tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post7808562826939218778..comments2023-06-19T06:28:32.714-07:00Comments on VWXYNot?: Retreat Part II: Welcome to America!Cath@VWXYNot?http://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-40636975420079023962009-01-30T16:51:00.000-08:002009-01-30T16:51:00.000-08:00I'm more likely to hurt myself by falling over tha...I'm more likely to hurt myself by falling over than going through the ice - I've skated maybe twice in my whole life and I suck!Cath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-14164544163333203952009-01-30T09:40:00.000-08:002009-01-30T09:40:00.000-08:00Cath> proably some people... although I think t...Cath> proably some people... although I think the billing for the hot water in the middle of winter might make it less attractive :)<BR/><BR/>yes, worst. brain. freeze. ever.<BR/><BR/>although it is good to try once if you are a skater in the winter time... if you go through the ice while skating. the shock of having the head under water usually takes the breath away since it is so cold. challhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10421219663804628119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-56098237485264922202009-01-30T07:18:00.000-08:002009-01-30T07:18:00.000-08:00eastern, that's annoying... I bet I get charged a ...eastern, that's annoying... I bet I get charged a lot for my Sunday call to my parents. Stupid roaming charges.<BR/><BR/>The requirement to go out of the country and then back in again in order to activate PR status is really odd. I mean it's no problem if you live in Vancouver, and even Toronto - but if you live in Churchill or Yellowknife or wherever, you have a very expensive flight ahead of Cath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-31886058788089968232009-01-29T20:54:00.000-08:002009-01-29T20:54:00.000-08:00ehh... it is not going to be a hot tub but a BASTU...ehh... it is not going to be a hot tub but a BASTU (sauna?) and then rolling in the snow or skinny dipping in a lake where you have chopped up a hole in the ice :) Lovely! <BR/><BR/>(although if you dip the head you will get a freeze rush since the brain shrinks... or at least it feels like that.)<BR/><BR/>THanks!! I will see what kind of resolution there is on the pics but it would be so nice tochallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10421219663804628119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-60902375101964883312009-01-29T20:13:00.000-08:002009-01-29T20:13:00.000-08:00Niagara Falls, the Canadian side, also is US phone...Niagara Falls, the Canadian side, also is US phone area. I wanted to call my mom when I crossed the border there (on foot!) to land as a resident, but my phone said "No, you are not in Canada." "But I just landed here and have stamps and paper and everything!" "No, you are in the US. Please pay a lot of money." "No!" So then I drove back to Toronto and called her from there,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-71832937717781795432009-01-29T19:37:00.000-08:002009-01-29T19:37:00.000-08:00Oh, that sounds lovely!Oh, that sounds lovely!EcoGeoFemmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11236907917990309659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-84559977119227235782009-01-29T13:37:00.000-08:002009-01-29T13:37:00.000-08:00Bean-Mom, maybe you can charter a flight with SG a...Bean-Mom, maybe you can charter a flight with SG and DrDrA?<BR/><BR/>Crystal, thanks! I'll get to those in the next few days.<BR/><BR/>Chall, being Swedish do you do the whole out of the hot tub and into the snow bank thing? We didn't have any snow, but I once ALMOST did that whole thing, but chickened out!<BR/><BR/>Please feel free to use any of the photos on this blog or on FB for your project!Cath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-49645576519267352682009-01-29T10:54:00.000-08:002009-01-29T10:54:00.000-08:00ooh.... now I am having flashbacks ;)Sounds like a...ooh.... now I am having flashbacks ;)<BR/><BR/>Sounds like a lovely weekend Cath! And the idea of being in the hot tub when it is cold is sooooo lovely.<BR/><BR/>Nice pics!! I wonder if I could get one or two with high resolution for a calender I am preparing for myself? [no funny things with selling or so] (my old BC photos are all non digital and I miss them/want to make a 'collage' with challhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10421219663804628119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-19760266293002020252009-01-29T10:49:00.000-08:002009-01-29T10:49:00.000-08:00Here are your interview questions:1. What/ who inf...Here are your interview questions:<BR/><BR/>1. What/ who influenced you to go in to science?