[Closed] In case you're tempted to complain about the weather

I've got a friend who does. His photos are interesting.

I was in New Jersey on Tuesday - meeting was moved from the office to a conference room in the hotel as *nothing* was open. Staff in the hotel had all stayed overnight.

Wasn't anywhere nears as bad as those pics though.

Well I guess it depends what you are complaining about.

If it's that it's too hot, or too wet, it's unlikely that you're living in Montreal.

If however you're complaining about 6 foot snow drifts then yes, you could be living in Montreal 🙂

Why would anyone live in such an environment?

Fatbikers?

Wife is from north Ontario.

As her dad repeatedly points out to us, "you don't have to shovel rain".

As her dad repeatedly points out to us, "you don't have to shovel rain".

By the same logic you don't have to pump excess snow out of the living room and replace the plaster. Also strictly speaking you don't "have" to shovel snow you can leave it be as the Scandinavian countries do in most places.

I've been reading up on it since the thread was posted, I take it back.. the place looks bloody lovely 8)

That looks great. Very envious

my complaints regardng snow are mostly that we hardly ever get it where I live 🙁

I'm glad you think so, bikebuoy! Montreal is actually one of the most wonderful cities in the world.

Well, it looks quite snowy, but is it really that bad?

I really didn't realise just how stunning that area of Canada is.

Wow, I particularly like this... not far out of town it seems..

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Wow, I particularly like this... not far out of town it seems..

Yep, only 4,000 km away

Seriously it's been 32 here today, burning sun and so dusty and blown out riding is hard. I have no idea what you lot are complaining about...

I'd expect more snow for it to be an issue in Montreal.

@sandwich - it seems the Scandinavians are selective about what snow they do shift. From what I've observed they'll shift snow that's likely to cause a problem when things begin to melt, i.e. anything that blocks mel****er that sort of thing. Otherwise they just let it get flattened down and put grit (not salt) on it to provide some grip then they just get on with things.

@bikebuoy:

What [i]is[/i] just out of town (by way of example), is this place:

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I used to ski there, and the area was great for climbing as well.

The whole region is breathtaking.

Good, going there for two weeks this summer (Montreal, mt tremblant and then onto Toronto for a few days)

I'd expect more snow for it to be an issue in Montreal.

You're right Drac. I think it's just that so much snow fell so quickly so late in the season that it will have been a challenge. I wonder if a lot of the normal snow-removal equipment will have already been parked up for the spring and summer.

Good, going there for two weeks this summer (Montreal, mt tremblant and then onto Toronto for a few days)

jam bo, email me if you want any information. I lived there for a number of years, and was just back last November for a few days.

I'm 41 and I still get really excited when I see snow. Even in a photo! Looks amazing 🙂

I suppose it could be that they had prepared for spring but going for the media hyping it to hell.

My aunt lives a few miles outside St Johns, Newfoundland. They have a very changeable climate. Apparently it can hoof down a few feet of snow overnight, enough to spend a couple of hours digging the car out (the bloke over the road has a snowblower, which helps) then you get to work and by the time you get home it can all have melted. Or theres more there than when you left, so you've either wasted time digging yourself out, or you've gotta dig your way back in again. Exasperating apparently.

jam bo, email me if you want any information. I lived there for a number of years, and was just back last November for a few days.

Thanks but visiting family out there who are arranging everything. Only question is whether to take a bike or try and hire one.

Hopefully be canoeing on that lake in first picture, if ice have melted by the time we get there end of May/early June.
Its Spirit Island on Lake Maligne.

It's funny whenever there's an extreme weather event anywhere there's always some tit with a bike !