I just wonder how the Star Spangled Banner would sound when sung in French ... Just as bad as in English?
I've listened to a number of national anthems from around the world,
and IMO, the SSB is the most boring of the bunch...and I'm an
American! My favorite is "O Canada". Back in the '70s-'80s,
Windsor's channel 9 would show late movies at Midnight and then go off
the air, preceeded by "O Canada", so I heard it quite often.
My Next favorite is Russia's, "State Anthem of the Russian
Federation"; there's a mouth full, but a great piece.
My Next favorite is Russia's, "State
Anthem of the Russian Federation"; there's a mouth full, but a great
piece.
I've listened to a number of national anthems from around the world, and IMO, the SSB is the most boring of the bunch...and I'm an American! My favorite is "O Canada". [...]
Do you have a preference for whether it's sung in English or French?
P.S. I lived in Quebec from 2009 to 2012 and picked up some Quebecois French. Native French speakers always laugh when I speak to them, though!
> > French. Native French speakers always laugh when I speak to them, though!P.S. I lived in Quebec from 2009 to 2012 and picked up some Quebecois
That would seem to jive with various things I've heard about Quebec being int>rant to non-French speaking people, even when it's their own countrymen.
As I understand it though the French people in France are almost as bad
about non-French speakers so it may be cultural, although there they are
not too crazy about Quebecois French either. I think to them it would be
like Cockney English to the more Educated people in Britain.. B)
They claimed that at least the French who live in the north of France are not nearly as smug when interacting with non-French/barely-French
speakers.
She found them to be quite friendly.
P.S. I lived in Quebec from 2009 to 2012 and picked up some
Quebecois French. Native French speakers always laugh when I speak
to them, though!
That would seem to jive with various things I've heard about Quebec
being intolerant to non-French speaking people, even when it's their
own countrymen.
I'm Canadian in spite of the possible tag line and it's a bit of a
joke here how the French are against non-French speakers. We are
(were?) pretty much forced to take French in school in the non-French provinces and I took it for 4 years. That doesn't do much for you in Quebec though since the French they teach us in School is 'Paris'
French, not Quebecois French.
I have a few French Canadian relatives so I know quite a bit of the
slang and how to swear 'properly' so I maybe can fit in a bit better.
She found them to be quite friendly.
Because it is the old remnant of a once County Flanders of which in Belgium West- and East-Flanders still remain.
So they are generic Belgians ... meaning they love good beer, enjoy the chocolates and have no clue what a Belgian Waffle is ...
That might be. IIRC, she may have been visiting farther west than there, i.e. Normandy. Either way, it sounds like the people she encountered
were equally as friendly.
I used to work with someone (RIP) who had visited France and who>claimed that this impression is built from interactions with Parisians.
coming from other languages, swearing usually>revolves around things like anatomy or intercourse, right? But in Quebec, the
... since the French
took a lot of grief over things that went on in WW2 which I think the Americans harped on about more than most, and longer.
That might be. IIRC, she may have been visiting farther west than there, i.e. Normandy. Either way, it sounds like the people she encountered were equally as friendly.
You undoubtedly have idiots as well as friendly people all over the galaxy.
Yes, there seems to be a lot of arrogance built into Paris where other
areas may be more interested in tourist dollars than that. Plus it's
likely worse for Americans than Canadians or others since the French
took a lot of grief over things that went on in WW2 which I think the Americans harped on about more than most, and longer.
"You can put your arms down, the war is over.."
When I was in Canada several years ago, I met a couple from near Toronto.>We were discussing travel and one of them mentioned that they'd heard it
I guess that explains it. If I ever travel to Europe, I might also>identify as Canadian. :D
I've spent extended time in the USA, 4 to 6 months at a time in earlier
years and most people there are very nice. I also noticed that if I
adopted any slight accent common to the area I'm in, I got treated a
lot better and was less likely to be ripped off when buying something
so maybe I should have had an American flag on my back pack.. B)
I almost mentioned that last night. A Lot of 'lower end' American
tourists
like back packers across Europe staying in Hostels and such have a
Canadian Flag patch on their back packs or sewn the the shoulder of their coats because they are treated quite a bit better if people think they
are Canadians.
