Not sure if I'm increasingly cynical and decreasingly happy,  of if it's just winter and I live in the least interesting part of Canada. 

"Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer" (dash-doorhandle-and-bondo) 01/20/2019 at 14:17 • Filed to: None

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in other words Canada is cold like water is wet.  Except in Canada, where water is hard as a fucking rock.     Or am I just mad because I had to steer, drive a manual, and hold the driver’s door shut the whole time. 

CB > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 01/20/2019 at 14:24

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Pretty sure it’s the last one. But also, winter here sucks.

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > CB 01/20/2019 at 14:25

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it’s my 41st one on the dusty plains. You never get used to it. also I shouldn’t have washed the car.

CB > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 01/20/2019 at 14:28

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It’s my second one here, and I have the feeling I won’t get used to it. And I learned the car wash thing last year, after my girlfriend yelled at me for the gas cap being frozen shut.

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > CB 01/20/2019 at 14:29

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This has not been a bad winter,  It’s been a few years since a really nasty one.  It can potentially be -25 nonstop from november to february. 

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > CB 01/20/2019 at 14:31

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classic pushbutton doorhandles.  love them.  can’t thaw the button with a torch like the old “65 pontiac days” though. 

CB > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 01/20/2019 at 14:32

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Oh totally. A few stints of -40, mostly -15, it’s been downright balmy. Last winter, though, was a little long. Planking outside in the snow in April was not a fond memory.

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > CB 01/20/2019 at 14:33

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could be worse, will complain no matter what.  

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > CB 01/20/2019 at 14:34

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Yet O ntario complains that -20 is extreme cold.

CB > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 01/20/2019 at 14:34

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There’s nothing more Canadian than complaining about winter, then saying “Wow, the rest of the world can barely handle winter! We’re so tough!”

CB > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock 01/20/2019 at 14:35

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But it’s a wet cold. It still sucks.

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > CB 01/20/2019 at 14:36

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also 65 fullsize pontiacs have a “pontiac fusion reactor”  heater core.   1 pump gas once, 2 twist key once,  3 come back 10 minutes later and the whole  car is steaming,  and starting to thermally clear the driveway.  miss that car.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > CB 01/20/2019 at 14:37

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Do you think you are going to relocate? And if so, to where?

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > CB 01/20/2019 at 14:38

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it’s in our frozen blood.

CB > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 01/20/2019 at 14:40

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Well...

Situation depending, Most likely, I’ll just be staying here in Saskatchewan, because I need to work for at least five years and do two years up north in the province in order to move provinces. But my girlfriend really wants to go back to Manitoba, as much as we like Saskatchewan.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > CB 01/20/2019 at 14:47

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Would you be in Winnipeg or more north? Just don’t come to BC. Literally doing paperwork right now and this is my property assessment that I pay my prop taxes off.

And I still live in the cheapest place in this area.

CB > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 01/20/2019 at 14:53

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Holy crap that’s expensive. And hopefully near Winnipeg, within an hour or two drive at least. I’m not going to BC, not with the current cost of living and potential for my employer to lose a huge contract.

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > CB 01/20/2019 at 14:53

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If that loss of contract goes through... that will really suck.

CB > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 01/20/2019 at 14:56

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Ooh yes. I mean, it’ll be great for the rest of the country, but half of the staff is likely to transfer and not stay with us.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 01/20/2019 at 15:03

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i think i should move to canada i need a proper winter

its about -7c here atmo and maybe ill see a flake or two snow come tuesday

wich is about as wintery as it gets here most year

hows the jobmarket from grumpy metalworkers over there?

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 01/20/2019 at 15:06

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“The east side is the best side” no it fucking sucks. It’s cold and the wind is always blowing. Move to BC, start a grow operation, profit!

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > CB 01/20/2019 at 15:13

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by the way,  my wife applied for a job with your company in Mission.  Hopefully she gets it, I’d love to move more into the valley.  Cheaper and prettier 

CB > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 01/20/2019 at 15:13

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Fingers crossed!

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever 01/20/2019 at 15:26

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Grow op or some sort of hipster yoga.

You gonna make tons of cash in bc

Tapas > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 01/20/2019 at 16:04

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Gl ad I’m not the only one hating winter in Canada.

Its my first year here. This sucks.

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > Tapas 01/20/2019 at 17:31

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I t does suck.  BUT we are all big whiners about it.  It’s cold but there’s really only 15-20 days where it’s just dity, ignorant, evil-cold.   The rest of the winter is manageable, if not much fun. Hang in there.

pip bip - choose Corrour > Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer 01/21/2019 at 03:41

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join us for summer then?

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > pip bip - choose Corrour 01/21/2019 at 08:32

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would love to, unfortunately this shit isn’t going to shovel itself. 

Dash-doorhandle-6 cyl none the richer > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 01/21/2019 at 08:37

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there’s jobs for sure, and Saskatchewan is less of a culture shock now that we’ve been in communication with the outside world for 20 years.   it used to be “welcome to Saskatchewan, set your watch back 20 years.