Snow

[bestcoast]

Well this isn't a joke but if you wanna see something funny watch us Vancouverites drive in the snow!!:rolleyes: It's a gong show folk's, and I have to work tonight. Anyone wanna pick up a shift??:D I can hear the rest of Canada laughing right now!!:(

[Fireknight]

I'm not laughing right now BC, we are in the middle of a freaking blizzard right now...:mad:

[bestcoast]

Originally posted by Fireknight
I'm not laughing right now BC, we are in the middle of a freaking blizzard right now...:mad:

Only difference FK is we get snow like once a year out here and tomorrow it is suppose to snow again!! Believe me it's a big deal on the coast. We still think we can go up a hill in summer tires....:rolleyes:

[wilderness]

Stop it ...
snow sucks
winter sucks
you poor guys out west get snow twice a year and the world comes to a end.... by your next shift you will be on the golf course laughing it up....boo hoo..... panther piss
now fireknight i,m with you winter sucks
i hate freaking blizards.........

[bestcoast]

LOL!! True enough wilderness....But it is comical watching us try to navigate our way around the city..... And the golf courses don't open till feb/march;) .....BC....

[LFD_FF17]

WINTER KICKS ASS

I would take -30 over +30 any day of the week.

[iamvff]

Tsk, Tsk....what does he know...he's just a kid:rolleyes:

Although I have to admit, ya can't beat ice fishing in a +20 degree fishing shack in your jeans and t-shirt, when it's -30 below

Be safe
iamvff

[bestcoast]

Man I thought -5 was freezing.....;) ;)

[iamvff]

Originally posted by bestcoast
Man I thought -5 was freezing.....;) ;)

No....thats not freezing......it just means on the prairies that we have to wear golf gloves on both hands on the back nine, But the up side is you don't have to bring a cooler for the beer:D :D

Be safe,
iamvff

[bestcoast]

Don't forget the snow tire's for the golf cart....:D

[JGallagher]

Well, when you guys cant see your next door neigbhour. Then you can complain!!!

[DFCSmash]

Nope not me. When I CAN see my next door neighbour I complain. Retirees on both sides and across the street. All they got to do is landscape, plant flowers and trees. But, by golly, I sure do make their yards look good with the shape I keep mine in.
:D

[Whitewater_419]

Oh yeah, winter just rocks (sarcasm) :)

Below: Getting a backhoe onsite to help get our new pumper off a lawn (It was a *long*, narrow laneway up to the house where the call was and the vehicles needed to make way for others)

[wilderness]

Now remeber 419 if you show the one with me getting stuck at the grass fire i will leave you, at some hydrant, when we get a structure fire......:p ooh and we won,t mention who said to park the truck there....will we..........

[DFCSmash]

1st rule of pump driving: The Cap does NOT know what the truck will go through. Pick your own route to where he wants it! :rolleyes: I could show a pic to illustrate, but the then Lt, now asst. DFC would be mad at me.;)

[Whitewater_419]

Originally posted by wilderness
Now remeber 419 if you show the one with me getting stuck at the grass fire i will leave you, at some hydrant, when we get a structure fire......:p ooh and we won't mention who said to park the truck there....will we..........

Nope, won't mention who, but it wasn't me, since I was co-driver in the tanker :) :) :)

[bestcoast]

What's a co-driver????

[Whitewater_419]

The guy who rides in the passenger seat, operates the radio, siren, double-checks 911 addresses, etc, allowing the driver to focus on the first priority - Driving and arriving alive.

[bestcoast]

Got it........ The officer's ride shot gun on our job......and the good one's keep quiet...:cool:

[iamvff]

Opens and holds the beer so it does'nt spill.....no wait a minute you can't do that on a fire call, can ya! :p


Be safe,
iamvff

[DFCSmash]

Jaysus, iamvff, don't start that drinkin' sh.. stuff here. Like theres not enough already.

One more thing, we were doing Level I ropes and knots tonight. And I wanted to do pump ops. :mad: It's only -30. -48 with windchill. Wimps. :D :D

[iamvff]

Boy, I know what you mean....I wanted to do some veh-x stuff out at the dump where we keep our cars and...."oh..it's cold out"...like you never get an accident in the cold or something. I don't know, anytime we have done winter stuff before, the guys never look cold to me, and I can see them perfectly from where I sit in the nice warm rescue van taking notes the whole time:D ...just kidding:rolleyes:

Be safe,
iamvff

[five_alarm]

Boys, what we got here is a classic case of Run Away Thread (RAT). As a result we moved this intriguing cerebral montage to the General Chat area under the heading snow. We believe that this RAT was started by the onset of snow to the west coast.

Do not allow this action to be taken personally.

A common side effect of this action (the moving of a Live RAT) is sever depression known as DRATS or 'Depressive Run Away Thread Syndrome'

If you find your self suffering from DRATS please seek out a professional bartender at once. He will know what to do. In some minor cases a good friend or colleague and a case of beer will do.

So in short watch out for the RAT to avoid DRATS

[telesquirt]

Hmmmmm-- draught for DRATS I think I'll try that. ;)

[DFCSmash]

Gee whiz Boss. If you woulda given us about 2 more days, we woulda been right back on topic. Sheesh.:rolleyes:

[iamvff]

Hey BC,
How did ya make out, are you back on the links yet?? or is it still white in your neck of the woods?

Be safe,
iamvff

[Fireknight]

Hey BC, How much snow did you guys end up getting out there?

[bestcoast]

hey guy' s we haven't really got much snow, but enough to cause us west coasters problem's. I work day shift today so i'll give you an update Later BC....more on it's way according to the weather guy:rolleyes: ...

[wilderness]

Hey Best Coast..... we played the back nine yesterday in Toronto it was great, glad to see you got my package from UPS....ciao

[iamvff]

Originally posted by wilderness
Hey Best Coast..... we played the back nine yesterday in Toronto it was great, glad to see you got my package from UPS....ciao

Hey Wilderness...Thanks a lot, like the day wasn't long enough:D
First thing this morning I hear that it was +18 in Toronto yesterday, now you tell us your golfing! This morning with windchill it's -55 C, and school is cancelled here in SW Manitoba. It's to freakin cold to play hockey and you get to go golfing. At least tell us you played crappy or something:D :D

BE safe, have fun
iamvff

[JGallagher]

Today it is +11 out side. We lost alot of the snow and I can see grass. You can dress fo spring out there today.

[iamvff]

Originally posted by JGallagher
Today it is +11 out side. We lost alot of the snow and I can see grass. You can dress fo spring out there today.

Thanks JG, rub it in, that will help me make it through the day!

:( :)

Be safe,
iamvff

[JGallagher]

Originally posted by iamvff
Thanks JG, rub it in, that will help me make it through the day!

:( :)

Be safe,
iamvff

LOL, Well then when we get snow I give you all right to make fun of me!!

[FFWannabe]

Originally posted by JGallagher
Today it is +11 out side. We lost alot of the snow and I can see grass. You can dress fo spring out there today.

It was pretty mild here yesterday as well... we set a record, 12.8 degrees. The same day last year was -43 with the wind chill... now, there's a difference!

So, in the last week we have experienced, -25, snow, changing to ice pellets, changing to freezing rain, changing to rain, then a night time thunder shower, to wake up to fog and 9 degrees, to raise to almost 13, dropped today to 1, will be -19 by the end of the weekend... There you have it folks... three seasons in one week... As the saying Down East goes (I'm a Cape Bretoner), if you don't like the weather, wait 5 minutes!!!

Sue :)

[wilderness]

Well the back nine wasn,t bad..... but the young lady running the beer out to us on the 15th hole was great....nothing like having a nice cold beer on a day like yesterday.......sorry iamvff and best coast...wait a minute no i,m not.........

[FFWannabe]

Originally posted by wilderness
Well the back nine wasn,t bad..... but the young lady running the beer out to us on the 15th hole was great....nothing like having a nice cold beer on a day like yesterday.......sorry iamvff and best coast...wait a minute no i,m not.........

Smart ass..... hahahhaa! ;)

[iamvff]

Well, I have to eat a little crow here...I just got called to play hockey tonight, and I could'nt resist. I did'nt start skating until I was 37 and don't get an invite to often (mainly because I suck at it), So off I go tonight to play hockey at minus a billion temperature, with a picture in my mind of a great spring day, on a beautiful golf course, with beer girls all around (sorry Sue..if you want to use this fantasy...go ahead and replace it with beer guys).......YUP....I'll be cozy warm at the rink, when I'm sliding down the ice on my ass!! I might even hum a few bars of Mr.MOM just to get the full effect:D

Have a great weekend folks,
Be safe
iamvff

[bestcoast]

Well it was cold cold cold last night. Good night to be the velcro ass engine driver:D . By monday we are back to +8 +9. Look's like winter is over on the west coast!!:D

[FFWannabe]

with a picture in my mind of a great spring day, on a beautiful golf course, with beer girls all around (sorry Sue..if you want to use this fantasy...go ahead and replace it with beer guys

I'm seeing me poolside with a couple cabana boys keeping the drinks coming... ahhhhh summer!!

