You know you're in Canada when...

[Rampant Lion]

Love the big Oiler's logo in the rink! Go Oilers!

Dreadbelly, Tiny Toons?

[macwilkin]

...you remember Vimy Ridge, Dieppe and the siege of Hong Kong.

Regards,

Todd

[SnakeEyes]

...you remember Vimy Ridge, Dieppe and the siege of Hong Kong.

Regards,

Todd

Thank you for that. Serious.

[MacWage]

Now, back to original post:

OK we've all been complaining about the cold and snow(except for a couple of Xmarkers from Alberta). I just received these pics today in an email titled "You know you're in Canada when..." It's from a neighbourhood in Sylvain Lake in Alberta.
Clicketypop enabled for Mr. dial-up Dread

I REALLY like that idea. Too bad it's not cold enough (regularly) nor can I skate (odd non-parallel feet isues).
I have to keep my stuff miniature (O-Guage layout based).
(I am actually planning an Omni-based arena to have the Atlanta Flames playing the Thrashers- My layout, My rules!)

I didn't know they made Zamboni attatchments for riding tractors . . .
Now, to repaint the John Deere into Olier's colors . . .

[Colin]

I grew up beside Arnie Asham (anyone that has curled will know that name), and he always had a rink in his back yard for us kids to play hockey or curl. Of course we also had a outdoor hockey rink right out front of our place.

Great memories, but I have no interest in living in Winterpeg again. This past weekend, I went for a nice hike in my nice green forrest in a sweater.

[Rampant Lion]

When I was a kid we had neighbors on one side of us that was a nice couple (about the same age as my grandparents). Mr. Wood(who insisted my brother and I call him "Uncle Don" worked for the City of Wetaskiwin(my home town) and was kind enough to get the city to create a skating rink in the field behind our row of townhouses. Nothing fancy with boards, just banked snow and ice, but it was great. I know a few kids learned to skate there. Oh yes, the memories.

[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.

[Canuck]

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]

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

[Livingston]

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.