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LUCKY: hairsy ...... Gerry: The author of this article needs to get ALL of his facts straight, for the reader. Bishop's Castle is located in the WET Mountains, NOT the West Mountains. If the reader was truly interested in...... zagg: Finally something we agree on, jack. I wonder if they have a gift shop because I want a 'brown building with water towers' snow globe!... Catherine Penfold-Waxman: If it were me, I'd be sleeping on Snowcrash, by Neal Stephenson.... Mary: I love this shot. What memories it brings to mind. Some good, some bad. Bad was when I had to walk home after dark. The giant factory building enhanced my fear and the darkness....... Jamie: hah, i like it. this seems like a good a place as any to share these photos of last {easter}. it {snow}ed. so we made a {snowrabbit}.
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... Adam Enright: There is No Game like the Good Ol' Montreal Hockey Riot!
A city whose hockey passions create a constant hunger for battling peace and the status quo.
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by Adam Enright
I was thrilled to read about...... bob taylor ( aka) ottis: born and raised on the 3000 blk of hartville st
remember mc pherson square aka needle park some great memeries there exspecially in the winter when it snowed the FIRE HILL one thing about...... Joe: As others have stated, the good memories exceed those that were bad: Joe the pretzel guy at Front & Allegheny, Christmas and the stores on the 3200 block of front St., local bakery shops and...... Montrealbunny: Ha! Ha! When I moved to Montreal I specifically looked for a home without those stairs. They appear precarious at the best of times, but have you tried climbing them in 4" heels? And...... Peter: back in my day, we had to make graffiti with sticks and mud. uphill both ways. in the snow. *shakes fist at kids these days*... EvilGentleman: Wonderful! I especially love the time-lapse shots covering the accumulating snow.... bill: Born in 1941 at williamsburg hospital. Lived at 99 Stockholm until '46 when we moved to 41 Cornelia Street betweenBushwick and Broadway (third house down from the congregationalist Church. went to PS 56...... CartLegger: Welcome back, snowbird. Its been chilly. ... joey: that last shot is what a henry moore sculpture would look like if it was made out of snow instead of marble. or wood.... adam: man i miss snow.. ... little ukraine: hey CG this is your first post! way to go. that last shot certainly shows how deep the snow was. however, i love even more that coconut wind chime hanging from the...... Norma Bannon (nee Bolton): Hi Deb,
Sorry, my grandparents surname was Gillet (Mum's parents)... There was a girl who came from South Africa (with her family), and stayed with her grandparents on Oak Ave, for 12 months, she was...... Deb Simpkins: Hi Norma,
as I remember it, Oak Ave wasn't very long so I wonder if our grandparents knew each other? I will ask my dad and see if he remembers Tommy and May.. Bolton... was...... Andrew Smith: Thought I'd try and take a few of the more urban side of Irlam...
If ever your playing Irlam Town, get yourself to that football ground...now home of Irlam FC
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Most of the streets in this area...... bklyn31: now candle knows whats up.....it snows all year in nyc... EvilGentleman: I just checked the project plan I had posted in my original {Benny Farm} article, and I seem to have misidentified the refurbished building on Cavendish in photo 7. The portion to the right of...... Sheila Hilton: Hi Alan, OK, here are a few more pics taken in Princes Park (one of the few days of snow we had a few years ago.) I think maybe you have mistaken me for someone...... rottenone: so the only thing left to do is to teach morons and idiots how to drive in the snow and pictures like this would be redundant.... Helen Salmon: Wow, I remember how much snow we got when we lived in Irlam, I hated it when we moved to Morecambe because the snow never settled due to the high salt content in the air...... Mary McGinty: I can remember the snow falling in Fiddlers Lane and slipping because the council never bothered clearing the pavement. The Fiddlers Lane shop forecourts were salted by the shopkeepers and a gritter...... cyril bagshaw: Hi Norma,
Very sorry to hear the loss of your husband...we hope you too have good family and friends around you.
As for snow in Adelaide, the nearest we got to it was a few...... Norma Bannon (nee Bolton): Thanks for the last pics... Cyril I was unsure when Brian passed away and didn't want to upset you by asking, now I know. Believe me, life will be different but you will slowly...... Cyril Bagshaw: Viewed from our shop about 1970 of Fiddlers lane primary school
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Our young son Brian at the time and now sadly missed having passed away on the 19th january this year is seen ouside the school...... Laura Wynne: I really like that last one, too. It's shot from the corner of Center St. and Hester, and the camera is facing northwest. It was taken just a few minutes before a snowstorm, and the...... Hunter: My, my, you fellows (Tex, Noname, and former Hutchinsonite) have certainly grown suddenly very touchy. You raise so many points with so much overlap I'll try to answer by point, rather than address each correspondent...... bob r: born in bushwick in '53. lived on Bushwick Ave one house off Jefferson, may have been 1212. I was 4 years old, my sis 3 and younger brother was an infant. While watching American bandstand,...... Karina Le Gall (born Biles): Hi there,
I left Irlam High School in 1983, after many years of bullying because I was "different"!! Anyway that is the past, I have now emigrated to France and am enjoying the French life. ...... jeeff: how nice to have everything muffled with snow. you probably can't even hear the dvp.... jack: nice street scene, but too much snow, where i am its 80 degrees. but i have to go back to snow, ugg...... serlingrod: I want snow!... Elicar: Well, sad to say, the snow is almost gone. Itwill be gone for sure tomorrow as forecast is 8 degrees Centigrade.
Here's more snow beach shots.
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... Peter: snowy beach shots are always cool... and yeah, no real snow here in {nyc}. whats up with that? it was flurrying this morning, as mentioned, but nothing stuck...... little ukraine: this is what we've been missing in NY this year, though we got some flurries this morning. i think this was the first January on record with no measurable snowfall in Central Park..... joey: wonderful pictures. memory lane for me - like the snows of my youth in cleveland, oh. faves are the 3rd from last, and last.... Achiever: I like living in Hutchinson; however, it has shrunk. When my family moved here in 1980 there were more than 50,000 residents in the city, not the whole county. Because of our wonderful city government,...... Michelle: EvilGentleman - The storms we get nowadays in Toronto are not really severe, nor do they put our city at a standstill like everyone likes to pretend. I think people took advantage of the moderate...... EvilGentleman: What cute little snowdrifts. I like the pictures, but I really get the impression that most Torontonians have no clue what a **real** Canadian winter is like. But I suppose you get lake effect storms...... AG: I can't believe the snow that has built up around your apartment building. Funny little hills.
... EvilGentleman: Nice way to spend a day. I wonder how it would have been to do it here in Montreal? Shopping carts are usually very tricky to push in the snow.... jack: joey, you had a lot of snow in the mtns. out there. i'll be in mission viego soon, hope to get some pic's of the seals at la jolla.... jack: no last wednesday i think. believe me on sunday its packed. you have to see the place on a moonlit evening, in the snow and the interior lights on, its a hallmark picture.... joe bridge: halfies, fresh pretzels, stick ball, homicide/suicide, adresses painted on sidewalks,cheap lamposts installed, popvision, mr. softy, corner candy stores,the ave, pinball machines, asteroids,record spot, levins,humphrys store, moes meats, jewish pickles, the belly buster hoagie, mr. cocos...... EvilGentleman: Finally dropped below freezing again last night. It's now -4 out there. Oh well, only 2 1/2 months until REAL spring...
And in the Arctic, I had whole years where the highest temperature was 19. I...... Freddy: I used to skate like every single day from when I was 10-17. Slowed down only a little and pretty much stopped at 20 when I left the country to travel. I'm 33 now, i...... EvilGentleman: Meh, it's 7 degrees at 6 AM here, and the other side of the river from here hit 15 a couple hours ago (check St-Anicet, QC).