The only problem is, summer will see me working part time in the stables when the horses come back.. shovelling crap and smelling like it too! hahaha! Ahhh the fun never ends! ;)

Sue :)

[DFCSmash]

Hey Sue, maybe you should go after that beer girl job. Ah never mind, you likely see enough horses a**es at the stable.:D

Just got back in from a car fire call on the side of the highway. Something wrong with putting out a perfectly good fire on a day when its -33 (-47 w/wiondchill) . One of our guys ended up with a quarter sized freeze on his cheek (upper, not lower). That took all of 5 minutes, and he was wearing his 'clava. Way too cold to be doing this stuff.:(

That's our first call of 2005. Two left til the "3" is done;) .

[FFWannabe]

Originally posted by DFCSmash
Hey Sue, maybe you should go after that beer girl job. Ah never mind, you likely see enough horses a**es at the stable.:D

hahhaa... no thanks!!! My beer serving days are over! The Shooter Girl has been put to rest! hahaha!

Sue :)

[bestcoast]

MMMMM Beer...I'll have a couple for you guys tomorrow from the 2005 snowboarding championship's at Whistler. That's where snow belong's IMO on the mountain's......

[wilderness]

Hey Bestcoast... your more then welcome to come on out and have a round of snow golf.... tomorrow we are palying the front nine and we even supply the orange paint and snow shoes....... for you guys out west.... snow shoes are large flat metal shoes that look like ronald mc donalds feet that allow us to move in deep snow with out getting our "little friends" cold and blue. i think sue has a pair......

[bestcoast]

Thank's for the invite wilderness but I gotta pass this time around. I'll be at the base of Whistler mountain tomorrow knocking back the pint's with the fella's......maybe i'll catch you on the back nine or better yet the 19th hole........:D

[DFCSmash]

Hey bestcoast, they let you go to whistler? Who's gonna cover your shiftd when the Squeamish highway falls off the hill?:D Have fun, whistlers a great place, fer shur. Even better than that if yer single! Have a beer for me. :cool:

[bestcoast]

DFC, i'll just be happy to make it there in one piece. That sea to sky highway or as we call it out here sea to die highway is bad enough without the risk of slide's. I'll definately have a beer for you up there, and the bunch of us are all single so it could be a bit of a gong show....

P.S. i'll check and see if they got a hooter's up there yet sue...;)

[FFWannabe]

Har, har... yup, we've got a Hooter's!!!! Right beside the Canadian Tire, guess they were thinking!

I'll wear my snow shoes and meet you there!!! ;)

Sue :)

[bestcoast]

Hey, we just go there for the hot wing's......:rolleyes:

[DFCSmash]

Whaaattt? There's something else at Hooters beside hot wings? When did this happen? Why wasn't I told? :mad:

Officers are always the last to know.;)

[LFD_FF17]

How can you call youselves Canadian?

We have to embrace the cold and welcome it

it was -40 with the wind today and i went to Subway in shorts and a tshirt.

FIREFIGHTERKID

[iamvff]

Originally posted by firefighterkid
How can you call youselves Canadian?

We have to embrace the cold and welcome it

it was -40 with the wind today and i went to Subway in shorts and a tshirt.

FIREFIGHTERKID

Give us a call back when your 40 and we'll see if you still think the same:rolleyes:

Be safe,
iamvff

[DFCSmash]

:D went to Subway in shorts and a t shirt. Uh- huh The one in the mall. From the job in the mall.

Not as dumb as I look. (good thing)

[iamvff]

Hey DFCsmash....What the heck are you doing up at 12:50 am on a perfectly good friday night??? I am waiting for my 15 year old to phone for a ride home...whats your excuse?

be safe,
iamvff

[DFCSmash]

:D Just got strange metabolism. Sleep about 5 hours a night max. Always been that way. 17 y.o. daughter was on puter all night, so I couldn't play until I sent her to bed.:D Such a mean Dad.

[DFCSmash]

Or I could say I was winding down from the big call we had this A.M. But that would be lying.

Holy cow, it's way to cold to snow here. Just about got busted for being off topic. But now i said snow, so it's ok :cool:

[FireEMTGuy]

Yep, It was -40 in Edmonton today.... I went to subway in shorts and a T-Shirt too....


...........good thing I was vacationing in Florida... :o

:D

[iamvff]

Daughters home....good night john boy!! Got to get ready for HOCKEY tomorrow:D :D

Oh yeah...did you know hockey is in the winter and there is "SNOW" in the winter. Whew, glad you reminded me to say snow!

Be safe,
iamvff

[DFCSmash]

iamvff, what are you doing on here. Aren't you supposed to be eating pasta? Carbing up for the big game tonight? Yer gonna let the team down. Windchill here is -47 :eek: , still too cold to snow. The devil (not our devil, the real one) however, may be lacing up his skates. Our church called today to inform us there would be no church service tomorrow because of the extreme cold.

[JGallagher]

All that warm weather I was bragging about!! Its turned ugly cold!!

[iamvff]

JG..can't give you a hard time buddy....when you folks in the Atlantic provinces get snow...holy crap man YOU GET SNOW!

DFC...I'll have you know I can easily let down the hockey team without even trying.. If I have a piece of advice for anyone, it would be.....DON"T START LEARNING TO SKATE AT 37!!! It's a lot of learning for an old body, but I must say 3 years later I kind of starting to get it. I only fell down once in 2 games:rolleyes:

Be safe,
iamvff

[ThFyrWthn]

you mean they didn't make you the goalie? We always made the guy who couldn't skate the goalie, they would just lay across the net and sacrifice themselves :D Mind you that was when we were little and couldn't get the puck off the ice LOL

Aw... I have to hand it to you, get out there and learnin' I used to be hot stuff on skates but have gotten chicken like as of late.

Oh yeah... we got snow too. Not to much, just some :)

[DFCSmash]

Whoooooeeee, iamvff. -47 and you went and played hockey! Damn, you got b@lls. Not much for brains buddy, but you got b***s.:D

Only fell down once in 2 games. Didncha get cold ridin' the pine?:D Just Kidding. Hey, if I didn't fall down 3 times a game I always got accused of showing off! :cool:

Anyhoo, off to bed. Not snowing here yet ;) . But it may snow tomorrow. Woohoo, twice.;) Time for some quality huddling for warmth time methinks. Sure hope the pager stays quiet.:cool:

[iamvff]

Funny you say that paula....they offered me net:Dand not evryone can get the puck off the ice, many goals have been scored by sliding it through the 5-hole!

Oh, and I forgot to mention....I usually just lay on my back at center ice and do snow angels, this makes it very difficult for the other team to manouver, and yes, I only fell once while doing that:D

DFC...as crazy as that was, today is even better....We are going to the firehall to do airpac training, 9-11:45, then burgers and beverage 11:45-12:30, then it's off to Agricore chem. shed(heated) for a little search and rescue. And as for a grand finalli, I play snow angel hockey again at 3. We lost fri 3-1 and won yesterday 6-0.

No snow here yesterday...lots on the ground though!

Be safe,
iamvff

[JGallagher]

Originally posted by iamvff
JG..can't give you a hard time buddy....when you folks in the Atlantic provinces get snow...holy crap man YOU GET SNOW!


Be safe,
iamvff

Well we have had a dry winter this year.

[bestcoast]

This should be my last post on this thread, I hope. It's raining now and the white Sh*t is melting and it is going to be +12 to +14 all week with shower's. I can see the snow melting on the fairway's already. AHHHHH back to normal...life is good.....:D ...BC...

[Fireknight]

Originally posted by bestcoast
This should be my last post on this thread, I hope. It's raining now and the white Sh*t is melting and it is going to be +12 to +14 all week with shower's. I can see the snow melting on the fairway's already. AHHHHH back to normal...life is good.....:D ...BC...

Hey BC, since you don't see much snow, did you know the yellow snow is lemon flavored...try it... :D :D :D

[bestcoast]

It has more of a citrus flavour if you ask me.....we put it in our drink's out here...is that wrong???;)

GO Pats GO......

[DFCSmash]

Go Pats Go? So you would be a Regina Junior Hockey fan then?

[bestcoast]

Negative DFC...New England Patriot's....

[DFCSmash]

heeheehee Just digging. Gotta stay on topic, it's snowing in Foxboro.

Jeez I'll be happy when real football season opens in June.

[DFCSmash]

See what happens when you stay on topic. The thread just dies, dies I tell you. Where's the fun in that I say. So this time I won't say anything about snow. I'll push the envelope. As hard as I can.

Oh nuts. :p :cool:

[JGallagher]

We got beat down yestertday!!

[iamvff]

Originally posted by JGallagher
Well we have had a dry winter this year.

See what you did!:cool:

Did you get as much as they were calling for?

Be safe,
iamvff

[tmehmel]

oh great, we traded our -35 for more snow!!! Now my beer isn't cold enough!!! At least no serious calls so far!!

Tom

[shaneb]

That's too funny. Last summer we were doing a drafting drill with our pumper (1985 flat nose Superior 800 gallon) our "training officer" decided that since it was in tight quarters he should back the truck up. We told him he should dump the water first, so as not to sink in the soft ground. Our warnings went unheard (or ignored.) He backed the pumper up into muskkeg then said "WE" should have dumped the water. We called for a 950 Cat loader to pull out our truck. Oh yeah anyone care to quess how many mosquito's and black flies are stirred up, in muskkeg, with a fire truck, front end loader, and 15-20 firefighhters at 10 at night. Not many kinfd words were spoken at 1100pm when we got back to the hall. Someone even managed to get pic's of the training officer putting pine branches under the tires. It's funny now though!:D :rolleyes:

[shaneb]

I don't know what happened but I posted this in the wrong thread oh well. Guess I'm not that much of a computer genius!:rolleyes: :confused:

[FFWannabe]

Originally posted by Fireknight
Hey BC, since you don't see much snow, did you know the yellow snow is lemon flavored...try it... :D :D :D

hahahaha.... I completely missed this... too funny! But to stay on topic, it's freaking snowing here, still -20 which is weird... but heck at least it's not -47 anymore... yikes!

