OT-something a canadian kid has to have done at least once

[disney funseeker]

in his/her lifetime.

...getting your tongue stuck on a metal pole in the winter.

[RoyalCanadian]

...getting "squared" by one of those hard orange road hockey balls.

"It's okay -- you'll walk it off."

[Debbie]

Sorted the Smarties so s/he can eat the RED ones last.

[damo]

Worn his/her Hallowe'en costume over a snowsuit.

[DutchsMommy]

Built a snowfort in the hill left by the snowplow and had your mom ban you from using it because it could collapse and kill you. (Not that we listened ;) )

[DutchsMommy]

OK, maybe this is only for those who were teens in the 80's but:

Wore your Cougar boots with the tongues hanging out and got the loop of your laces caught in the hook of the other boot leading to an embarassing wipeout which soaked your supertight jeans and hurt your hands because there was no way you were wearing mits or snowpants and look like a complete loser!

[DutchsMommy]

One more from the 80's - sorry this thread is making me laugh!

Slide down the hill at school using your Adidas' bag as a sled.

[mbb]

OK, maybe this is only for those who were teens in the 80's but:

Wore your Cougar boots with the tongues hanging out and got the loop of your laces caught in the hook of the other boot leading to an embarassing wipeout which soaked your supertight jeans and hurt your hands because there was no way you were wearing mits or snowpants and look like a complete loser!


Wouldn't have been a problem if you'd been wearing your leg warmers!!! :teeth: :teeth:

Great thread, disney funseeker!:):)

[akfan]

I forgot about Cougar boots!

[Tabetha]

Aw man! Cougar boots! In my highschool the coolest accessory with the cougar boot, was a plaid lumber jacket. Classy!

How about: Made 'ice cream' using maple syrup and a handful of snow.

[abbyndrewmom]

OK, maybe this is only for those who were teens in the 80's but:

Wore your Cougar boots with the tongues hanging out and got the loop of your laces caught in the hook of the other boot leading to an embarassing wipeout which soaked your supertight jeans and hurt your hands because there was no way you were wearing mits or snowpants and look like a complete loser!


Don't forget it also soaked your Roots Sweatshirt because you wouldn't dare do your coat up!!!

[DutchsMommy]

Well - I didn't want to get into my 'Peter-Pan Getaway Boot' wearing stories, but this thread brought our the best (worst?) in me LOL :teeth:

And....to top it all off - they were playing Duran Duran (The Reflex - fle-fle-fle-fle-flex) in the gym today. :rotfl:

[CharlesTD]

Fell into the pond because you were stomping on the ice to break a hole in it.

[CharlesTD]

Another from the 80's would be bumper jumping.

[disney funseeker]

arriving at school with frozen hair because there was no time to dry it.

[mejaie]

Forget your house key and have to go to a neighbors and make small talk for an hour and a half. :rolleyes1

Yes I did bumpershine (manitoba) used to stink like school bus exhaust.

Yes did fall through ice on the creek, and had to walk a half mile home with frozen skates, and pants so frozen I could not bend my knees. :cold:

[NancyK]

Another from the 80's would be bumper jumping.
Actually that happened way before the 80s. LOL!

[CharlesTD]

Actually that happened way before the 80s. LOL!


Yes well in eh 80's is when I took part in it LOL.

[cabmom]

Ski-dooing over a pond which you thought was frozen, getting from one side to the edge of the other and the machine going thru!!!!

[CharlesTD]

Ski-dooing over a pond which you thought was frozen, getting from one side to the edge of the other and the machine going thru!!!!
Puddle jumping is what we call racing them across the open section of the lake up at the cottage we have had to fish out a few sleds before but most of the time no one sinks em.

[runner26.2]

Play shinny on a pond and go on a week long canoe trip and portage the canoe.

[ChisJo]

Ahh-winter in Saskatchewan.

The tunnelling of the snow through the backyard. Putting hot water on the cold steps to make an icy mini hill to slide down, jumping off the roof onto a pile of snow, wearing a t-shirt in 2 degree weather because the weather is "so nice!". Or, how about building a snowman in -40 degree weather because that's the only darn thing you can do when it's that flippin cold!

