On the Playlist 20JUL2018…
Kate Bush "50 Words for Snow". I have a couple of her albums and enjoy them quite a bit. Not sure which is my favorite but I do like this one. Kate Bush is a UK artist and was discovered by David Gilmour of Pink Floyd fame who helped her with her first album when she was 16 with putting together a professional demo tape.
Kate Bush - 50 Words for Snow
Some comments from the first posting of this post…
Commenter:
Indians have 50 words for snow, how many do Canadians have? Also, how many different kinds of beers to pair with the snow?
Posted on 7/22/18 1:38 PM.
Reply:
Not sure about words for snow but I have to constantly re-explain the Canadian temperature scale to my kids; especially now that we live in California. It works better in C instead of F.
*Above 0C (32F) - "Lovely" - t-shirt and shorts, as long as the water isn't solid it is swimming weather.
*0 (32F) to -10C (14F) - "Nice-ish" you may want a sweater.
*-10C (14f) to -20C (-4F) - "Cool" you will want to have a light jacket. Great day to go to the outdoor rink for some pick-up hockey.
*-20C (-4F) to -30C (-22F) - "A bit Chilly" you will want to have a toque (what Americans call a beanie) and gloves.
*-30C (-22F) to -39.9C (-39.8F) - "Cold" you will want to get out the winter jacket. No longer shorts weather.
*Below -40C (-40F) - "Cold" same as above but you'll want to make sure the kids put the hood up on their jacket when they go to school. A scarf is acceptable and you'll want to plug in the car.
With regards to beer its more of geographical thing.
If you are from Toronto, beer = Labatts Blue
If you are from The Interior of British Columbia, beer = Kokanee
If you are from Vancouver, beer = whatever the local brew pub is serving
If you are from anywhere else beer=Molson Canadian
If you don't adhere to this you are considered a bit odd.
Another snow anecdote. Montreal is a great city but a bit past its prime and nothing in Montreal really works that well except one thing. It is in the snow belt and they have amazing snow removal there. Worth going there during a snowstorm to experience it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1PDmKXFFnQ