tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post9216576586532636830..comments2023-06-19T06:28:32.714-07:00Comments on VWXYNot?: Snowed under...Cath@VWXYNot?http://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-12277378142795598162009-01-05T11:55:00.000-08:002009-01-05T11:55:00.000-08:00My department is weird though. I suspect that I wi...My department is weird though. I suspect that I will be working until the usual time and then trying to rush home on the bus.Cath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-46806583903085081722009-01-05T07:14:00.000-08:002009-01-05T07:14:00.000-08:00No need to set the video as I believe TSN is strea...No need to set the video as I believe TSN is streaming it live! I have yet to be at a canadian uni that did not have an unofficial "everyone go to the pub during an important hockey game" policy. The SFU AV department used to TVs out in the hallways with the games on.ScientistMotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02540317551396323613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-42073371983054727552009-01-05T07:07:00.000-08:002009-01-05T07:07:00.000-08:00Amanda, there were no young children present, my s...Amanda, there were no young children present, my sister thinks she picked it up at work. Work should be banned.<BR/><BR/>SG, thanks! There is the possibility of a Whistler trip this weekend.<BR/><BR/>Massimo, I shouldn't laugh. But I will. Mwa ha ha ha...<BR/><BR/>Chall, the game is actually today! 4pm PST, we have set the video... let's hope for a good game and may the best team win!Cath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-49792170398712484352009-01-04T11:41:00.000-08:002009-01-04T11:41:00.000-08:00....hockey :) Final this Tuesday- Can vs Swe :)At .......hockey :) Final this Tuesday- Can vs Swe :)<BR/><BR/>At least for the junior side the swedish team do not suck. The big team.... ehh... lets leave that one for now.<BR/><BR/>And I am ambivalent about Sundin joining Canucks. Have to agree that I am experiencing "I have no team left since he was such a kill joy this summer". Guess I need to work on the hard attitude and lost love I am dealing?!challhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10421219663804628119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-84765111549909095262009-01-03T07:43:00.000-08:002009-01-03T07:43:00.000-08:00Happy New Year ! Please don't talk to me about ret...Happy New Year ! Please don't talk to me about returning home to harsh climates. Yesterday I experienced a 60 C temperature drop from 7 am to 10 pm... :-(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-47040297959777175312009-01-02T12:14:00.000-08:002009-01-02T12:14:00.000-08:00Happy New Year! Glad you had a good trip (minus t...Happy New Year! Glad you had a good trip (minus the virus - that sucks!), and that you get to have a little fun with the snow :)ScienceGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00071055167798044468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-14434682911511138752009-01-02T10:27:00.000-08:002009-01-02T10:27:00.000-08:00Happy New Year! Sorry to hear about you getting s...Happy New Year! Sorry to hear about you getting sick. It always seems that something is going around my family at the holidays. My theory is that you have a bunch of child-less adults exposed to young, germ-factory-like, children. :-)Amanda@Lady Scientisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16512722132229479239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-61663312575418221782009-01-02T09:18:00.000-08:002009-01-02T09:18:00.000-08:00Thanks all for the New Year wishes. I missed answe...Thanks all for the New Year wishes. I missed answering comments while I was away!<BR/><BR/>PiT, what can I say, this is Vancouver, <A HREF="http://vwxynot.blogspot.com/2008/02/laughing-stock-of-canada.html" REL="nofollow">laughing stock of Canada...</A><BR/><BR/>UR, surely there will at least be someone there to help you dig out?! I hope you manage to extract the car!<BR/><BR/>Bean-Mom, sorry to Cath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-41102143872333554762009-01-02T08:36:00.000-08:002009-01-02T08:36:00.000-08:00Welcome back! Glad that your trip went well, for ...Welcome back! Glad that your trip went well, for the most part. Did you manage to dig out your car? Mine is buried as well, but will stay that way until the roads are clear. I don't ever remember having such a long stretch of snow on the roads - it is almost like the rest of Canada!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-34234931646421677862009-01-02T06:02:00.000-08:002009-01-02T06:02:00.000-08:00Welcome back! Sorry to hearabout the virus.... (I ...Welcome back! Sorry to hearabout the virus.... (I guess you can think as I did about the "good" about not gaining but it is a fleeting thing and not real..)<BR/><BR/>I'm envious of the snow and it looks amazing. I'm guessing it will be a few trips to the skking slopes now huh?!?! ;) 40 min and then just GOOOOOO....