OT: 2024 Weather Thread

[rboomercat90]

This is all you need to know about the COE to know they have a spending problem.

3 pages to list their leadership team. Most publicly traded Fortune 500 companies can do it in fewer pages.

They should rename their wards again. That will save some money…

https://www.edmonton.ca/sites/default/files/public-files/assets/PDF/COELeadershipList.pdf?cb=1732475585

What a brain dead idea it was to rename the wards. Nobody knows what ward they live in now let alone which one is which. Was pretty simple before, lol. All done for the sole purpose of empty virtue signalling.

 

[Stoneman89]

What a brain dead idea it was to rename the wards. Nobody knows what ward they live in now let alone which one is which. Was pretty simple before, lol. All done for the sole purpose of empty virtue signalling.

Just wait until the fall's election night and the poor broadcasters have to constantly refer to them through the evening. Absolute madness. And then we have the re-naming of Oilver and the hundreds of thousands of public dollars going into that, not to mention all of the private businesses that will need to reconsider a name change. And according to the city, this is just the tip of the iceberg for renaming things for the self cleansing of public virtue.

 

[BIeucheeseWithWings]

The natives may have felt the same way when their areas were renamed to what we use today. We'll get used to it. They had to.

 

[Jumptheshark]

I know.

I used to ride bus bumpers in the snow and loved it until I was caught

 

[BIeucheeseWithWings]

I used to ride bus bumpers in the snow and loved it until I was caught

We called it "bumper shining." Except we would lay on our stomachs. The last time I did it was in the early 2000s. What a different time.

 

[Jumptheshark]

We called it "bumper shining." Except we would lay on our stomachs. The last time I did it was in the early 2000s. What a different time.

I would either be on my knees or where wearing wellies that glided nicely while I stooped down like you do when you are waterskiing

 

[timekeep]

I was a geograpy nerd as a youth. Point Peely National Park isn't it. or wildlife refuge.

Yes it's a national park.

 

[Fourier]

Peely Point. Is that the area that is actually “south” of Detroit? I don’t know geography well for that area but I was led to believe that Detroit has an area that is north of Canadian territory. Odd.

Windsor is actually south of Detroit. The two cities are separated by a river and Windsor is on the south bank.

 

[Fourier]

What kind of fish? I should get out that way sometime. Closest we were is Toronto region.

Erie at one point was almost dead, but it has really come back. They have a thriving commercial walleye (pickerel) fishery, with lots of yellow perch. But the lake also has steelhead, brown and lake trout as well as small mouth bass and even salmon.

 

[Fourier]

I see you look at Ketchup bottles and tomato cans as well. Leamington Ontario. Never been there but first association I have with the place. heh I never smoked so I didn't know tobacco is grown there. Proud to say I've never bought a pack of cigarettes or a can of tobacco in my life. Can't stand the stuff.

Leamington had a huge Heinz plant for over 100 years. After Warren Buffet's company Kraft Foods bought it they determined it was not profitable and shut it down in 2014 moving the operation to the US. That was a massive blow to the town and the area around it. French's stepped in and started an operation there saving many jobs. There was a big campaign nationally to switch to French's. It was a big deal out here. My wife bought in and since then we have never bought Heinz again. Frankly, I now prefer French's ketchup which I never thought I'd say.

 

[Fixed to Ruin]

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[Stoneman89]

The natives may have felt the same way when their areas were renamed to what we use today. We'll get used to it. They had to.

 

[JordanGalhanth]

As long as we're talking about weather...20° C and sunny on this fine American morning down here. I miss my Oilers, but not the snow.

 

[timekeep]

Leamington had a huge Heinz plant for over 100 years. After Warren Buffet's company Kraft Foods bought it they determined it was not profitable and shut it down in 2014 moving the operation to the US. That was a massive blow to the town and the area around it. French's stepped in and started an operation there saving many jobs. There was a big campaign nationally to switch to French's. It was a big deal out here. My wife bought in and since then we have never bought Heinz again. Frankly, I now prefer French's ketchup which I never thought I'd say.

My buddy told me how hated Heinz was around the area.

 

[Drivesaitl]

Leamington had a huge Heinz plant for over 100 years. After Warren Buffet's company Kraft Foods bought it they determined it was not profitable and shut it down in 2014 moving the operation to the US. That was a massive blow to the town and the area around it. French's stepped in and started an operation there saving many jobs. There was a big campaign nationally to switch to French's. It was a big deal out here. My wife bought in and since then we have never bought Heinz again. Frankly, I now prefer French's ketchup which I never thought I'd say.

Yeah. We'd heard about the changeover which is why I said Ketchup to be generic. We started buying French as well to support and buy Canadian. I don't mind it, seems a more natural taste actually. French's is affordable option too so a good bye. Glad to hear things are back to normal there. I thought it was longer ago that Frenchs bought it.

Erie at one point was almost dead, but it has really come back. They have a thriving commercial walleye (pickerel) fishery, with lots of yellow perch. But the lake also has steelhead, brown and lake trout as well as small mouth bass and even salmon.

