It is not like Calgary is that far from the ArcticI never said artic just northern hemisphere.
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Zardnaar
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It is not like Calgary is that far from the Arctic
There's some Canadian youtubers stuck in NZ.
NZ "doesn't get winter". Their words .
I've heard rumors it's cold up there.
It can get to -50C even in southern Canada. It is much milder on the coasts.
Honestly, I was thinking about the Galapagos Islands, but too lazy to look it up to verify (I often do a quick Google to make sure of my facts before submitting posts). But I can't think of any other North American habitats to which penguins are native. Therefore, you either need to travel south to see live penguins, or you need to go to a zoo.I never said artic just northern hemisphere
Calgary is 90 miles south of here (or was; Calgary and Airdrie are practically joined together now, so I guess I should say it's still somewhat over an hour's travel time to hit an actual city south of Red Deer on the QEII (the major N/S highway in Alberta).It is not like Calgary is that far from the Arctic
Calgary is much closer to the mountains; it's a foothills city and its elevation is higher than Red Deer's (we're technically parkland, but we've got hilly terrain around here, so we're kind of between prairie and foothills).
So you'd think they would get colder temperatures, right?
Nope. They get the full benefit of the chinook winds (something I've explained on the forum a few times). So they could be sub-zero in the morning, the chinook winds blow over the Rockies, and by afternoon, people could be in shirtsleeves, out jogging, biking, or playing golf. The effect lasts a few days at most, and then it gets colder again, but while it does last it's pretty nice, especially if we've just had a few weeks of -30 and more. I remember school trips to places in Calgary (SAIT - Southern Institute of Technology comes to mind), when we had to bundle up in Red Deer because it was cold, but discovered that winter coats and boots made us overdressed in Calgary.
Red Deer is close enough to also get the benefit of the chinook winds, though not as much as Calgary.
Calgary's location is 51°03′N 114°04′W - so nowhere near the Arctic, and is in fact a Southern Alberta city. Even Edmonton (north of here) isn't really northern, though we tend to think of it that way (obviously those of us who haven't been to the places north of Edmonton, or even anywhere near the Territories, which are the real north).
This map shows the major and smaller cities of Alberta (along with some of the towns; I see they didn't bother with showing the towns between Red Deer and Airdrie, but there are some:
As you can see, Calgary is in no way close to the Arctic.
(and keeping on-topic with food... the Calgary Stampede midway is known for its encouragement of really bizarre midway foods that you wouldn't think would be remotely edible, yet apparently it is - though not if you have certain health issues)
We're actually not that bad most of the time here (yeah, I know that I define -20C as warm, as long as there's no wind chill
). It's just that winter can last 6-7 months, if you define winter as when we get the first snow/frost to when it finally goes away. This morning it looked like a December postcard outside - quite beautiful, actually. Right now it looks like March/early April, as there are still patches of snow on the ground, though it's melted on most of the trees (still snow on the north sides).I just looked New Zealand up on Wikipedia, and going by the temperature ranges listed, I'd have to agree that those are not what Canadians would define as winter temperatures.
But it does say that your country has claimed part of Antarctica, and I see snow on some of the mountains in the photos. Some of the scenery reminds me of parts of interior British Columbia.
And you do have real penguins that aren't confined to zoos. I'm jealous.
Zardnaar
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Honestly, I was thinking about the Galapagos Islands, but too lazy to look it up to verify (I often do a quick Google to make sure of my facts before submitting posts). But I can't think of any other North American habitats to which penguins are native. Therefore, you either need to travel south to see live penguins, or you need to go to a zoo.
Calgary is 90 miles south of here (or was; Calgary and Airdrie are practically joined together now, so I guess I should say it's still somewhat over an hour's travel time to hit an actual city south of Red Deer on the QEII (the major N/S highway in Alberta).
Calgary is much closer to the mountains; it's a foothills city and its elevation is higher than Red Deer's (we're technically parkland, but we've got hilly terrain around here, so we're kind of between prairie and foothills).
So you'd think they would get colder temperatures, right?
