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Comments about winter

There are 100 comments about "winter"

jack: can you top this, i was up by harlem in the 60's along east river drive, (loved the cool jazz played at some of the local bars in harlem) and spotted a car, with the......

in response to: A Sign of Past Times? by CartLegger

Danny Fresh: my cuzin comes every couple of months to visit from DR and we took her to the empire state building up top its an awesum view...we couldnt really enjoy it too much it was still......

in response to: NYC Rapid Fire by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

Peter: yeah, i liked chicago. i plan on going back more in the future; its a cheap flight from nyc. i wonder if someone living in the urban northeast would enjoy living in illinois after the......

in response to: The El by serlingrod

EvilGentleman: Thank god you clarified that, Jamie. I was about to tell you that I don't post those ones. And kudos to you, Montrealbunny, for recognizing the tiles of the Lionel-Groulx station. I had not noticed that,......

in response to: Montreal\'s Largest Mural? by Montrealbunny

cyril bagshaw: Hi Anne So glad you have made it to the Ancestry site, its like Aladdins cave, gems popping up everywhere. The curly headed child of course is non other than yours truly. Must say, the "mop" has......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

marlene: Winnipeg definitely deserves to be on the list. Its skyline is distinctive--especially in the dead of winter when its really cold and ice fog clouds are in the air and the sky is clear......

in response to: The Top 10 Canadian Skylines by CE

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......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Anne Fahy: Hi Cyril Am I too late to straighten out the Dr Walker saga I was reading back postings .....We lived in Moorfield Close and our doctor at the corner of Liverpool Road and Moorfield Road was......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Mitch: Passed by Bens today, as of April 22nd it's still standing as it's always been...no sign of any demolition yet. In fact someone removed the brown papers covering the inside windows and ripped off one......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

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......

in response to: 45 Minutes in Verdun by CE

chiamattt: Well some of them, others have cloth. The worst part about the subway seating is that they are heated in the winter and my ass gets really hot and starts sweating like crazy. TMI? Never!...

in response to: Compilation Part Three by chiamattt

sheila: Very nostalgic to see the photos of Benny Farm. I lived there from 1953 until 1965 and my fondest memories stem from the many friends that I made. there. I would love to be......

in response to: The Benny Farm Condemned Housing Projects by EvilGentleman

D.B.: Whats good people i`m back again just tryin to put down some of the negativity to pay hommage to some of the friends and family who are no longer here and most who......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

D.B.: Well i`m back again and all of the outsiders opinions are still the same. Like i said before i grew up in 1943 w. lake apt. it as often ruff but the......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

LI Varmint: "Those Chevvies were pretty lousy cars, IMHO. You don't see a lot on the road today" Well, I'm the proud owner of 5 GM vehicles, 3 of which date from or before the Nixon administration. ......

in response to: Abandoned General Motors Plant by Peter

Susan Taylor (nee O\\\'Reilly): Hi Cyril We used to attend a similiar function, I'm sure it was above the Labour Club Irlam,I think it's called The Red Rose now. We used to love the barn dance, where eventually you......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

anon (75-164-240-214.ptld.qwest.net): You are a very articulate imaginative Intelligent & WISE person~ You NEED to consider writing as a serious avenue of success~ IF that is what you may find to be your forte! You may have been......

in response to: Trenches by Stephanie L. Jackson

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......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

Peter: its {smug} and {osker}. i was holding my breath trying to not be the first to mention it and out myself as the resident graf nerd fanboy, for what its worth. that photo is a great......

in response to: What Happened to BEMS? by Elicar

iheartretards: Pho Viet Anh on lower Queen Anne next to Bamboo Garden and down the block from the Opera house. It's the best Pho in town, I can't even palate nasty Than Brothers anymore. That shit......

in response to: Pho in Seattle by Peter

jack: peter, i enjoy the train station pictures very much, its been a long time since i ran up and down those stairs for trains, i remember how cold it was during the winter months and......

in response to: Brooklyn by Peter

joey: a multi colored sun. what planet are you on? this picture is only ##available## in winter...

in response to: Contrails by Elicar

angela buscemi letzeisen: my husband fred and i were married in st.barbaras church in february 1953 and just celebrated our 55th wedding anniversary on valentines day.i went to st barbaras school and church during the 1930 to 1946......

in response to: Bushwick 77: The Casusos of Harman St. by upfromflames

D.bennett: All right real talk i`m tired of hearing people say they`ve read the book there are no children here that book the movie was all bullshit ok u don`t have to feel sorry......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

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......

in response to: Snow Day! by Michelle

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......

in response to: Snow Day! by Michelle

Peter: its been a relatively warmish winter here (so far, though february is often a killer) so i, too, am keeping my eyes peeled for the spring blossoms......

