What's wrong with Canada?

G. Couch · #31 05-24-2002, 11:07 AM

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Originally posted by Lampy

It is unfotunate that Walmart has cracked into the Canadian market. Their rath will continue to kill many more small businesses.

Heather's Rant for the day!

You can say that again! The little town where I attended college, had it's entire downtown retail area crushed when Walmart came to town. The shops were all small, "Mom and Pop" shops and just could not compete. It was frustrating because the downtown was within walking distance for us college students, and it had lots of unique restaraunts and shops...until Walmart landed on the outskirts of town!

...and could they at least plant a few trees in those giant parking lots they build!

ravenmd · #32 05-27-2002, 08:54 AM

Yet another proud Canuck here. I live in Montreal which is a totally fun fun city. I have lived in the New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario and BC. I love every part of this country. The people are peaceful, friendly, decent and great neighbors. We care about each other and we care about the rest of the world. Sure, we talk funny... blame it on the buttertarts.

Doug, to answer your question... the only thing I could ever describe as "wrong" with Canada is the rotation of seasons which goes like this:

Winter, More Winter, Late Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall, Pre-Winter, Early Winter and Winter.

Lampy · #33 05-27-2002, 10:08 AM

Yum!!!! Buttertarts! I miss so many yummy treats being away!

You know your Canadian when you make a Canadian receipe book up with all your favourite treats in it (naniamo bars, butter tarts, potato cakes and so on). I made one for my sister who's in California and included images of The Friendly Giant, Mr. Dressup and other Canadian icons.

You don't know what your missing until it's gone....

--Heather

CJ Swartz · #34 05-27-2002, 10:33 AM

Here's Mr. Dressup!

Mig · #35 05-27-2002, 10:08 PM

And Dick Irvin

OhThatGirl2001 · #36 05-28-2002, 12:01 AM

Slightly off topic but I grew up watching Mr. Dressup. The picture has my two favorite characters in it... Casey and Finnegan. Ernie was a wonderful artist and actually inspired me. I would watch his shows and try and draw along with him.

Lisa

OhThatGirl2001 · #37 05-28-2002, 12:05 AM

I must say the one thing I miss about living back east was the maple syrup. I remember going on a field trip and learning how the syrup was made.

My favorite part was getting to eat freshly cooked maple syrup and taking home a maple leaf candy made from maple syrup. Now that's Canadian!

Back east the in the fall... the trees and colors were amazing.

Lisa

jeaniesa · #38 05-28-2002, 07:48 AM

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Originally posted by OhThatGirl2001
My favorite part was getting to eat freshly cooked maple syrup and taking home a maple leaf candy made from maple syrup. Now that's Canadian!

Hmmm - I always thought those candies came from Vermont!

They're ubiquitous there too - along with the beautiful maple trees among the fall foliage... Then again - I suppose Vermont could have "stolen" the idea from across the border.

Jeanie

Lampy · #39 05-28-2002, 07:50 AM

Thanks for the picks everyone!

Lisa where did you grow up? I'm just curious because I'm from Southern Ontario (Burlington) and we did the same type of field trip at Mountsburg Park (sp??). Actually we played some game about carnivors, omivors and herbivors followed by tapping trees, boiling sap, drinking syrup and of course eating maple candy.

The strange Canadian I am, I'm not overly fond of the candy..... But I guess we're all entitled to like and dislike things!

Cheers! And happy day after Memorial day/ week after Victoria day to those in North America!

--Heather

ravenmd · #40 05-28-2002, 08:25 AM

Well... purhaps belabouring the sugar thread here, I hate to tell you jeaniesa, but Quebec produces 90% of the maple syrup in the world. Vermont and Ontario make most of the remainder.

Mr Dressup will be saddly missed. My son actually cried when he heard the news... and he's 25!

Lampy... I think what I would miss the most is Tim Horton's.

I'm not sure what this thread has to do with photo retouching but Doug started it and... well, I'm new here (2 days) and I feel like I've stumbled upon a treasure.

Is this an amazing site or what?

It has already helped me improve my skills and given me a wealth of information as I struggle to get my new business off the ground.
(I'm still pushing it along the ground at this point)

Ed_L · #41 05-28-2002, 08:25 AM

My grandparents were from Montreal. They moved to Vermont soon after they were married. And yes, I also went on a field trip (in Vt.) to see how maple syrup was made. In fact, as a kid, my friends and I would tap our own maple trees (in woods that didn't belong to us), and make syrup on the kitchen stove. It always amazed me to see how much sap it took to make syrup. Personally, I don't like genuine maple syrup at all!

Ed

jeaniesa · #42 05-28-2002, 08:52 AM

A belated welcome to the RetouchPRO site Marie (ravenmd)!

I felt the same way about "finding a treasure" when I found this site too! And you'll definitely get a lot of help getting your business off the ground, so don't feel shy about asking questions. (Oh - and in this Salon forum, we talk about anything we want, essentially anything that's "off-topic" from restoration/retouching.)

I guess my US-centric focus got the best of me. In the US, the only "real" maple syrup I've ever seen is "Real Vermont Maple Syrup". And, having gone to the University of Vermont, I did notice there is an awful lot of maple syrup in that state. Never thought about where Vermont stood in the world market of maple syrup commodities though!

Thanks for putting me straight on that.

Ed - how can you NOT like real maple syrup!?!?! I actually agree with Heather that the candy is a bit too much (I like it only in very small doses), but the actual syrup is heaven! Well, that's my opinion anyway.

Jeanie

Ed_L · #43 05-28-2002, 09:08 AM

You're more than welcome to my share.

Ed

Lampy · #44 05-28-2002, 09:11 AM

I can understand Ed. I never liked maple syrup as a kid. I would use corn syrup when everyone else put maple syrup on their pancakes. It's starting to grow on me over the past few years and I like it more and more now.

I do miss Tim Horton's!!!! I thought Denver was a donut void for a while but my husband found a place near by that sells great chocolate glazed donuts that are as good as Tim Horton's so I'm very happy now! We also have a couple of new Krispy Kreams but I don't like them at all. The donuts melt in your mouth (raised not cake) and basically it's like eating sugar without any donut!

Hummmm it's sad that I've probably posted more to this thread than to all the others combined! Oh well it's fun anyway.

-Heather

Mig · #45 05-28-2002, 07:04 PM

sugaring off - everyone should try it