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Teh One Who Knocks
01-22-2019, 12:21 PM
CTV News


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Oh, snow! A traditional winter festival in the Canadian city of Montreal was cancelled on Sunday -- because of a snowstorm.

It's the first time in about a dozen years that weather has interrupted the "Festival of Snow," a family event which takes place in a Montreal park.

The event occurs over four weekends and is in its 36th edition, with the aim of "discovering and celebrating the joys of winter," its website says.

Sunday's activities were cancelled because of the "intense weather" forecast but events would resume next Saturday, it said.

Much of Canada including Montreal faced extreme cold and snowstorms over the weekend.

Environment Canada said the temperature was -15 degrees Celsius (five degrees Fahrenheit) but felt like -29 C in Montreal. Snow fell for much of the day, accompanied by wind gusts that limited visibility.

Intense cold and snow usually don't trouble Canadians but the festival organizers said they made their decision because of "glacial cold, wind gusts and dangerous roads."

Goofy
01-22-2019, 01:11 PM
That's like a Scottish festival being cancelled due to rain :shakehead: GF, Hal, Noilly, get your fingers out ffs!

Hal-9000
01-22-2019, 07:31 PM
That's like a Scottish festival being cancelled due to rain :shakehead: GF, Hal, Noilly, get your fingers out ffs!

That was like our New Years celebration on Dec 31/2017. It was -25 out with wind chill dropping the temps to around -31.

Live shot from our downtown Olympic plaza shows about six people all bundled up - woot, happy new years now let's get the fuck home :|

Teh One Who Knocks
01-22-2019, 07:35 PM
That was like our New Years celebration on Dec 31/2017. It was -25 out with wind chill dropping the temps to around -31.

Live shot from our downtown Olympic plaza shows about six people all bundled up - woot, happy new years now let's get the fuck home :|

Back in Vermont, we used to call that springtime :hand:

Hal-9000
01-22-2019, 07:37 PM
Back in Vermont, we used to call that springtime :hand:

I'll back in Vermont you :beatdown:

Teh One Who Knocks
01-22-2019, 07:43 PM
You and Goody, always with the violence :facepalm:

Hal-9000
01-22-2019, 07:47 PM
Goody? You're pronouncing it wrong.

it's Gunty.

Teh One Who Knocks
01-22-2019, 08:05 PM
Well, back in Vermont, we said things the way we wanted :hand:

Hal-9000
01-22-2019, 08:08 PM
Well, back in Vermont, we said things the way we wanted :hand:

Ya well back in 1954 Coke was only a dime and I could stand in Jenny-Sue's bushes near her window at night without fear of getting recorded by a phone :x



8-[ oh

Teh One Who Knocks
01-22-2019, 08:11 PM
1954? :-s

Hal-9000
01-22-2019, 08:14 PM
I was touching on your Once upon a time in Vermont stories and chose a year. I'm a time traveler, sue me :lol:

Hal-9000
01-22-2019, 08:16 PM
the surprise peeking in the window bit doesn't even phase you :lol:

1954?? :shock: :rofl:

Teh One Who Knocks
01-22-2019, 08:17 PM
:x

Hal-9000
01-22-2019, 08:21 PM
We had a large dump of snow in September that caused us to enlist snow clearing help from Edmonton.

I didn't drive anywhere that day and see on the news - Stony Trail shut down due to snow (often used and large route throughout our city, kind of like a ring road)

I had to look at the calendar behind me to confirm it was still September :lol:

Teh One Who Knocks
01-22-2019, 08:22 PM
Edmonton had to come and bail you guys out :rofl:


Back in Vermont, we knew how to take care of ourselves :hand:

Hal-9000
01-22-2019, 08:29 PM
Edmonton had to come and bail you guys out :rofl:


Back in Vermont, we knew how to take care of ourselves :hand:

Yeah and their driving crew all had shit eating grins and were like - No problem, we don't mind giving YOU HELP.


:x

Teh One Who Knocks
01-22-2019, 08:34 PM
:haha: