OT - NO POLITICS A Hazy Shade of Winter

[DarrenBanks56]

Jesus, Mary and Joseph we’ve got -53 this morning.

yikes. isnt that about where C and F are the same temp?lol

 

[Sheppy]

yikes. isnt that about where C and F are the same temp?lol

-53 would be -63 for ya'll I believe.

 

[Ladyfan]

-53 would be -63 for ya'll I believe.

Your face must freeze off when you go out...especially if it is windy.

Do you have a garage? I would think many cars would not start up.

 

[Sheppy]

Your face must freeze off when you go out...especially if it is windy.

Do you have a garage? I would think many cars would not start up.

Nah. I'm used to this shit now.

If you plug in your vehicle, you're fine for the most part, unless you have an older rig, then it might cause some issues.

 

[Ladyfan]

Nah. I'm used to this shit now.

If you plug in your vehicle, you're fine for the most part, unless you have an older rig, then it might cause some issues.

what is Summer like?

 

[Sheppy]

what is Summer like?

We were on fire last summer, so that sucked.

Dry, warm, 24 hours of daylight.

 

[caz16]

Where can I find one?

I ended up ordering from Amazon - this supplier. It came by Fedex and they charged customs & duty but the supplier credited me the amount I had to pay since it should have been included.

https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B01MRAM0FO?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1

 

[RoccoF14]

We were on fire last summer, so that sucked.

Dry, warm, 24 hours of daylight.

Sheppy, are you up around Ft Mac?

 

[Sheppy]

Sheppy, are you up around Ft Mac?

17 hour drive north of the Mac, buddy!

 

[Ladyfan]

We were on fire last summer, so that sucked.

Dry, warm, 24 hours of daylight.

I remember the fires. Was that unusual for where you are? My kid lives in Calif and gets them too. I would take a blizzard over a fire any day.

 

[RoccoF14]

17 hour drive north of the Mac, buddy!

Yellowknife?

 

[Ladyfan]

17 hour drive north of the Mac, buddy!

How close to a major city are you? Airport? Did you grow up there?

 

[Sheppy]

I remember the fires. Was that unusual for where you are? My kid lives in Calif and gets them too. I would take a blizzard over a fire any day.

Not unusual to have fires at all, but the extent of the fires this past summer was insane. There were like 100+ burning here in the north. We legitimately had to leave the city, 19,000 of the 21,000 people had to flee south.

Yellowknife?

Yessir!

 

[Ladyfan]

Not unusual to have fires at all, but the extent of the fires this past summer was insane. There were like 100+ burning here in the north. We legitimately had to leave the city, 19,000 of the 21,000 people had to flee south.


Yessir!

I remember you had to flee.

 

[RoccoF14]

Not unusual to have fires at all, but the extent of the fires this past summer was insane. There were like 100+ burning here in the north. We legitimately had to leave the city, 19,000 of the 21,000 people had to flee south.


Yessir!

Very cool......I mean cold......I mean frigid.

I never managed to make it up there. Farthest north I've ever been is Whitehorse. Were you born there, or up there for work?

 

[Sheppy]

How close to a major city are you? Airport? Did you grow up there?

I've been living here since I was 10, I'm 33 now. Next major city is Edmonton about 15-16 hour drive south.

Very cool......I mean cold......I mean frigid.

I never managed to make it up there. Farthest north I've ever been is Whitehorse. Were you born there, or up there for work?

Born in St. Johns, been in Yellowknife for 23 years. It's home for me and I have zero plan on leaving... Unless I win the lottery, haha

 

[Ladyfan]

I've been living here since I was 10, I'm 33 now. Next major city is Edmonton about 15-16 hour drive south.


Born in St. Johns, been in Yellowknife for 23 years. It's home for me and I have zero plan on leaving... Unless I win the lottery, haha

SO...Why a Bruins fan? (sorry if I asked this before).

My Grandparents (Dad's side) were from Harbor Grace Newfoundland. They moved to Halifax NS right before Dad was born and then to Cambridge MA when Dad was 8.

 

[Sheppy]

SO...Why a Bruins fan? (sorry if I asked this before).

My Grandparents (Dad's side) were from Harbor Grace Newfoundland. They moved to Halifax NS right before Dad was born and then to Cambridge MA when Dad was 8.

Harbour Grace is about 20 minutes away from where I lived!

I'm from a town of like 650 people so people there typically like the original 6 teams. Super oldschool place.

I'd say like 50% Leaf fans, 25% Montreal fans, 15% Bruins fans and then the rest sprinkled in there. I just so happen to have a father who was a big Bruins fan, so he hammered that into my head at a young age, haha.

 

[Alicat]

-53 would be -63 for ya'll I believe.

That is way too damn cold. Just thinking about it makes me want to put all of my sweaters on at the same time lol.

I take it everyone has a battery trickle to plug into so they can start their cars?

 

[TD Charlie]

Shep lives in block heater land for sure.

 

[McGarnagle]

I've been living here since I was 10, I'm 33 now. Next major city is Edmonton about 15-16 hour drive south.


Born in St. Johns, been in Yellowknife for 23 years. It's home for me and I have zero plan on leaving... Unless I win the lottery, haha

Out of curiosity, what are the demographics up there? Is it primarily Inuit or more white settlers? And do young people generally stay in the area or relocate to sunnier climates for college/work?

I've always been fascinated by isolated regions like islands and extreme points.

 

[NeelyDan]

i envy shep's lifestyle

 

[Sheppy]

Out of curiosity, what are the demographics up there? Is it primarily Inuit or more white settlers? And do young people generally stay in the area or relocate to sunnier climates for college/work?

I've always been fascinated by isolated regions like islands and extreme points.

A little bit of everything. Primarily white, probably around 50% then about 25% Indigenous then a mixture of everything. There are Inuit for sure, but 95% probably live in Nunavut and in the high Arctic.

Most people move here for work because the money is good, they either stay and become lifers or they get their first taste of winter and are like "Nope. See ya!"

i envy shep's lifestyle

It's a gongshow most times, man.

 

[Ladyfan]

Out of curiosity, what are the demographics up there? Is it primarily Inuit or more white settlers? And do young people generally stay in the area or relocate to sunnier climates for college/work?

I've always been fascinated by isolated regions like islands and extreme points.

It is so interesting. Nice of @Sheppy to answer all of our questions!

 

[Mione134]

Crazy to think all the snow I shoveled and all the ice melt I had to use because it was icy is all gone due to the rain. Now it's 52 degrees and sunny.

Mother nature is wild.