Bestcoast, I hope you don't get whisked away out there, it's looking a little scary in some parts, and no end in sight yet.. stay dry!

Sue :)

[JGallagher]

Originally posted by iamvff
See what you did!:cool:

Did you get as much as they were calling for?

Be safe,
iamvff

We have another heavy snow fall warning for tonight.

[DFCSmash]

OK, a couple of things. It is snowing here:( , but none of that freezing rain they called for:D . It's only -18, so we may even go water skiing in the aeration hole. :rolleyes:

iamvff, all this talk of making caps, no harm to animals has me worried.

I'll have you know that I am a member of P.E.T.A.
People Eating Tasty Animals :cool:

[FFWannabe]

Originally posted by DFCSmash
I'll have you know that I am a member of P.E.T.A.
People Eating Tasty Animals :cool:

There's a place in this world for all of God's creatures...I like many of them beside the mashed potatoes! ;)

Sue :)

[DFCSmash]

Well it' snowing pretty good here right now. With that wonderful "flat light" so it's tricky to tell where the road ends and the ditch starts. No, I stayed on the road.:D :cool:

[FFWannabe]

Yikes... more snow! I sure hope that doesn't come this way... or wait... maybe I hope it does, that should bring the temperature up a bit!

DFC, I drove home from Bayfield, NB (near the NS border) in a snowstorm, it completely followed me.. it's usually about an 11 or 12 hour drive to Ottawa from there.. but this time it took me 19 hours.. .I was so pissed and revved to get home by the time I hit Montreal I just kept going.. it was like driving through a field while I was between cities.. that's just plain old stressful driving... now, ask me how many pints I drank when I made it home!!! hahaha!

I usually love to drive in the snow though.. my friends never appreciate it though, they get nervous when I pull the emergency brake to fit my car between to trucks!!! hee hee! ;)

Sue :)

[iamvff]

Originally posted by shaneb
I don't know what happened but I posted this in the wrong thread oh well. Guess I'm not that much of a computer genius!:rolleyes: :confused:

Thats OK....we never know what the hell were talking about anyways, let alone stay on topic. Feel free to post any thing you want on this thread, we've just tied up 6 pages talking about snow!!! join the club in here, but wear a jacket because it might be snowing:o :D :o :D

be safe,
iamvff

[DFCSmash]

OK Sue, I'll ask. How many pints did you drink when you got back to Ottawa?

And then I'll ask " are you that big a fan of veh ex. that you would use your e-brake to get betweeb 2 semis? Tell me that was a joke. Please.

I've been too close too often when someone does something stupid in front of a truck, and then gives the truck the *1 finger sign.:(

[FFWannabe]

oh, no, no, no... I definitely wasn't clear... I'm talking about going maybe 10 KPH and parking between two other parked vehicles (and we're talking small trucks here.. not those big freaking honkers... I'm not Vin Deisel, are you crazy?)... eeeekss.. and I've come to the angle I want to be at before I pull in between those two parks vehicles... eeeks... and I don't do it where there are people or moving vehicles... lol.. I used to do it when I was parking at work (selling cars) and always the last to arrive into the side lot... drove my car pooler crazy! har har... oh goodness no, I do not want anyone forcing their way into my car to save my life!!! I'm a little silly now and then, but I try not to be reckless! ;)

And... I don't remember how many beer I had!!! hahaha....

Sue :)

PS - Now you can say... "Phew!"

[DFCSmash]

PHEW!

[FFWannabe]

Originally posted by DFCSmash
PHEW!

hahahhaa.... indeed!

[JGallagher]

Just back from a MVA in-35 weather.

[iamvff]

all well I hope!

Be safe
iamvff

[iamvff]

Hey JG, slight change of topic... What is the distance from Bathurst to St. John?

Be safe
iamvff

[FFWannabe]

Originally posted by iamvff
Hey JG, slight change of topic... What is the distance from Bathurst to St. John?

Be safe
iamvff


Gulp... off topic... 6 pages of snow and NOW you decide to go off topic!? hahaha! And since I'm JG's twin, I'll gander a guess at about a 5 hour drive to Bathurst, but I think I'm being generous.. it's 1-1.5 hours to Moncton from St. John and Bathurst is a little more than twice the distance.... I've made many, many drives through New Brunswick.. watch out for moose!
Sue :)

[iamvff]

I hear there is snow lately in the maritimes!! are ya still with us JG?

Hows that for getting back on topic:p

be safe
iamvff

[FFWannabe]

Ahhh, very good iamvff!! Hey, speaking of snow... are you guys getting anything from that Alberta CLipper that's making it's way this way? We're going to get hit with it tomorrow... so the deep freeze will apparently continue and we get to be under a couple of feet of snow!! Now that's winter!!!

Sue :)

[DFCSmash]

well it was about -15 'til 16:00 or so, then the sun came out, the temp dropped to about -25 and the went up to 45 gusting 58. That moved the fresh snow around real well.

Moose? In NB? Nah. Is there Squveril too?

iamvff, you could have just asked how long it would take to make the drive if there wasn't any snow, but nnnoooooo you had to add another post to get back on topic. Bad iamvff. No Cookie!
:cool:

[iamvff]

Sorry, I didn't snow how to ask that question properly:( . I stormed out of the room once I realized:mad: ! Then I went to DQ for a Blizzard, but it was to freakin cold to get one!:eek: So I hurried back to FIREHALL in a flurry to see.....Where the h$ll is everyone tonight. this afternoon you could read the posts fast enough...tonight there hardly any one around! Nothin personal DFC, I enjoy your company, but the more the merrier!!

Be safe
iamvff

[DFCSmash]

That was better.:D It's friday night, all those single members of this here board are out to find someone to spend the weekend with when they get snowed in.:cool:

[iamvff]

Wifey left for Kenora today, crazy ladie...drove through a freakin blizzard to get to kenora for a meeting:confused: :rolleyes: I gave up on trying to talk her out of it! So I guess it's just you and me tonight.....want to go over to the other post and tease the new guy??:p

be safe
iamvff

[DFCSmash]

Which one? Is it snowing in that thread?

[iamvff]

Originally posted by DFCSmash
Which one? Is it snowing in that thread?

No...the farting - bring beer one!!

iamvff

[DFCSmash]

ok i was hoping there was no snow.:cool:

[wilderness]

Nope Sue i'm to the north of you and we have no Alberta clipper here yet depending where abouts around Ottawa you live From Kanata we are 60 minutes

[bcfire]

Originally posted by iamvff
I hear there is snow lately in the maritimes!! are ya still with us JG?

Hows that for getting back on topic:p

be safe
iamvff

THIRD BLIZZARD COMING TOMMORROW, AND A WIND-CHILL WARNING TO BOOT!THIS ONE IS SUPPOSED TO MISS JG. THE WORST IS WHEN YOU HAVE TO DRIVE HOME AFTER THEY PULL THE PLOWS DUE TO WHITE-OUTS. I KEEP A SLEEPING BAG IN MY CAR IN CASE I HAVE TO GO TO THE HALL IF I CAN'T GET HOME. I SPENT TWO NIGHTS ON THE HOSE BED LAST YEAR.
TAKE CARE, BCFIRE

[FFWannabe]

Hey wilderness, I think I know where you are, I'm pretty sure I've driven through or by there on my way to do some beer drinking... hahaha (Ferguson Lake).... is that possible?

I'm in the West End of Ottawa, South West I guess... no snow here yet this morning, but sheesh, it's going to be a dandy today.. so glad I'm furniture shopping today... hahaha... That shold be fun! :rolleyes:

Holy crap BCFire... a third blizzard? We've been lucky here this winter and last, for that matter, not too much snow dropped at once, it seems to bypass us and hit JG. I think Mother Nature is still making up for the ICE STORM! Now that hit us pretty hard! Ouch! No power for 2 weeks, no phone for 4... I was living on a dairy farm and they had to milk the 50 head of cattle by hand for 2 days.. poor guys had no sleep. I wouldn't mind a little more snow actually... shhh... but don't say that out loud! ;)

Sue :)

[wilderness]

Good try, nope more along the Ottawa River if you have been Whitewater Rafting on the Ottawa River you have been in my home town of Beachburg...yea blowing snow and -35 yuk i hate winter....

[JGallagher]

Originally posted by iamvff
Hey JG, slight change of topic... What is the distance from Bathurst to St. John?

Be safe
iamvff


It is about a four hour drive.

Originally posted by iamvff
I hear there is snow lately in the maritimes!! are ya still with us JG?

Hows that for getting back on topic

be safe
iamvff


We have a blizzard warning for monday.




DFCSmash
Moose? In NB? Nah. Is there Squveril too?

We are the worst area in the provance for mosse in the north!!

[JGallagher]

Originally posted by iamvff
all well I hope!

Be safe
iamvff


Nope, a retired Volounteer Fire Fighter with the City. As far as I know he was flow out last night. Thats all the details I am willing to say.

