In southern Alberta, we can get what we call the chinook in winter sometimes. There can be loads of snow and ice on the ground, but the chinook brings in warm winds and the temp will skyrocket to about 10-20 C over night. It isn't uncommon to see people wearing t shirts and shorts out in the middle of winter during these times. It is an awesome experience to be honest.
There’s an old story about there being so much snow that people had to hitch the horses to the steeple of the church and tunnel down to the door, and the chinook comes in during service and they walk out to no snow and a tragedy for the horses 😮
My cousin was killed when his car collided with a moose. Happened at night, it's a real risk here in Canada up north in forested areas, which is much of the country. Their bodies are at the height of your windshield. That 'fridge' at the end is someone's front door after a snowstorm. In Ontario milk comes in bags as well as 1L and 2L cartons.
I had a gf w/ family in Temiscaming ,PQ. About 45 minutes North of North Bay. Signs everywhere and I’ve been told the moose doesn’t get flipped up. So it falls back first onto the front seats. A big bull in season vs a jeep, my moneys on the moose.
windshield? maybe if you're in a big rig. andre the giant with antlers & four legs with hooved feet! never mind, i'm full of 10% labatt blue dry. sorry about your cousin. good luck in the playoffs.
I got a flat tire once in the evening on a rural road and my tire wrench broke. An Ontario Provincial Police officer came along, saw my problem and drove me back to his house to get his personal wrench then drove back and changed my tire for me. He then had to jump start me because I had my flashers on for so long my battery was drained. All part of "To Serve and Protect." There was also the time I was at a folk concert in the mid '60s that had about 40 "hippies", high as kites, and 40 "bikers" drunk as skunks. One of the hippies had a guitar and was badly playing folk songs that the other hippies sang along with. The "bikers" asked him to play something that they wanted but he couldn't. There developed a yelling match between the two groups. An Ontario Provincial Police Sargent along with his rookie showed up and demanded what was the problem. The "bikers" complained that the "hippie" wouldn't play any of their songs. The "hippie" said he didn't know how to play their songs. The OPP Sargent took his guitar and stared playing some of the "bikers" song and they started sing happily along. After about 20 minutes the hippies complained he wasn't playing any of their songs, so he played some. For the next two hours he played and these two high and drunk groups sang along with him. Much better than calling out the Emergency Task Force.
The alien landing pad is located in St. Paul, Alberta. The polar bear jail is located in Churchill, Manitoba. It's very close to Hudson's Bay, for reference. As for the geese... pretty sure people have had bones broke from those honking devils. Especially when their goslings are involved.
Re. the Invincible moose is not just a Canada thing. A friend of mine made a phone call to 911 while pulled over one night on I90 in Massachusetts. He said, "Yeah, I want to report an accident on I90. I'm pulled over on the entrance to a rest area. No, I'm alright. No problem. But the bull elk in my passenger seat came through the windshield, he's not in good shape."
The photo of the cops having a water fight with spectators is from the Pride Parade in Toronto. It happens in July, usually really hot weather, so it's tradition for people in the parade and in the crowd to come armed with Super Soakers, water bottles and anything else that can spray water at each other.
The Toronto pride parade is the largest in the world. We were having pride parades like this in Toronto before same sex marriage was even legal. Canadians are pretty much a live and let live kind of people, although in the last few years the poisonous hatred of our US neighbor is starting to seep northward and the United Conservative Party in Alberta and our national Conservative Party are starting to find some traction in gay bashing.
I have walked thru the park along the water and there are geese and ducks galore with their babies. The worst I’ve seen is the mama geese hissing at people while we all share the walkway. I’ve never seen anyone chased or attacked by a mother goose but I do know they will attack if you get too close to their nest. And rightly so! They are protecting their babies.
The hotel sign "pet friendly except bears we wont make that mistake again" is down the road from me!!!! How fun to see. Also, our milk is in bags. They come in 1 liter bags that take up way less room in the fridge.