We're still buried in snow here, but that is hardly...... paul: i am 44 and just bought a board today - about 30 years after my first.
reason: i have to learn to ollie (maybe more) - that did not exist when I skated and I...... serlingrod: Montreal is so beautiful, but that's just too much snow for me! ... jack: the poor kids who have to ride those bikes, its unlawful i tell you, child cruelty, sure, they clean the path but forget about the bikes. kinda reminds me of the blizzard of 48. or...... EvilGentleman: Now, back to my silly list...
59 - There is a potential for collisions between cross-country skiers and bicyclists.
60 - During snowstorms, the roads grind to a halt, but the cyclists still weave in and out...... EvilGentleman: Probably the guy in the Honda stopped to count his change, and the guy in the Nissan impatiently tried to pass, pissing off the Honda guy, who raced to keep his spot in line, and...... noslen snow: On 12/29/07, I had a dreamed of a windowless building imploding and exploding from within, it was located within lower Manhattan. I saw a lot of people severely injured on the ground and debris...... Elicar: Freaking out is such a strong and "offensive" word, EvilG! We are just spoiled, is all! ;)
But here is where the snow has been going.
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Waiting in the wings:
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There were also two more of those trucks...... Tyfoid Kid: They used to use a lot of salt but I think they are using more of combination of salt on some other liquid chemical. All the snow plows have these big tanks on the...... EvilGentleman: Where's all the snow I heard all the Torontonians freaking out about in the last few weeks? Did it melt quickly, or do you guys have the world's best snow removal? We're still buried here.
Nice...... grange: Elicar , you can shovel my drive anytime .. Did it 3 times that day . 34cm snow / drifts , wind .awwwwwwww I love winter . lol.
Now those plows that put it all...... Elicar: Alkawl, I don't know where you are from, but there are gorgeous weathers (even in the winter) and there are awful weathers here in Canada. And knowing such could make your life a lot easier.
Yes,...... stepha: robyn, i lived right next to the bridge, you saw the tracks from mybedroom window (sparks in the snow!!!) i think i finished 241 in 1961, then went to lefferts jhs. wow,...... Padre Island: P.S. One thing I really do miss from being up there is the snow. Here it is Dec. 20th and it's 70 degrees down here. DARN!!... EvilGentleman: Yay, I see from the tire tracks in the snow that they finally reopened the road there! It was closed for quite a while while they did tests to ensure it would not collapse into...... Elicar: Oh..The first picture is the "snow mountain" in front of my house built by the snow plow. ... Pettis - December 09, 2007: Your comments resonate the truth in so many ways. When you peel back the years, you'll find that many families raise their children in the Henry Horner Homes. The Mitchell family was a...... EvilGentleman: I still come back and look over this article every once in a while. This time, I followed a link on Wikipedia leading here.
The memories have begun to fade, yet that last shot, the one...... EvilGentleman: 50 - You can see miniskirts, sandals and shorts alongside parkas, fur boots and scarves during a snowstorm.... Michelle: I agree, I hope we have a cold and snowy winter. I cross-country ski and last winter was a disappointment.... Cameo: Why does the car have snow tires on it in August?... Cloned Prince: I wrote a Parkour Rap!
Things just aint the same for todays traceurs,
Cops and pigs want to see us in handcuffs
Yamakasi and the Belle are aging,
The old traceurs, well they're all changing,
Making way for new...... jeeff: {plane wing}! i swear i recognize the twisty river in photo #2 from my own flight from toronto to tokyo. doing it in winter made me wish i could be like survivorman and...... Simone w. class of 2005: HA. I went to this school, left in 2005 as one of the top students. It was not that bad...We did have some drugged up dance teachers and we DID have the worst gym experience...... anon (cache-dtc-ad08.proxy.aol.com): My family lived at 225 Eastern Parkway for many years.
