Wednesday, April 28, 2004
Hi all. Jim got sunburn over the weekend, back in England, and here it's minus 1 degree (minus 7 with windchill). Tomorrow we are told it will be plus 20 and sunny. The mind boggles. Deb asked whether I like the Canadian climate, heh :-)
One of the things I like here, is the range and display of fresh fruit and veg in the grocery shops. Much better than in England, and you get more room to move around here. In Tesco, you had to elbow people out of the way to get to the cabbage, and corn on the cob was too expensive to have regularly. There's still a good range of grocery shops here - you can go cheap at No Frills, or a bit up-market like Sobeys or Dominion. [link to various grocery chains] You can certainly get exactly what you're looking for from the shops within a couple of miles radius of your home. Assuming you don't live out in the boonies! Not too keen on the trolleys though. Here, the rear wheels don't point any direction other than forward, so you have to steer in a different way. Less control, and if you're used to British trolley pushing, you may tip over your Canadian produce. Beware, you have been warned.
Like the US, Canada's coinage is 1c, 5c, 10c, 25c. Also chuck into that the dollar and two-dollar coins. I miss the option of a 2c coin, and to me, having 20's and 50's is just "the right way of doing it". Reminds me of a Dilbert cartoon (which I cannot find), where Dilbert is at a checkout, and the total is $1.79 so "for simplicity" Dilbert gives the cashier $2.04. Confuses the hell out of the cashier, and to me the funny thing is that you wouldn't get that sort of thing in Europe, 'cos the coins MAKE SENSE there. Grrrr.
Leafs play tonight. They're 2-0 down in the series, and have to get back on top. Looking on the bright side, the last time the Leafs were 2-0 down in a series, they won it. In other hockey news, Guelph play Mississauga (Ice Dogs) in the OHL championship finals. Winner walks off with the J. Ross Robertson Cup. Mississauga won the Bobby Orr Trophy for winning the OHL Eastern Conference final, and Guelph won the Wayne Gretzky Trophy for winning the OHL Western Conference final. The winner goes on to represent the OHL in the Memorial Cup. This is played between the champions of the OHL, the WHL and the QMJHL. The fourth team in the Memorial Cup final is the host team - as the cup finals are played in a different rink each year. This time round, the teams will all compete at this year's tournament in Kelowna, B.C, 15th to 23rd May.
More when I get a few minutes strung together. Take care, and remember more discussions at the Message Board. Check out the new area for "wildlife photos" - available to registered members only. (Free to register!)
One of the things I like here, is the range and display of fresh fruit and veg in the grocery shops. Much better than in England, and you get more room to move around here. In Tesco, you had to elbow people out of the way to get to the cabbage, and corn on the cob was too expensive to have regularly. There's still a good range of grocery shops here - you can go cheap at No Frills, or a bit up-market like Sobeys or Dominion. [link to various grocery chains] You can certainly get exactly what you're looking for from the shops within a couple of miles radius of your home. Assuming you don't live out in the boonies! Not too keen on the trolleys though. Here, the rear wheels don't point any direction other than forward, so you have to steer in a different way. Less control, and if you're used to British trolley pushing, you may tip over your Canadian produce. Beware, you have been warned.
Like the US, Canada's coinage is 1c, 5c, 10c, 25c. Also chuck into that the dollar and two-dollar coins. I miss the option of a 2c coin, and to me, having 20's and 50's is just "the right way of doing it". Reminds me of a Dilbert cartoon (which I cannot find), where Dilbert is at a checkout, and the total is $1.79 so "for simplicity" Dilbert gives the cashier $2.04. Confuses the hell out of the cashier, and to me the funny thing is that you wouldn't get that sort of thing in Europe, 'cos the coins MAKE SENSE there. Grrrr.
Leafs play tonight. They're 2-0 down in the series, and have to get back on top. Looking on the bright side, the last time the Leafs were 2-0 down in a series, they won it. In other hockey news, Guelph play Mississauga (Ice Dogs) in the OHL championship finals. Winner walks off with the J. Ross Robertson Cup. Mississauga won the Bobby Orr Trophy for winning the OHL Eastern Conference final, and Guelph won the Wayne Gretzky Trophy for winning the OHL Western Conference final. The winner goes on to represent the OHL in the Memorial Cup. This is played between the champions of the OHL, the WHL and the QMJHL. The fourth team in the Memorial Cup final is the host team - as the cup finals are played in a different rink each year. This time round, the teams will all compete at this year's tournament in Kelowna, B.C, 15th to 23rd May.
More when I get a few minutes strung together. Take care, and remember more discussions at the Message Board. Check out the new area for "wildlife photos" - available to registered members only. (Free to register!)
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