# The Canadope Café, 2014 Edition: In 3-D! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 1, 2014, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612 "2014-01-01T05:07:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 39
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2014, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/761 "2014-03-27T16:42:48Z")
That is great news! ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2014, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/762 "2014-03-27T18:06:17Z")
> [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > Reporters from the Weather Network get blown over during Nova Scotia on-camera segment - [video link](https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=saZnpFBVW_U&app=desktop). Yeah, I don’t think I’d want to be facing into that wind, either. At least one of those guys is a storm chaser (Mark Robinson) - this is what happens when you finally catch the storm! 🙂 Winter Journal, Day 5,329: Cold and snowing again. Still have will to live. For now. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Doom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Dr\_Doom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Doom)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2014, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/763 "2014-03-27T18:48:51Z")
I’m hoping [Tim Horton’s brings back](http://apps.timhortons.com/campaign/bring-it-back/en/?sf24309135=1) my beloved cherry cheese danish - the original one, that was soft and sort of doughy. They altered it several years ago to a crispy lattice-work pastry that crumbles into a million shards of gross. ---
**Author:** ![Kenm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bc79bd/32.png) [@Kenm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kenm)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2014, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/764 "2014-03-27T19:04:55Z")
> [@Dr\_Doom](#): > > They altered it several years ago to a crispy lattice-work pastry that crumbles into a million shards of gross. Probably when their definition of fresh-baked changed to frozen. ---
**Author:** ![swampspruce](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/swampspruce/32/261_2.png) [@swampspruce](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/swampspruce)\ **Post date:** [March 27, 2014, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/765 "2014-03-27T19:17:44Z")
Can anyone explain to me why Timmies needs to sell a crispy chicken sandwich? I think they have completely lost their way and need to get back to what they did best. Fresh baked goods, sandwiches and soup…Not trying to out McD McDs. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2014, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/766 "2014-03-29T05:39:10Z")
Winter Journal Day 5,330 - Cold and snowy. Still…have…will…to live. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2014, 9:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/767 "2014-03-29T09:22:37Z")
Hang in there, **Cat**. Spring will come, I know. I am sure that by July, the snow will be off the ground, and we will see temps that only require a light jacket. 😃 Seriously, I’m as tired of this as you are. C’mon, Spring, spring already! ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2014, 1:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/768 "2014-03-29T13:05:19Z")
Bad News: Flurries in the forecast for tonight. Good News: Only negative temps in the forecast, going forward, are due to wind chill. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2014, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/769 "2014-03-29T16:56:11Z")
Winter Journal, Day 5,331 - Still cold. Snow forecast for later today. Makes note: grow castor beans next year. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [March 29, 2014, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/770 "2014-03-29T17:55:17Z")
Compared to last year, it’s been really good here - not nearly the same snow load, and a long steady melt. Just the thing to keep water out of basements. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2014, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/771 "2014-03-30T19:29:39Z")
Good point; we had a good melt already, too (before we got all this snow again) - hopefully that will help with our flooding situation this spring, too. Winter Journal Day 5,332 - Still cold. Still snowing. Still have vestigial will to live. I am SOOOOOO ready for the cold to finally fuck right off! ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2014, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/772 "2014-03-30T20:19:55Z")
Here’s [Frankie MacDonald](http://youtu.be/BfgBbj7l_qc)giving tomorrow’s forecast for my town: [Major Snowstorm to Hit Thunder Bay Ontario on Monday March 31, 2014 - YouTube](http://youtu.be/BfgBbj7l_qc) This guy’s enthusiasm is terrific! (And he has some darn good advice too.) ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [March 30, 2014, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/773 "2014-03-30T20:49:48Z")
Warm(ish) in Oshawa this aft! Pale blue sky, warm sunlight, brisk fresh wind blowing. Pleasant in bus shelter. I have a placement job interview next week! And one more month of classes, then 4-6 weeks of placement, then graduation at the end of June! Spring is coming! ---
**Author:** ![Athabasca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Athabasca](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Athabasca)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2014, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/774 "2014-03-31T01:35:36Z")
Hi y’all I just found this thread. I’m in Winnipeg. Colorado Low was supposed to sweep through here tonight and tomorrow. The Weather channel and Environment Canada are giving conflicting information (WC says we’re getting it, and EC say, nah, emergency is over!) All I know it’s windy as hell out there. Probably snowing. Northwestern Ontario should get snow though… ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2014, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/775 "2014-03-31T02:07:44Z")
Hey, this far into winter we have it down to an art. Use the riding snow blower to clear a path for the stuck car, then use the truck to pull the riding snow blower back onto the drive, and then use the truck again to pull out the stuck car. Of course it would have been a lot easier if the car had a tow point on its back end, but no, the manufacturer had to save a couple of bucks by only putting a tow point on the front. And yes, here in NW ONT we’re set to get snow tomorrow: ice pellets, lots of snow, high winds. See y’all come spring in a month or two. The good thing is that there will be lift area skiing through Easter, and back-country well into May. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2014, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/776 "2014-03-31T02:13:18Z")
We were supposed to get 5 cm last night; we got 15. I didn’t shovel the last snow because “It’s just going to melt.” I had to snow blow my driveway today. Bloody hell. ---
**Author:** ![Flutterby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Flutterby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flutterby)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2014, 3:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/777 "2014-03-31T03:22:14Z")
The snow today was so light and fluffy looking I could almost imagine it was poplar fluff. I even have a cold so my head feels like I am having an allergy attack. It was nice, until I had to leave the house and get cold. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2014, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/778 "2014-03-31T14:11:46Z")
[How Canada Became Home to Some of the World’s More Visually Stunning - and Fun - Heraldry](http://news.nationalpost.com/2014/03/27/how-canada-became-home-to-some-of-the-worlds-more-visually-stunning-and-fun-heraldry/) Can’t quote from it, because I’ve used up my quota of free National Post articles for the month, but it’s an interesting read. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2014, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/779 "2014-03-31T16:47:08Z")
It was supposed to be above zero here finally today - the high is looking like -8. Bah. Bah, I say! ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2014, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612/780 "2014-03-31T16:49:39Z")
It’s a glorious, sunny +5 here. It’s wonderful. I feel like dancing naked in my back yard tonight. I just might. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612.md?page=38) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadope-cafe-2014-edition-in-3-d/677612.md?page=40)