andrewdonshik Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Tsss. You United-Statians are so sensible to temperature. You get two inches of snow in D.C.? ARGH 200 deaths of flu, people die of hypothemia in their homes, the cars, the bus, the metro, nothing works, SNOWPOCALYPSE. 1 m (Metrical units ) of snow in Montreal? -40°C? Pfft, no big deal. Let me just get the shovel to clear the way for the car. No Johnny, there's still school today! October snowstorm in New England with 3-5 feet of snow? School closed for 2 weeks and electricity companies struggling to get their act together. Point irrelevant. (I build a snow witch!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenWolf13 Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Tsss. You United-Statians are so sensible to temperature. You get two inches of snow in D.C.? ARGH 200 deaths of flu, people die of hypothemia in their homes, the cars, the bus, the metro, nothing works, SNOWPOCALYPSE. 1 m (Metrical units ) of snow in Montreal? -40°C? Pfft, no big deal. Let me just get the shovel to clear the way for the car. No Johnny, there's still school today! Okay then, if you're so immune to tempature, why don't you come down here for a visit. It's only *checks thermometer* 102 degrees fahrenheit outside. Want to know how hot it gets in the middle of summer? Over 110 degrees fahrenheit every day for the entire month of June, July, and August. For several weeks in July the mercury doesn't fall below 115 degrees during the day, and at night it doen't go below 90 degrees. You could literally sleep outside at night, with no clothes or shelter, in the middle of July here. People actually DIE from heat stroke and heat exhaustion. It gets to be over 120 degrees 1-5 days each year. When it gets that hot, they ground the planes at Sky Harbor Intermational Airport, because the air is too hot for the planes to fly (becuase hot air generates less lift than cold air, depite the fact that hot air rises and cold air sinks). Edit: For those out there that use Celsius/Centigrade, 102 degrees Fahrenheit is about 40 degrees Celsius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xylord Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 October snowstorm in New England with 3-5 feet of snow? School closed for 2 weeks and electricity companies struggling to get their act together. Point irrelevant. (I build a snow witch!) Uh, where and when in Canada? I know for sure that I've never had a two week holiday because of snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewdonshik Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Okay then, if you're so immune to tempature, why don't you come down here for a visit. It's only *checks thermometer* 102 degrees fahrenheit outside. Want to know how hot it gets in the middle of summer? Over 110 degrees fahrenheit every day for the entire month of June, July, and August. For several weeks in July the mercury doesn't fall below 115 degrees during the day, and at night it doen't go below 90 degrees. You could literally sleep outside at night, with no clothes or shelter, in the middle of July here. People actually DIE from heat stroke and heat exhaustion. It gets to be over 120 degrees 1-5 days each year. When it gets that hot, they ground the planes at Sky Harbor Intermational Airport, because the air is too hot for the planes to fly (becuase hot air generates less lift than cold air, depite the fact that hot air rises and cold air sinks). I've been there (It really was hot.), I never said I was immune to hot, just cold. Uh, where and when in Canada? I know for sure that I've never had a two week holiday because of snow. It wasn't because of snow, it was because of CL&P not being able to get their act together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenWolf13 Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 I've been there (It really was hot.), I never said I was immune to hot, just cold. It wasn't because of snow, it was because of CL&P not being able to get their act together. I was talking to Xylord. I wish it snowed here in October. The only advantage of living in the equivalent of an oven, is that we don't get extremes of weather here. Sure we get the occasional dust storm, or a monsoon, but we never get hurricanes, tornados, blizzards, earthquakes, tsunamis or volcanic eruptions. Instead, we have illegal immigrants and Mexican drug-lords. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxmikegigsxx Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 October snowstorm in New England with 3-5 feet of snow? School closed for 2 weeks and electricity companies struggling to get their act together. Point irrelevant. (I build a snow witch!) This never happened. There was a foot and a half of snow, my school didn't close, and I never went out of power. The hurricane flooded my basement however. As for what I would remove, it would be money. It would probably solve most of the world's problems. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xylord Posted October 2, 2012 Share Posted October 2, 2012 Okay then, if you're so immune to tempature, why don't you come down here for a visit. It's only *checks thermometer* 102 degrees fahrenheit outside. Want to know how hot it gets in the middle of summer? Over 110 degrees fahrenheit every day for the entire month of June, July, and August. For several weeks in July the mercury doesn't fall below 115 degrees during the day, and at night it doen't go below 90 degrees. You could literally sleep outside at night, with no clothes or shelter, in the middle of July here. People actually DIE from heat stroke and heat exhaustion. It gets to be over 120 degrees 1-5 days each year. When it gets that hot, they ground the planes at Sky Harbor Intermational Airport, because the air is too hot for the planes to fly (becuase hot air generates less lift than cold air, depite the fact that hot air rises and cold air sinks). Damnit, where's the fahrenheit-Celsius conversion function... Well, that IS hot, I can't deny it. And T° indeed never gets over 37-38 °C around here. But that's what we have pools for, don't we? A hot day doesn't have really long-term consequences (Correct me if I'm wrong), but an unprepared society can suffer very large structural and human damage from a cold wave, a snow storm, or a freezing rain. And I'm mostly jesting, you know. It's pretty obvious we'd be more prepared to winter-ish problems, since we're facing them all the time, unlike our southron neighbors, who get those only once every few years; it's all about adaptation to the environment. No doubt a heat wave such as yours around here would be a pain in the ass for us, whereas it's an annoyance to you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorcer Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 +70 degrees Texans turn on the heat and unpack the thermal underwear. People in Canada go swimming in the Lakes. +60 degrees North Carolinians try to turn on the heat. People in Canada plant gardens. +50 degrees Californians shiver uncontrollably. People in Canada sunbathe. +40 degrees Italian & English cars won't start. People in Canada drive with the windows down. +32 degrees Distilled water freezes. Lake Superior's water gets thicker. +20 degrees Floridians don coats, thermal underwear, gloves, and woolly hats. People in Canada throw on a flannel shirt. +15 degrees Philadelphia landlords finally turn up the heat. People in Canada have the last cookout before it gets cold. 0 degrees People in Miami all die... Canadians lick the flagpole. 