Nope. They get the full benefit of the chinook winds (something I've explained on the forum a few times). So they could be sub-zero in the morning, the chinook winds blow over the Rockies, and by afternoon, people could be in shirtsleeves, out jogging, biking, or playing golf. The effect lasts a few days at most, and then it gets colder again, but while it does last it's pretty nice, especially if we've just had a few weeks of -30 and more. I remember school trips to places in Calgary (SAIT - Southern Institute of Technology comes to mind), when we had to bundle up in Red Deer because it was cold, but discovered that winter coats and boots made us overdressed in Calgary.
Red Deer is close enough to also get the benefit of the chinook winds, though not as much as Calgary.
Calgary's location is 51°03′N 114°04′W - so nowhere near the Arctic, and is in fact a Southern Alberta city. Even Edmonton (north of here) isn't really northern, though we tend to think of it that way (obviously those of us who haven't been to the places north of Edmonton, or even anywhere near the Territories, which are the real north).
This map shows the major and smaller cities of Alberta (along with some of the towns; I see they didn't bother with showing the towns between Red Deer and Airdrie, but there are some:
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As you can see, Calgary is in no way close to the Arctic.
(and keeping on-topic with food... the Calgary Stampede midway is known for its encouragement of really bizarre midway foods that you wouldn't think would be remotely edible, yet apparently it is - though not if you have certain health issues)
We're actually not that bad most of the time here (yeah, I know that I define -20C as warm, as long as there's no wind chill
I just looked New Zealand up on Wikipedia, and going by the temperature ranges listed, I'd have to agree that those are not what Canadians would define as winter temperatures.
But it does say that your country has claimed part of Antarctica, and I see snow on some of the mountains in the photos. Some of the scenery reminds me of parts of interior British Columbia.
And you do have real penguins that aren't confined to zoos. I'm jealous.
Where I live you get 1-3 days of snow a year, alpine areas get snow but for most of the country snow is a cold snap rarity. Far north is like California or Tuscany.
The record for cold here is -20 or so. Specific location, winter, microclimate, cold snap etc.
I think my province has 4-5 microclimates. You can grow wine in some parts, half hour drive and be in alpine conditions.
FriendlyFire
Codex WMDicanious
Taste like trash
Only the Crispy bacon was any good out of the limited edition flavours
Crispy bacon is not new here. It's actually one of the regular flavors we have, both in Old Dutch and Lay's.
Pringles has a new bacon flavor, and I'm curious to try it.
Pringles has a new bacon flavor, and I'm curious to try it.
FriendlyFire
Codex WMDicanious
I would love to have this as a regular flavour with an additional +25g weight that the non-limited edition packets are sold at
I should probably stock up on them before they are all sold out. Such as nice flavour
I did not like the garlic bread and I do like real garlic bread
It tasted mostly of a mild butter flavour, and was hard to find garlic taste at all.
I should probably stock up on them before they are all sold out. Such as nice flavour
I did not like the garlic bread and I do like real garlic bread
It tasted mostly of a mild butter flavour, and was hard to find garlic taste at all.
Zardnaar
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Our ones had a decent garlic taste.
sendos
Immortal
Bacon chips? Interesting. I could try it.
tjs282
Stone \ Cold / Fish
Just b(e)arely. They're still a looooong way from the Be(a)ring Straits *badum-tish*Google Galapagos Island penguins. Northern hemisphere
But technically correct is always the best kind of correct, right...?
Gori the Grey
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Not a big fan of white chocolate.
Would eat the garlic bread potato chips. I mean, they make garlic flavored potato chips, so I guess this adds to that . . . bread flavor? But whatevs.
Would eat the garlic bread potato chips. I mean, they make garlic flavored potato chips, so I guess this adds to that . . . bread flavor? But whatevs.
White chocolate depends on a lot of things as to whether or not it's edible. Back when I used to make a lot of chocolates, I used the microwave method (having nearly burned myself on the stove trying to use a double-boiler, and making a mess trying to use the 'melt it in a frying pan' method).
I discovered that white chocolate and wafers colored with food dye burn too easily in the microwave. So I looked for an alternative and discovered yogurt-flavored dipping wafers. They're the same color as white chocolate, but the flavor is far better. I'd use them to do yogurt-dipped grapes and maraschino cherries (my grandmother loved those). And if I felt like getting fancy in other ways... I had various kinds of molds, and people liked the seashells and fish. So I'd marbleize them with a combination of milk chocolate, dark chocolate, and yogurt.
