To our friends in the Frozen North

[Tfrank59]

It sounds all very fascinating, especially the part about the polar bear and the Aurora Borealis

[RockinRollin]

To tfrank, I'm in Ontario (southern) and I rode 200+km (that's 124 miles ) on Sunday, started off at 8 deg C and went all the way up to 15 deg C. And we don't live in igloos like our northern cousins.

[CDNRatMan]

   Wow Tom you can convert from metric to American Standard, very good. But your subject sadly comes up almost every year, and sadly it has lost its punch and such but I will forgive you for your lack of understanding another culture and lifestyle. Just an FYI for you, this is the most southern location I have lived in for the majority of my adult life other then when I was stationed in Colorado Springs. So let me put our northern life style in proper perspective for you. This morning I was awoken to a hellish racket of the dogs fussing and 15 dogs can raise a lot of noise, so getting my slippers on I went to look see, and outside by the glow of the Aurora Borealis (north wind of the dawn) let me see a large nanook (Inuktitut for polar bear) rummaging about the snow for food, So I went through the tunnel of my igloo Inuktitut for house) and yelling and making noise chased him off. So went back inside and removed my karlik (Inuktitut for trousers) and went back to sleep till at least 0800.
At 0800 I got up and went for a drive into town and picked up my parts from the Kawasaki igloo, and went to the powder coating igloo. I can not recall the last time I locked my house or my truck. Yes we have crime and we have assholes, but not as prevalent as down south, so I will remain living in the north and every year I'll hear from someone about moving down south and I will smile and just pass on that and stay here. Where it happens we get a real infusion of Americans to come here and enjoy our hunting and fishing......and one more FYI the Inuktitut language has some 30 words for snow, so once you learn them life is fairly easy........you should come for a visit over to this side of the country and explore some.............  

[Tfrank59]

Finally hit double digits here today got out for a quick tour to break the ice sort of speak

When I first read it I thought you meant Fahrenheit but what is 10°C like 50°F?  That's plenty warm enough; I've ridden in about 38°F for an hour anyway :-). You just gotta have the right gear.

[CDNRatMan]

   cja, I have a coffee for you next time your here.....need to come up for a drive.....

[cja]

Finally hit double digits here today got out for a quick tour to break the ice sort of speak

[Tfrank59]

Well I knew I could count on you to reply, Ratman. And I get it you don't want to slip slide on the ice and snow but do you guys even have a summer :-) seems like last year you fellas to the north were complaining about rain right up until July or something so I hope it turns the corner soon maybe next month? At least enough to where you can get out there and stretch her legs after a long hibernation.

[CDNRatMan]

  No rush to get out yet, if I have to wear my skidoo suit to ride then I will ride my snow machine and wait till we can ride like we should and enjoy it. The lads down south are already riding in the London, Toronto area, think in Calgary they are also riding. The roads are covered in sand and salt debris yet so will wait for some rain and such, I like my bones unbroken and both bikes to be undamaged for the summer...... so ride on and be safe. You think the forum has been quiet? Really....

[Tfrank59]

Time to break the relative silence on this forum. I can't help feeling a little sorry for you. I don't want to rub it in, but I will haha, I've ridden both of my bikes several hundred miles already in the year 2018 and our climate isn't even that warm -- Seattle area. I'm thinking it's time for you guys to shovel the sidewalk and do whatever you got to do to get out there on your bikes!  What say you?