Hi and welcome. I'm on the island off the other coast ;-)
Baffin Island?
Hi and welcome. I'm on the island off the other coast ;-)
In Sri Lanka? Absolutely. Plus the mosquitoes carry not just malaria, but also dengue fever and chikungunya, which has nothing at all to do with chickens and is an incredibly painful disease. We've had it. We're still affected by it six years later.Aw, how could I hate you? The insects are probably terrible...
In Sri Lanka? Absolutely. Plus the mosquitoes carry not just malaria, but also dengue fever and chikungunya, which has nothing at all to do with chickens and is an incredibly painful disease. We've had it. We're still affected by it six years later.
In Singapore, not so much, although the mosquitoes do carry the nasty diseases, they're nowhere near as prolific as in Sri Lanka. Or Canada's north.
In Sri Lanka? Absolutely. Plus the mosquitoes carry not just malaria, but also dengue fever and chikungunya, which has nothing at all to do with chickens and is an incredibly painful disease. We've had it. We're still affected by it six years later.
In Singapore, not so much, although the mosquitoes do carry the nasty diseases, they're nowhere near as prolific as in Sri Lanka. Or Canada's north.
You've moved to Vancouver?Usually I'd say "I know the feeling!" but this year? It's that accursed rain again. Warm torrential rain all summer, light rain all autumn, nasty cold rain all winter...
Don't worry, after their fellow-fans have had a few beers, the 'musicians' will doubtless be beaten with their vuvuzuelas. sigh. Another 'blessing' that soccer has given us.The fans at the stadium just across 111th Ave from us have discovered vuvuzelas this year. Oh JOY. :|
Don't worry, after their fellow-fans have had a few beers, the 'musicians' will doubtless be beaten with their vuvuzuelas. sigh. Another 'blessing' that soccer has given us.
You've moved to Vancouver?
The reason my sister moved to Northern Alberta (Grande Prairie, for those of you who didn't think it got worse than Edmonton) and refuses to come back, is that the grey skies up against the mountains make her feel trapped. She says it may be really cold in the winter, but at least it's a bright, blue sky that goes on for miles.
You've moved to Vancouver?
The reason my sister moved to Northern Alberta (Grande Prairie, for those of you who didn't think it got worse than Edmonton) and refuses to come back, is that the grey skies up against the mountains make her feel trapped. She says it may be really cold in the winter, but at least it's a bright, blue sky that goes on for miles.
As I recall, they are real, real pretty.I almost forget what a blue sky looks like.
I'm a BC girl, born and bred, and I'm offended by this jerk, on behalf of my Albertan relatives, and my fellow British Columbians.Yep, and this is part of the reason I stay. I had an online acquaintance from Vancouver that I finally de-friended. I got so tired of the constant Alberta bashing. I mean...so you hate the place. Big deal. Get OVER it! It was pathological with this guy. Just CONSTANT. This is the guy who is constantly bemoaning the cost of living in Vancouver. Can you see me rolling my eyes from here?
So I defriended him, and then he got annoyed and wanted to know why. I said, "The constant Alberta bashing really got to me." He said I should have told him. I said I did. And why did he have to bash anywhere? Just don't live there if you don't want to.
He told me Alberta is a culturally barren shithole. Then blocked me. Whatever, asshole.
I like it here, and I like sunshine. So it works for me. Less snobby douchebags here like him.
I'm a BC girl, born and bred, and I'm offended by this jerk, on behalf of my Albertan relatives, and my fellow British Columbians.
We may smart-mouth some, but we don't all constantly bash. The 'call the Albertans during the winter flower-count' thing is just local pride, honest.
And you're certainly not culturally barren! You've got the Symphony, and the Ballet (which my ballet-lovin' friend says is better than Ballet B.C.) and museums and festivals, etc, just like any other major city. (Or so I hear from the kinfolk)
He sounds like the kind of person who calls Vancouver 'No-Fun City', and when being asked for details, says there's not enough opportunities to get drunk.
And after being called on his bashing, his retort is to call Alberta "a culturally barren shithole"?
An idiot. I apologise.
As I recall, they are real, real pretty.
What's that Bradbury story? "All Summer in a Day"?
We'll get onesoon.eventually.
Erm... the suggestion appears to have scared everyone away.
I can't make it, for sure. I'd have loved to though.
Hey everyone, just joined the forums and thought I would pop over here to wish everyone a Happy Victoria Day. Long weekend weather in Ottawa has been absolutely beautiful, I hope other places are just as nice.
Hey everyone, just joined the forums and thought I would pop over here to wish everyone a Happy Victoria Day. Long weekend weather in Ottawa has been absolutely beautiful, I hope other places are just as nice.