Don't forget - another thing we do....When the windshield wiper fluid is empty in the winter, we use snow from the side of the road to clean the windshield, or risk dying because you cannot see the car in front of you. Or, drive in a car in the winter with no heat and have the passenger continually scrape the windshield on the inside so that you can see out the window. Only in Canada can you do this (Yep, I learned from experience!)

Oh, the joys of living in an Arctic tundra!

Jo

[NancyK]

[QUOTE=ChisJo]Ahh-winter in Saskatchewan.


Don't forget - another thing we do....When the windshield wiper fluid is empty in the winter, we use snow from the side of the road to clean the windshield, or risk dying because you cannot see the car in front of you. Or, drive in a car in the winter with no heat and have the passenger continually scrape the windshield on the inside so that you can see out the window.
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LOL! We've done both of these! When DH and I were dating (teenagers), he had an old VW Beetle. He drove and it was my job to scrape the inside window so he could see! :rotfl:

[disney funseeker]

...one of your phys ed. options was winter survival and thought snowshoes were the most practical pair of footwear.

[SnowWhite]

How about skating down the street as it was impossible to walk in those conditions. Also making ice balls using the dryer vent to melt the snow, and/or putting snow in the freezer to show off in the summer that you have a snow ball left................ :rotfl2:

Rob (Snowwhite's DH)

[ottawa-newbie]

Ahh-winter in Saskatchewan.

The tunnelling of the snow through the backyard. Putting hot water on the cold steps to make an icy mini hill to slide down, jumping off the roof onto a pile of snow, wearing a t-shirt in 2 degree weather because the weather is "so nice!". Or, how about building a snowman in -40 degree weather because that's the only darn thing you can do when it's that flippin cold!

Don't forget - another thing we do....When the windshield wiper fluid is empty in the winter, we use snow from the side of the road to clean the windshield, or risk dying because you cannot see the car in front of you. Or, drive in a car in the winter with no heat and have the passenger continually scrape the windshield on the inside so that you can see out the window. Only in Canada can you do this (Yep, I learned from experience!)

Oh, the joys of living in an Arctic tundra!

Jo


LOL - the windshield thing happened to us on a busy highway during a driver's ed class!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :earseek:

I thought we were dead meat!!

Maybe not a kid thing, but I remember going to the bars in just a skimpy t-shirt and jeans because I didn't want to check my winter coat, mitts and hat!!! :rolleyes:

[Betty X]

Weren't Beaver Canoe sweatshirts all the rage then? I thought they were big before Roots took off.

[Canadamom]

...tripped over the extension cord running from the block heater on the car to the electrical outlet because it was buried under some snow. :teeth:

[Susan--Ontario]

Remember...."when you wear Beaver canoe you wear the wilderness".

I had cougar boots too for really, snowy days but of course we wore our "north stars" shoes when the snow wasn't too deep.

[pooksma]

Ahh memories...thanks guys!!!

One to add: Beaver boarding!!!!! I dont know if this was isolated to UNB but one of the winter hits was to take the cafeteria trays (Beaver Foods was the contracted company) and slide or ride down the hills on them.
Thus~ Beaver boarding!!!!! :earboy2:

[mbb]

Ahh memories...thanks guys!!!

One to add: Beaver boarding!!!!! I dont know if this was isolated to UNB but one of the winter hits was to take the cafeteria trays (Beaver Foods was the contracted company) and slide or ride down the hills on them.
Thus~ Beaver boarding!!!!! :earboy2:

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

I'd forgotten about that!!!...We imported Beaver Boarding to Gorsebrook Hill in Hfx...SMU cafeteria staff then banned trays being removed from the cafeteria :teeth:

Again, great thread!!:):)

:sunny:

[MikeJ]

...tripped over the extension cord running from the block heater on the car to the electrical outlet because it was buried under some snow. :teeth:

How about tripped over the extension cord, didn't realize you'd pulled out the plug, and didn't tell anyone until the next morning when the car wouldn't start because the temp was -40C. :confused3

Another one was getting on a plane in Toronto with the temperature around 0C, getting off the plane in Regina 3 hrs later where the temp was -38C and having your lungs pretty much crystallize on you from the cold after one breath. The joys of winter in Regina... :tongue:

- Mike

[chasbos]

"Don't forget - another thing we do....When the windshield wiper fluid is empty in the winter, we use snow from the side of the road to clean the windshield, or risk dying because you cannot see the car in front of you. Or, drive in a car in the winter with no heat and have the passenger continually scrape the windshield on the inside so that you can see out the window. "

I don't think this is a 1 time deal!! :rotfl: I still do this a few times each winter! You know your windshield fluid is getting down - but of course you think you can make it to the next gas station for more!