Canadians are often warned about not letting moose lick the salt off cars in winter. This is bad for the moose as they are ingesting chemicals from road salt that has been chemically treated to be effective on road ice and snow in extremely cold temperatures. (Nice to see you again, Mert! 😊) 🇨🇦👍🏻
Wed. in Montreal the daytime high will be 13 C Thursday daytime high with wind chill will be -20 C a difference of 33 degrees. It will back up to 1 on Friday Got to love it.
Canada geese are often called cobra chickens and it’s not far wrong. If you ran up to a bunch of ducks they would run away squawking flapping flying. if you run up to a bunch of Canada geese they are just as likely to turn around and charge you. They are aggressive. Do not mess with them. having said that I was sitting at a bench one day and I looked up and a bunch of Canada geese were all around me, but I just sat there calmly, and they didn’t even look at me.
@@johnandrews3568 Popular name for them! Have you ever seen them stretch their necks out when they are trying to attack you? We had cobra chickens nesting near where I used to work. Saw them every spring. Mostly aggressive when they have a nest nearby.
Maple water would be the sap that comes out of the tree before it has been boiled down into syrup. It is basically water with a subtle hint of sweetness.
The UFO landing pad is in a small town in Alberta called St. Paul. It was built for Canada's 100th birthday. I went there about 15 years ago and they had a gift shop at the time. It really isn't much, but it's a fun road trip with a few giant statues to visit along the way.
The inclusive spirit. Only 20.2% of the population of Canada is French. It is 56.6% that is English. There are 23.2% as "other" languages... more than French.
Really appreciate someone I respect showing so much love for a country who, in spite of having really lost its way on a governmental level, remains a resplendent place to call home. God bless you, Mert Can!
Hey there Mert, thanks for another great video. It's funny a lot of people think Canada Geese are ducks...if you approach a duck it waddles away and eventually flies off, the geese however will chase you, trust me it's happened to me, my family members and friends. I love living in Canada because yes it's a very unique country, I love the wildlife, plants and animals. I've drank maple water and it's not bad, we also have maple flavored alcohol and it's a nice treat, I personally am a fan of maple snow though, it's soooo good. Anyways, thanks for another great video, loved it, keep them coming. BTW there are a few videos about Canada Geese attacking people, there are a few Moose attack videos as well, although those can be deadly.
Mert, the least clothes I've worn in winter has been in Halloween 1977 while I was in Inuvik, NWT. I went out dressed in a sheet, sandals, and a mask. The snow was up to my knees, but I had sufficiant antifreeze (booze) in me to negate the effects.
When I was in High School, we watched the Canada vs Soviet Union Summit series (1974) during class time. The photo in the video montage may have been during an Olympic games but it wasn't the gold medal game. Gold Medal Olympic Hockey games are usually held on a Sunday, on the last day of the games. On the Sunday for the 2010 Olympic games, Canada vs US, the streets were practically empty. Was kind of eerie.
I saw a graph measuring water usage in a big Canadian city once. The water usage would spike almost off the charts for the entire city three times. And each one was during first, second, and overtime intermissions for a gold medal game haha.
I lived on a farm when I was a kid. The farm across from us had geese and they were horrid. As soon as we would turn into our place the geese would be coming across and would attack us from the "station wagon" to our door.
It was 4C today in Calgary. About a month ago was a severe cold snap, -40 to -50 across Alberta. There’s a video from the CBC about it and how people responded.
As a kid our neighbours had a Canada Goose as a pet (they found it injured and unable to fly) and you never wanted to get close to Donald. Those wings propelled him faster than my 5 year old legs could propel me. And his nips were Extremely painful.
The flying saucer landing pad is located in the town of St. Paul, Alberta, and was designed by the late Alex Mair. The Landing Pad was the town's 1967 "Centennial Project" to celebrate Canada''s 100th birthday. Alex was a civil engineer (he later became a well known historian and author of many non-fiction books). I can't for the life of me recall how or why Alex was asked to take on the project. I think (and may be mistaken as to date) that in 1967 Alex was working for the City of Edmonton in their Engineering & Public Works department. The St. Paul Landing Pad was a 'one-off' that may have resulted from someone who wanted the town's Centennial project to be unique and memorable. Which it certainly has proved to be. In any event, that's where it is, how it came to be built, and who designed it. Since 1967, we've had no reports of ET visits to St. Paul, but the Landing Pad has become well know, often photographed and has been the site of several weddings. As to visiting ET's, time will tell...