I remember the Films they used to show back in school when Lake Erie looked more like a garbage dump or toxic waste dump. Nice to see how much has improves since then. Would still be worried about 3 eyed fish.

 

[brentashton]

Leamington had a huge Heinz plant for over 100 years. After Warren Buffet's company Kraft Foods bought it they determined it was not profitable and shut it down in 2014 moving the operation to the US. That was a massive blow to the town and the area around it. French's stepped in and started an operation there saving many jobs. There was a big campaign nationally to switch to French's. It was a big deal out here. My wife bought in and since then we have never bought Heinz again. Frankly, I now prefer French's ketchup which I never thought I'd say.

We went French’s at that time as well. Down here in USA I buy Hunts.

Screw Heinz.

As long as we're talking about weather...20° C and sunny on this fine American morning down here. I miss my Oilers, but not the snow.

I hear ya. Just took my pooch for a 3km walk, sweating on my back. Although I’m headed back to Sask for Xmas and am looking forward to doing some country skiing on the trails.

 

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[Drivesaitl]

The early colds always feel a bit less comfortable for a couple reasons:

1) Have to get used to it again and the body does acclimate to changing temps to some degree.

2)This first week of cold weather still has more humidity in it than it will most of winter. So not as dry a cold seemingly than what we usually get here.

Its ok out there but when the wind hits up it feels a bit damp.

 

[Fourier]

The early colds always feel a bit less comfortable for a couple reasons:

1) Have to get used to it again and the body does acclimate to changing temps to some degree.

2)This first week of cold weather still has more humidity in it than it will most of winter. So not as dry a cold seemingly than what we usually get here.

Its ok out there but when the wind hits up it feels a bit damp.

When I moved to Ontario I loved winter. For me it meant hockey and curling!! And in my younger days ice fishing and cross country skiing. The weather never bothered me though I was never a fan of lots of snow. What I really loved was the bright sunshine on a cold day. Right now though I can't wait to leave town. The last 5 days have been quite depressing. Not only has it been cold but there has been very little sun. I am off to Vancouver tomorrow for a conference before heading back to Ontario on Monday. While I will always consider myself an Albertan, for the first time ever I can't see myself living here fulltime.

 

[Drivesaitl]

When I moved to Ontario I loved winter. For me it meant hockey and curling!! And in my younger days ice fishing and cross country skiing. The weather never bothered me though I was never a fan of lots of snow. What I really loved was the bright sunshine on a cold day. Right now though I can't wait to leave town. The last 5 days have been quite depressing. Not only has it been cold but there has been very little sun. I am off to Vancouver tomorrow for a conference before heading back to Ontario on Monday. While I will always consider myself an Albertan, for the first time ever I can't see myself living here fulltime.

Just like me. I adore the sun in any season. The drab days are harder to like.

Its not so bad. heh

Alberta is a strange place for retirement though. Its just that so much here is always geared to work. Tends to be a work province and so being retired here seems against the flow. I'm probably too lazy or disinclined to move somewhere else. We love the neighborhood we're in and the house we've worked hard on. I'm not a change person so I suspect I stay here indefinitely.

 

[Fourier]

Just like me. I adore the sun in any season. The drab days are harder to like.

Its not so bad. heh

Alberta is a strange place for retirement though. Its just that so much here is always geared to work. Tends to be a work province and so being retired here seems against the flow. I'm probably too lazy or disinclined to move somewhere else. We love the neighborhood we're in and the house we've worked hard on. I'm not a change person so I suspect I stay here indefinitely.

For me the core issue is healthcare. We are very lucky with what we currently have in Waterloo and as you get older that matters. I am not nearly as confident that we would be in the same place if we came back. They are also building an absolute state of the art hospital about 5 minutes from where we live.

We have though about getting place down south. I formally retire in June and my wife just retired in September so its still an option. We thought about San Diego where we have a very good friend we visit. It's pretty expensive though. Financially, I would make a lot more sense to just rent a nice place for a month or two in the winter or to look for a cheaper community.

 

[Drivesaitl]

For me the core issue is healthcare. We are very lucky with what we currently have in Waterloo and as you get older that matters. I am not nearly as confident that we would be in the same place if we came back. They are also building an absolute state of the art hospital about 5 minutes from where we live.

We have though about getting place down south. I formally retire in June and my wife just retired in September so its still an option. We thought about San Diego where we have a very good friend we visit. It's pretty expensive though. Financially, I would make a lot more sense to just rent a nice place for a month or two in the winter or to look for a cheaper community.

Agreed. My approach to healthcare here is to hope to not need it. Because its a mess. Hopefully some of the changes in AHC here will make it better. Been a long time since our Healthcare system was a model for others.

At one time long ago Alberta was ahead of the healthcare curve.

Happy retirement! I love it. Known some people in San Diego as well but pretty pricey place. Most snowbirds seem to choose Arizona for affordability. I doubt I end up moving or getting a property somewhere else but you never know.

 

[bellagiobob]

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Back in town on Monday. For once I timed a holiday weather wise perfectly.