Time to move to California

Fidatelo · 02-19-2013, 08:54 AM

I've had enough of this shit.

DaddyTorgo · 02-19-2013, 08:55 AM

Wait a second - MINUS 26 DEGREES CELSIUS?!?!?!?!?!

That's -15 Farenheit. BEFORE windchill!?!?!? That's fragging cold.

nilodor · 02-19-2013, 08:59 AM

I heard the weather for winnipeg this morning, -44 with the windchill. Poor bastards. At least it keeps crime down. Kinda tough to rob someone when everyone is dressed like the michelin man.

Fidatelo · 02-19-2013, 09:00 AM

It's been a brutal winter, and it just won't end. At least today there is sun, the first pic is from yesterday, which was even more depressing.

Fidatelo · 02-19-2013, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by nilodor

I heard the weather for winnipeg this morning, -44 with the windchill. Poor bastards. At least it keeps crime down. Kinda tough to rob someone when everyone is dressed like the michelin man.

Not really, we are the violent crime capital of Canada, and I think we generally lead for car thefts as well.

Fidatelo · 02-19-2013, 09:03 AM

I think it's safe to say this place is a shit hole.

lungs · 02-19-2013, 09:16 AM

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Originally Posted by Fidatelo

Not really, we are the violent crime capital of Canada, and I think we generally lead for car thefts as well.

How far-fetched would you find it that myself and a group of friends once decided on Winnipeg as a spring break destination in mid-March when we were in college? It was a hell of a trip, that's for sure.

Matthean · 02-19-2013, 09:17 AM

Fidatelo · 02-19-2013, 09:20 AM

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Originally Posted by lungs

How far-fetched would you find it that myself and a group of friends once decided on Winnipeg as a spring break destination in mid-March when we were in college? It was a hell of a trip, that's for sure.

I'm assuming legal booze was the basic goal of the trip?

britrock88 · 02-19-2013, 09:53 AM

It was -8F when I got outside this morning; I was surprised... but only for a second.

bulletsponge · 02-19-2013, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Fidatelo

I think it's safe to say this place is a Frozen shit hole.

fixed

lungs · 02-19-2013, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Fidatelo

I'm assuming legal booze was the basic goal of the trip?

Yeah.. we were all 19-20 years old, no money to go anywhere exotic and we wanted to get drunk.

There was a good sized group of us but my goodness we were willing to walk into any part of town and walk into any bar. We ended up in some very, very seedy situations but came out of it just fine.

nilodor · 02-19-2013, 10:31 AM

Reminds me of this commercial:
2005 fountain tire ad - going to winnipeg - YouTube

I was traveling in South America after this commercial came out and it was our running canadian joke whenever something was looking like it was going to turn out terrible. Going to Winnipeg.

nilodor · 02-19-2013, 10:31 AM

And one other awesome ad
Midas: Canadian Car Chase - YouTube

johnnyshaka · 02-19-2013, 10:55 AM

C'mon, it could be worse.........right? RIGHT? :P

I don't mind the odd -40 day here and there (we've had nearly a week of that crap thus far) but what I really hate is when we have these warm spells when snow and ice start to melt and then we get back to our usual below zero stuff...that just effs up everything.

stevew · 02-19-2013, 11:01 AM

I never want to find out if -40ºC is equal to -40ºF

finketr · 02-19-2013, 11:06 AM

Fidatelo,

Just so you know we are under winter storm watch/warnings in Southern California.

cartman · 02-19-2013, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by stevew

I never want to find out if -40ºC is equal to -40ºF

I did, a few years back in Helsinki. It wasn't fun.

Subby · 02-19-2013, 11:19 AM

Heh. I have been incessantly bitching about this FUCKING 20 DEGREE DC WEATHER.

Fidatelo · 02-19-2013, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by finketr

Fidatelo,

Just so you know we are under winter storm watch/warnings in Southern California.

SONOFA! Alright, maybe I need to aim for Hawaii or Jamaica.

Matthean · 02-19-2013, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by finketr

Fidatelo,

Just so you know we are under winter storm watch/warnings in Southern California.

This reminds me of the Jimmy Kimmel video about SD news anchors complaining about 50 degree weather.

finketr · 02-19-2013, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Matthean

This reminds me of the Jimmy Kimmel video about SD news anchors complaining about 50 degree weather.

i'm from the midwest (unless you're in the cool pictures thread) so the winter weather doesn't bother me and I'm actually pondering driving up to Beaumont to go experience it again.

Suicane75 · 02-19-2013, 01:19 PM

I've always dreamed of living in Saskatoon. But seeing as how I've only made it 20 blocks in 37 years, I don't think I'm on pace.