in response to: Gray Days of Winter by zagg

Lara Cay: I had a window replaced over a year ago and there have only been problems. The installation was not done properly and we had leaks for months. Then in the winter we actually had ice......

in response to: Park Slope Glass & Windows by sine

colavitos ghost: winter's never been prettier......

in response to: Jan 09 2008 Toronto by hool

joey: winter water has a look all it's own. more shimmery- almost metallic. i like these water views a lot....

in response to: Queen\'s Quay by Elicar

KADEEM. : ok heres how acorn goes once you past freshman year. and u havent gotten in good with all teachers...if they arent what u want them 2 be.THEN EXCUSE MY LANGUAGE..ur fucked.. sorry its the truth if......

in response to: Acorn Community High School by Peter

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......

in response to: Spring in January? by Elicar

Proletariat: I've never been in Kensington. I only know it's a very poor community with the hope of surviving everyday. I hope one day I'll vesit the city to meet all these human beings. I read......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

joey: nela park! wow. now that would have been very cool to see that place after all these years. one of my cleveland heights neighbors worked for GE at nela park. we swam at the pool......

in response to: Going Downtown to See the Decorations by procyon

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......

in response to: It Will Be a Long Winter Part II by Elicar

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,......

in response to: It Will Be a Long Winter Part II by Elicar

Peter: you better check it out quick... from what ive heard (and saw last time i was in the neighborhood), its quickly being renovated... this is good, for sure, but its more than 2/3 of the......

in response to: The High Line: by Peter

Cameo: Ask any tow-truck driver... 90% of the vehicles stuck in ditches in Southern Ontario during the winter are SUV's... High centre of gravity, heavy vehicles, and 4-wheel-drive inspiring over-confidence in drivers. ...

in response to: It Will Be a Long Winter by Elicar

Young Hippy: Hello Winter!!! As some of you may be aware, Hutchinson has the WORST DRIVERS.. I travel for a living and can attest that Hutchinson has the worst drivers I have seen in any country, city......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Tom Martin: It sounds to me like Kansas, in general anyway, is probably the place to live. I grew up on Long Island, and moved to South Carolina in 1973. I went back to Long Island 2......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 7 by Scott Sargent

EvilGentleman: Hey, no problem from my end. You can name your business whatever you like, and based on how vociferously you defend it, the kids there are probably well taken care of. I will still snicker a......

in response to: Bimbo Daycare by EvilGentleman

BelievelandBikes: The grate adds such a wonderful grittiness to the old car frames in the first shot. I can't wait to shoot NYC in January. The gray of winter adds a certain quality of......

in response to: Tacos La Hacienda by little ukraine

Michelle: I agree, I hope we have a cold and snowy winter. I cross-country ski and last winter was a disappointment....

in response to: Melting Icicles on My Balcony by Michelle

JoAnne: Steve - My 101 year old mother will be coming to spend the winter with me in a couple weeks - she would be happy to communicate with you about what she remembers of her early......

in response to: Yuba by Paul G

Elicar: Where are those two men. I'll disturb them every minute I get. Winter for 90 days would be a blessing!...

in response to: Melting Icicles on My Balcony by Michelle

jack: i heard that in toronto there are two men who look like ice men and they sit on window ledges and dangle their legs while they melt away, and if you disturb them you will......

in response to: Melting Icicles on My Balcony by Michelle

Gabs: 42 - when you learn your four seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter, and construction. 43 - You understand and often use terms like "unilingual" "anglophone" "francophone" and "allophone" 44 - You can pronounce Pie IX. 45 -......

in response to: You Know You\'re in Montreal When... by EvilGentleman

jack: great barbara, nice writing, it is a beautiful time of year, in brooklyn in the 40's and 50's the old men in the neighborhood would gather up leaves in piles in the streets and burn......

in response to: We All Enjoy the Colors of Autumn Leaves by Barbara Christensen

janet grayson: Just reading these posts bring back very fond memories. I remember the Schenectady Ave. (at Lincoln Place) pickle lady with her barrels of sours and half-sours. Also, I too stood among the crowds......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

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......

in response to: Alaska, From Above by Elicar

Elicar: I do have a lot of pictures of sunsets but it's from my last trip. This is my second trip here in 10 months. I spent practically most winter here last winter. It is rainy......

in response to: It Is Sooo Nice to Be Missed by Elicar

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......

in response to: Igloo Construction by EvilGentleman

Tyfoid Kid: Folks might be getting in some last drives before they have to store them for the winter. Or the local Ghia club had a meeting that day....

in response to: Cool Car by CE

jeeff: at this time of year, a more appropriate (but less uplifting) message would be, "before spring, winter"....

