PhishyK Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 Yay! I hope I can make it home from work, though ;-) It's sooo cold! -2 degree. *brrrrr* hehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meggo Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 ooo i can't wait to get back to the coast for a visit!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchoulia Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 We just got an email about this..gotta reduce our manhours for the weekend since people in Victoria are apparently being told to stay home and not drive unless absolutely necessary...enjoy the snow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meggo Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 [color:"purple"] oh man they're telling people not to drive? there must be like... at least 2 centimetres!! crazy sh!t! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhishyK Posted January 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 hehehe! It's really funny how this city reacts to the snow (especially after spending a winter in the T-dot). We've got about 2cm ;-) They're thinking about cancelling buses and school! I wish they'd cancel my work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onthejourney Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 hehe...have fun Phishy K!! I miss out west already! What a magical time I had at Rivendell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snarfmaster C Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 we've got a good 10cm here. too windy to be fun though. lots of cars abandoned on the side of the roads, and tow-trucks haulin out of ditches. i just got back from the airport - my flight's been cancelled after sitting in the airport for 4 1/2 hours. boooooooo!! just booked onto the same flight tomorrow morning... it better fly, dammit. :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhishyK Posted January 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 hehe! Do you miss the Big Green Barn yet, Caro? onthejourney - so, how long til you move out here like everybody else did?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bONES Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 don't worry moose it's going to be 9 degrees here next week you'll get out of that hellish wintery island soon enough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhishyK Posted January 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 You're just jealous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onthejourney Posted January 8, 2005 Report Share Posted January 8, 2005 i'd love to move out there...ideally. But my family is here right now and the older my folks get the more I would like to be closer to them. If push comes to shove I will be out west...but not on the island..more likely the interior. One thing I know is that I will not live in the Hamilton/Toronto area forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weezy Posted January 8, 2005 Report Share Posted January 8, 2005 Vancouver got about 4 cm of snow over the last 2 days and it's been a miserable 0 degree outside... (BRRR!) I've seen dozens of cars end-up in the ditch and some unfathomable BAD driving (mostly by gold-coloured Toyotas). Being from Ontario, I can only shake my head at the unnecessary chaos. However, Vancouver is even more beautiful with a blanket of snow, and the local mountains are covered in sick powder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bONES Posted January 8, 2005 Report Share Posted January 8, 2005 You're just jealous that you have more snow than we do?! i guess...i am a crazy carpeting addict Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meggo Posted January 8, 2005 Report Share Posted January 8, 2005 If push comes to shove I will be out west...but not on the island..more likely the interior. the island is where it's AT, man!!! in victoria you've got wicked (not to mention breathtaking) hikes within a 20 minute drive, ocean views around every corner, seals, amazing weather, great restaurants, not nearly the seedy underbelly that van's got... i am rambling... i just love victoria like crazy. someday, i will go back there for good. mark my words! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bONES Posted January 8, 2005 Report Share Posted January 8, 2005 the island is where it's AT, man!!! I have to ask meggo...have you ever been to or lived in the Slocan Valley or Nelson now THAT'S where it's AT man! :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meggo Posted January 8, 2005 Report Share Posted January 8, 2005 hahaha... i figured i would get some resistance! and no, i have not. i am just very partial to the island Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisley Posted January 8, 2005 Report Share Posted January 8, 2005 don't cry for me... ARGENTINA!! (blocking out the sounds of out west with showtunes in my head) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weezy Posted January 8, 2005 Report Share Posted January 8, 2005 Victoria is ok... ...if you like em' OLD. Victoria has the largest senior population per capita in the world. (I just heard that stat on the radio yesterday) And a pretty lame nightlife... Vancouver is a much more happenin' city - seedy under belly? well, yes (in one concentrated area), but it's getting much better (especially as we get closer to the 2010 Olympics). I heard a story the other day that the cops are picking-up homeless junkies and dropping them off in neighborhoods in North Vancouver in an effort to clean-up the hell-on-earth that is the downtown east side. Also, even though Vancouver has the ugliest, grossest neighborhood in Canada, the rest of the city is insanely beautiful and pristine. It is the best city in the world. (in my humble, biased opinion) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meggo Posted January 8, 2005 Report Share Posted January 8, 2005 there are lots of old people... buuuut... there are lots of young people, too! we managed to scrape together quite a fun little nightlife ... i do like van, it's beautiful, and you don't have to take a ferry to leave (that is a big pain). but i just love little victoria. big cities freak me out a little bit, heheh... but you DO have the commodore... my favourite indoor venue i've been to so far... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Del Posted January 9, 2005 Report Share Posted January 9, 2005 Having only lived in the lower mainland (Abbotsford & Surrey), I have to say that both Vancouver and Victoria have their ups and downs... Vancouver's super fun and Victoria is super nice. I miss B.C. a lot, and I too vow to return one day. Some of the best times of my life... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paisley Posted January 9, 2005 Report Share Posted January 9, 2005 funny pic of snowman in Vancouver on William Gibson's blog today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snarfmaster C Posted January 9, 2005 Report Share Posted January 9, 2005 woo hoo! i made it out! :: but i can hardly wait to get back there more permanently Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhishyK Posted January 10, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 Victoria's weather kicks the crap out of Nelson's, IMHO. But they are both very beautiful. I guess it depends how you feel about the ocean. All I know is, after 18 mo's in Ontario, I sure feel lucky to live here ;-) Meggo knows where it's at! Victoria's nightlife can suck, but just go to parties instead of nightclubs yo! You'll be busy. rock on Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bONES Posted January 10, 2005 Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 Victoria's weather kicks the crap out of Nelson's i think most snowboarders would disagree! Nelson and the Slocan Valley are the bomb discussion closed :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meggo Posted January 10, 2005 Report Share Posted January 10, 2005 hahah... it's never closed!!! what if you're a beach bum and not a snowboarder? EH? how bout... diff'rent strokes for diff'rent folks? :: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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