MrBug708 · 02-19-2013, 01:57 PM

12 hour storm, half inch of rain. Was 80 this weekend tho

Peregrine · 02-19-2013, 02:25 PM

I'm trying to imagine the reaction of the former Atlanta Thrashers the first time winter rolled around. That's a winter temperature drop of what, 60-70 degrees fahrenheit?

M GO BLUE!!! · 02-19-2013, 02:54 PM

I was about to say, you got a hockey team... what you complaining about, eh?

Fidatelo · 02-19-2013, 03:12 PM

Have you checked the standings lately? We already had an AHL team.

johnnyshaka · 02-19-2013, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Peregrine

I'm trying to imagine the reaction of the former Atlanta Thrashers the first time winter rolled around. That's a winter temperature drop of what, 60-70 degrees fahrenheit?

Well, to be fair, most hockey players would have been awed at temperatures in Atlanta during hockey season considering where most of them grew up.

FrogMan · 02-19-2013, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

Wait a second - MINUS 26 DEGREES CELSIUS?!?!?!?!?!

That's -15 Farenheit. BEFORE windchill!?!?!? That's fragging cold.

my car showed me -31 Celsius before windchill at some point in January. I had never seen that. It was indeed fragging cold...

FM

britrock88 · 02-19-2013, 08:05 PM

There was a stretch of a few days a couple weeks ago where we were around -10F during the day. I didn't dare venture outside after dark.

path12 · 02-19-2013, 08:08 PM

Weakerthans - One Great City - YouTube

finketr · 02-20-2013, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by FrogMan

my car showed me -31 Celsius before windchill at some point in January. I had never seen that. It was indeed fragging cold...

FM

i've seen my car hit 117F last summer.

that was fragging hot.

DaddyTorgo · 02-20-2013, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by FrogMan

my car showed me -31 Celsius before windchill at some point in January. I had never seen that. It was indeed fragging cold...

FM

FML is more like it.

Crapshoot · 02-20-2013, 01:16 PM

It was 50 degrees this morning in California. I had to put on a light sweater! Jeez.

stevew · 02-20-2013, 01:22 PM

Today's free song on Google play is Tupac's California Love

britrock88 · 02-20-2013, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by path12

Weakerthans - One Great City - YouTube

Good call; good band.

Sun Tzu · 02-20-2013, 10:10 PM

stevew · 02-20-2013, 10:44 PM

I feel like Canada needs to buy a chain of tropical islands somewhere. Like let Canada take Cuba once Castro dies.

chrisj · 02-20-2013, 11:18 PM

^ believe it or not... its been discussed (not Cuba, but the Turks and Caicos)...

http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/turksandcaicos/

stevew · 02-20-2013, 11:47 PM

Yeah, I saw that in a google search. Maybe they could rebrand those islands as "Canadian Virgin Islands" or the "Canadian Antilles" or some shit

Daimyo · 02-20-2013, 11:48 PM

Moved to California from Chicago last February and haven't yet regretted it.

The blizzard of 2011 was what finally pushed me over the edge:

The abandoned cars in the video aren't on some side street. That is Lake Shore Drive, the main thoroughfare through Chicago.

johnnyshaka · 02-21-2013, 09:50 AM

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Originally Posted by chrisj

^ believe it or not... its been discussed (not Cuba, but the Turks and Caicos)...

http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/turksandcaicos/

I'm still pissed this hasn't materialized!

TroyF · 02-23-2013, 10:45 AM

I drove out on Thursday. Now here in sunny socal. My poor wife had to shovel the 8 inches of snow that fell back in Colorado. I got out at just the right time.

02-19-2013, 08:55 AM	#2
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	Wait a second - MINUS 26 DEGREES CELSIUS?!?!?!?!?! That's -15 Farenheit. BEFORE windchill!?!?!? That's fragging cold. Last edited by DaddyTorgo : 02-19-2013 at 08:56 AM.

02-19-2013, 09:00 AM	#4
Fidatelo Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Winnipeg, MB	It's been a brutal winter, and it just won't end. At least today there is sun, the first pic is from yesterday, which was even more depressing. __________________ "Breakfast? Breakfast schmekfast, look at the score for God's sake. It's only the second period and I'm winning 12-2. Breakfasts come and go, Rene, but Hartford, the Whale, they only beat Vancouver maybe once or twice in a lifetime."

02-19-2013, 09:03 AM	#6
Fidatelo Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Winnipeg, MB	I think it's safe to say this place is a shit hole. __________________ "Breakfast? Breakfast schmekfast, look at the score for God's sake. It's only the second period and I'm winning 12-2. Breakfasts come and go, Rene, but Hartford, the Whale, they only beat Vancouver maybe once or twice in a lifetime."