in response to: After Winter, Spring by CartLegger

HushUp: For the person who thinks that someone should ask the side of the 'Gang Member' on why they shot and killed my son's friend - It's obvious you have no clue what it's like to......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

little ukraine: nice! i'm going to ireland on my honeymoon as well, in the dead of winter, hope to return with lots of photos for CN....

in response to: Bray Head by jamie

Smudgy: Well, I guess I discovered this site just a bit too late. I missed the walking tour and I missed the show at the BHS. I was born at Bushwick hospital in 1949.......

in response to: My House in Bushwick by matthew

CE: It's close to the Quartier Latin but it's actually in the seedier [[6798:red light district]] within the Quartier des Spectacles. I ate there on my first visit to Montreal and seem to remember my......

in response to: Frites Dorées by serlingrod

jack: i as on the howdy doody show in 1947 or 48 i forget, i was a member of the peanut gallery then i was on the old farmer grey show which was sponsered by cott......

in response to: Bodega Heads by Peter

CE: Were these taken from the brewery recently? I have a huge photoset from last winter that I should post sometime soon. My old ways of getting in have disappeared though....

in response to: DOW Brewery by Cinic

aer suzuki: hey joey. well last fall/winter i lapsed into drawing & painting mode. then in spring my camera broke. it only sort of works now, so it's more difficult to go and do extended photo adventures.......

in response to: Silver Tree by aer suzuki

benji: yep they were taken 2 days ago - cool little brakes in the cloud let enough sun through to create some dramatic light. winter is pretty inconsistent here, but i guess this is kinda typical.........

in response to: Kensington by benji

Cinic: Great pics Benji. Are these photos recent? Is this the extent of your winters, because if it is, I'll go by a ticket for melbourne tomorrow....

in response to: Kensington by benji

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......

in response to: The Big-O by Cinic

CE: This is about a block from my house. It's an unusual street, however, every street in {Griffintown} (the correct spelling [sorry to be nitpicky]) tends to be pretty weird. I took a very......

in response to: Griffentown (William) by Cinic

jeeff: nice photo! it makes me think of winter....

in response to: Looking over Downtown by Brad

celeste: annnnd it's super expensive to heat them in winter. if i remember right the architecht is from israel (i think jerusalem) and there's another one there, and one in barcelona maybe? something like......

in response to: Habitat by jeeff

Angebee: I live in one of these buildings. The architects won all sorts of awards for the fact that we have a "green" project. What people don't know is that the architects, engineers, contractors and sub-contractors......

in response to: The Benny Farm Condemned Housing Projects by EvilGentleman

Gail Purser/ nee Howard: My family(The Howards) moved to the Benny Farm in the fall of 1947, I was one year old at the time. We moved to Beloeil in Oct/56. We lived in K block ,3677 Cavendish Blvd.......

in response to: The Benny Farm Condemned Housing Projects by EvilGentleman

anon (cache-dtc-ab07.proxy.aol.com): My wife and I attended Pratt Institute from '68-72. We saw the pack of wild dogs in that area several times, usually in winter. The assumption was that they were very hungry, and on the......

in response to: Bushwick: Wild Dogs Gone Soft by upfromflames

winter: I grew up in Essex County, and E.O. was one of my stomping grounds back and forth for 24 years. Back in the late 90's and early 2000's E.O was the spot you had Springdale......

in response to: The Projects of East Orange by Peter

Leo from Upper US: I too lived in Upstate and migrated to California.(winter SUX) If any of yall heard of "The second dam" in Ithaca I am a legitimate maniac that jumped from the highest cliff there into the deep water next......

in response to: Ithaca Is Gorgeous! by Peter

fuchsh@hotmail.com: shades of Guernica! Picasso should have lived here! Maybe someone can post a few shots of those new (glass/out of place) new developments on Pacific Street and also Washington Avenue (big glass windows......

in response to: Washington Avenue, Prospect Heights by Peter

Fast Eddie: To supplement: I'm in Toronto. We have never kept food or garbage on our deck. Starting some time last Winter, the coons poops right in front of our sliding door where we get in and......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

Hunter : I'm in third grade. When I came back from winter break I was suprised because the tree our class was writing about was cut down. I felt really sad. So I want to plant another......

in response to: Farewell Basswood Tree by Tyfoid Kid

Frank S. Besner: Man, I don't think I've SEEN the moon that clearly. Ever, let alone capture it with a digicam. With all the winter smog we get here in Mtl, some days, it's hard to see the telecom......

in response to: Spaceship Fragments by yurikim

zagg: I have been in winter hibernation mode. My photography has been soley inside instead of outside until my winter jacket can get lost - doesn't make for much citynoise content....

in response to: This Ride Is Pimped, Yo! by zagg

JoeAnn: I enjoyed reading all the comments on Eastern Parkway. I am helping my mother write her memoirs and we have been talking about this area. Her Aunt Fanny Lamy Clough lived in the......

in response to: Eastern Parkway Memories by Unknown

Peter: ##She is surrounded by humanity in a place she knows well, yet she is completely lost and alone...## i liked that line. i feel that way sometimes in my city, increasingly often this winter; its an......

in response to: Lost by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: The snow sculpture is one of a series that we have displayed all over Montreal in winter. We call them **the Trees**....

in response to: Griffintown by CE

lynn mcgaraughty: I moved into benny farm nov22 1963,the day john f kennedy was shot.I moved in with my brother Mike and my two parents who were RCAF.It was built for veterans and evebtually other families were......

in response to: The Benny Farm Condemned Housing Projects by EvilGentleman

grange: Killing natural wild life ? We have that up here with the coyotes.Farmers hunting them for the same reason . I guess when it comes to protecting farm animals farmers are not the shepards of......

in response to: Raptors by Guy McLaren

jack: does anyone even know who princess summerfallwinterspring was? hey evil you must surely know....

in response to: Effects of Time by jack

Matt: you know its winter there cuz you people dont go outside in the winter to take pictures....

in response to: You Know You\'re in Montreal When... by EvilGentleman

elaine: i liked LA, virtually no culture shock from london, since the pace of life is similar. i went in winter, which was about the right weather for my sensibilities - i am sure i would......

in response to: Clean LA Air by Damon

jack: spring, my joy new buds, employ, cold then warm no snow, no storm. april's eve gives birth to leaves, of winter's yore footprints no more. ...

in response to: Spring-heeled Jack by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

Margie: Going to my first Monster Truck rally in Houston Saturday. Never hear of them unitl we came to Houston for the winter. Good pictures. Comments were also a help because it told......

in response to: Monster Trucks by EvilGentleman

Brad: Cool man, keep it up. Not sure if you are or not, but it always helped me to be rolling a little to do ollies. Even at my prime, doing things stationary were hard. Basements......

in response to: I\'m Too Old for Skateboarding by JJ

joey: as i read it, winter came on the train...

in response to: Winter Returns to Fort Worth by dfwtiger

Peter: yeah, thats more snow than weve seen in {nyc} this {winter}... so far. though i gotta admit, i was a bit shocked to wake up today and find that it was 17 degrees here in......

in response to: Winter Returns to Fort Worth by dfwtiger

autumn: Been awhile since I posted. The only nice thing about below zero winter is that THERE ARE NO RACCOONS. My pet door is open again. But not for long - dreading the day I will......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

RICH W: maritza,i agree with u 100%,i wrote before but it didnt get posted..theres a affordable housing shortage everywhere.i live between boston and n.y, every apartment building is being bought up by these people from n.y and......

in response to: Humboldt Park by corsakti

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: I was there for a friends wedding. Instead of a winter wedding, she turned out to be a June bride....

in response to: Black Cherry by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

seasideguys: we moved to cleethorpes a year ago,great place.fantastic dog walking beach,loads to do.better family place,not bombarded with amusement acardes and the like. and in the winter it stays open!...

in response to: The Great British Seaside by Jamie

jack: i don't know but do you think the vehicle matches the store. and you are correct it seems the old things are being replaced by the new, which is as it should be in......

in response to: Where Have You Gone, Mr. Fresh Bread? by little ukraine

jack: the pic's are strangely quiet, alone yet there is a presence of something going on. almost a cold, dark beginning of a bond movie, i liked them, it reminded me of brooklyn's waterfront in......

in response to: A Night-time Jaunt by firecraker

Biff: Great pictures! I guess this is like your spring. Here in Toronto it's almost Winter. I just rescued some Lobelias from the balcony. Every plant will freeze tonight.Lobelias are originally from the Cape. Biff...

in response to: Wildflowers by Guy McLaren

Red: Moved into 2555 Linden Blvd. in Cypress Projects when they were new; until I got into a fight (1964) with one of the black neighbors...we were all so friendly for a few years and......

in response to: Brooklyn Broadcast & Audio by Peter

TM: YIKES! Well, I think I now know what happened to one of my cats. She was a curious lil' thing. She was actually seen going after a very large raccoon one night as if to......

in response to: Raccoons, Cute or Dangerous? by Elicar

Dammy: Kevin, You can visit in December/January, or any other month. Be prepared, however for snow, slush, ice, and lots of other winter mountain weather things. At 9000 feet, it will be cold in......

in response to: Bishop Castle: Another Self-Made Masterpiece by Jim Bishop

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