[FFWannabe]

Originally posted by wilderness
Good try, nope more along the Ottawa River if you have been Whitewater Rafting on the Ottawa River you have been in my home town of Beachburg...yea blowing snow and -35 yuk i hate winter....

Ahhh Beachburg! yes, I have friends from there... for some reason I was thinnking Burnstown (although that's not likely where I think it is either.. haha)! Yup, I've been to the rafting place.. I went Bungee Jumping there... nearly scared the life right out of me... the falling part was crappy, but knowing you have nothing but a figure eight around your ankle with something that looks like a horse's leadshank, put on by someone in training.. well, it just doesn't instill confidence!!! hahaha.. they must have done all right though, I lived to tell... but that damn climb up the ladder (150 feet) was a load of fun! hahaha!

Sue :)

[wilderness]

You have friends in the Burg, god help you..lmao they probably know me, but the village is growing fast so then maybe not.... if you can private, message me who they are if you like

[wilderness]

Its now 1.10 and it's starting to snow.............aaaag the only good thing is about that is i have 3hours & 50 minutes left of work......woooo hooooo

[bcfire]

Don't tell RD he is an avid Mosse hunter.

[bestcoast]

Hey JG is hear there is a blizzard on it's way......True??......:D

[JGallagher]

Originally posted by bestcoast
Hey JG is hear there is a blizzard on it's way......True??......:D

That is the rumor!! It is already in the south now but I heard us up here in the North are going to get hit.

[bcfire]

No rumour! It's here with a vengeance. I had to shut down at work yesterday and drove home through white-outs. The plows have been off the roads since yesterday evening due to visibility. we are getting more snow and 100k winds today. I look out my window and see nothing but white past the railing on my deck.
You still hangin in JG? Also, north shore is expecting a tidal surge this afternoon.
Take care, BCFIRE

[JGallagher]

Originally posted by bcfire
No rumour! It's here with a vengeance. I had to shut down at work yesterday and drove home through white-outs. The plows have been off the roads since yesterday evening due to visibility. we are getting more snow and 100k winds today. I look out my window and see nothing but white past the railing on my deck.
You still hangin in JG? Also, north shore is expecting a tidal surge this afternoon.
Take care, BCFIRE

We have yet to see a drop of snow as of yet.

[FFWannabe]

Originally posted by JGallagher
We have yet to see a drop of snow as of yet.

Snowing here JG, not too much, but I believe it's going to dip under us... looks like it's going to stick to the lower coast, so you might get around this one!!!

Sue :)

[FFWannabe]

Uhhh, can I just say "holy sh!t"

Take a peak at this link.... Snow - Atlantic Provinces (http://sympaticomsn.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1106569450673_35?hub=topstories)

This is unreal... My Dad always tells me that it never snows there anymore, they only get rain and lots of green grass showing... poor guy... now he's got 70 cm of snow to plow through... eesh!

Hey, who's the guy on here from St. John's? They are getting another 30 on top of the 60 they already have... imagine... ohh, I miss the Maritimes.... I remember being 8 or 9 years old and the drifts in the back yard were big enough to dig large tunnels and walk upright through them... ahhh, those were the days! Now that I have to shovel and drive through it... wait, who am I kidding, I still love it... hee hee!

Stay safe if you're wading through the snow today!

Sue :)

[wilderness]

Thats just sick and wrong............................................. ...................
i even shook my head over that Sue Originally posted by FFWannabe
Uhhh, can I just say "holy sh!t"

Take a peak at this link.... Snow - Atlantic Provinces (http://sympaticomsn.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1106569450673_35?hub=topstories)

This is unreal... My Dad always tells me that it never snows there anymore, they only get rain and lots of green grass showing... poor guy... now he's got 70 cm of snow to plow through... eesh!

Hey, who's the guy on here from St. John's? They are getting another 30 on top of the 60 they already have... imagine... ohh, I miss the Maritimes.... I remember being 8 or 9 years old and the drifts in the back yard were big enough to dig large tunnels and walk upright through them... ahhh, those were the days! Now that I have to shovel and drive through it... wait, who am I kidding, I still love it... hee hee!

Stay safe if you're wading through the snow today!

Sue :)

[FFWannabe]

Check this out...

HIghway cams (http://www.gov.ns.ca/tran/cameras/camnorthern.asp)

You can enlarge the pic by clicking on it, or change the location by clicking on the areas on the left... most of these pictures are of 4 lane highways!

Wowzers!!! Sue :)

[bcfire]

They all look pretty good except Amherst. Amherst is what we have had for the last 30 hrs. Plows are out just now (after 12 hrs off) checking to see if they can clear anything. Confederation Bridge is still closed to anything but cars, which can't get to it anyway. I am thankful that we had no pages because most guys would have to wait for a snowmobile to pick them up. We have a list of local snowmobile drivers that can be called to pick up FFs if the roads are blocked. Both family cars have snow packed under the hood solid, like you shoveled it in, the wind pounds it in and then your car won't start. This is the fourth blizzard like this in January,I am getting weary of it. Big, heavy dumps of snow are yet to come in Feb and March. Don't get me wrong, I would not trade for the slides that Bestcoast is dealing with, just needed to vent abit. Thanks,BCFIRE

[bestcoast]

We don't see that much snow in 5 years combined..Stay safe out there guys........BC......

[FFWannabe]

Originally posted by bcfire
They all look pretty good except Amherst. Amherst is what we have had for the last 30 hrs. Plows are out just now (after 12 hrs off) checking to see if they can clear anything. Confederation Bridge is still closed to anything but cars, which can't get to it anyway. I am thankful that we had no pages because most guys would have to wait for a snowmobile to pick them up. We have a list of local snowmobile drivers that can be called to pick up FFs if the roads are blocked. Both family cars have snow packed under the hood solid, like you shoveled it in, the wind pounds it in and then your car won't start. This is the fourth blizzard like this in January,I am getting weary of it. Big, heavy dumps of snow are yet to come in Feb and March. Don't get me wrong, I would not trade for the slides that Bestcoast is dealing with, just needed to vent abit. Thanks,BCFIRE

bcfire, are you close to the Confed Bridge? I spend a lot o time there in the summers (well a week here and there, but it's a long drive, so it feels like a long time.. haha)! I have a lot of family in that area and spend my time between Bayfield and Murray Corner, do you know the area? Our family property is on al ong laneway in the woods, I haven't talked to anyone there yet, I hope they aren't snowed in....

Be careful out there! Sue :)

[bcfire]

Wow Sue, what a coincidence. My dad, bro and sis live in Ottawa. My bro-in-law is a Capt on Ottawa FD. I am close to the Bridge, it's practically in my back yard, I can walk under the first piers at low tide. Our FD covers the bridge and we have a rapid response vehicle for that purpose. It has jaws,bags,rams, medical and a foam snuffer unit.
Our regular plow did not show tonight, they brought out the heavy-duty stuff. A road grader with a special huge vee-shaped drift cutter on the front and a long side wing to push the snow over the ditches. He cleared the road just fine but buried the end of my driveway with a huge furrow. I have tommorrow morning to dig out, I work night-shift. Expecting a minus 30 wind-chill though.
Take care, BCFIRE

[FFWannabe]

bcfire.. check your PM.. that is my favorite area in the world! We spent a couple of weeks there this summer for a family re-union.. more in the PM... too funny!

Sue :)

[bestcoast]

Originally posted by bcfire
They all look pretty good except Amherst. Amherst is what we have had for the last 30 hrs. Plows are out just now (after 12 hrs off) checking to see if they can clear anything. Confederation Bridge is still closed to anything but cars, which can't get to it anyway. I am thankful that we had no pages because most guys would have to wait for a snowmobile to pick them up. We have a list of local snowmobile drivers that can be called to pick up FFs if the roads are blocked. Both family cars have snow packed under the hood solid, like you shoveled it in, the wind pounds it in and then your car won't start. This is the fourth blizzard like this in January,I am getting weary of it. Big, heavy dumps of snow are yet to come in Feb and March. Don't get me wrong, I would not trade for the slides that Bestcoast is dealing with, just needed to vent abit. Thanks,BCFIRE

BCFIRE I don't know man, just watched the news....94 cm of snow in halifax!!!! Are you kidding me......The entire Maritimes are getting blasted...I'll stick with the isolated land slide here and there......Once again stay safe out there....BC...

[DFCSmash]

January 28th 2005. Not much snow today but rain. RAIN? In Manitoba? In January? You saw it here folks. Idrove in it for about an hour today. What A treat! Made me feel like I was running up the 400 and across 17.

I want SNOW. Thank you.:) :cool:

[bestcoast]

DFC , Don't like the slush eh!!! I quess that's why I live in BC and you live in Manitoba. I'll take rain and +10 anyday.....:D...P.S. check out ebay for U2 ticket's and i'll see ya there...;) ...BC...

[iamvff]

snow!!!!

Just didn't want to see a good thread die!

Be safe
iamvff:)

[JGallagher]

We are sopposed to get some on the weekend!!

[FFWannabe]

It's going to snow a little here this week.. after it rains tomorrow... RAIN? Eeeeks....

Sue :)

[Scuba]

......and freezing rain Tuesday.........EWWWWWWWWWWW.