"Football? No the proper name is soccer"
"Football? No the proper name is soccer"
We call soccer "Soccer".
Aussie Rules (AFL) is called football or footy. ;-)
I have no idea what Canada and Alabama would have in common that would cause people to guess one or the other. :D
... you hardly ever get that from a Canadian, Aussie, New Zealander ...
This has not happened in a long time but, when I moved to the area I live>in now (about 28 years ago), for several years people would sometimes ask
I don't know why. I was born in Kentucky, and so were my parents and>theirs, and the city I live in now is in Kentucky.
Re: the 'Accent'.. When most Americans think of a Canadian accent they
think of what is mostly a Northern or Eastern accent actually used by
very few of us. You expect us to say 'aboot' instead of about. For the
most part the bulk of us have no true accent, we just say words exactly
as they are spelled but, like in the USA, there are areas that do have
a distinctly different accent and often use different words for things.
"Football? No the proper name is soccer"We call soccer "Soccer".
It seems this website indicates differently ...
https://www.footballaustralia.com.au/
Aussie Rules (AFL) is called football or footy. ;-)
Ah. You mean "American Football Australia Style" ... actually I like
it.
The general aussie population calls soccer soccer and not football.
Ah. You mean "American Football Australia Style" ... actually I like SW>WD> it.
At least our players don't cover up in panzy padding... #-/
They can also kick the ball more often.... and a great distance!
>> think of what is mostly a Northern or Eastern accent actually used byRe: the 'Accent'.. When most Americans think of a Canadian accent they
When I was in Canada, I noticed that most of the Canadians I ran into had>no accent. They were sometimes difficult to understand, though, because by
This would have been in Ontario, mostly north of Lakes Superior and Huron.
The few people I ran into that had accents either sounded like a Red Green>character, sounded slighly British, or sounded slightly French. That was
[...] so we tend to
get small rebates on energy used to heat the house and such.
This year for the first time in many years I am staying through the
winter in my cabin on the bay. [...]
[...] Last night the
temperature dropped down to at least -25c (-13f) and pails of water I had
on the floor in the kitchen froze quite a bit. It was down near 40f when
I woke up. I turn off the bigger heater and use just a single 2000 watt baseboard heater at night. [...]
Rob Mccart wrote to MIKE POWELL <=->no accent. They were sometimes difficult to understand, though, because by
When I was in Canada, I noticed that most of the Canadians I ran into had
I was about to say you must have hit an area that speaks a little differently but then I thought, one thing I notice about a lot of
American accents is that they draw out vowels so maybe you were hearing our usual 'accent' and to us (like for most people) we feel WE Don't
have an accent.. B)
This would have been in Ontario, mostly north of Lakes Superior and Huron.
That covers a lot of area. I grew up in Southern Ontario never more
than a few miles from the Great Lakes. The last 39 years I've been on
the shores of Georgian Bay, which is on Lake Huron. We are considered Central Ontario although treated like Northern Ontario by most
government plans that change with where you live since anyone much more than 150 miles North of Toronto have the same basic living problems, a long distance between places and much colder temperatures in Winter, so
we tend to get small rebates on energy used to heat the house and such.
The few people I ran into that had accents either sounded like a Red Green>character, sounded slighly British, or sounded slightly French. That was
Yes, a lot of Northern areas are like that, and probably similar things
in Alberta, which is sort of the 'Texas' of Canada.. (Not the French
part)
This year for the first time in many years I am staying through the
winter in my cabin on the bay. For many years because they needed my
help in winter I stayed with my parents in Parry Sound over the winter
but they have both passed now and I had to decide what to do. I spent winters here for 13 years quite a while back so I had a rough idea of
what to expect but it's a bit more of a challenge now that I'm older.
