So, I walked outside this week end and it virtually went from sweater weather to parka weather overnight! We had NO snow on the ground Friday night and Saturday I had to shovel the foot of snow that fell and is now here to stay! Welcome to Winnipeg....if you dont like the weather...wait a minute.
So, it got me to thinking. I really have not put a chronicle together as of late and maybe it is time for my frost bitten arse to do so! here are a couple of Ha Ha's for you guys to look at.....try getting on a running program to drop weight when you dont know if you need running shoes or snow shoes!!

Signs you may be a Canadian
1. You understand that having an extension cord on your car does not mean that it's electric.

2. You're not offended by the term, "Homo Milk"

3. You understand the phrase, "Could you please pass me a serviette, I just spilled my poutine"

4. You drink pop, not soda.

5. You know that "a mickey" and "2-4's" mean "Party at the cabin eh!!"

6. You can drink legally while still a 'teen'.

7. You know that francophones, anglophones and allophones are not electronic devices.

8. When there is a social problem, you turn to your government to fix it instead of telling them to stay out of it.

9. You're not sure if the leader of our nation has EVER had sex and don't want to know if he has!

10. You get milk in bags as well as cartons and plastic jugs.

11. Pike is a type of fish, not some part of a highway.

12. You voted for a political leader who admitted to smoking pot.

13. You know who Tim Horton is, and drink his product daily!

14. You have Canadian Tire money in your kitchen drawers.

15. You know that Thrills are something to chew and "taste like soap".

16. You know that Mounties "don't always look like that."

17. When your Soldiers go off to another country it is a Peace Keeping Mission and we dont bring a USO, we bring Tims!

18. You know that Canada is the only country to successfully invade the US and burn its capital to the ground.

19. when it hits Minus 20 you dont hide inside...you get your blades sharpened!

20. When you got to the hospital they dont ask for your insurance, they ask were it hurts!

Now for those of you not understanding the temperature here in Canada I have set up a little conversion guide for you:( actually I stole it and it is an old one, but I ajdusted it for the MMA world!)

The Canadian Temperature Conversion Guide:

+20° C= Most Americans are comfortable. Manitobans are melting!

+15° C = People in Phoenix try to turn on the heat. Manitobans plant gardens.

+10° C = Floridians shiver uncontrollably. Winnipeggers sunbathe.

+5° C = Italian cars won't start. Winnipeggers drive with the windows down.

Zero° C = Distilled water freezes. Winnipeg's water gets thicker.

-5° C = New Yorkers wear coats, gloves & wool hats. Manitobans throw on a T-shirt.

-15° C = People from California begin to evacuate the State. Manitobans go swimming.

-20° C = Chicago landlords finally turn up the heat. Manitobans have the last cookout before it gets cold.

-25° C = People in Orlando cease to exist. Manitobans lick flagpoles.

-30° C = Calgarians fly away to Mexico. Manitobans throw on a light jacket.

-40° C = Hamilton disintegrates. Manitobans rent some videos.

-50° C = Mt. St. Helen's freezes. Winnipeg Girl Scouts begin selling cookies door to door.

-60° C = Polar bears begin to evacuate the Arctic. Manitoban Boy Scouts postpone "Winter Survival" classes until it gets cold enough.

-80° C = Santa Claus abandons the North Pole. Winnipeggers pull down their earflaps.

-100° C = Ethyl alcohol freezes. Manitobans get frustrated when they can't thaw the keg.

-200° C = Microbial life survives on dairy products. Manitoba cows complain of farmers with cold hands.

-300° C = ALL atomic motion stops. Manitobans start saying "Cold 'nuff for ya?"

-400° C = Hell freezes over. Mirko Cro Cop wins the HW Championship!

Now to be serious, this is what started this post. I was on my way to the office today and parked in a mall near by to get a coffee. I noticed an old couple, about 80's getting ready to do some mall walking, a practice her in Winnipeg when it gets to cold to walk outside for exercise! So, it is minus 15 here right now and with the "wind chill" ( if you need an explanation it would take to long) it is about minus 30. they get out of the car and take off their parkas to walk the half block to the mall....outside. The rationel! it is only a half block and it is not that cold yet.......Welcome to Winterpeg! Tough as nails and just enough beer in the water to make it worth the visit!!!

21. you know you're canadian when a polar bear tears down the wall of your igloo when you're chatting