ICE STORM. - Page 2

jazzguy · #16 (**permalink**) 12-12-2007, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Gigababbler

pfft, it's basically raining every day here in Vancouver.

I hate rain. I used to live in Edmonton, where there was LOTS of snow and ice. ah, good times.

I can feel your "pain"...

I have only been to Edmonton three times and I enjoyed myself when I was there. Although being in the center of everything on White Avenue didn't hurt either...

I stayed at the Commercial Hotel, which is a 1 star hotel but they had a great Blues Club downstairs so that redeemed the place nicely...

gdisites.com · #17 (**permalink**) 12-13-2007, 06:25 AM

I lived in Chicago and survived tooooo many ice/ snow storms. BTW they are caused by a temperature inversion, which is rare at best. I just talked to my sister there and everyone is staying home (home bound) or going out and crashing. Good times for the body shops.

Well, I found the solution quite by accident. 8 years ago, I came down to Buenos Aires for vacation. Opps - I just stayed. I know it's far but the exchange rate is favorable and the people/culture is nice. No climatic adversities whatsoever. - Just a thought.

siyab · #18 (**permalink**) 12-13-2007, 07:00 AM

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Originally Posted by augenauf

Ereuh.... -googles for a converter to fahrenheight-

HAH! That's not even a little bit cold!

well you are used to that coldness, but I'm not!
But in the summers the temperatures can go up to 45 degrees celsius(113 degrees Fahrenheit). And that is hot!

TechieGuy · #19 (**permalink**) 12-13-2007, 07:13 AM

Up here we get all four seasons. In the winter it can get colde (-20 Celsius to -30 with the wind chill). In the summer we can go over 30 and sometimes 40 with the humidity.

siyab · #20 (**permalink**) 12-13-2007, 09:51 AM

all this makes me feel lucky that I have a warm home and warm clothing to keep my self warm...

Feel sad about the homeless outside in this weather, with nothing to guard them against the cold but their worn-out clothes

jazzguy · #21 (**permalink**) 12-13-2007, 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by siyab

all this makes me feel lucky that I have a warm home and warm clothing to keep my self warm...

Feel sad about the homeless outside in this weather, with nothing to guard them against the cold but their worn-out clothes

This is true and your compassion is wonderful. In Montreal, where I live, there a few homeless shelters and no homeless person gets turned away from them during the bitter cold of Winter. Of course, there are those who still decide to stay outside, and I wish them well.

siyab · #22 (**permalink**) 12-13-2007, 10:30 AM

well i being in a third world country see too many people out there on the roads. There aren't many homeless shelters here, and so these people sleep in the train stations or on the sidewalks or any wehre they can

TechieGuy · #23 (**permalink**) 12-13-2007, 10:45 AM

Unfortunately, every year there are a few stories in the wintertime that talk about a homeless person freezing to death outside.

siyab · #24 (**permalink**) 12-13-2007, 10:50 AM

here i hear them almost everyday

jazzguy · #25 (**permalink**) 12-13-2007, 11:09 AM

The plight of the homeless really puts things into perspective sometimes vis-a-vis our own comfort zones. When I find myself feeling a little down or wondering how I can get more clicks on Adsense, I'll often times think about those less fortunate than myself and I soon realize that I am indeed very lucky to be in the "place" that I am and life looks good...especially around the holidays with good friends, family and plenty of food, joy and laughter. I wish those with less than I that they find some relief and good company.

augenauf · #26 (**permalink**) 12-13-2007, 03:14 PM

Oh, I love the rain. The smell, the sound... <3

Working at a grocery store, I've seen many a homeless person come in and buy beer with the money they got begging outside the store -_-'

People like that really irritate me, because they make it impossible to tell the difference between the honest people who are just in a down time, and the horrible people that will beg just to buy booze. >_>

jazzguy · #27 (**permalink**) 12-13-2007, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by augenauf

Oh, I love the rain. The smell, the sound... <3

Working at a grocery store, I've seen many a homeless person come in and buy beer with the money they got begging outside the store -_-'

People like that really irritate me, because they make it impossible to tell the difference between the honest people who are just in a down time, and the horrible people that will beg just to buy booze. >_>

I understand the distinction augenauf but I see both as being the same, just a different way of accepting what has brought them to where they are. I feel for both. But that's just me...and it was only 17 years ago that I could have been one of them...not the drinking one's but the other down in their luck one's. Thankfully I got through it and now all is "good in the hood"...

augenauf · #28 (**permalink**) 12-13-2007, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by jazzguy

I understand the distinction augenauf but I see both as being the same, just a different way of accepting what has brought them to where they are. I feel for both. But that's just me...and it was only 17 years ago that I could have been one of them...not the drinking one's but the other down in their luck one's. Thankfully I got through it and now all is "good in the hood"...

I read your post quickly, so at first I did not catch the part about "not the drinking ones" so for an hour or so I wandered around in a stupor as to why you'd confess something like that... xDDD

Well, I am very glad that you made it okay! -beams-

Maybe I am a bad person, but I can't bring myself to feel for anyone that isn't at least giving their all, you know?

jazzguy · #29 (**permalink**) 12-13-2007, 06:04 PM

"Maybe I am a bad person, but I can't bring myself to feel for anyone that isn't at least giving their all, you know?"

That doesn't make you a bad person at all. We all have our limits and expectations of our fellow man/woman and what you feel or what I feel really doesn't make us any less human or any more human. That's the beauty of being an individual. I can't expect you to be like me nor can you expect me to be like you. We are who we are, end of story...

"Well, I am very glad that you made it okay!"

Thank you. I'm glad myself...

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