[DFCSmash]

.5 inches of snow last night. Temps nicely around -15, -20 so no rain:D

Spent the afternoon levelling the slates on the pool table. (Well yeah dear, there's a ton of work to do down at the hall. I'll be back for supper. :) )

Hope it stays just like this. Snow drags on the coming weekend! Whoo hoo :cool:

[DFCSmash]

Oooooooppps. I said snow drags on the weekend. Temps forecast to be +1 with clear skies on Sat. Looks like it could be slush drags.......or watercross :D

At least with the track being on the lake, it's kinda sitting on a big ice cube. Helps stabilize the track a little. :p

[FFWannabe]

Snow drags.. now that would be fun!! hahhaa.. It's been crappy here.. no snow, just rain. My daughter is snowboarding today, imagine that on a hill of ice..poor thing.. I'm sure they have snow making machines there, so hoping it's not too bad. Supposed to go skating on the canal tomorrow, but it's closed for a second day today! I hope it stays cold enough today and tonight... I took the day off work to go with my litte one and her class! Ah well.. I can always show up at work.. I've never heard of a place, so ... no... you have to stay home! hahaha!

Come on snow and cold... act like winter, already!!!

Sue :eek:

[Scuba]

Hey Sue...compaired to -40 I kinda prefer this.

[FFWannabe]

Originally posted by ScubaJude
Hey Sue...compaired to -40 I kinda prefer this.

true, true.... and at 5am, this feels much nicer than the ol' gail force winds as well.. but a little snow would be nice!!!

Sue :)

[JGallagher]

Originally posted by ScubaJude
Hey Sue...compaired to -40 I kinda prefer this.


I dont mind the -40 really. It gets the old blood moving!!

[FFWannabe]

Originally posted by JGallagher
I dont mind the -40 really. It gets the old blood moving!!

hey JG, meet me outside when ot's -38, -46 with the windchill, you have ice on your eyelashes, any hair that's sticking out, the edge of your hat, the scarf that's covering your mouth and nose, and on the outside layer of your many layers of fleece and other breathable clothing... and then tell me you prefer -40!!! hahahaha!!!

Although, I have to admit, I've had my best run every winter when it's colder than -30... me thinks it's because my body just wants to get home where it's warm!!! hahaha!

Sue :)

[DFCSmash]

JG, buddy, I don't know what you're thinking, but nooooo, I really don't want any -40. Like I said earlier, -10,-15,-20 thats cool enough. Then spring for about 2 days and then right into a real nice summer. After 2004, I can almost remember what a real nice summer is like. Or at least I know what it isn't like.:D

:cool:

[JGallagher]

I would hate to have a major structure fire call in the summer. It is bad enough during the winter some times. Though we dont have to worry about hoses freezing or letting it burn another hour to keep warm!!

[FFWannabe]

Ahhhh, just a little less than 5cm a snow last night... -7 when I woke up this morning... beautiful out there.. now this is winter.. maybe a little cooler, -10 would be nice... it's not so damp then, but hey... this is Canada, if you don't like the weather, wait 5 minutes! Guess it's time to call someone to clear my driveway.... the wind blew it across.. amazing how 3 cm of snow can turn into 1 foot! hahaha!


(just wanted to keep this going for you DFC.. it was dropping down the list a little)!!! Any snow drags to tell us about????

Sue :)

[wilderness]

I understand they are talking maybe rain on Monday, outstanding simply outstanding..... Ottawa no longer has the worlds longest skating rink....... we do here in the Valley, it's my yard,,,you can't go more then 5 ft without landing on your ass..either warm up to 80 deg or get down to 20 deg....... agggg

[FFWannabe]

haha.. I agree.. I hate this in between crap! haha! Never was a big fan of spring or fall.. just get on with it already! lol

Yup, it's going to be mild all next week in these parts... grrrr....


Sue :)

[Scuba]

:D

We're gettin our new truck one of these days......I kinda like the idea of it not being -40.

[JGallagher]

Originally posted by ScubaJude
:D

We're gettin our new truck one of these days......I kinda like the idea of it not being -40.


I think our Department will get a truck when hell freezes over. Well mabye not that long. Though I dont see one in the near future. Our trucks are still in good working order. We just want new ones. I have every bit of confidence in our Department. Thats cause I am there!!

[Scuba]

Apparently we're getting a tandem tanker and a new equipment van next year as well.

[bestcoast]

Man I feel a bit left out on this thread... you know, since winter ended like three weeks ago out here!!:eek: ;) :eek: .....BC.......

[Scuba]

You my dearest friend are an ass. :p

God I can't wait for all this white crap to melt.

[bestcoast]

Originally posted by ScubaJude
You my dearest friend are an ass. :p

God I can't wait for all this white crap to melt.

LOL....sorry;)

[Scuba]

It's ok I guess.......

We know you left coasters just can't stand real weather..... might make it harder to get the foam just right on those frappachino's hehehe:D

[DFCSmash]

Originally posted by bestcoast
Man I feel a bit left out on this thread... you know, since winter ended like three weeks ago out here!!:eek: ;) :eek: .....BC.......

No it didn't. It's just hiding.:D

:cool:

[FFWannabe]

Originally posted by ScubaJude
It's ok I guess.......

We know you left coasters just can't stand real weather..... might make it harder to get the foam just right on those frappachino's hehehe:D

Can't stand real weather, or can't handle real weather! ;)

Just kidding friends!!! I was talking to someone last night like this... "heck, I remember when I was a kid, the snowbanks were as high as our patio railing!" I should have followed up with, and we still had to walk to school uphill... both ways!!! hahaha!

Ohhh, I miss being a kid with lots of snow!! hahaha! It's coming, I know it... every year we've had one big snow day!!!

Sue :)

[JGallagher]

That was one of the best things about being young. Getting off for school for snow. Now they get off for cold!!

[bestcoast]

Originally posted by ScubaJude
It's ok I guess.......

We know you left coasters just can't stand real weather..... might make it harder to get the foam just right on those frappachino's hehehe:D

Can't handle or stand real weather (snow)...that's why I live on the west coast and can go golfing in February and drink my latte's on the patio....;) ...BC....

[FFWannabe]

Originally posted by bestcoast
Can't handle or stand real weather (snow)...that's why I live on the west coast and can go golfing in February and drink my latte's on the patio....;) ...BC....

yeah, okay, you got me there... hahaha... I do love my winter and I do love my snow... but patios... ahhh Patios, people watching with a... ummm... latte?... okay if that's what you want to call it... I'll call it beer!!! hee hee!! ;)

Sue :)

[Scuba]

Anything but frappachino or 50's good with me. :p

[bestcoast]

Sue if you ever make it out west someday we'll make it a beer!! First round is mine..........BC....

[FFWannabe]

You got it BC... sounds good to me!!!

And ScubaJude, I'll have you drinkin' 50 at some point!!!

Sue :)

[bcfire]

Originally posted by bestcoast
Sue if you ever make it out west someday we'll make it a beer!! First round is mine..........BC....

She has what it takes, may she some day be on your crew!Rookie's revenge! I hope Sue makes Ottawa, most of my family lives there, easy to sleep with a Sue on call. Take care,BCFIRE

[FFWannabe]

Originally posted by bcfire
She has what it takes, may she some day be on your crew!Rookie's revenge! I hope Sue makes Ottawa, most of my family lives there, easy to sleep with a Sue on call. Take care,BCFIRE

What an incredibly nice thing to say!!! I'm at a loss for words!! I'm sure by now, we all know how rare that is!

Thank bcfire! :)

Sue :D

[bcfire]

[Don't sweat it Sue, I have a neice trying for Ottawa too! Both of you would make me proud. It's all attitude,fitness and character. Keep up the struggle, they can't do without you! BCFIRE

[iamvff]

Originally posted by FFWannabe
What an incredibly nice thing to say!!! I'm at a loss for words!! I'm sure by now, we all know how rare that is!

Thank bcfire! :)

Sue :D


Didn't he just say your easy to sleep with????:D :D

sorry...sorry..I had to get one more in before I went camping for a few days...talk to you all on Friday.

Be safe
iamvff

[FFWannabe]

Originally posted by iamvff
Didn't he just say your easy to sleep with????:D :D

sorry...sorry..I had to get one more in before I went camping for a few days...talk to you all on Friday.

Be safe
iamvff

Shit!!! :eek: Word got out!!! Too funny!!!! :D

Have a great time camping Melita Man! Stay safe and stay warm... and don't be hugging any trees... at least don't tell us about it! ;)

Sue :)

[DFCSmash]

iamvff, if you hear banjos, be vewy vewy cawful!

[FFWannabe]

Wooohooo... 7cms and couting... I can't wait to get out and run in the snow tomorrow morning... I hope it doesn't rain too much tonight, or I'll be skating...

YAY!!! Winter's back!!!

Sue :)

[Scuba]

Notice the +7 by midnight that they mentioned in the forecast?

:D

Thank god....maybe we'll be able to drink latte's and 50 on the patio like BC.

[FFWannabe]

no, no, no.... I want winter.... :( I checked the weather network and it says 4 degrees overnight, -3 t0 -11 the rest of the week, so it's going to be dandy slippery out there..... sheesh!!!

ScubaJude, are you near me... I see you're in Eastern Ontario...

Sue :)

[Scuba]

Hey Sue.

Yur box is full. :rolleyes:

[FFWannabe]

Originally posted by ScubaJude
Hey Sue.

Yur box is full. :rolleyes:

Shit,..... damn e-mail box... I delete the private messages and always forget the inbox... k.... 3 mintues! lol

Sue :)

[DFCSmash]

Well, it was -2 to +5 for the snow drags Saturday. At least we had some high hazy cloud, so the track didn't turn to complete mush. I gotta tell you this. There was a Yamaha Venom here with a turbo kit on it. 165kmh on a 660 foot strip. 202kmh and still climbing on the 1/4 mile radar run!!!!! Holy snowrash, Batman!

Last couple of days its been around -5 or so. Easy to take. About 35 snowflakes this morning.:D

:cool:

[JGallagher]

Well I just woke up and guess what its doing out side? Thats right, its snowing. I hate the dam stuff.

[Scuba]

heh

Hey buddy......could be worse......we're in an icy wonderland here all covered in RAIN!

So.....take ice x 10 and you have what our streets are like.

Supposed to be +7 today anyway.....hopefuly it melts some of this crap away.

[FFWannabe]

Yeeeowza!! That is fast! What a hoot! I tell ya', the first thing (or things) I'm going to buy when I'm able are a Rubicon, a trailer and a sled! Wheeee!!!

Damn rain, my driveway is a skating rink. I took today as a rest day, too dangerous to run out there this morning! Sigh.... winter... where are you?

Sue :)

[Scuba]

EWWWWWWWWWW

Cryco sucks.

Where's the lil'puking'emoticon when ya need it.

[JGallagher]

Originally posted by ScubaJude
heh

Hey buddy......could be worse......we're in an icy wonderland here all covered in RAIN!

So.....take ice x 10 and you have what our streets are like.

Supposed to be +7 today anyway.....hopefuly it melts some of this crap away.

Rain is this after noon!!

[FFWannabe]

Okay so even though THEY are saying I am personally (because I have been complaining so much) going to get 5 cm of snow tonight and 5-10 tomorrow, I took matters into my own hands...

Take a peak here and make it snow....Snow (http://www.popularfront.com/snowdays/)

It's a little goofy, but it's cool! Mine is #855846... now I have got to get to bed... so I can wake up to snow... hee hee.. it's like Christmas!!!

Sue :)

[bestcoast]

The Sun is out again, the temp's are in the double digits again, and I hit the link's tomorrow at 1:45......sorry wilderness i'll shut up now.....;) ....BC....

[Scuba]

I thought we took away your posting privilages in here?

jeeze. Gotta get talkin with that web-cheif guy......his raiting just dropped to a 4.94

btw. It's wet, cold and crappy here. Just got 10cm's of snow over the last 18 hours.....

[bestcoast]

Sorry SJ, just an update from the coast;) Plus the web-chief is from here as well.......actually we might need a fourth guy web-chief....Got clubs??...........BC...

[Scuba]

Hey bud. This ones for you.

*BC ONLY* CLICK HERE (http://www.funny-ecards.com/cardsfiles/christmas/snowball-fight.swf)

[bestcoast]

LOL:D :D :D Too funny man. Thanks for the virtual snowball buddy...lol.....BC.....

[FFWannabe]

hahaha... you guys are too funny! SJ what's the matter with you??? hahaha.. it's wonderful here! I ran for an hour in the snow this morning, it was excellent! I get such energy when it snows... Wheeee!!!

Bring on the snow!!!

Sue :)

PS - Scuba, did you get my e-mail?

[Scuba]

Hey Sue...... Your box is full.....

And no I didn't get an email from ya.

[FFWannabe]

Originally posted by ScubaJude
Hey Sue...... Your box is full.....

And no I didn't get an email from ya.

it's full again??? Geeez.. i think I'm saving outgoing messages too...

You didn't get my e-mail... oh shit, I wonder who did then! haha! I sent it from my work address so I'll be able to re-send it tomorrow.

Sue :)

[wilderness]

Well BC... i have a few words for you...take your pitching wedge and shove it wear the sun don't shine....its ok going ice fishing this weekend try that...there buddy...ooh yea bring a life vest......and i chunk of chain if the pitching wedge doesn't fit tie the chain around your neck and hit the water hole.......

[bestcoast]

Originally posted by wilderness
Well BC... i have a few words for you...take your pitching wedge and shove it wear the sun don't shine....its ok going ice fishing this weekend try that...there buddy...ooh yea bring a life vest......and i chunk of chain if the pitching wedge doesn't fit tie the chain around your next and hit the water hole.......

Wilderness, there is so much anger bottled up inside you big guy;) I've been ice fishing before, mind you I had to drive 5 hours to the interior to find a lake that was frozen over. And I don't have a wedge cuz i'm usually on the green in two..:rolleyes: (ya right) But enough of that i'll have a cold one for you on the patio on the 19th hole...have fun on the frozen lake...:D;) :D ...BC....

[wilderness]

Have fun on the linx.......and get IAMVFF and myself out hats please.....

[bestcoast]

Originally posted by wilderness
Have fun on the linx.......and get IAMVFF and myself out hats please.....

Will do.....:D ...BC....

[FFWannabe]

Hey BC! Have a great time golfing today! I'm just heading out for my morning run and guess what.....


IT'S SNOWING!!!

Lots too! YAY!!!! K... less type..... more run!!!

Sue :)

[wilderness]

Yea BC have fun.... i ho i ho i'm off to shovel snow..........
and its blowing...yukkkkkkkkk

[bestcoast]

Unbelievable day.....Short's and a wind breaker. It did get a bit cold near the 16th hole on, but we managed. Same time next week for us!!!!. If your wondering what I shot, It is a Funny story, I dropped the score card on the 18th tee box and a bald eagle swooped down from out of nowhere and stole the score card. I think I was about 3 under at that point:rolleyes: ....BC....

[colin911]

Well it's -23 with the wind chill here and the closest I'm getting to golf is watching the Nissan Open and hoping Weir can win it again. You're a lucky man BC.

[FFWannabe]

Wowza BC, sounds like a great day! :) Bald Eagle, eh? hee hee.. okay then! :rolleyes:

Sue :)

[wilderness]

has anyone ever told you BC that you are full of crap..it wasn't a eagle....can't you tell your birds apart it was an osprey, saving your ass from hitting the water hazzard..and as he swopped by knocked the card from your hand and the sun was in your eyes and you couldn't find the card.. your buddy took it, to hide that awsome score, you were about to write down.... that b st rd probably the same guy who has the U2 tickets...........

[bestcoast]

Originally posted by wilderness
has anyone ever told you BC that you are full of crap..it wasn't a eagle....can't you tell your birds apart it was an osprey, saving your ass from hitting the water hazzard..and as he swopped by knocked the card from your hand and the sun was in your eyes and you couldn't find the card.. your buddy took it, to hide that awsome score, you were about to write down.... that b st rd probably the same guy who has the U2 tickets...........

OK you got me. You must have been there wilderness because that is pretty much how it went down!!;) ....and yes he is the guy with the ticket's......he didn't buy a drink all day long!!:D ....BC...

[wilderness]

you wouldn't beLieve it BC i have it on tape, check it out
u2.com tickets/Bestcoast.com

[JoJobrat]

Jeeze guys! Thanks for the intertainment. But at 2:30am there isn't much else to do but talk about snow. We should be 3ft or so under, but there is no snow to be found. So I'll just break out my suit and get a tan. May get some fishing(fly not ice) in if I have time between beer and shots. I'll think of you while I enjoy the river.

JoJo

[Scuba]

JOJO

Where you from? :confused:

[DFCSmash]

I dunno for sure ScubaJude, but from the info I see, I would guess at N. Mexico, Arizona, Nevada. CO or MT wouldn't be prime swimsuit and boat drink locations right about now. Too much snow. :D

Blast from the past night tonight, Mrs. Smash and I are going into Brandon to catch Harlequin tonight. A rather underrated band in the late 70s, early 80s. Didn't see a lot of them then, I was doing lights for another band at the time. But they were a great bunch to party with!:cool:

Heading down to the hall in about an hour for a quick get together with our truck committee. Rep from Fort Garry coming out this aft. to meet with us and discuss our wish list, general specs etc. It's still hard to realize that we are ordering a new truck. Last new triple combination pumper was in 1985! 20 year old truck. 17,000km, about 1600 hrs. Hoping for CAFS on this unit, but our understanding is that it may be as cost effective to get this unit as a pumper, and get a seperate truck (mini, midi) with the CAFS. Find out this aft. Have a great weekend all. Talk at you later. :cool:

[FFWannabe]

Hey DFC, that sounds like a full and fun weekend!!! but, might I ask, is it snowing???? (topic man, topic)!!! hee hee!

I'm officially starting my Boys and Girls Club volunteering today! I am so excited. I'll be working with the 6-10 year olds for now. It's a very structured program, so that's a good start for me! I just love the little kidlets and they enjoy adults who will actually take the time to listen and ask questions.. amazing the feedback you can get from them!!!

And it's cold here today, blwing, but no more snow.. the three feet is finally out of my driveway this morning. Little Wannabe and I had to pliw through it in the Accent yesterday... she laughed her head off, snow blowing up in front of the car... I am definitely not teaching her safe driving.. must learn that I am not a stunt driver!!! hahahaha! (always in the safety of my own driveway of course.. hee hee!)

You and Mrs. Smash have a blast in Brandon!! :)

Take care gang... time to hit the showers, kickboxing class was a toughie today, trying to recover... only one knuckle bleeding though today... phew!!!

