Life North: Another List August 20, 2009
I just moved to Buffalo recently, and delight in finding new customs up here that the natives take for granted.
Today I had to wait for some Canadian geese to cross a driveway.
Yesterday I was honked at by Canadian geese that apparently own the lake behind the art building at my school.
Fire hydrants have marker poles attached to them. Yes, for the when the snowbanks are bigger than 5 feet, you can still see where they hydrants are.
We get Canadian radio stations, so when they say that it’s 25 (C) degrees, they really mean about 80 (F).
“Border wait time” is both “a given” and a common phrase.
Most curbs are low or nonexistent. You guessed it: snowplows.
When you pick up your recycling bin, you get a two-sided sheet with guidelines… half about recycling, half about snow etiquette and removal.
“Lake effect snow” is too much work. It’s L.E.S. yo.
A List August 20, 2009
I totally dig my selfauthority, but here are things I’ve been reminiscing from yesteryear:
cannonballs
lack of bills
laying on the floor not being conceived as weird
someone else stocking the fridge
again, cannonballs. come ON.
living in pajamas until you have to go somewhere. ok nevermind I still do that.
shucking corn on the porch and then napping until dinner was ready
having a dishwasher
