GrandBill
04-07-2005, 18:01
For those of you who would like to learn more about "La Belle Province", here's some funny but true facts:
1. "Vacation" means going to Quebec City for the weekend.
2. You measure distance in hours.
3. You know several people who have hit deer more than once.
4. You often switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.
5. You use a down comforter in the summer.
6. Your parents drive at 65 mph through 13 feet of snow during a
blizzard, without flinching.
7. You carry jumper cables in your car and your girlfriend knows how to
use them.
8. You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
9. Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with
snow.
10. You know all 4 seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter,and
construction (In Quebec most of the construction worker have there summer holiday in the 2 last week of july, causing major circulation/reservation problem).
What a fantastic huge cold chunk of land we have... A local artist once sang a song about Jacques Cartier asking him why he didn't derive a little more to the south, like hitting Florida.
1. "Vacation" means going to Quebec City for the weekend.
2. You measure distance in hours.
3. You know several people who have hit deer more than once.
4. You often switch from "heat" to "A/C" in the same day.
5. You use a down comforter in the summer.
6. Your parents drive at 65 mph through 13 feet of snow during a
blizzard, without flinching.
7. You carry jumper cables in your car and your girlfriend knows how to
use them.
8. You design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a snowsuit.
9. Driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with
snow.
10. You know all 4 seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter,and
construction (In Quebec most of the construction worker have there summer holiday in the 2 last week of july, causing major circulation/reservation problem).
What a fantastic huge cold chunk of land we have... A local artist once sang a song about Jacques Cartier asking him why he didn't derive a little more to the south, like hitting Florida.