Sue :)

[JoJobrat]

Jude if I'm any good at directions (which I'm not) I would say I'm just a bit south and very west of you.

DFC: Co and Mt are both covered in snow or at least freezing this time of year. As for your other quesses, way to far South.

JoJo

[JoJobrat]

Shrew!!!!!! I had to come back to be sure I mentioned snow. I would hate to be booted out on account that I can't stick to any one subject for more than 30 seconds!

Do any of you guys do anything useful with this snow? You know, like ski, snowshoe, ride horses or snowmobiles? I know some do ice fish. Personally I'm not so sure I would want to sit around a tiny whole freezing my ??? off. However if the drink and food were good I might be tempted?????????ok, not!!!!!! I can get good drink and food without freezing.

[bestcoast]

Well i'll make sure I say snow to stay on topic even though it is nowhere to be found out here. Somehow California has all our rain and we have their sun!! Man they must be pissed. Now wilderness don't get mad at me but the forecast is for sun and plus 12 for the next 5 days!!!! So good we might get in two or three rounds next week!! Anyway off for 45 min of hell on the grouse grind........peace..:D :cool: ....Bc......

[FFWannabe]

Well, I don't envy you the warm temperatures, I'm pretty sure it's very clear that I love my winters.. hahaha (okay, if forced to do without them, I think I would manage.. lol)... but I do envy you the Grouse Grind. I would love to have something like that nearby to give myself a good challenge... I wonder if Mt. Pakenham allows people to run up the hill in the summer (it's a small ski hill), anyone around those parts know about that? I'm sure it's still not the same though. I'm going to have to get out there and try it out!!!

Sue :)

[JoJobrat]

I do not believe this. Yesturday I was laying in the sun on the deck. (as long as you have a southern exposure on the deck it's quite nice) Now here comes the snow. I just had to say something about it.

Trueth is I love the snow and the blizzards. Just haven't seen much this year. We did have a white Christmas though. So that was great. Chances are we'll have a blizzard in the next few days since I won't be here to see it.

California is complaining big time. I'm from San Francisco bay area. My friends and family have been very ungracious about so much rain. We're so dry I'd even take rain.

You know if it's raining you don't have to wash your car. Something I've noticed as I must drive by one of our 2 firestations to get home alot. I see the young fireman out washing the chief's cars. Is this a standard practice? They are city owned cars so maybe they have to keep up their immage? Be worth becoming a firefighter if I get my car washed every few days.

JoJo

[DFCSmash]

Yep Jojo, thats what I said about MT and CO. Hopefully going skiing at Breckenridge in April.

I was just going by the time zone. Guess that would only leave NV and UT because would be snow in ID as well. It doesn't matter to me, really. Welcome aboard.

Sometime between when we got home at 3 am and waking up at 8, we got about 2 inches of white fluffy stuff.

Had a nice visit with iamvff this aft.

[JoJobrat]

Ok, I look at Yellowstone National Park as my backyard. Fact is Mt is way to warm and dry these days. I'll probably have to go out of state to do much fishing this year so will get as much in as possible before summer. We should be several ft. under snow right now. That I can tan in the middle of winter here is pathetic. Used to when I grew up in Ca. It is actually snowing once again. Though I doubt by Tues. we will have any left.

I like my snow and blizzards as well as 110 for summer. Quess I prefere extremes.

These forums are not only informative but am enjoying trying to keep up with you guys. So lets get going on some good SNOW talk! I haven't heard anything new for at least a post or 3.

JoJo

[FFWannabe]

THAT'S IT!!!! I GIVE UP!!!!

Okay, enough's enough.... AGAIN this morning I go out for my run and it's -27 with the wind chill... seriously, what the heck is with that.. it's snowing, the snow hurts like hell when it's being pile driven into your face!!! GGGGRRRRRR!! I had to cut my run in half, it wasn't safe when I was running into the wind, I couldn't keep my head up long enough to see where I was going... :eek:

BC, I've decided, I'm province jumping, moving in with my sister and you and I are going golfing!!! hahaa!

Sue :)

PS - I may be a while though, I'll be stopping in to see iamvff and the family and Mr. and Mrs. Smash on the way by! :D

[firewhirly]

this was what the last storm we had looked like... dumped 60+ cm on us.... snow plows were hauled off the roads.. and we get a medical call... yeeehhhaaaw

[bestcoast]

BC, I've decided, I'm province jumping, moving in with my sister and you and I are going golfing!!! hahaa!




Sue, Wednesday Golden Eagle Golf course, see ya there!!...:D

[FFWannabe]

Firewhirly, I miss those days! haha! When I was younger, we would have one of those storms dump on us usually every second winter. It may have seemed like more because I was little, but I do remember the drifts in the back yard (we had a huge hay field behind us, so lots of wind when it picked up) were over my mother's head! Yippeeee... loved it then... SNOW DAY!!! You must be in the East Coast somewhere.. my Dad just got the same dumped on him a little while ago!

BC buddy... .see you there!!! :)

Sue :)

PS - Although this morning's run was nice, light snow, no wind!! The only issue was the damn salt truck... geeez, when the salt comes off the truck at 80 KPH, it hurts a little!!! Sheeesh... can't win!! hahahhaa!

[bestcoast]

SJ is going to get his wish....I will no longer be posting in this thread. After all it is a snow thread and it was +17 today in the Greater Vancouver area...that wasn't a typo either. Rain might be here but not till next week, in the meantime more + degree temps......it's like nothing i've ever seen in Feb before in BC....records are falling everyday..:D ......maybe one more round of golf is in order before the rain comes.....till then:D :D :D :D .....peace out.....BC.......

[firewhirly]

we're getting another blizzard tomorrow... calling for 30+cm...
sux the big wazoo

[FFWannabe]

Holy Crap BC... that's awesome. My sister said her lunchtime SunRun group had a great run today thanks to the temperatures(she hates running.. poor thing).

We'll miss you in this lovely thread... you can always come in and make fun of the rest of us who are still getting snow!! hahaha!

Firewhirly, you poor thing.. more snow!! Sheesh! Toronto got a good amount of snow as well a few days ago, we only got about 5cm... we never get the good stuff... hahaha! Brace yourself and let us know when you've dug yourself out! :) (PS - I will e-mail about the figurines... thanks)!

It's been colder here... ice on my back and shoulders from the sweat, eyelashes were ice, hat, backs of my mittens... it's a pretty funny scene really... but it's better than that crazy ass wind from earlier this week!!!

Sue :)

PS - Eeeks, I almost posted this as a new thread... 15 pages and I want to start another thread? No way man, this was hard work!!! hahaha! ;)

[Scuba]

BC WHERE THE HECK ARE YOU GOING?

You give me something to do rather than go outside and freeze.....

It's been -10 to -25 for the last few days around here.....

Weather really sucks cuz we just took delivery of our new truck :)

Training day on Saturday....only gonna be -5 :D

[bestcoast]

Just can't talk about snow due to the fact we have none. So maybe i'll start a sun thread, then later next week an overcast with chance of shower's thread..;) Ok that's my last snow post right NOW...:cool: ....BC.......

[wilderness]

bestcoast bite me ...peace out........
i,m going to bust a nut when i here you guys get more snow

[wilderness]

Hey bestcoast, yep we getting it tonight. snow about 4 inches and another 6 to 8 tomorrow, then blowing snow on Wednesday.... March in like a lion out like a lamb, i only hope this is true...aaaag 4 more weeks of winter...DON'T EVEN MENTION GOLF................

[FFWannabe]

Even I shuddered at that one a little bit.. We're going to get a big dumping of snow it! Yikes! I am hoping I can still get out for my run tomorrow.. Hahaha... That's all I worry about.. Driving in it can be fun, as long as you aren't surrounded by jackasses!! Hahaha!

BC, I know you're reading this.. You can't help it... You said you'd stay away, but you just love to see us sitting in piles of snow, dontcha'??? Hahaha! ;)

Sue :)

[JoJobrat]

I agree with BC. He needs to start a sun thread. I love my snow and -40 temps. But there has been little to see these last few years. This is the worst year yet. If I wanted this kind of wheather I could have stayed in California. There is nothing like a run with the freezing snow slaping you in the face to remind you of???????oh what a fool you are for being out there when there is a perfectly good gym down the road.

JoJo

[JGallagher]

Just want to throw into the pot. Major snow fall warning here for the area!!

[DFCSmash]

Well, today the snow is melting here. It has also formed an ice dam by the roof drain in Mrs. Smash's store. So where does the water pick to come through? The office ceiling of course. Right above the desk:mad: . Computers and water don't mix well.

We've had drips before, but never directly above the monitor and keyboard.

Oh well, it's off to the roof I go, break up the ice without breaking up the roofing, and shovel it all off. Hey, it's only 2000 square feet of roof.:rolleyes: and about 2 feet of snow.:cool:

[wilderness]

well they seem to be thinking we are only going to get a few inches, darn.. anyway smash sent some of that warm weather over our way.....

[FFWannabe]

Originally posted by wilderness
well they seem to be thinking we are only going to get a few inches, darn.. anyway smash sent some of that warm weather over our way.....

yeah, apparently we aren't even getting the brunt of it, but there's already 6 or 7 inches on the ground here (a little more than 15 cm) and it's not going to stop until morning!!! Yippeeee!! I guess I'll be practising the turn and tuck from the plows tomorrow morning while I run!! Whoppeee.. should be fun!!!

