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deathdemon321
January 3rd, 2004, 14:58
it finally snowed where i live(victoria, BC, canada)...how many times has it snowed where all you live?
Bruce
January 3rd, 2004, 15:01
The beginning of November we got about 40 inches.

Haven't seen any measurable snow since then though. :( The month of December was one big ----ign heatwave where the average high was like 40°F. And we got like 8 inches of rain too.

I want another foot or five of snow, dammit. :mad:
Epgs
January 3rd, 2004, 15:09
I want snow, but we never get much here in Central North Carolina
is0lized
January 3rd, 2004, 15:23
I live maybe 100-125 miles away from you in seattle.

We have been getting about 3 inches a day, but it melts off. I love the snow and hate warm weather.
Nick
January 3rd, 2004, 18:52
None.

It rained a lot.
Dean
January 3rd, 2004, 20:17
If you count the mountain [5 k's away from CBD, 1.2k's up] - about 40 days a year

http://www.eneabba.net/Tasmania/Tas01.htm

[Thats says 22km away from the city/ it aint. Its a 22k drive]

http://home.vicnet.net.au/~apsweb/bid2004/images/large/hobart.jpg
Webdude
January 3rd, 2004, 21:18
Snow? I thought snow was just an old wives tail, or an urban legend..
LeX
January 4th, 2004, 00:01
Originally posted by Webdude
Snow? I thought snow was just an old wives tail, or an urban legend.. Does it rain where you live?
tandoc
January 4th, 2004, 00:07
It's summer hear at the moment, had a 38C day a few days ago... hell would freeze over before it snows where i am
LeX
January 4th, 2004, 00:10
Originally posted by tandoc
It's summer hear at the moment, had a 38C day a few days ago... hell would freeze over before it snows where i am So like, do you people celebrate Christmas in bathing suits?
Dean
January 4th, 2004, 00:15
You People?
LeX
January 4th, 2004, 00:44
I meant the Aussies.
tandoc
January 4th, 2004, 01:06
no.. we celebrate it like everyone else.. eat, get drunk, make an fool of ourselves, open presents, usually in 25-35C heat.. sumtimes its good.. sumtimes its just plain crap
darkcurves
January 4th, 2004, 01:27
I have never seen snow in real life before. Does the soft ice in the freeezer feel the same as snow? :P
Ben
January 4th, 2004, 01:52
Originally posted by Bruce
The beginning of November we got about 40 inches.

Haven't seen any measurable snow since then though. :( The month of December was one big ----ign heatwave where the average high was like 40°F. And we got like 8 inches of rain too.

I want another foot or five of snow, dammit. :mad:
HAHAHA! You call THAT a heat wave?! Try 100+ heat indexes in central louisiana in the summer, and 60s to 70s averaging throughout during winter.
Wojtek
January 4th, 2004, 02:03
Originally posted by darkcurves
I have never seen snow in real life before. Does the soft ice in the freeezer feel the same as snow? :P
:biggrin2: :biggrin2:

no
Bruce
January 4th, 2004, 02:05
Originally posted by Ben
HAHAHA! You call THAT a heat wave?! Relatively speaking, yes. I'm used to seeing sub-zero temps in December, not 40&deg:.

We see plenty of 100°+ days during our summer too.
Mandrake
January 4th, 2004, 02:08
It snows maybe once every five years here, if that often. And I've only seen it stick twice, the second time was because I lived in the hills in North Central Phoenix which is a little higher than the main part of the city.
Ben
January 4th, 2004, 02:08
Originally posted by Bruce
Relatively speaking, yes. I'm used to seeing sub-zero temps in December, not 40&deg:.

We see plenty of 100°+ days during our summer too.
Now THAT's scary........a hundred degrees in Maine.....
Blank Verse
January 4th, 2004, 04:19
I live in Calgary...'nuff said :p
TRUNKS
January 4th, 2004, 05:12
It often snows REALLY lightly here...you can barely see it...though once, maybe 2 years ago, it snowed incredibly heavily... twas fun!

that and the time I went to the blue mountains, where its constantly snowing in winter...
Coolin
January 4th, 2004, 05:16
Originally posted by Blank Verse
I live in Calgary...'nuff said :p I live in Edmonton...'nuff said :p
darkcurves
January 4th, 2004, 05:56
The average temperature in Malaysia throughout the year is like 36-40C. So anything u do, sweaty, sweaty.
Dean
January 4th, 2004, 08:10
Heh funny story regarding Malaysia/Bangkok and the temp. [pre 9/11]

QF1. Qantas flight to London via Bangkok. 28hrs.

It stops in Bangkok.

As soon as they open the doors in bangkok, the heat/humidity hits you- its amazing.

When they close the doors, that humidty stays there.

That is until you take off. The cabin temprature hits Dew-point, and water stats "leaking" from everwhere.

This freaked out 5-10 passengers behind me, 2 looking extreamly alarmed. Those two left their seats [during ascent] and ran to the flight attendents. The 2 passengers returned shortly, with a :normal2: look on their faces.

Side Note: 5 people were sick on the way down in to london!!
notnamed
January 4th, 2004, 14:18
It's snowed a couple of times, but it all melted off. We had a white christmas tho :classic2: It's uncharacteristic of my area...we should have at least 4" of snow on the ground if the past is any indication. Last christmas eve (that's 2002) we got a big dump of 6"-10". But we're looking at freezing rain conditions possible right now, so maybe we'll get out of these 40°F weeks we've been having all winter.
Blank Verse
January 4th, 2004, 14:55
Originally posted by Coolin
I live in Edmonton...'nuff said :p

ah yes...so what do you have now? 2 feet? 3? :p
Gayowulf
January 4th, 2004, 23:58
Originally posted by deathdemon321
it finally snowed where i live(victoria, BC, canada)...how many times has it snowed where all you live?

I'm in the north of BC.

not much snow, but at the moment its aboot -31c
darkcurves
January 5th, 2004, 00:37
Originally posted by Gayowulf
I'm in the north of BC.

not much snow, but at the moment its aboot -31c

Why do Canadians say aboot? I found out about this at South Park and also this video http://www.57host.biz/IAmCanadian.mov
Blank Verse
January 5th, 2004, 05:26
Canadians don't say aboot. Gayo used it as a joke. It's an American stereotype of Canadians. I have no idea where it came from, but my guess is the Maritimes. There are some messed up accents there, and it might sometimes sound like aboot.
Bruce
January 5th, 2004, 06:03
It's more like "aboat" actually, with Quebecers anyway (of course they're not really Canadians, but I digress...).

The same goes for most "ou" words (aside from their funny Canadian spellings of words).

Outside sounds more like "oat-side" and so on.
Gayowulf
January 5th, 2004, 12:51
Originally posted by Bruce
Outside sounds more like "oat-side" and so on.

how is it supposed to sound?
notnamed
January 5th, 2004, 13:26
ahwt-side...or something like that.
Bruce
January 5th, 2004, 15:06
Originally posted by Gayowulf
how is it supposed to sound? ow... as in rhymes with cow, now, etc.
Wojtek
January 5th, 2004, 15:47
Originally posted by Bruce
...with Quebecers anyway (of course they're not really Canadians, but I digress...
What are they?

The reason why quebec english sounds weird is that most quebecers only learnt english at school in some point of their lifes and never used it again. Like its french on a daily basis, and when they try to go to florida for winter "Excuse me sir, where i go to flaridah?". ... and 'vive quebec libre' crap :classic2: