Just got this from an Eastern relative ... it'll give you a little idea about our culture.
1. "Vacation" means going to Brandon for the weekend.
2. You measure distance in hours.
3. You often switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.
4. You know several people who have hit deer more than once.
5. You use a down comforter in the summer.
6. Your grandparents drive at 100 km/h through four meters of snow during a blizzard, without flinching.
7. You carry jumper cables in your car and your girlfriend(wife) knows how to use them.
8. You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
9. Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled.
10. You know all four seasons: Almost winter, winter, still winter, and construction.
11. You are bundled up in three sweaters, a parka, ski pants, a touque, two pairs of mittens, boots past your knees in 3 feet of snow in a -35 (-8000 with the windchill) blizzard, your eyelashes are frozen together, your nose is running, you can't feel your toes, and you still stop at 7-Eleven for a Slurpee on the way home.
12. You actually understand these jokes and forward them to all your friends from Winnipeg.
Posted by DaddySS (Member # 848) on :
But it's a dry cold right? Posted by 2002Z4CSS (Member # 1393) on :
Glad I don't live where winter is each season! Posted by SSteve_35th (Member # 1300) on :
You know you're from Winnipeg when you know how fast 100 km/h is and how deep 4 meters is. Posted by Hawkeye (Member # 88) on :
Posted by CK-1 99SS (Member # 93) on :
Oh how true it is.. Posted by JohnS (Member # 1073) on :
#13 - You get your picture taken in sub-zero weather driving your SS 'vert with the top down. Posted by Sizzle (Member # 503) on :
quote:Originally posted by poSSum: Just got this from an Eastern relative ... it'll give you a little idea about our culture.
1. "Vacation" means going to Brandon for the weekend.
2. You measure distance in hours.
3. You often switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.
4. You know several people who have hit deer more than once.
5. You use a down comforter in the summer.
6. Your grandparents drive at 100 km/h through four meters of snow during a blizzard, without flinching.
7. You carry jumper cables in your car and your girlfriend(wife) knows how to use them.
8. You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
9. Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled.
10. You know all four seasons: Almost winter, winter, still winter, and construction.
11. You are bundled up in three sweaters, a parka, ski pants, a touque, two pairs of mittens, boots past your knees in 3 feet of snow in a -35 (-8000 with the windchill) blizzard, your eyelashes are frozen together, your nose is running, you can't feel your toes, and you still stop at 7-Eleven for a Slurpee on the way home.
12. You actually understand these jokes and forward them to all your friends from Winnipeg.
2,3, 4, 7 and 9 are valid for living in Michigan too.
Posted by SS Derek (Member # 1720) on :
When you know what a "Touque" is.
[ 26. March 2003, 02:38 AM: Message edited by: SS Derek ]
Posted by HTWLSS (Member # 117) on :
quote:Originally posted by SS Derek: When you know what a "Touque" is.
Ooooh, OOoooohh, Mr. Kotter.........I KNOW!!!!!! . . . . . . . . . . . . . It's a hat. Posted by KevinA (Member # 139) on :
GEEZE.. I just about spit out my BEER. What a waste of good home brew too.
Those fit right in with NY this winter. 3,4,7,8,10,11
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But it's a dry cold right? ![[Razz]](tongue.gif)