This place has poor insulation and, for now, I can't use anything but
the inadequate electric heat (60 AMP service) after the insurance
company banned my use of the old wood stove I put in 40 years ago. Last night the temperature dropped down to at least -25c (-13f) and pails of water I had on the floor in the kitchen froze quite a bit. It was down near 40f when I woke up. I turn off the bigger heater and use just a single 2000 watt baseboard heater at night. It's actually left set to about 68f but it can't manage on its own when it drops much below freezing. On several cold nights I've woken up to it being near 40f in here, and most mornings it starts off closer to 50f than 60f.
There's no practical way to keep running water going so I have a 'box' about 200 feet out on the ice covering a hole I break through each day
to get pails of water and I have an out house (privy?) for a toilet so
I am 'roughing' it a little bit here..
BTW, this is not a money thing. I could easily afford to rent a house
or apartment for winter or even year round but I would go stir crazy I think living in town all the time. Here, I spend so much time and
energy just staying alive that I don't have much time to get bored..
B)
Oh, and I sort of read with amusement what some people there say when
you get a little snow. 3 or 4 times this year withing a day or two I
have gotten 20 to 30 inches of snow at a time, which can make trudging
out to get water even more fun.. 6 to 8 inches of snow is nothing.. B)
>> winter in my cabin on the bay. [...]This year for the first time in many years I am staying through the
>> temperature dropped down to at least -25c (-13f) and pails of water I hadLast night the
Bancroft, Ontario>11:00 n/a -17 (-16.8) SSW 8
22 January 2025
It was a long stretch of <-20C last night. Brrr.
>> think of what is mostly a Northern or Eastern accent actually used by
>> very few of us. You expect us to say 'aboot' instead of about. For the
>> most part the bulk of us have no true accent, we just say words exactly
>> as they are spelled but, like in the USA, there are areas that do have
>> a distinctly different accent and often use different words for things.
>no accent. They were sometimes difficult to understand, though, because by
>no accent I mean they also didn't accent any of their syllables. If they
>spoke fast, it was difficult to catch some words.
I was about to say you must have hit an area that speaks a little differently but then I thought, one thing I notice about a lot of American accents is that they draw out vowels so maybe you were hearing our usual 'accent' and
to us (like for most people) we feel WE Don't have an accent.. B)
That covers a lot of area. I grew up in Southern Ontario never more than
a few miles from the Great Lakes. The last 39 years I've been on the
shores of Georgian Bay, which is on Lake Huron. We are considered Central Ontario although treated like Northern Ontario by most government plans
that change with where you live since anyone much more than 150 miles
North of Toronto have the same basic living problems, a long distance
between places and much colder temperatures in Winter, so we tend to
get small rebates on energy used to heat the house and such.
>character, sounded slighly British, or sounded slightly French. That was
>very few people.
Yes, a lot of Northern areas are like that, and probably similar things
in Alberta, which is sort of the 'Texas' of Canada.. (Not the French part)
This year for the first time in many years I am staying through the
winter in my cabin on the bay. For many years because they needed my
help in winter I stayed with my parents in Parry Sound over the winter
but they have both passed now and I had to decide what to do. I spent
winters here for 13 years quite a while back so I had a rough idea of
what to expect but it's a bit more of a challenge now that I'm older.
This place has poor insulation and, for now, I can't use anything but
the inadequate electric heat (60 AMP service) after the insurance company banned my use of the old wood stove I put in 40 years ago. Last night the temperature dropped down to at least -25c (-13f) and pails of water I had
on the floor in the kitchen froze quite a bit. It was down near 40f when
I woke up. I turn off the bigger heater and use just a single 2000 watt baseboard heater at night. It's actually left set to about 68f but it
can't manage on its own when it drops much below freezing. On several
cold nights I've woken up to it being near 40f in here, and most mornings
it starts off closer to 50f than 60f.
There's no practical way to keep running water going so I have a 'box'
about 200 feet out on the ice covering a hole I break through each day
to get pails of water and I have an out house (privy?) for a toilet so
I am 'roughing' it a little bit here..
