this all makes sense which is why this Canadian now lives inn the Philippines

[Brian W (Brian)]

Forget Rednecks..Here is what Jeff Foxworthy has to say about Canadians
If you've worn shorts and a parka at the same time, You may live in Canada .
If 'Vacation' means going anywhere South of Detroit for the weekend, You may live in Canada .
If you measure distance in hours, You may live in Canada .
If you know several people Who have hit a deer more than once, You may live in Canada .
If you can drive 90 km/hr through 2 feet of snow During a raging blizzard without flinching, You may live in Canada .
If you carry jumper cables in your car And your wife knows how to use them, You may live in Canada .
If you design your kid's Halloween costume To fit over a snowsuit, You may live in Canada .
If you know all 4 seasons: Almost winter, winter, still winter, and road construction, You may live in Canada .
If you find -2 degrees 'a little chilly', You may live in Canada .
If you actually understand these jokes, Re-Post! you definitely are Canadian and proud to be!

[Baddad (Marty)]

Hi Brian,

That appears to be from one extreme to another.
How did a middle road fail?

Cheers

[Brian W (Brian)]

Originally Posted by Baddad

Hi Brian,

That appears to be from one extreme to another.
How did a middle road fail?

Cheers

Middle road fail? Not this time we live about 400 meters up a mountain which means our temperature is Goldilocks. Rarely above 85F and at night usually 70F.

Brian

[Baddad (Marty)]

Hi Brian,

Nooiiicce. I am envious. I have friends who have property in the Philippines. I have heard a lot.

I assumed the skies were cloud covered most of the time.

Cheers

[Brian W (Brian)]

Marty this year you are right there has been a truly depressing amount of cloud cover. But in the two previous years I was out two or three times a week. To give you an idea of the skies where I am I completed the M-110 in a 4.5" short tube reflector and I have confidence that I can catch a life time of seeing in our 8" Lightbridge. The Veil Nebula sans filters, and with just a little averted imagination I have almost seen the Pillars of Creation with 8". On a good night I can see mag 6 stars no problem. The major problem here for astronomy is the lack of stores. IF I buy it is imported and the shipping can be a problem.
Brian

[Waxing_Gibbous (Peter)]

I was born and grew up in Canada.
Our nearest rellies were 800 miles away.
They were too tight to buy air fair and I always got stuck taking our English cousins to see them.
By Car.
Through the Rockies.
I don't care if I never see another snow-capped peak, glacier, forested hillside or prairie flatland again.

As well as being mostly cold, Canada's a little boring really.
living next to the US gives one a huge inferiority complex.
We WANT to be interesting, but it's a bit too much like being an American to put in the effort.
In contrast, I reckon Australians are about the most naturally interesting lot around.


Canada has the world's most boring national anthem as well.
There are so many "We stand on guard for's..." that its easy to forget why you are standing on guard in the first place.

Though Canadians ARE polite and generally pretty nice. Everyone says this no matter where you go.

When I was in Guatemala in 1981 we thought we were going to be killed by some guerilla blokes with guns we'd stumbled on while trying to find some fool bird my companion wanted to "twitch".

When they found out we were Canadian all they wanted to do was be our best friends.
They even offered us a couple of Khalashikovs in case we ran into some 'Yankee pig-*******".

Oh well. Boring but nice.
That's us.

[Blue Skies (Jacquie)]

Originally Posted by Brian W

If you measure distance in hours, You may live in Canada .

Hmm. This one applies equally well to Western Australia. We often talk about how far away a place is in terms of time taken to drive there.

[ballaratdragons (Ken)]

They are funny lines Brian

All I know about Canadians is that they don't like being called Americans

See if I can do one for us Aussies:
If you've worn shorts and thongs to the pub or Church, You may live in Australia .
If 'Vacation' means going anywhere North of the other Pub, You may live in Australia .
If you measure distance in the number of Pubs you stopped at, You may live in Australia .
If you know several people Who have hit a Roo more than once, near a Pub, You may live in Australia .
If you can drive 120 km/hr through 2 feet of Bull Dust during a drought to get to the Pub, You may live in Australia .
If you carry Ocky Straps & fencing wire in your car for 'bumpy road' repairs on the way to a Pub And your wife also knows how to get there, You may live in Australia .
If you design your kid's Footy Grand Final costume to include Thongs for Grand Final night at the Pub, You may live in Australia .
If you know all 4 seasons: Tooheys Summer, XXXX Summer, VB Summer, and Summer road-train dust (on the way to the pub), You may live in Australia .
If you find 42 degrees 'a little warm' in the Beer Garden, You may live in Australia .
If you actually understand these Pubs , , err, I mean jokes, Re-Post! you definitely are Australian and proud to be!

[Brian W (Brian)]

Originally Posted by Blue Skies

Hmm. This one applies equally well to Western Australia. We often talk about how far away a place is in terms of time taken to drive there.

yes but do you wear parkas and shorts at the same time?

Brian

[Baddad (Marty)]

Yes Brian,

but do you wear parkas and shorts at the same time?

When I go fishing in the rain.