X4: Master of the Desert Nomads - OOC

[Leif]

Actually, I went to Montreal on that same tri. Montreal was a blast. I had a good time there.

I am not a fan of Quebec City, even if you do speak french, if you're not a francophone (full french) then they talk down to you.
Now Montreal... that's another story. Great place to visit in the summer.

Montreal, Quebec, they might be ok, but they're still TOO FAR NORTH!! (Take off, eh?)

Je ne parle rien Francais.

 

[Rhun]

Montreal, Quebec, they might be ok, but they're still TOO FAR NORTH!! (Take off, eh?)

Well, I was there during the winter. And it was COLD! Like way colder than it ever gets in Salt Lake, and it gets pretty cold here sometimes.

 

[renau1g]

Yeah Montreal winters are killer.... they are probably why most Americans think of Canadian winters. Where I live we share a latitudal line with Northern California. We're actually furhter south than many places in the States.

 

[Leif]

Yeah Montreal winters are killer.... they are probably why most Americans think of Canadian winters. Where I live we share a latitudal line with Northern California. We're actually furhter south than many places in the States.

Well, I was there during the winter. And it was COLD! Like way colder than it ever gets in Salt Lake, and it gets pretty cold here sometimes.

It gets pretty danged cold in Arkansas during January and February, too, but we don't get FEET of snow. If we get more than 2 inches, lots of people take off from work and the schools close. And I KNOW your latitude in Canada is furhter up than ours. But I'm not sure I believe that about Canada being on the same latitude as California, because there are TWO entire states north of California, Oregon and Washington. Surely you must be thinking of Washington state??

 

[Rhun]

I shoveled at least four or five feet of snow at my house over the course of the winter...most of that in batches of 8-10" at a time. The trace stuff and little accumulations I just let melt on their own. So we definitely get snow...of course, as a skier, it would be hard for me to live somewhere that didn't get snow in the winter.

 

[renau1g]

It gets pretty danged cold in Arkansas suring January and Febriary, too, but we don't get FEET of snow. If we get more than 2 inches, lots of people take off from work and the schools close. And I KNOW your latitude in Canada is furhter up than ours. But I'm not sure I believe that about Canada being on the same latitude as California, because there are TWO entire states north of California, Oregon and Washington. Surely you must be thinking of Washington state??

Definitely not all of Canada, but I happen to live in the southern most part of the country.

Windsor AP - Lat- 42° 16' N Long- 82° 58' W
Crescent City AP (CA - Lat 41° 46' N long 124° 12' W

So yeah, there are two states more north than us... actually more if you include Minnesota, Alaska, the Dakotas, Montana, most of Idaho, plus a bunch of the small states on the northeast US.

If you look at a map of the states and look at Detroit, then trace a line over to the West coast, it's approx. the same as Northern California....

 

[Rhun]

Because of Earth's curvature, Renau1g is correct...it may seem hard to wrap your head around, but if you look at a map that actually shows the curve, you'll agree that where he lives in pretty much that same latitude as California's northern border. Cool stuff.

 

[Leif]

Because of Earth's curvature, Renau1g is correct...it may seem hard to wrap your head around, but if you look at a map that actually shows the curve, you'll agree that where he lives in pretty much that same latitude as California's northern border. Cool stuff.

OK, I'll take your word for it for now. But I'll be checking my globe this evening. Where did you say you live, again, renau1g? Toronto, was it?

And, Rhun, I know the earth is curved! They even teach that in the public schools in Arkansas nowadays!

 

[Rhun]

And, Rhun, I know the earth is curved! They even teach that in the public schools in Arkansas nowadays!

When did they get schools in Arkansas?

 

[Leif]

When did they get schools in Arkansas?

A D*** sight before they had 'em in UTAH, I guarantee! Shoot folk out there were still clubbing each other over the head with rocks and sticks, and fighting Wild Indians, when Arkansas was graduating doctors and lawyers.