Weather WTF

[Malthus]

Meanwhile - I drove home from the far northern cabin last weekend; on the highway south of North Bay, I ran into a snowstorm. 

[Grey Fox]

Still snow on the ground at the cabin? Or is it too forested for that?

[fhdz]

We're supposed to have a thunderstorm here today.

In Portland, thunderstorms are slightly less rare than pink unicorn sightings.

[Malthus]

Still snow on the ground at the cabin? Or is it too forested for that?

There was some in ditches and the like - obviously last remnants.

The snow thatw as falling as I drove melted when it hit the ground, mostly.

[CountDeMoney]

Why not? Cheap!

We can tell you're from a socialist country, where employment is guaranteed no matter where you go.

[Caliga]

Meanwhile - I drove home from the far northern cabin last weekend; on the highway south of North Bay, I ran into a snowstorm. 

I'm glad you've started to say 'cabin' instead of 'cottage' when referring to that place.  'Cabin' sounds like a place a manly, bearded lumberjack type hangs out at chopping wood and strangling bears with his bare hands.  'Cottage' sounds like a place Mart would retreat to to get in touch with his inner feelings or purge bad vibes or recharge with rainbows or something else gays and hippies would do in the wilderness.

[garbon]

Meanwhile - I drove home from the far northern cabin last weekend; on the highway south of North Bay, I ran into a snowstorm. 

I'm glad you've started to say 'cabin' instead of 'cottage' when referring to that place.  'Cabin' sounds like a place a manly, bearded lumberjack type hangs out at chopping wood and strangling bears with his bare hands.  'Cottage' sounds like a place Mart would retreat to to get in touch with his inner feelings or purge bad vibes or recharge with rainbows or something else gays and hippies would do in the wilderness.

Or a public restroom hookup.

[Grey Fox]

Why not? Cheap!

We can tell you're from a socialist country, where employment is guaranteed no matter where you go.

Don't give me this BS line about employment. Where is your employment right now? With no AC! What good does it make living in the suburbs of Washington D.C.?

In Michigan, you would have AC, atleast.

[Ed Anger]

Michigan magic air conditioning.

[Grey Fox]

We don't need the opinion of the retired Hugh Hefner wannabe. Go back stomping on Raisins in Normandie.

[Ed Anger]

Bob guccione, you mean.

[Malthus]

Meanwhile - I drove home from the far northern cabin last weekend; on the highway south of North Bay, I ran into a snowstorm. 

I'm glad you've started to say 'cabin' instead of 'cottage' when referring to that place.  'Cabin' sounds like a place a manly, bearded lumberjack type hangs out at chopping wood and strangling bears with his bare hands.  'Cottage' sounds like a place Mart would retreat to to get in touch with his inner feelings or purge bad vibes or recharge with rainbows or something else gays and hippies would do in the wilderness.

Funny part is that my grandfather - who actually *did* live in the wilderness for years on end, chopping wood (and for all I know strangling bears with his bare hands) - quite famously too, as his daughter grew up to be a famous writer and wrote about him in thin disguise - always said "cottage".

He was about as macho a dude as can be imagined, though he had a pretty biting sense of humour, so it would have tickled him pink (  ) to hear that the word "cottage" suggests effeminacy, let alone a positively garbonesque anonymous hook-up.

However, I will henceforth use "cabin", lest the delicate sensibilities of our Sourthern friends be offended with the taint of homosexuality. 

[Barrister]

We always used cottage too for my grandparents place by a lake - the one with no running water, (initially) no flush toilets, no heat other than the wood-burning stove.

[Caliga]

Funny part is that my grandfather - who actually *did* live in the wilderness for years on end, chopping wood (and for all I know strangling bears with his bare hands) - quite famously too, as his daughter grew up to be a famous writer and wrote about him in thin disguise - always said "cottage".

He was about as macho a dude as can be imagined, though he had a pretty biting sense of humour, so it would have tickled him pink (  ) to hear that the word "cottage" suggests effeminacy, let alone a positively garbonesque anonymous hook-up.

However, I will henceforth use "cabin", lest the delicate sensibilities of our Sourthern friends be offended with the taint of homosexuality.

As a Canadian it's not possible that he could be macho so take your lies and shove them.

Anyway, TYVM.

[fhdz]

Dude. Canadians can be hardcore.