<BR/><BR/>anyhow, happy new years again! Hope your first day of the year was lovely!challhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10421219663804628119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-7640374387943810502009-01-01T22:25:00.000-08:002009-01-01T22:25:00.000-08:00Welcome back. Sorry you got sick, but glad the tr...Welcome back. Sorry you got sick, but glad the trip was otherwise good. EGM and I seem to get seem to get sick more often than we should when we visit my hometown. sucks.EcoGeoFemmehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11236907917990309659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-48670755534367622862009-01-01T22:02:00.000-08:002009-01-01T22:02:00.000-08:00Good to hear you got back safely. What do the cat...Good to hear you got back safely. What do the cats think of the snow?Bob O'Harahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09924796617668384141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-31729623428008611622009-01-01T21:50:00.000-08:002009-01-01T21:50:00.000-08:00Welcome back! Glad they didn't push your car out o...Welcome back! Glad they didn't push your car out of the way. Probably the snow is so rare they don't have no-parking in winter ordinances. And I'm glad the snow I've seen is over - so far. Happy New Year.Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03131032620978696727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-79348223310311472222009-01-01T21:40:00.000-08:002009-01-01T21:40:00.000-08:00welcome back and happy new year! Quite your compla...welcome back and happy new year! Quite your complaining, at least half of the snow that fell has melted.ScientistMotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02540317551396323613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-1115890801657336932009-01-01T21:13:00.000-08:002009-01-01T21:13:00.000-08:00Cath! I'm sorry I missed you, but not sorry I miss...Cath! I'm sorry I missed you, but not sorry I missed the norovirus. I can't believe it took you a couple days to get over your jet lag. I've been in California for two and a half weeks and I think I'm still a little jet-lagged. By the time I get over it, I'll be back in London.ruchihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17043512641324366469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-79393021104917346882009-01-01T20:13:00.000-08:002009-01-01T20:13:00.000-08:00Welcome back, Cath! Happy New Year!And what is it ...Welcome back, Cath! Happy New Year!<BR/><BR/>And what is it with viruses over winter break?! Yeah, my family got hit with some GI bug, too...The bean-momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00411250616280191525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-8430435460198656912009-01-01T18:23:00.000-08:002009-01-01T18:23:00.000-08:00Oh, how I dislike the snow. I'm very afraid of wh...Oh, how I dislike the snow. I'm very afraid of what my car will look like at the Park 'n' Fly..... they do plow, but they don't replow around the cars..... sigh.Unbalanced Reactionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13407339711183651108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-23165337617040198122009-01-01T17:04:00.000-08:002009-01-01T17:04:00.000-08:00Haha - you call that snow? There are cars in our a...Haha - you call that snow? There are cars in our apartment parking lot that aren't visible anymore and we have 10ft high mounds of snow in the gardens. The earthmover has just arrived and is now dumping snow over the fence into the vacant lot next door.<BR/><BR/>Welcome back, btw and a Happy New Year!Professor in Traininghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10903558307394806532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-53067321842457388322009-01-01T15:39:00.000-08:002009-01-01T15:39:00.000-08:00Hi both! Dr J, I'm kinda sorry I missed all the sn...Hi both! Dr J, I'm kinda sorry I missed all the snow when it still looked pretty, but I hear it was a bit chaotic so maybe it's just as well.<BR/><BR/>What is it with noroviruses in Europe? It seems to be much more of a problem there than here. Here it's only ever on the news if it hits a cruise ship or a nursing home or something, you don't tend to hear about it sweeping the general population Cath@VWXYNot?https://www.blogger.com/profile/01164268321173313605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-16030987270101022962009-01-01T15:24:00.001-08:002009-01-01T15:24:00.001-08:00I hate the effing noro-viruses. One of the few rea...I hate the effing noro-viruses. One of the few reasons why being away from my kid was a good thing; didn't suffer from the noros for a few years!hgghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11704795751892647176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1149574905485287914.post-79162059395088738062009-01-01T15:24:00.000-08:002009-01-01T15:24:00.000-08:00Welcome back Cath! Vancouver this Christmas has ...Welcome back Cath! Vancouver this Christmas has been quite an experience!! Sorry to hear about the norovirus - that was a big problem in the UK last year too - fortunately I escaped.Dr. Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04279062868061912332noreply@blogger.com