Sue :)

PS - BC - I know you're out there.. Hee hee... You don't know what you're missing... Snowball fights, snow angels, face washing (with snow, not just Domi still with a glove)... WooooHooooo!!!

[wilderness]

Originally posted by FFWannabe
yeah, apparently we aren't even getting the brunt of it, but there's already 6 or 7 inches on the ground here (a little more than 15 cm) and it's not going to stop until morning!!! Yippeeee!! I guess I'll be practising the turn and tuck from the plows tomorrow morning while I run!! Whoppeee.. should be fun!!!

Sue :)

PS - BC - I know you're out there.. Hee hee... You don't know what you're missing... Snowball fights, snow angels, face washing (with snow, not just Domi still with a glove)... WooooHooooo!!!
it's 4:30 here in gods country, and we only have about 2.5 inches of snow now they were saying Petawawa has 6 to 8 better them then us.. oooh Sue you can keep the snow

[JoJobrat]

Everytime I say something about snow on here we end up getting some. Woke to 2 inches this morning. However it has all but melted. I just miss my 3ft. minimum we usually have each year. Well maybe if I keep talking we'll get more.

JoJo

[DandE]

"Will it ever end" getting more of that four letter swear word . I think we should all pack up all the s**w and ship it to BC LOL
:D

[bcfire]

Lets all show up on BC"s door-step. After all, he likes beer. We could start a charter jet in Newfoundland and plead weather refugee status in lotus land. Golfer's would be considered skilled immigrants. Volunteer Firefighters would be considered persecuted in their homeland. H'mm it just might work. LOL
BCFIRE

[FFWannabe]

What abour wannabe's.... I'm sure we could come up with a status for us as well! hahaha!!! Oh hell yeah, I'm in! I've got all kinds of dry ice at work to keep the snow frozen.. how many 4 foot coolers do you think we could take? Maybe we could just dump it all on the first tee for him... hee hee!! ;)

Sue :)

[bestcoast]

Originally posted by bcfire
Lets all show up on BC"s door-step. After all, he likes beer. We could start a charter jet in Newfoundland and plead weather refugee status in lotus land. Golfer's would be considered skilled immigrants. Volunteer Firefighters would be considered persecuted in their homeland. H'mm it just might work. LOL
BCFIRE

LOL....OK, i'll bite. As long as you bring beer and go half on the green fee's it's a deal......:D ....BC....

[five_alarm]

LONDON, ON - Smashed cars and jackknifed trucks were strewn across Highway 401 yesterday, making Canada's busiest highway look like a "battle zone," police said. Snow pelted the region all day. Emergency workers were called to deal with more than 170 vehicles that had skidded into ditches, medians and each other on area highways.

And that was just by noon.

"It looked like a battle zone," said Western Region OPP Sgt. Dave Rektor. "I saw cars and trucks upside down in the centre median, trucks jackknifed into ditches . . . and those are just the ones who didn't manage to get out themselves."


Source: London Free Press (http://www.firehall.com/refer.php?url=http://www.canoe.ca/NewsStand/LondonFreePress/News/2005/03/03/948079-sun.html&linkid=1527&parent=news(headlines)&)

[FFWannabe]

Eeesh, they sure got pelted again didn't they? I don't mind the snow we received... I was actually a little upset when it was all cleared up the next morning, but very happy we didn't get that kind of a mess! Yikes!!!

Today it's the blowing snow here that's causing me issues!!! I got my poor car stuck this morning in the laneway thanks to blowing snow... what a mess... LittleWannabe drive the car while I pushed it finally... hahaha... she was very proud of herself! haha! Oh March - In like a Lion out like a Lamb!!! Please, please, please let that be right!!!!


Sue :)

[Scuba]

Oh sure Sue........wish it away now after beggin for it for the last what? 15 pages? heh

[FFWannabe]

Originally posted by ScubaJude
Oh sure Sue........wish it away now after beggin for it for the last what? 15 pages? heh

No way man.... I am still loving it.... but the wind... well that's another story!! hahaha... I wouldn't mind if there was still snow at the end of March, I just want it to be cool, not freaking freezing and no wind, just a nice pleasant snow fall over night and -7 all day long, no dampness... perfect!!!! Ahhhhh.... now that's an end of winter I could deal well with... and then, come April... I'll be wishing it long gone!!! hahaha...

Funny story, the truck that came to plow the driveway ended up sliding off the side of the driveway and broke the wood fence! hee hee... poor fella, good thing the tractor started and he pulled himself out! haha! But it sure was funny to see the plow buried in the snow and the rear tire spinning in the air!!! hee heee... my little blue car is not alone!!!

Sue :)

[DFCSmash]

Kewl. 16 pages, 233 posts on a topic that started out as a RAT. And for the most part, it even stayed on topic.:rolleyes: Okay, so there is no topic, but it's fun just the same.

And even that bestcoast guy, with all of his protests of no more snow, or posting about snow, came back 'cause he couldn't stand it.:D

Life is fiiiine.:cool:

[iamvff]

Originally posted by DFCSmash
Kewl. 16 pages, 233 posts on a topic that started out as a RAT. And for the most part, it even stayed on topic.:rolleyes: Okay, so there is no topic, but it's fun just the same.

And even that bestcoast guy, with all of his protests of no more snow, or posting about snow, came back 'cause he couldn't stand it.:D

Life is fiiiine.:cool:

You missed the fact that even the Boss got into posting to this one.

Yup...snow topic like this one!!:rolleyes: :(

we drove to Minot, North Dakota the other day, which is about 1.5 hours south of us, and they have absolutely no snow there!! Strange how it can be that different in such a small area.

be safe
iamvff

[JoJobrat]

Did Mrs. Smash get her leak fixed and is the roof in one piece? Are you still in one piece? I've been waiting on tender hooks to be sure nothing feel out of place!

JoJo

[DFCSmash]

Hey JoJobrat. No problems. Threw up a 24 foot ladder, zipped up there with my trusty plastic shovel (not as hard on roofing)and spent 4 hours shovelling snow and ice. Right in the center of the roof, by the drain, the full 35 feet wide x 6feet (the entire drainage valley) was filled with about 3" of ice. Cleared all the ice out and no more leak. The building was built in about 1910 and some person of higher intellegence :rolleyes: decided that the roof needed slope. So, peaked? nope. Shed? Nope. Valley. Both ends slope down to the center, about 2 feet of drop in 30 feet.

Found out about 15 years ago that the drain hole is EXACTLY the right size to be blocked by a softball if it is thrown onto the roof by kids. And it rolls quite nicely to the lowest point. THAT was scary. 18 inches of water up to the edge, 3 1/2 feet deep at the drain. Why is that roof leaking? :p :D Must be well built, it didn't collapse.

[wilderness]

Pool party at Miss Smash store now the question is will it hold firefighters and wannabe's and a case of 50 and Budweiser and all that water..... smash, tell us when and we will be there, Smash how far from Winnipeg are you? "SNOW"

[DFCSmash]

Once was enough thanks:p 265km west of the Peg on the Yellowhead highway.

[wilderness]

near swanriver?

[DFCSmash]

Actually, no. About 250km almost straight south of Swan River.

But we get about the same amount of snow!:D

[iamvff]

If you go about half way between Brandon and Virden, on the Trans-canada, and then go about 1 hour north. I know because I like to go there and miss the interesting fire calls here in Melita while I am away:confused: :mad:

sorry for butting in,
be safe
iamvff

[wilderness]

ok cool
thanks

[DFCSmash]

So, you must know people in Swan. I know some up there. Through Lions, fishing trips, lost wekends etc. :D

And from the Lion's Journey for Sight. 750 mile 4 day snowmobile ride. No groomed trails. Just ride!

[wilderness]

distant relitives own a huge farm up there, i think it was a pmu farm, now its stricly horses all types, its a huge operation.... Darrell Lumax is his name greenvalley stock farms...... or something like that, he owns 7000 plus acres thats insane. and almost 20 miles of lake frontage.

[FFWannabe]

Yipppeeeee... A PARTY!!! Just what I need right about now!! Holy week from hell... heck, I think the best part was the snow!!! hahaha!!!


I'm all packed... when do we leave??

Sue :)

[DFCSmash]

Whoo hoo. A party! We'll see. Strong possibility of back to work next week.

Sorry wilderness, that name's not ringing any bells. 7000 acres huh? We lost a few PMU operations here over the past two years as well with the market changes.

Oh well, off to the driveway to change the brake pads and rotors on the kids car. Working in the slushy spring snow.

Hope it doesn't all go away, our dept.'s poker derby is one week away!:p

[wilderness]

thats right smash he just sold his operation last spring, but he still is large in horses...he sells them all over the world.......
ok party it is, plug the drain and let the pool fill maybe we could have a polar bear dip..........

[DFCSmash]

Well, aren't you all great. Plugged the drain, set up the brolly, stocked up the bar, and nobody showed up. I'm just not gonna do that again. And I was so loking forward to a party.

Maybe I'll just go to my room and pout:mad:


:D

[JoJobrat]

Darn!!!!Once again I missed the party! Seems I not only can't navigate this lap top, I also can't follow directions. Oh well! Maybe next time.

I'm glad to hear Mrs. Smash doesn't have to wear scuba gear to work.

JoJo