The parkway was beautiful- and when there was a snow storm it was even more beautiful.
The Gardens, the Museum, the Library- so near and so inviting.
What...... Vera: Wonderful Igloo. My 2 sons are boyscouts and they go igloo camping every winter (weather permitting) usuall near Paradise on Mount Rainier in washington. They have made snow caves, a-frames and igloos but...... crazyman: Whts tht reflection in the sky??...lol...very nice place...love to live there..no snow.yahooo!!!!!..lol... 2less2: it's to bad that you guys haven't taken the time to see the actual truths as they relate Las Vegas and all you've managed to find fault with.
first, one of the biggest reasons the...... February 6, 1958 United players killed in air disaster: The Munich air disaster took place on February 6, 1958, when the British European Airways Flight 609 crashed on its third attempt to take off from a slush-covered runway at the Munich-Riem airport in Germany....... EvilGentleman: The Olympic Stadium is one of the most beautiful of Montreal's vast collection of White Elephants. Originally expected to cost 134 million dollars, it wound up costing 1.61 **billion** dollars, or about 1200% of its...... mike: some people have mentioned Los Angeles. despite its lack of many tall buildings, we should remember that it is the most filmed and photographed skyline in the world (thank you hollywood). With it's rows of...... zagg: Awww. Posting these in May will make people think its always snowing in Toronto : ( !!!!
Jeeepers.
I especially like the 2nd last one. ... Angela Hernandez: Our family is from Houston Texas, We went to Wyoming on a buisness trip with our four kids who are 4,6,8,and 10. My brother had told us about a castle he saw when in colorado...... Jen Low: Man, do I remember this! This was on a Saturday, the day after I moved to Calgary from Toronto and while my movers were delivering my stuff, it snowed a total of 42cm. Incredible! By...... EvilGentleman: dean, I believe the consistency of the snow should be such that when you move it around, it sounds similar to styrofoam. Has to be pretty cold for it to get that way. Vermont just...... EvilGentleman: Must have been hard to drive in the rain and snow. I imagine there were windshield wipers that were removed for this display, but I doubt there were 6 of them.... joey: almost looks like hollywood snow from a movie... iman: damn, we're supposed to be getting snow too. more that is.... jack: spring should hit minnesota sometime in july and then summer will last a total of three weeks and then it will snow before fall hits.... CE: My old camera used to take really cool pictures in the snow for some reason. I think its shittiness made the snow flakes look really cool with the inability to change the intensity flash.
Village...... EvilGentleman: The 2nd and 4th photos have incredible snowflake images in them. Love it!... Shahnan: I saw a comment shouting out Zar, Mitch and so on. BUt the most I have ever heard of is some dude name Snow. I hear he had been around since way back when and...... Cameo: It's actually warmer when it snows.... When the sky is blue and the sun is bright you have the most to fear from the cold.... zagg: Toronto still had snow at that point?
Suckers! (j/k)... jack: when i arrived in bramerhaven on christmas eve in 61 there was a body of an east berliner lying on the barbed wire dead from russian bullets. we were immediately put on alert and...... anon (c-24-19-45-55.hsd1.mn.comcast.net): the last image was the reason for going, the youngest turned 21.
we all made it there on time for american air travel, which these days means around 10 hours late.
the reference to lautrec is...... joey: cool, fenced in snow. protected from dogshit.... Deb from Beaverton: Oh wow, what a great view you have from your apartment! I seen the snow storm pic too, and they're both great pics! I just found this site, and clicked on Toronto, and here I...... Peter: i got out of bed this morning and saw snow! id rather see beaches and flowers, for sure...... BDweller:
"The Bushwick Initiative...Who is this for?"
Boy, you are some busybody, upfromflames. Digging, poking, photographing and posting; then posing provocative questions.
I'll take your bait.
The city's official response to the steady influx of Latinos and blacks......
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