BTW, this is not a money thing. I could easily afford to rent a house
or apartment for winter or even year round but I would go stir crazy I
think living in town all the time. Here, I spend so much time and energy
just staying alive that I don't have much time to get bored.. B)
Oh, and I sort of read with amusement what some people there say when
you get a little snow. 3 or 4 times this year withing a day or two I
have gotten 20 to 30 inches of snow at a time, which can make trudging
out to get water even more fun.. 6 to 8 inches of snow is nothing.. B)
---
* SLMR Rob * Celibacy is NOT hereditory
the shores of Georgian Bay, which is on Lake Huron. We are considered Central Ontario although treated like Northern Ontario by most>hotel I stayed at. He told me he got a letter from the government telling
government plans that change with where you live since anyone much more than 150 miles North of Toronto have the same basic living problems, a
long distance between places and much colder temperatures in Winter, so
we tend to get small rebates on energy used to heat the house and such.
I had a discussion with someone who lives Jack Fish, ON. He owned the
I thought those areas of Lake Superior and Lake Huron were beautiful.
night the temperature dropped down to at least -25c (-13f) and pails of water I had on the floor in the kitchen froze quite a bit. It was down>but 40F would require a lot of blankets! Any way to improve the insulation
near 40f when I woke up.
Wow, I actually prefer it a little cool so the air doesn't dry out so much,
BTW, this is not a money thing. I could easily afford to rent a house
or apartment for winter or even year round but I would go stir crazy I think living in town all the time.
I can understand wanting to stay out of the city if you are not used to it.
Yes, Healthcare in small areas has always been a problem. It's not like
you have to Live in the big cities, but you may have to travel there for
any major health care issues, and some low population remote areas have
only a Registered Nurse, and maybe not even that.
Yes, I'm in what they call the 30,000 islands area so there are lots of
small islands out on the water plus I actually live within the Georgian
Bay Unesco Protected Biosphere which makes getting building permits tricky but they protect the area, like you can't get a new lot building permit unless you have 2 acres of land with about 330 feet of water frontage.
I hate seeing some lakes where there's a cottage every 50 feet.
The restrictions here do make it a lot more expensive to build though.
You pay often over a $Million to buy a vacant lot to build on.
Wow, I actually prefer it a little cool so the air doesn't dry out so much,
but 40F would require a lot of blankets! Any way to improve the insulation
situation?
It would require redoing the siding and ripping out old insulation under
the floors plus better windows and doors so you're looking at probably $40,000 to do a good job. I hesitate to spend that much since I may only
be wintering here for a limited time, probably less than another 5 years. (Possibly never again the way things are going..) B)
I have lived in apartments in big cities until I bought my first house
(in the city) when I was 21. Then I was in there and in my next place for
11 years and then, very briefly, bought an apartment building type Condo, where the rules drove me nuts and I ended up selling that within 6 weeks.
I was changing to a much better job at that time (1986) but there was a
delay and I decided to take the winter off. I took all the money from
the Condo I sold and invested it and escaped to Florida for 6 months and discovered I was making more money on investments than it was costing me
to live (cheaply) so I decided to take a little longer off.
I'm starting to think I may not go back to work at all.. B)
It's all good if you don't mind living in the woods and don't blow
a lot of money on bad habits.. like smoking, drinking, going out
to bars and restaurants.. Women.. B)
Yes, Healthcare in small areas has always been a problem. [...]
I'm lucky in Parry Sound area since even though they have
a tiny population (They claim under 7000) they have a
fairly large reasonably well equipped hospital because
they service a large rural area with about 25,000
residents plus in summer the vacationers add another
25,000+ people to the mix.
Yes, I'm in what they call the 30,000 islands area so
there are lots of small islands out on the water plus I
actually live within the Georgian Bay Unesco Protected
Biosphere which makes getting building permits tricky but
they protect the area, like you can't get a new lot
building permit unless you have 2 acres of land with about
330 feet of water frontage. I hate seeing some lakes where
there's a cottage every 50 feet. The restrictions here do
make it a lot more expensive to build though. You pay
often over a $Million to buy a vacant lot to build on.
