# The CanaDoper Café, 2013 edition. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 1, 2013, 3:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2013-edition/645736 "2013-01-01T03:29:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 154
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2013, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2013-edition/645736/3061 "2013-12-22T22:55:35Z")
My family and I are very lucky today - our house has had power except for a few minutes here and there. I decided to take the subway to sing at church choir this morning; it took a little more time, but it was way better for my nerves. On the way back, I stopped to talk to a friend and missed having a large, ice-covered branch fall on me by about ten feet. (And I’m very much aware of the irony of me getting killed by a tree!) There’s no question that Toronto has been hit - 300,000 homes are without power, those without power are being told to prepare for a worst case scenario of up to 72 hours before service is restored, streetcar service has been out all day (because the power supply lines are too covered in ice!), a couple of subway stops were out of service, lots of minor accidents and lots of traffic signal out. Feeling very fortunate right about now. ---
**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:** [December 22, 2013, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2013-edition/645736/3062 "2013-12-22T22:57:12Z")
Yeah, me too. My building here in Oshawa never lost power, although many other areas of Oshawa did. ---
**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:** [December 22, 2013, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2013-edition/645736/3063 "2013-12-22T23:51:05Z")
The freezing rain started here a couple of hours ago, but – for a change – I think Ottawa will be spared this time around. It seems to be manageable at present. ETA: I’m nice and warm and drinking a Johnny Bower NHL Alumni Signature Vienna Dark Lager. 🙂 ---
**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:** [December 23, 2013, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2013-edition/645736/3064 "2013-12-23T01:06:31Z")
Oh jeez. Just watching the news now. Toronto looks like Ottawa during the ice storm in 1998. My daughter was 6 weeks old and we had no power for a week. Very difficult times… ---
**Author:** ![EmilyG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emilyg/32/364_2.png) [@EmilyG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EmilyG)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2013, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2013-edition/645736/3065 "2013-12-23T01:29:00Z")
I was 13 years old during the Montreal ice storm of 1998. ---
**Author:** ![antonio107](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ea924/32.png) [@antonio107](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antonio107)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2013, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2013-edition/645736/3066 "2013-12-23T02:03:35Z")
I was 7 or so, and just super ecstatic that I got to stay at grandma’s house and play with the fireplace! Just made it past Kanata. Highway 17 was not nearly as deadly as billed on Friday, for which I feel grateful. ---
**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:** [December 23, 2013, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2013-edition/645736/3067 "2013-12-23T02:33:25Z")
Good news **Antonio**. Yea, the freezing rain is almost a non-issue in Ottawa at this point. I need to drive to Chalk River in the A.M.; let’s hope everything’s OK? Cheers. ---
**Author:** ![Das\_Glasperlenspiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/das_glasperlenspiel/32/2944_2.png) [@Das\_Glasperlenspiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Das_Glasperlenspiel)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2013, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2013-edition/645736/3068 "2013-12-23T02:42:29Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Oh jeez. Just watching the news now. Toronto looks like Ottawa during the ice storm in 1998. I thought much the same thing. I hope that they can apply some of the lessons learned from the 1998 ice storm. Like you, Leaffan, we were without power for a week. Luckily, I had an Arctic-rated sleeping bag, two cats and a fireplace. 😃 Oh, yeah - DH was “stranded” at the Royal York in TO. I had no sympathy. ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2013, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2013-edition/645736/3069 "2013-12-23T03:19:32Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Good news **Antonio**. Yea, the freezing rain is almost a non-issue in Ottawa at this point. I need to drive to Chalk River in the A.M.; let’s hope everything’s OK? > > Cheers. Glad to hear that, both of you! ---
**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:** [December 23, 2013, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2013-edition/645736/3070 "2013-12-23T03:42:57Z")
Stay safe and warm, guys! ---
**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:** [December 23, 2013, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2013-edition/645736/3071 "2013-12-23T03:44:45Z")
> [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](#): > > (And I’m very much aware of the irony of me getting killed by a tree!). Oh sure, hug a tree, but does the tree hug back? Nooo! ---