I am not sure how rural everyone is, but how about after the snow plow wings the end of your laneway right full of snow and you use it as a ramp to get into your laneway, but get stuck and your car does not have a wheel left on the ground!

Or when it is the first major snow fall and you are certain there will not be that much snow on the No Winter Mainenance roads yet! After all, I have 4 wheel drive and I can get through anything!

[pampam]

:rolleyes: "Don't forget - another thing we do....When the windshield wiper fluid is empty in the winter, we use snow from the side of the road to clean the windshield, or risk dying because you cannot see the car in front of you. Or, drive in a car in the winter with no heat and have the passenger continually scrape the windshield on the inside so that you can see out the window. "

I don't think this is a 1 time deal!! :rotfl: I still do this a few times each winter! You know your windshield fluid is getting down - but of course you think you can make it to the next gas station for more!

I am not sure how rural everyone is, but how about after the snow plow wings the end of your laneway right full of snow and you use it as a ramp to get into your laneway, but get stuck and your car does not have a wheel left on the ground!

Or when it is the first major snow fall and you are certain there will not be that much snow on the No Winter Mainenance roads yet! After all, I have 4 wheel drive and I can get through anything!

[twinz]

Learning when you are very young, that if you are going to eat snow, make sure it is NOT yellow!
Knowing snow is not "all that beautiful" when you throw in all that brown yucky slush.

[definately dory]

Thank you to everyone for making my night. I haven't laughed this hard in a long time!! :rotfl2:

[sean-1966]

I used to love bumper sliding. Man, when I look back it's a wonder I didn't get killed.

[definately dory]

And to think we won't let our own kids on a scooter without knee pads, chin pads, elbow pads, wrist protectors and a helmet!!! :rotfl: If they only knew what we did when we were young!!

[Funbobbi]

Thanks for the memories! I haven't laughed that hard in quite some time.

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[pkitty]

How about learning how to snowboard behind your friends snowmobile...that's safe! If you can survive that your ready to throw down in the halfpipe for sure! :crazy2:

[twinz]

How about driving a snowmobile before you even have a "regular" drivers license.
Getting splashed by all that brown yucky slush (EWWWEE)
At the first hint of a snow fall, trying to toboggan on the snow covered grass!

[EEYORERULES]

Ok, this thread is too funny. I had the northstar sneakers, the Cougar boats, the leg warmers, even the Beaver Canoe/Roots sweatshirts but only cause we went to visit my grandparents in Toronto ( couldn't get that in NB in the 80's). Did the windshield thing, had no heat in the car thing, also used to skate on the roads cause they were full of ice & just about got killed for making tunnels in the ditch & the snowplow came.Went thru the pond cause we were convinced it was safe & almost froze walking back thru the woods to get home before our parents found out. One thing I do remember is leaving the crazy carpet on the deck so my dad could go out & step on it & slid across step screaming he was going to kill us(really, you think he would have learned after 3 or 4 times).You know, he hates crazy carpets to this day! You know, its a wonder we are alive today. Thanks for the laugh guys!

[definately dory]

Oh, my goodness, our parents do get payback!! I went outside last night and fell on my butt because my kids left their crazy carpet right in front of the door, I didn't see it because it was covered in a fine layer of snow. As soon as I fell I thought "Dad I now know what you were talking about." :rotfl2: :rotfl2:

[declansdad]

How about building a backyard rink and then playing hockey with your boots on instead of skates. Dad always shook his head at that one.

[Mickey Fanatic]

In today's snow I thought of another thing that Canadian kids do, because I did it myself! Try to slide across the snow covered pavement in your shoes, but it isn't slick enough so your shoes stop dead and down you go.

Or walking your dog and tripping on black ice! Who says that tailbones are fragile! I figure mine is the strongest bone in my body! :blush: