cheeky_monkey

crap day here today -8c light snow..

*Stormforce~beka* You cant get lunch at walmart no such thing as sandwiches or a meal deal..they dont do proper bacon its just cheap rashers and nothing else..gammon just doesn't exist at all ..potatoes are garbage either yellow or russets and thats it ..choice of vegetables is pretty limited..fresh meat and fish forget it..mainly frozen and thawed out (sold as fresh)..mind you you can get your car fixed/serviced at walmart if you want..cashpoints are mainly inside the bank or you may find one at the mall (inside a bank lol)..can only cross the road at designated cross walks or traffic lights..people tend to go to bars/Restaurants or hybrids..which are located in shopping districts there is no town centre so to speak..no such thing as a pub crawl they are all far apart. i have lived in Canada so long now i dont really miss things in the UK..but when i do come home always have a Chinese, Indian & trip to the chippy..i always spend a day at the beach even if the weather is sheet and wonder in amazement at the countryside.

*Stormforce~beka* everyday things are different that you never really thought of..like going to Walmart is totally different to going to Tesco for example.the store layouts are different and everyday consumables that you take for granted in the UK just don't exist here..pubs don't exist..the way you bank is different people still write cheques etc..when i first came here i couldn't find a cash point where i would find them in the UK..Takeaways are not the same.. no popping to the local chippy, Chinese or Indian ..if you like burgers and pizza fill your boots!..jay walking is a crime here..the way the traffic lights change is different and you can turn right on a red light which you cant in the UK..If you dont have correct change on transit you cant get on..jeez they dont even have cashless transport system..i could go on

*Stormforce~beka* you would think that Canada would be easy...because everybody speaks English ..but its totally different to the UK

SollyOlly its garbage..nobody wants this kind of sheet after a lovely warm spring weekend.

hate spring sometimes

Earthshine its not just about the weather..you need to watch for culture shock when you move abroad

In Absence of True Seasons Kelowna is well known as heat trap sandwiched in the Rocky Mountains

its strange to think that in reality 43c in Edmonton Alberta should be more likely than the UK...however the hottest temperature ever recorded here is 37.2c back in 1937

the geese are back sure sign of spring here

Don i purposely didn't show the following week when it goes back to highs of -8c and snow ..damn those SSWs damn you all to hell

TheOgre I'm alright Jack

32.6c just because

Summerlover2006 because no one is a live to have experienced and comment on this summer to give it some context.

sundog its because of previous articles about ice free arctic this just one example from 2012 from the guardian Arctic expert predicts final collapse of sea ice within four years | Climate crisis | The Guardian WWW.THEGUARDIAN.COM As sea ice shrinks to record lows, Prof Peter Wadhams warns a 'global disaster' is now unfolding in northern latitudes

Weather Enthusiast91 how can as you say a horrific summer be underrated??

B87 Euro 96 that June plus i got married at the end of the summer..so i tend to remember 1996 better than say 2005

have a nice sunny +8 to +12c week to 10 days coming up..so the spring melt is now on..gets colder thereafter but who cares

clocks went forward yesterday ..so still light at 8pm and still dark at 8am

models are calling summers over ..better luck next year ..see you all June 2025

1996 is overrated IMO if you like hot weather..90, 94,95 & 97 were better ..for pleasant warm weather that wasn't particularly wet you cant really go wrong with 1996

clocks go forward here on Sunday morning at 2am

HurricaneSteve that would be me in mid June here in Edmonton

i don't remember 1980 summer being very wet..cool yes but IMO summers of 77-79 and 85-88 were worse.

LetItSnow! my Dad was born in June 1933 ..i will ask him how those summers were