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

[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."

 

[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!