Never come across an aggressive goose but an agressive turkey - yes. We have some wild turkeys in our neighbourhood and if they are around when you drive into your driveway, they will sometimes come at you and put you right back into your car.
re. Saint Louis du Ha!-Ha! A Ha-ha is a feature found on large estates (in France and Britain) where the owner could have a unobstructed view over the country side. Those owners relied on livestock for income but did not want them on the the manicured lawns in front of the manor. A re-enforced trench would be dug to prevent the livestock from getting too close. The trench was called a ha-ha. (It has been suggested that the term came from "Ah-ha" as people realized how the trench worked. ?True?)
Maple water is what is boiled to make maple syrup. You need to have approximately 40 gallons of maple water (sap) to make 1 gallon of maple syrup. When visiting a private sugar house, you can drink maple water, but it’s not something we drink regularly.
When my daughter was small, she used to get a really large bag of popcorn from her uncle now and then. In individual baggies she would put a handful of popcorn and sell it just like that lemonade stand. LOL
I’m in Niagara Falls, and due to the amount of moisture from the falls, we get average winters. Yet Buffalo gets pounded. Problem is they throw tons of salt so no one slips and sues someone. I lived in Barrie 40 mins N of Tronno lol. Tons of snow, but dry. Get yer layers on, big snowsuit and toboggan half drunk!!! I get shack wacky if I stay in
I wear shorts in winter too sometimes, more comfortable. However, within reason, not minus temps for me though just zero up with coat or sweatshirt on. More like 15 celcius. Tomorrow it's suppose to be plus 10 celcius, balmy really for winter, so I'll be washing my car.
I know that here in the Southern US many years ago, the police would pull over and assist broken down cars, change tires, check under the hood and call for assistance if they couldn't help. Nowadays it seems they just want to ticket you, or treat you like a criminal for breaking down on their highway.
2:00 Mooses can easily weight more than a ton. You hit one of them with your car and there's going to be some serious damage. And yeah, mooses often do get right back up as if nothing happened. 3:40 Yeah, in Canada, you definitely need to know how to change a tire if you don't live in one of the major cities. With distances being as great as they are, you could be stranded for a while. 5:10 Completely illegal and dangerous. Most Canadians would know better.
From Toronto Canada we started using milk in bags since 1967. They can lie flat on the fridge shelf until you need to open and use it. Milk can also be frozen. Better than Americans and their giant gallon jugs to fit in the fridge.
maple water is how we call the maple sap before boiling it (water evaporates and the sugar makes what's left turn into syrup. Not common to drink it in bottles like the pic you see, but kids like it raw in sugar shacks (where the syrup is made). If interested, you can find plenty of videos on y-tube about how syrup is made, or transformed into other things (candies, butter and more). made both in Canada and north-east USA states (the maple forest doesn't care about border guards), so we share this tradition on both sides of the border. Interesting process, if you want to learn. I used to do it with grandpa in the mid 1980's (he used to own a large piece of land with a few thousands maple trees). Have a nice day.
Moose can destroy a car. And some people have lost their life when colliding with one. There the right height to come through the windshield of a car and they weigh around 600kg and close to 2m.
With the first picture, I’ve had days that are very warm and the only reason the snow hasn’t melted yet is because it’s in the shade. The one who’s bundled up could be overdressed for the funny. 😂
You have to remember that many Canadian University and College students drive a car to school and may have a short walk to their school entrance, followed by the next 2-10 hours in doors in a warm classroom or office. When it is time to go home, just a short walk to your car and never having to deal with holding onto your coat all day while you go from class to class. And, if you don't buy that argument --- then it is just because we are tougher than everybody else when it comes to winter.