02-19-2013, 09:17 AM	#8
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02-19-2013, 11:19 AM	#19
Subby lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: sans pants	Heh. I have been incessantly bitching about this FUCKING 20 DEGREE DC WEATHER. __________________ Superman was flying around and saw Wonder Woman getting a tan in the nude on her balcony. Superman said I going to hit that real fast. So he flys down toward Wonder Woman to hit it and their is a loud scream. The Invincible Man scream what just hit me in the ass!!!!! I do shit, I take pictures, I write about it: chrisshue.com

02-19-2013, 08:59 AM	#3
nilodor College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: calgary, AB	I heard the weather for winnipeg this morning, -44 with the windchill. Poor bastards. At least it keeps crime down. Kinda tough to rob someone when everyone is dressed like the michelin man.

02-19-2013, 09:53 AM	#10
britrock88 Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Madison, WI	It was -8F when I got outside this morning; I was surprised... but only for a second.

02-19-2013, 10:31 AM	#13
nilodor College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: calgary, AB	Reminds me of this commercial: 2005 fountain tire ad - going to winnipeg - YouTube I was traveling in South America after this commercial came out and it was our running canadian joke whenever something was looking like it was going to turn out terrible. Going to Winnipeg.

02-19-2013, 10:55 AM	#15
johnnyshaka College Benchwarmer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Edmonton, AB	C'mon, it could be worse.........right? RIGHT? :P I don't mind the odd -40 day here and there (we've had nearly a week of that crap thus far) but what I really hate is when we have these warm spells when snow and ice start to melt and then we get back to our usual below zero stuff...that just effs up everything.

02-19-2013, 11:01 AM	#16
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	I never want to find out if -40ºC is equal to -40ºF

02-19-2013, 11:06 AM	#17
finketr College Prospect Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inland Empire, PRC	Fidatelo, Just so you know we are under winter storm watch/warnings in Southern California.

02-19-2013, 01:19 PM	#23
Suicane75 Coordinator Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NJ	I've always dreamed of living in Saskatoon. But seeing as how I've only made it 20 blocks in 37 years, I don't think I'm on pace.

02-19-2013, 01:57 PM	#24
MrBug708 Head Coach Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Whittier	12 hour storm, half inch of rain. Was 80 this weekend tho

02-19-2013, 02:25 PM	#25
Peregrine Pro Starter Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Cary, NC	I'm trying to imagine the reaction of the former Atlanta Thrashers the first time winter rolled around. That's a winter temperature drop of what, 60-70 degrees fahrenheit?

02-19-2013, 02:54 PM	#26
M GO BLUE!!! Pro Starter Join Date: Sep 2005	I was about to say, you got a hockey team... what you complaining about, eh?

02-19-2013, 08:05 PM	#30
britrock88 Pro Starter Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Madison, WI	There was a stretch of a few days a couple weeks ago where we were around -10F during the day. I didn't dare venture outside after dark.

02-19-2013, 08:08 PM	#31
path12 Coordinator Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Seattle, WA	Weakerthans - One Great City - YouTube __________________ We have always been at war with Eastasia.

02-20-2013, 01:16 PM	#34
Crapshoot Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Dec 2003	It was 50 degrees this morning in California. I had to put on a light sweater! Jeez.

02-20-2013, 01:22 PM	#35
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	Today's free song on Google play is Tupac's California Love

02-20-2013, 10:10 PM	#37
Sun Tzu Pro Starter Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: In the thick of it.	__________________ I'm still here. Don't touch my fucking bacon.

02-20-2013, 10:44 PM	#38
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	I feel like Canada needs to buy a chain of tropical islands somewhere. Like let Canada take Cuba once Castro dies.

02-20-2013, 11:18 PM	#39
chrisj H.S. Freshman Team Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Edmonton, Alberta (but still wishing I was in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada)	^ believe it or not... its been discussed (not Cuba, but the Turks and Caicos)... http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/turksandcaicos/ __________________ Canadian Baseball League - an OOTP online league

02-20-2013, 11:47 PM	#40
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	Yeah, I saw that in a google search. Maybe they could rebrand those islands as "Canadian Virgin Islands" or the "Canadian Antilles" or some shit

02-20-2013, 11:48 PM	#41
Daimyo College Starter Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Berkeley	Moved to California from Chicago last February and haven't yet regretted it. The blizzard of 2011 was what finally pushed me over the edge: The abandoned cars in the video aren't on some side street. That is Lake Shore Drive, the main thoroughfare through Chicago.

02-23-2013, 10:45 AM	#43
TroyF Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	I drove out on Thursday. Now here in sunny socal. My poor wife had to shovel the 8 inches of snow that fell back in Colorado. I got out at just the right time.

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