$40,000 to do a good job. I hesitate to spend that much
since I may only be wintering here for a limited time,
probably less than another 5 years. (Possibly never again
the way things are going..) B)
BTW, this is not a money thing. I could easily afford to
rent a house or apartment for winter or even year round
but I would go stir crazy I think living in town all the
time.
the Condo I sold and invested it and escaped to Florida[...]
I'm starting to think I may not go back to work at all.. B)
It's all good if you don't mind living in the woods and
don't blow a lot of money on bad habits.. like smoking,
drinking, going out to bars and restaurants.. Women..
B)
I was born and raised in Louisville Kentucky.>First time I heard myself talk when a Tape Recorder was played it surprised m
Up to then I thought that I spoke as well as a news caster on the national>networks here in the USA.
Once I. visited a family near Buffalo and they took us to Niagara Falls Canad>I can't remember having trouble talking to workers in the Visitors Center .
I have a Amateur Radio (Ham) license and once talked with a Canadian who said>he was fixing frozen plumbing in his Summer home, this was in April.
The general aussie population calls soccer soccer and not
football.
So, when the world championships football are being held, do they call
it the world championships soccer then?
Ah. You mean "American Football Australia Style" ... actually Ilike> it.
At least our players don't cover up in panzy padding... #-/
They can also kick the ball more often.... and a great distance!
It also looks like they're practicing a sport, not trying to kill the adversary. I also saw women play it, that's cool.
They also do not sprint 40 meters, need a drink of water and a
breather.
The general aussie population calls soccer soccer and not
football.
So, when the world championships football are being held, do they call
it the world championships soccer then?
Ah. You mean "American Football Australia Style" ... actually Ilike> it.
At least our players don't cover up in panzy padding... #-/
They can also kick the ball more often.... and a great distance!
It also looks like they're practicing a sport, not trying to kill the adversary. I also saw women play it, that's cool.
They also do not sprint 40 meters, need a drink of water and a
breather.
The general aussie population calls soccer soccer and not
football.
So, when the world championships football are being held, do they call
it the world championships soccer then?
Ah. You mean "American Football Australia Style" ... actually Ilike> it.
At least our players don't cover up in panzy padding... #-/
They can also kick the ball more often.... and a great distance!
It also looks like they're practicing a sport, not trying to kill the adversary. I also saw women play it, that's cool.
They also do not sprint 40 meters, need a drink of water and a
breather.
>> small islands out on the water plus I actually live within the GeorgianI'm in what they call the 30,000 islands area so there are lots of
That is pretty handy to be able to keep it from becoming like so many other>areas with water frontage. Probably not so handy if/when you want to add
>> here for a limited time, probably less than another 5 years.I hesitate to spend that much since I may only be wintering
Yeah, where is that global warming when you need it. :D I would sure be>discouraged from toughing it out for many winters if I suspected that they
>> (in the city) when I was 21. Then I was in there and in my next place forI have lived in apartments in big cities until I bought my first house
Some of the HOA stuff relatives have to put up with would drive me nuts.>OTOH, the rules do sometimes come in handy when you have neighbors that
What is your cellular coverage like? Can you call 911 if you>need to?
I have a small 100 acre lot pretty much smack dab in the middle>of the Bear Lake Peatland Conservatory, south of Magnetawan,
I would love to build something on it, but road access is next>to zero.
$40,000 to do a good job. I hesitate to spend that much>have to.
since I may only be wintering here for a limited time,
probably less than another 5 years. (Possibly never again
the way things are going..) B)
I'm surprised that you *are* wintering that way when you don't
>they leave for the winter? I know several people house-sittingBTW, this is not a money thing. I could easily afford to
rent a house or apartment for winter or even year round
but I would go stir crazy I think living in town all the
time.
Surely, there are people wanting to rent out their homes while
Yeah, where is that global warming when you need it. :D I would sure be>discouraged from toughing it out for many winters if I suspected that they
>might turn out like this one has so far.
