Cat's Brave Battle with the Snow.

EvilGentleman: 12th Feb 2006 - 19:03 GMT

Having survived many a wintry blast in places as diverse as Nunavut, Montreal, Calgary, and Atlantic Canada, I can sympathize with your plight. And while your snowfall may seem incredibly light by Canadian standards, shovelling while hung over is a major accomplishment that I personally have only done once or twice in my life, so I hereby grant thee honorary Canadian drinker status. This entitles you to go to the Canadian city of your choice, consume the local beverages, and NOT go berserk, which will earn you much respect up here. (If I only had a dollar for every staggering drunk kid from Boston that I had to avoid with my car)

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: 12th Feb 2006 - 19:30 GMT

Thanks EvilGentleman! I know to the Canadians, a couple of feet of snow is practically summer, but I was quite surprised when the schneider shovel and I went out there.
I'm thrilled at the prospect of having an honorary Canadian status drinker and I promise to keep my beserker levels down to a dull roar when I come to Canada. Although I have to admit, I wasn't very drunk. I was high on sugar. I drank Baileys Irish Cream and I have cut sugar out of my diet pretty much completely. So I was quite giddy. Please don't recind the Canadian status drinker offer.
What was mental, was me walking into a hardcore Irish bar, taking off my coat and realising that this morning's choice of T-shirt had a huge 'London' and Union Jack as part of it's design. Luckily, everyone was very cool and I didn't get my head kicked in. Why was I wearing such a shirt in the first place? It was $5.99 from Target.

EvilGentleman: 13th Feb 2006 - 01:56 GMT

Wow! You survived an Irish Bar while wearing the Union Jack? They musta thought either A: This woman is just another typical American tourist who failed geography class (Note to USA: I know that this is not always true, as the 'National' in 'National Geographic' refers to the good old U.S. of A.), or B: This is a British person who likes the Irish enough to pay us a friendly visit.

As far as the Bailey's goes, don't let that stuff fool you, it WILL get you drunk. I made the mistake of treating a relative to whatever she wanted one night, and she promptly got loaded on double shots of Bailey's on ice at 12 bucks a glass. My wallet was wearing a cast the next day, it took such a beating.

By the way, I am under the impression that you are an Englishwoman living in New York? If so, that is pretty much what Canadians are, anyways. Just learn to end all rhetorical questions with "Eh?" and if you can acquire the ability to watch a hockey puck on TV that does NOT glow blue, and I will see if we can get someone to send a dogsled with your honorary citizenship papers. It will have to be quick, though. If your snow melts, the sled will not be able to make it.

Your humour is superb. Thank you for making me smile.

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: 13th Feb 2006 - 15:51 GMT

I've learnt a lot from Jamies postings about Northern Ireland, so I stood on the pool table and shouted, "Fuck the Queen, up the IRA and down with the Orangemen." (Not really, I just tipped the bartender very well.)

I'm English and I've been living in New York for 13 years. On Wednesday 15th, I shall be English and an American Citizen. And if your sled gets through before spring, then I shall be English, American and an honorary Canadian. Bloody awesome, eh?

jack: 13th Feb 2006 - 16:04 GMT

i wish i had been raised in england. i love the british accent, so much better than my brooklynese. you can say something disgusting and with a british accent it sounds like a compliment.

Sam c Oxby: 13th Feb 2006 - 16:48 GMT

its looks so pretty...! My nephew is on half term and we watched in on the news and talked about how cool it would be if we just dashed to the airport and went to NY to play in it! (funds won't permit this time)

PS: theres something about your net curtain, the green paintwork on that door and the snow that is just gorgeous... ENJOY!!!!!!!!

grange: 13th Feb 2006 - 21:13 GMT

Catherine . Next time you get snow like that , your suppose to put happy faces in the snow over the boot on all the cars in the road way ...It's the Canadian Way ..

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: 14th Feb 2006 - 22:39 GMT

I'm sooo much more adult now (Sam and I were flatmates at art college).