**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:** [December 23, 2013, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2013-edition/645736/3072 "2013-12-23T04:47:47Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Oh jeez. Just watching the news now. Toronto looks like Ottawa during the ice storm in 1998… I’ve been watching the news about Toronto, and it looks pretty bad. I have a friend who works for Toronto Hydro, and I’ve seen what she will be contending with. It doesn’t look good. Stay safe, folks! ---
**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:** [December 23, 2013, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2013-edition/645736/3073 "2013-12-23T04:55:50Z")
> [@Das\_Glasperlenspiel](#): > > I thought much the same thing. I hope that they can apply some of the lessons learned from the 1998 ice storm.\ That’s what I was thinking, too - I hope Ontario Hydro has learned from that terrible storm. ---
**Author:** ![Sparky812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Sparky812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sparky812)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2013, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2013-edition/645736/3074 "2013-12-23T14:17:45Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > My \*\*bother \*\*and wife and kid are supposed to fly here from Halifax on Monday. I hope they can make it. Freudian Slip? 😃 ---
**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:** [December 23, 2013, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2013-edition/645736/3075 "2013-12-23T14:22:27Z")
I’ve ever maintained the greatness of living in Canada includes the weather, cold as it sometimes is. Earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes – none of these are regular threats. Witness the devastation caused by Superstorm Sandy in New York/New Jersey last year, just from all the water and moisture left behind, never mind the initial destruction of the incredible amount of wind and water. Most times, snow and ice just don’t destroy with quite that kind of cruelty. We’re lucky that if we are to go without power for a couple days, the worst that is likely to happen is some refrigerated food gets thrown out. Maybe a tree branch falls on somebody’s car, a house window gets smashed here and there. Pretty tame, really. Even if folks get too cold, there are always options to get them somewhere heated, and they know that when they return home, the place is going to be exactly as they left it, there’s just a bunch of snow to be removed, or ice chipped away. In these cold-weather scenarios, mold and water damage isn’t really a factor, and good thing too, because that shit is just ignorant. ---
**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:** [December 23, 2013, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2013-edition/645736/3076 "2013-12-23T14:25:46Z")
> [@Sparky812](#): > > Freudian Slip? 😃 I’m no psych major, but doesn’t a Freudian slip usually have a sexual connotation? ---
**Author:** ![Kenm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bc79bd/32.png) [@Kenm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kenm)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2013, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2013-edition/645736/3077 "2013-12-23T15:48:59Z")
> [@Dr\_Doom](#): > > I’m no psych major, but doesn’t a Freudian slip usually have a sexual connotation? Nope, but they’re funnier when they are. And they shouldn’t be confused with the [**Freudian slide**](http://twistedsifter.com/2010/05/the-saturday-strip-week-10/). ---
**Author:** ![antonio107](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ea924/32.png) [@antonio107](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/antonio107)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2013, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2013-edition/645736/3078 "2013-12-23T19:13:46Z")
I got a farside book for Christmas when I was 6, and I thought when I got older they would be funnier. Nope. ---
**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:** [December 23, 2013, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2013-edition/645736/3079 "2013-12-23T19:15:44Z")
> [@Kenm](#): > > Nope, but they’re funnier when they are. And they shouldn’t be confused with the [**Freudian slide**](http://twistedsifter.com/2010/05/the-saturday-strip-week-10/). That’s just dumb; everyone knows you run across home plate, knocking the catcher down if necessary. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Kenm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bc79bd/32.png) [@Kenm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kenm)\ **Post date:** [December 23, 2013, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2013-edition/645736/3080 "2013-12-23T20:18:31Z")
> [@antonio107](#): > > I got a farside book for Christmas when I was 6, and I thought when I got older they would be funnier. > > Nope. Wait til you’re eight. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2013-edition/645736.md?page=153) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-canadoper-cafe-2013-edition/645736.md?page=155)