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Second image is giving me strong John Stamos vibes.

Damn, added insult to injury!

“You’re so dumb you got stabbed in the brain and it didn’t cause any damage!”

Jokes aside, depression is awful and in hope they can get help.

It’s ok if you’re on some of the main lines but lots of suburbs have basically no bus service. I used the University express busses a lot and really enjoyed them but they could get pretty packed. But unless you’re going downtown it’s pretty hard to get around by bus only. I use my bike to get around mostly.

Humidity does have a huge effect on chilly temperatures. Winnipeg is somewhat humid for where it sits in the continent, but nothing like Helsinki.

I just saw the tourism score comparison on Weatherspark and it gives absolute proof that Winnipeg is a better place to go in mid-November. 😂

Would be glad to help if I can. It’s probably easier to say which neighbourhoods I’d avoid and then leave it up to you which area of the city you’d like to be in. There’s no highway system in Winnipeg, so commuting by car can be pretty annoying. Portage and Pembina, two of the major routes through the city have so many traffic lights. Very annoying. So being close to where you want/need to go is important.

Generally, anything north of Portage Avenue in the downtown area is pretty rough although I’m sure there are some exceptions. For example the Wolseley neighbourhood is nice. North of that area is much rougher. I enjoyed living in the area south of Wolseley: Crescentwood, Grant Park, River Heights, Osborne. Nice and central so it’s not too hard to get around and decent amenities. Corydon avenue has some great restaurants.

I’d also personally avoid the Waverly West neighbourhood. It’s somewhat newer and was built right next to the city dump. I feel like that’s crazy but lots of people live there and enjoy it.

Other than that I can only speak in generalities. I prefer the south, the north has a rougher reputation except for North Kildonan which has a large Mennonite population. If you speak French then St. Boniface in the east is pretty nice. Their stop signs say “Arret” which is a bit weird because they say Stop in France.

You have to compare the rainfall graph with the snowfall graph. It all turns to snow in Winnipeg. But Winnipeg does have beautiful skies.

“I as in Aisle”

I wouldn’t call myself a super smeller, but I smell things to check how hot they are because hot things smell different. My wife cannot believe in my ability and mocks me and says I’m just feeling the heat with my face.

As someone from Winnipeg, why would I be afraid of warmer weather?

https://weatherspark.com/compare/y/91632~8367/Comparison-of-the-Average-Weather-in-Helsinki-and-Winnipeg

Imagine using the Sonic underwater nearly drowning music when you’re the next person in line.

USB was a godsend. There were a few times when I brought my controller over to a friend’s place and they didn’t even have a damn game port.

A game port on the front would have been so useful. I hated reaching around the back to screw/unscrew that thing.

As kids in school we were given these with the long pin. Lots of us learned that the skin in your palm is pretty thick and you can pierce a layer of skin without it hurting or bleeding, and then you could wear your poppy embedded in your hand.

Gives me the creeps thinking back on that.

It’s such a waste. Can you believe we used to burn up our fuel in cars instead of just having reusable and recyclable batteries?

Hah, we don’t do that silly business here anymore! First year without changing the clocks.

“A man is not dead while is name is still spoken.”

I just finished rereading Going Postal a month ago. :)

I just watched The Inner Light last night. Might have been as he was passing. Somehow that’s comforting.