Yes, perfect timing. Probably the coldest winter so far in a decade and
more snow than I've seen in the past 20 years this early. My weather
app on the phone used words I've never seen them use before, they said
I should expect a blizzard tomorrow. If a few of the storms we've gotten
so far didn't qulify as that I hate to think what to expect..
Some of the HOA stuff relatives have to put up with would drive me nuts.>OTOH, the rules do sometimes come in handy when you have neighbors that
>have kids who collect beat up, non-running cars.
Yes, some rules make sense.. There were other things in play that added
to my decision to sell the condo but I remember things like rules saying
you couldn't have a wreath on your door for Christmas and you couldn't
bring anything not held in your arms up in the elevator - you had to
schedule a time to use the freight elevator. A bunch of little things..
In between each quarter, there is a six minute break, while players are given 20 minutes to recover at half time.
>> app on the phone used words I've never seen them use before, they saidmore snow than I've seen in the past 20 years this early. My weather
I was reading something today that warned the US areas south and east of>you (across Lakes Erie and Ontario) to expect a lot of snow so I wondered
I was reading something today that warned the US areas south and east of>you (across Lakes Erie and Ontario) to expect a lot of snow so I wondered
>if you might also be in for it. Sounds like probably so.
I guess to earn being called a Blizzard requires higher winds.
Walking around is precarious since you can walk on top of a lot of
the snow, but not all of it, so you find yourself suddenly breaking
through into 10 or 15 inches of loose snow under the crust. That's
where there was already a fair amount of old snow. The drifts by
my car were almost shovel breaking hard right down to the ground.
In between each quarter, there is a six minute break, while
players are given 20 minutes to recover at half time.
Is there any beer involved?
In between each quarter, there is a six minute break, while
players are given 20 minutes to recover at half time.
Is there any beer involved?
No.
In between each quarter, there is a six minute break, whileIs there any beer involved?
players are given 20 minutes to recover at half time.
No.
Then it isn't football. Fans without beer ... horror.
they built a new cell tower about 7 miles away, but when a
service guy was here for noise on my land line, we talked
briefly and he was able to check and he said the cell
service here was coming from another tower several miles
further away. Whatever works.. That's my Internet access
mainly. Other than that my cell phone is just for
emergencies, travel or for rare long distance calls which
would cost me extra on my land line.
Yes, a lot of people bought acreage for hunting camps and
such in the area and later found there was no legal way to
put a road into the property. I have a friend with a
cottage over on Mary Lake in Muskoka and he has no road
access to his property.
told them to get stuffed and he's totally off the grid..
(It should maybe be mentioned that my brother and sister
are both in far worse health than I am.. so far
anyways..)
I guess to earn being called a Blizzard requires higher winds.
I had forgotten that but, yes, I am pretty sure that is correct.
>> to the ground.The drifts by my car were almost shovel breaking hard right down
Wild that those drifts got so hard. Was there any melting and refreezing>involved?
The real shock this year is the wild changes in temperature up and down
in a short time, like this week Friday will have a high of 32f and a low
that night of -4f, a high of 8f the next day, then back up to 27f the
next day. But what I started to say was we've had a number of days this
year with a daytime high at or slightly above freezing and then dropping
to -4f or so overnight. The worst part is those fast changes are always accompanied by high winds to move the systems in and out and it's harder
to heat the house and get around in the wind than in colder temperatures.
The guy that plows out the road here said to me the other day that this
is the worst year for large and drifting snowfalls that he's seen in
at least 5 years. I picked a great year to try wintering here again. B)
Then it isn't football. Fans without beer ... horror.
Fans yes, players no... Although it's very expensive!
That's my Internet access mainly. Other than that my cell> phone is just for emergencies, travel or for rare long
Why not switch entirely to cellular? That's what I did just a>few years ago. I got tired of the seasonal issues with the
My rate was about $35/mo (no extra features). I guess that was>a grandfathered rate or something, but I learned that other
I use a ZTE mobile router that houses the SIM card. The device>feeds regular RJ11 to any existing corded phones or the house
(It should maybe be mentioned that my brother and sister> are both in far worse health than I am.. so far
Younger or older?
