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5 Responses to L’hiver n’est pas loin – Winter is not far away
I don’t mind the Daylight saving time, because I feel that eventually it does not make much of a difference. However, the cold bothers me at the beginning. Once in the heart of winter, I am used to the cold.
The only difference this yeas is that my wife and I both have our driving licenses. Now, the cold is a little bit more unbearable than before 🙂 That being said, I’ve survived 6 winter already…time flies.
Well, at least you won’t have to worry that your car won’t start in Kitchener ( not as cold as Thunder Bay or some areas in Quebec). Reason, I hated Quebec city ( here in Mtl I have a garage) because I had to park on the street and when the mercury dips below -20 C and it is windy- one has to know how to start that car w/o flooding the engine.
My worst experience was Thunderbay. Picked up a rental and could not open the driver’s side door – the smart clerk at the rental company had washed the car and left it in the parking lot ( -25 C without wind factor ) 😦
When my wife and I were getting off the plane (her first time in Canada) in Frebruary 2003, it was -6˚C and she said: “It’s so cold.” My reply was: “That’s warm for February.” And the next day it was -25˚C 🙂
Yeah, January and February are the worst months because the temp can dip suddenly overnight and one is caught the next morning in a sub-zero environment. We can have a sudden snow storm in these months also.
Yes, it can be very cold in Thunderbay when it is windy. Remember it is further north from where you are.
Cold does not bother me. It is the Daylight saving time change that gets me depressed. It’s so dark when one gets home after work.
I don’t mind the Daylight saving time, because I feel that eventually it does not make much of a difference. However, the cold bothers me at the beginning. Once in the heart of winter, I am used to the cold.
The only difference this yeas is that my wife and I both have our driving licenses. Now, the cold is a little bit more unbearable than before 🙂 That being said, I’ve survived 6 winter already…time flies.
Well, at least you won’t have to worry that your car won’t start in Kitchener ( not as cold as Thunder Bay or some areas in Quebec). Reason, I hated Quebec city ( here in Mtl I have a garage) because I had to park on the street and when the mercury dips below -20 C and it is windy- one has to know how to start that car w/o flooding the engine.
My worst experience was Thunderbay. Picked up a rental and could not open the driver’s side door – the smart clerk at the rental company had washed the car and left it in the parking lot ( -25 C without wind factor ) 😦
Hi Dodo,
Thunderbay? It’s cold there !
When my wife and I were getting off the plane (her first time in Canada) in Frebruary 2003, it was -6˚C and she said: “It’s so cold.” My reply was: “That’s warm for February.” And the next day it was -25˚C 🙂
Yeah, January and February are the worst months because the temp can dip suddenly overnight and one is caught the next morning in a sub-zero environment. We can have a sudden snow storm in these months also.
Yes, it can be very cold in Thunderbay when it is windy. Remember it is further north from where you are.