<BR/>2. What would you do/ be if money were not important (besides science).<BR/>3. How did you know your hubby was "the one"<BR/>4. Are you planning on having kids anytime in the future?<BR/>5. What is the most embarrassing drunk thing you have ever done?Crystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02774801574334805372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-40462539029368041172009-01-29T09:59:00.000-08:002009-01-29T09:59:00.000-08:00Looks just beautiful, Cath. Still waiting for the ...Looks just beautiful, Cath. Still waiting for the day that I see the island for myself!The bean-momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00411250616280191525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-38663657191895252122009-01-29T09:35:00.000-08:002009-01-29T09:35:00.000-08:00Phizzle, maybe we should compile a meme for the mo...Phizzle, maybe we should compile a meme for the most visited Canadian visitor destinations!<BR/><BR/>Nina, I know... and the chips are legendary ;)<BR/><BR/>Bob, strange stuff. Given that my phone knows where I am to within a few metres, you'd think it would know which bloody country it's in.<BR/><BR/>I like your suggestion. Wasn't that how the position came to be in the UK? Someone (Heseltine???Cath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-63876463704288085622009-01-29T08:16:00.000-08:002009-01-29T08:16:00.000-08:00Cath you are making me homesick... :-(Cath you are making me homesick... :-(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-45029837680549328622009-01-29T08:09:00.000-08:002009-01-29T08:09:00.000-08:00Mmmm.... I miss the NorthWest and its excellent f...Mmmm.... I miss the NorthWest and its excellent fish/beer/coffee/tea. I am so going to have to head up there and go far enough North to see you!ScienceGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071055167798044468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-48426826855520293482009-01-29T07:46:00.000-08:002009-01-29T07:46:00.000-08:00Sounds awesome....where did you stay?Sounds awesome....where did you stay?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-77081727756428423842009-01-29T03:02:00.000-08:002009-01-29T03:02:00.000-08:00Sounds like a great retreat! It was too bloody col...Sounds like a great retreat! It was too bloody cold for hot tubs when I was in Canada...hgghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11704795751892647176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-9234249260814110102009-01-29T00:39:00.000-08:002009-01-29T00:39:00.000-08:00Ahhh, I loved Sooke. Actually, I just loved the i...Ahhh, I loved Sooke. Actually, I just loved the islands around Vancouver, and Vancouver, and...<BR/><BR/>I almost felt a little 'home sick' in North Carolina.<BR/><BR/>Your trip sounds wonderful.Circehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17646237311802933183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-39451190273075399922009-01-29T00:36:00.000-08:002009-01-29T00:36:00.000-08:00The mobile phone connections can be weird. I once...The mobile phone connections can be weird. I once got a "Welcome to Estonia" message, and connection to an Estonian network from Soumenlinna, an island in (southern) Helsinki.<BR/><BR/>If Canada doesn't have a deputy PM position, you should just claim it as your own. You can sort out the responsibilities later (just as Cheney did).Bob O'Harahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09924796617668384141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-16387142388457774172009-01-29T00:32:00.000-08:002009-01-29T00:32:00.000-08:00Aaaaaaaaahhhhh ......Haaaaaaaaahhhh......I could a...Aaaaaaaaahhhhh ......<BR/>Haaaaaaaaahhhh......<BR/>I could almost smell the ocean-seaweed-forest smell of Vancouver Island, and almost taste the ferry-chips ;) You are lucky to be living in Vancouver!Ninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07648904985367230316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-28783154270159420802009-01-28T19:07:00.000-08:002009-01-28T19:07:00.000-08:00oh, how lovely....i loved Vancouver (I've been to ...oh, how lovely....i loved Vancouver (I've been to a lot of places in Canada too!).PhizzleDizzlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02036442165798690074noreply@blogger.com