Canadian American RV Culture Difference

ccchuck wrote:
This thread has touched on unimportant stuff about what is different in Canada, stuff like guns, "their" idea of English, medical care, etc., but the big difference, the one that almost made me stop traveling to Canada -

Their KFC's don't have biscuits! (well at least the ones we tried..)
I'm not joking, I know that this is almost unbelievable - particularly to one born in the deep South - any version of fried chicken, even the Colonel's "almost" fried, demands real biscuits (as in USA not cookies!)-
This tremendous problem obviously preempts anything else discussed here.
Action is needed!

Lee's Chicken has biscuits, but they are nasty doughy and sweet.

We like homemade biscuits, they are quick and easy to make. Perfect to go with split pea soup.

RangerJay wrote:

ccchuck wrote:
This thread has touched on unimportant stuff about what is different in Canada, stuff like guns, "their" idea of English, medical care, etc., but the big difference, the one that almost made me stop traveling to Canada -

Their KFC's don't have biscuits! (well at least the ones we tried..)
I'm not joking, I know that this is almost unbelievable - particularly to one born in the deep South - any version of fried chicken, even the Colonel's "almost" fried, demands real biscuits (as in USA not cookies!)-
This tremendous problem obviously preempts anything else discussed here.
Action is needed!

KFC has biscuits?

What's a biscuit.

ccchuck wrote:
This thread has touched on unimportant stuff about what is different in Canada, stuff like guns, "their" idea of English, medical care, etc., but the big difference, the one that almost made me stop traveling to Canada -

Their KFC's don't have biscuits! (well at least the ones we tried..)
I'm not joking, I know that this is almost unbelievable - particularly to one born in the deep South - any version of fried chicken, even the Colonel's "almost" fried, demands real biscuits (as in USA not cookies!)-
This tremendous problem obviously preempts anything else discussed here.
Action is needed!

KFC has biscuits?

This thread has touched on unimportant stuff about what is different in Canada, stuff like guns, "their" idea of English, medical care, etc., but the big difference, the one that almost made me stop traveling to Canada -

Their KFC's don't have biscuits! (well at least the ones we tried..)
I'm not joking, I know that this is almost unbelievable - particularly to one born in the deep South - any version of fried chicken, even the Colonel's "almost" fried, demands real biscuits (as in USA not cookies!)-
This tremendous problem obviously preempts anything else discussed here.
Action is needed!

Never did winterize our RV when we lived on Vancouver Island.

Now we do so at the end of September.

Then we de-summerize the snowmobiles next ... :B

free radical wrote:

Orion wrote:
However, the ice underfoot does get to me after a while, the funny walk makes my back hurt! n.

theres a litle secret to walking comfortably on ice,,
,wear shoes with soft soles,those have good grip and wont slip,,

DW has a pair of these.

A few years ago friends of ours moved to Victoria, BC from Ontario and purchased a house with a backyard waterfall. Come Fall, just like they did in Ontario, they disassembled the waterfall components and stored them safely in their shed. A few days later they were at a local garden center and asked what folks there did to prepare for winter. They were told, "NOTHING". So they went home and put it all back together again.

Orion wrote:
However, the ice underfoot does get to me after a while, the funny walk makes my back hurt! n.

theres a litle secret to walking comfortably on ice,,
,wear shoes with soft soles,those have good grip and wont slip,,

Pipeman wrote:
I, a Canadian, call my electrical power hydro. I always have. My American friends call it electric. Definition- hy·dro
/?h?dr?/
Noun
A hydroelectric power plant.
Adjective
Relating to or denoting hydroelectricity.

I HATE Hydro One so I try not to give them the satisfaction of spreading their name around like "Kleenex". I will always call it electricity :B

Orion wrote:

Parts of Canada are not that far north.

You beat me to it! I was going to say that parts of Canada are further SOUTH than parts of more than half of the US states.

But aside from southern and costal areas of BC, and maybe Windsor Ont, most of Canada is a pretty cold place in the winter. Just take a look at snow cover satellite map in January or Feburary, most of the country is covered, compared to US.

If you don't like the weather in the northern US states, I would say you wont enjoy the weather anywhere north of like Toronto from about November until April :B

Passin Thru wrote:
They drive like hell on I 81 I know. Running the full length you get passed by at least 100 of them all doing 90 MPH...

That's because, especially in Ontario, the provincial police (depending on the day) will allow you to speed 15 kms (9 miles)over the speed limit. So speed limit is 100 kmh, it's not worth them pulling you over for 115 kmh or under (again unless it's a blitz that day or something)
I believe state police are a little stricter on the interstates and Canadian's forget that when travelling on the I 81...