I would love to see a compilation of photos taken on the same day in…. Let’s January and one in March, but in different provinces and communities across Canada. We can all send them to you and we can all enjoy what you put together. What do you think everyone?
Milk in bags is a regional thing in Canada. Because there was French on the bag doesn't mean it was in Quebec, all labelling in Canada is in both official languages, English and French.
Saint Louis de Ha Ha is a town in Quebec. It wasn’t in reference to a laugh but in old French a “ha ha” was something that was unexpected like a barrier or something like that. You were walking through the woods and came across a gorge or unexpected canyon. The town boasts the only town in the world that has two exclamation points in its name officially.
Never had maple water. My in-laws have that clock! Colliding with a moose can kill you! We have lemonade stands. Pride parade. Hail can crack your car windows. Milk in bags in Ontario as well. I think all Canadians have been chased by birds, especially when their little ones are around.
Maple water is not that sweet and has a hint of a chocolate taste. It has lots of micronutrients so makes you feel refreshed after drinking it! In BC when it snows it's usually close to 0 C so not THAT cold. It's common to see men wearing shorts. Yes Canadian Geese can do a lot of damage if they attack you, don't get between their goslings and them and don't think you can chase one off, you'll likely be on the losing end of that one!
Maple water is what is collected to make maple syrup, people call it sap but it's not, The tree suck up water before awakening in the spring, maple sap is no good for syrup. You need consecutive days above Zero with nights below zero, it's a very short period when winter start turning into spring. Maple water is sweet but much less than soda, it's rich in mineral content. 40 gallons you need for 1 gallon of syrup.
The Million Dollar Loonie (Big Maple Leaf) had five samples made. One was stolen and never recovered. re: sorry law - In most of the world, if you get into a traffic accident, saying "sorry" can be taken as an admission of guilt. Canada had to clarify that saying sorry is just a polite, normal everyday things that Canadians will do. Moose: are big. Full size pickup trucks will run into them, go off into the ditch, while the moose just wanders off.
Hockey in Vancouver: There've been two riots in Vancouver in my lifetime, both due to hockey games. Cops w water guns: I'm guessing that's gotta be pride. I'm certainly not saying law enforcement in Canada isn't without it's problems but that picture just made me think of the acorn thing in the states... Moose Sign: If a car runs into an 800 pound moose, it's going to suck for everyone involved. The sign also made me think of something else.. supposedly there was a series of car paints (discontinued) that gave off fumes which mimiced the estrus response of moose. I can't back this up but I heard this story multiple times, so it's almost certainly a BS urban legend. Canadian Geese: No one likes the Cobra Chicken.
Maple water is maple sap that hasn't been evaporated down to maple syrup. It is, basically, unboiled tree sap. My father made maple syrup and I used to take a taste of sap once in a while. If you dilute maple syrup byabout 20:1 or 25:1, you have the same thing, except that tap water will not have been boiled, so if you don't have actual drinking water, then boil it few minutes to get rid of the chlorine. But it is impossible to actually make real maple sap, because you lose the real taste of the wood from the maple tree. Also I believe that the maple tree is unique to eastern Canada and the northeast of the US.
Yea can right your car/truck off by hitting a moose and watch it casually get up and majestically wonder back in to the woods of which it has came😅 2:04
@@Playingwith3D Show off--lol!!! Well at least here in Mississauga, we got no snow on the ground at all---lol!!! The lawn is turning green. Golf anyone?
Bought one of those bird clocks for my parents and my sister liked it so much her husband bought her one. Thing is, being the cheapo he is, he got one made in China. The bird sounds were so bizarre. She didn't bother putting new batteries in when the first ones died.
Maple water is horrible. I've seen wild turkeys stand in traffic to stop cars and eat the bugs off the grill. I've been naked in the snow (after a sauna). Although I did swim in a lake after it snowed the night before (camping
That UFO landing pad I believe is in Vulcan, Alberta. St Louis du Ha Ha also reminds me of a spot I pass in my province (nowhere near it) called Ha Ha Cemetery