>> in a short time, like this week Friday will have a high of 32f and a lowThe real shock this year is the wild changes in temperature up and down
We've had some of the temperature swings here lately but nothing near that>drastic. Like one day it might only get to 28F after a night around 10F,
The other problem I had in the past, I hope it's not as bad these
days with warmer overall temperatures, is not being able to put in
the water system until the ice comes off of Georgian Bay. I can
remember years putting the foot valve stand in around April 10th
and getting cuts on my legs from ice floes drifting in and hitting
me when I was in the water. One year I had to put in the foot valve
3 times because ice kept drifting in, catching the marker float, and dragging the stand into shore.. B)
Last night and tonight we'll drop to about -4f again but there are
a couple of days this week that may get up slightly above freezing
so it's still bouncing around.
the main heater running on and off as needed but I need
some work sealing things up better when it gets windy.
Vertical log cabin with siding on it and some insulation
but more intended to handle cool days in spring and fall
than the cold of winter.
[...] Imagine carrying 2 full pails of water up hill
through snow often up to your knees..
You can tell I'm an older Canadian the way I jump between
metric and the old system for measurments.. But I figure
it helps our American friends reading this to follow it as
well.. B)
The other problem I had in the past, I hope it's not as
bad these days with warmer overall temperatures, is not
being able to put in the water system until the ice comes
off of Georgian Bay. I can remember years putting the foot
valve stand in around April 10th and getting cuts on my
legs from ice floes drifting in and hitting me when I was
in the water.
I spent quite a while today and yesterday digging a path
through 10 to 24 inch snow to most of the places on the
property I need to walk every day. That was over about 350
feet. I have maybe another 125 feet to do..
..I picked a great year to try wintering here again. B)
Every year when I was wintering in town I put the phone on
'Vacation' over the winter, which saved me a little money,
and every spring I wondered if I shouldn't go to just a
cell phone. Probably the only reason I haven't done that
yet is because the land line here is so cheap ($29.75) and
my cell phone is pretty old so I worry about it suddenly
having a problem and having no other sourse of
communication since my cell phone is also my internet
connection. I just got used to using them for different
things and didn't change over..
party line system where they've changed over from 4
customers on a line to 2 customers who can share the line
without ever knowing someone else could also using it at
the same time.
The easiest way to see this was back when I was on dial-up
internet and the fastest speed I could get was 26k instead
of 56k..
I use a ZTE mobile router that houses the SIM card. [...]
My sister has something like that where they use their old
land line phones through a cell phone, although I don't
think they had to have a SIM card in anything but one of
their cell phones. It just is set to share the signal
somehow.
I think they both have Blood Pressure problems, my sister
had cancer (in remission now) and she broke her neck being
thrown
My brother has severe 'brittle' diabetes which mainly
affected the nerves in his feet to the point where he
can't drive anymore
We (and you) had quite a deep-freeze again last night. It>started getting into the low 20s pretty early in the evening
Bancroft, Ontario>09:00 .n/a .-17 (-16.6) .SSE 2 .
02 February 2025
the main heater running on and off as needed but I need>know several people with cordwood and haybale homes in this
some work sealing things up better when it gets windy.
Vertical log cabin with siding on it and some insulation
but more intended to handle cool days in spring and fall
than the cold of winter.
I don't think I know anyone else with a vertial log cabin. I
Can you simply add a layer of insulation on the outside of the>existing facing? I've seen that done on some homes in the area
[...] Imagine carrying 2 full pails of water up hill>to provide a supply of wash/flush water when my pump/well
through snow often up to your knees..
Can imagine. I've done something almost similar when I needed
You can tell I'm an older Canadian the way I jump between>too. Around here, driving distance is simply measured in
metric and the old system for measurments..
I bounce around using both systems depending on the application
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