dig back to the front door of the house.

Of course there is always the "I walked up hill both ways in the snow to get to school, fighting off wolves as we went". There is actually some truth to that. Since looking at Sudbury topographical maps, there was a large hill between his school and home. So he literally walked up hill halfway to school, and halfway home. Funny how it comes out though. Still not sure about the wolves.

The wolves would be members of the Hockey team Sudbury Wolves. I grew up in Sudbury. What part of town was your dad from?

**Rusty** · 22nd February 07, 01:53 PM

You know you're in Canada when you can see people wearing shorts and a parka ..... at the same time.

**The Supreme Canuck** · 22nd February 07, 02:01 PM

Rusty: That's not a joke. Seen it.

**Barclay** · 22nd February 07, 02:20 PM

Originally Posted by The Supreme Canuck

Rusty: That's not a joke. Seen it.

Yep - it's the Dalhousie school uniform. But with Birkenstocks.

And it's not "oot" and "a-boot". It's "oat" and "a-boat".

If you're gonna make fun, get it right!

**ccga3359** · 22nd February 07, 02:32 PM

Originally Posted by Barclay

Yep - it's the Dalhousie school uniform. But with Birkenstocks.

And it's not "oot" and "a-boot". It's "oat" and "a-boat".

If you're gonna make fun, get it right!

And when are you coming up to Canada eh, Barclay? We'll teach you the proper pronuciation.

**Livingston** · 22nd February 07, 02:37 PM

Originally Posted by Rusty

You know you're in Canada when you can see people wearing shorts and a parka ..... at the same time.

That's not Canada, that Colorado. You see that here every year.

**Woodsheal** · 22nd February 07, 03:02 PM

Voltaire on Canada: "A few acres of snow."

Actually, this winter us folks in Upstate New York will match snow accumulations with all challengers...!

**ccga3359** · 22nd February 07, 03:10 PM

Originally Posted by Woodsheal

Voltaire on Canada: "A few acres of snow."

Actually, this winter us folks in Upstate New York will match snow accumulations with all challengers...!

Actually you won, didnt some place around Buffalo get 80" in something like two days?

**Woodsheal** · 22nd February 07, 03:15 PM

Some towns in Oswego county (just to the east of Lk Ontario) surpassed the 12 feet mark, and it all fell in about a week and a half! That's our lake-effect "snow belt" and it gets hammered most years....