20 below Californians fly away to Mexico. People in Canada get out their winter coats. 40 below Hollywood disintegrates. The Girl Scouts in Canada are selling cookies door to door. 60 below Polar bears begin to evacuate the Arctic. Canadian Boy Scouts postpone "Winter Survival" classes until it gets cold enough. 80 below Mt. St. Helens freezes. People in Canada rent some videos. 100 below Santa Claus abandons the North Pole. Canadians get frustrated because they can't thaw the keg. 297 below Microbial life no longer survives on dairy products. Cows in Canada complain about farmers with cold hands. 460 below ALL atomic motion stops (absolute zero in the Kelvin scale). People in Canada start saying, "Eh, Cold 'nuff for ya?" 500 below Hell freezes over. The Leafs win the Stanley Cup EDIT: All temps in F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewdonshik Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 This never happened. There was a foot and a half of snow, my school didn't close, and I never went out of power. The hurricane flooded my basement however. As for what I would remove, it would be money. It would probably solve most of the world's problems. In Simsbury CT it did, and I exaggerated a little, maybe 2 feet. 2 weeks of no school + a power company not giving a shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xylord Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 +70 degrees Texans turn on the heat and unpack the thermal underwear. People in Canada go swimming in the Lakes. +60 degrees North Carolinians try to turn on the heat. People in Canada plant gardens. +50 degrees Californians shiver uncontrollably. People in Canada sunbathe. +40 degrees Italian & English cars won't start. People in Canada drive with the windows down. +32 degrees Distilled water freezes. Lake Superior's water gets thicker. +20 degrees Floridians don coats, thermal underwear, gloves, and woolly hats. People in Canada throw on a flannel shirt. +15 degrees Philadelphia landlords finally turn up the heat. People in Canada have the last cookout before it gets cold. 0 degrees People in Miami all die... Canadians lick the flagpole. 20 below Californians fly away to Mexico. People in Canada get out their winter coats. 40 below Hollywood disintegrates. The Girl Scouts in Canada are selling cookies door to door. 60 below Polar bears begin to evacuate the Arctic. Canadian Boy Scouts postpone "Winter Survival" classes until it gets cold enough. 80 below Mt. St. Helens freezes. People in Canada rent some videos. 100 below Santa Claus abandons the North Pole. Canadians get frustrated because they can't thaw the keg. 297 below Microbial life no longer survives on dairy products. Cows in Canada complain about farmers with cold hands. 460 below ALL atomic motion stops (absolute zero in the Kelvin scale). People in Canada start saying, "Eh, Cold 'nuff for ya?" 500 below Hell freezes over. The Leafs win the Stanley Cup EDIT: All temps in F That's a good resume. But that's a bit too hot for swimming, if you ask me. Anyway, the rest is accurate enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimpleGuy Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 +60 degrees North Carolinians try to turn on the heat. I can vouch for this. My Canadian roommate will turn it back off though. Also pretty sure he sweats nonstop if it hits about +85F. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorcer Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 I can vouch for this. My Canadian roommate will turn it back off though. Also pretty sure he sweats nonstop if it hits about +85F. Not surprising, thats damn hot! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorcer Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 That's a good resume. But that's a bit too hot for swimming, if you ask me. Anyway, the rest is accurate enough. My favorite is the last one ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashzification Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 lots of numbers and canadians I'm putting this on my Facebook. As, I live in Western, NY, so Canadia is my neighbor! Edit: yes I meant the 'i' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewdonshik Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Not surprising, thats damn hot! No it isn't. That's amazing weather, if it isn't humid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorcer Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 I'm putting this on my Facebook. As, I live in Western, NY, so Canadia is my neighbor! Edit: yes I meant the 'i' Well how ya doing there neighbor!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewdonshik Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Random fact: Ash and I are about 8 hours away by car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashzification Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 No it isn't. That's amazing weather, if it isn't humid. ~60 F to ~80F Perfect range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorcer Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Random fact: Ash and I are about 8 hours away by car. We are about 1 hour by boat depending on the winds and the rowers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashzification Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Random fact: Ash and I are about 8 hours away by car. I could be to mooseman9's house in <60 minutes. We are about 1 hour by boat depending on the winds and the rowers Toronto? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorcer Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 I could be to mooseman9's house in <60 minutes. Toronto? Alberta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewdonshik Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 We are about 1 hour by boat depending on the winds and the rowers Making us about 9 hours away. Also possibly 1 hour by plane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashzification Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Making us about 9 hours away. Also possibly 1 hour by plane. What state? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewdonshik Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 What state? Northern CT. Right under that little dip in the border of Mass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorcer Posted October 3, 2012 Share Posted October 3, 2012 Guys, I have no Idea how far away by boat we are...I just made up a number, Alberta is landlocked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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