RX8_GT

Inconsequential

I was referring in fun to BC as the 'California' of Canada - weather is much milder - on the coast. BC has a long history of wacky politics - dating even before Wacky Bennett - long time premier (Social Credit).

I've always joked that that the winds from the ocean did strange things to the people there - I've been known to call it the Wacky West Coast 0r sometimes the Wacky Left Coast.

John

PS I'm from Nova Scotia - a place where the salt air seems to have a strange effect on the populace.

PPS As for 'not being part of Canada' - the Atlantic provinces has at times been 'missed' from government maps, etc. Even my RX-8's mapping program ends at the Quebec border and the profile of Nova Scotia is cut off of Canada.

baze

I would love to live in BC. I've lived in San Franciso, and I love the West Coast. But now I'm back in good old, salty Montreal. Can't complain because Montreal is a beautiful city, but there's something to be said about going outside in January in a light sweater and never worrying about salt, ice and slush.

I'm sure that RX-8 GT's comments (and I'm not putting words in his mouth) meant well, and that you were lucky not to live in a deep freeze for 3 months a year.

RX8_GT

Baze

So true !!! Love Vancouver - been there a couple of times. As a 19 year flew there - following my first true love. Very fond memories. Personally know one of the former Premiers - Dave Barrett - a great multi-dimensional person and a socialist - BUT I can still joke about the Wacky West Coast - just I can about joke about my current home in Indiana - the MidWest. Or my former home in Cape Breton - "God gave it beauty - but not much else" - just joking. The beauty there is in the land and the people.

John

RX8_GT

Baze:

What's this ' 3 months of deep freeze' - I now live a land of four seasons. In Cape Breton - there are only two seasons - Winter and Not Winter. Actually there is a Summer - it's a Tuesday in August I think.

Actually when it's 100 plus in the backyard here - I do wish for the pleasant cooler summers of CB. But in March when here it's 60 plus at times - Indiana is just fine.

John

Inconsequential

I am guessing you never lived in the interior of BC then huh? There is a lot fo snow there, not huge wind chill, but the snow falls can drop 3 feet easily in a night, and continue that way for several days. If I had my 8 when I lived out there, winter would have been hell, so yes I agree that Vancouver doesnt get hit as bad, but the bad thing is that when it does snow, no one here knows how to drive in it, so you spend most of your time trying to avoid them having accidents cuz they lock thier breaks and stupid stuff like that.
So, I guess I will forgive, but be careful, we BC people can get offended too :P
But... its all good

baze

uh oh.... I smell a potential firestorm from the comments that I'm going to write....

BC doesn't own the rap for rough winter drives..... Have you ever seen what happens in Toronto when you have an early snow? It's a parking lot because everyone has bald summer or all-season tires... The normal 1 hour commute *anywhere* becomes 4 hours.

I was there a couple of weeks ago, and it took days before they even cleared the snow from a main artery such as Yonge Street. I was amazed, but everthing seemed so much cleaner with the large amount of snow.

This is in stark contrast to Montreal, where you can probably pickle eggs in the salty brine that they have flowing everywhere in the streets and pooled at the key pedestrian intersections. Hmmmm... is that how they do it a Dunns?

I guess every city has its 'charm'!

Inconsequential

Lol, no firestorm here, just seems that people judge all of BC by the weather we get in Vancouver, whereas, people never seem to consider the northern parts, or interior. I know the windchill is extremely nasty on the prairies and more easterly areas but it isnt all sun here... its a lot of rain in van, mainly rain, hehe.
well, no harm done in the comments.