Bistro Bijou

[champagne1982]

speaking of things in which to participate, i didn't want to interrupt the flow in there but the 5 Senses Challenge is brilliant! Go there. Do that. Completely rockin, Jamison. much gratitude.

bj

Yeah and we even got a neo-jami-nurotic-son poem out of it! Whee! It's wunnerful to see new poems. C'mon darlings, participation is good for the muse.

Hi ms upbj dearlin'.

 

[unpredictablebijou]

Yeah and we even got a neo-jami-nurotic-son poem out of it! Whee! It's wunnerful to see new poems. C'mon darlings, participation is good for the muse.

Hi ms upbj dearlin'.

warm greetings!

really wanting to get into that thread soon.

meatball? they're quite tasty.

bj

 

[UnderYourSpell]

feel free do I get a mention lol

 

[UnderYourSpell]

Just found out why I didnt go back to the general board before .... oh well I asked for it I suppose just didnt realise how uncouth and unfriendly some people can be

 

[unpredictablebijou]

feel free do I get a mention lol

see below.

I shifted the word, since I'm pretty sure perversion was what you were hunting for, right? (o hai i edited your work lol)

Just found out why I didnt go back to the general board before .... oh well I asked for it I suppose just didnt realise how uncouth and unfriendly some people can be

That's why I like this place.

bj

 

[Homburg]

eta: UYS, I just found your line about me adding perversion to anything. oh Pleeeeze may I quote that?

see below.

I shifted the word, since I'm pretty sure perversion was what you were hunting for, right? (o hai i edited your work lol)

bj

Did someone need a pervert?

*heroic pose*
*leather cape flapping in the breeze*

 

[unpredictablebijou]

Did someone need a pervert?

*heroic pose*
*leather cape flapping in the breeze*

LOL!

Captain Shibari! Thank goodness you've come!

My husband *sobs* He's so... vanilla.... *swooning dramatically*...
http://mcdonnellillustration.com/artistimages/gallery/thumb/Image06.jpg

 

[Homburg]

LOL!

Captain Shibari! Thank goodness you've come!

My husband *sobs* He's so... vanilla.... *swooning dramatically*...
http://mcdonnellillustration.com/artistimages/gallery/thumb/Image06.jpg

"Don't worry, ma'am. Just assume the position while I ready the rope."

*teeth gleam*

 

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[champagne1982]

That's my next Lit username.

In the spirit of Japanese ropes and rice paper doilies, I think it should be NeuroJami-san...

 

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[UnderYourSpell]

see below.

I shifted the word, since I'm pretty sure perversion was what you were hunting for, right? (o hai i edited your work lol)



That's why I like this place.

bj

I love it !!!!! and quoted in such goood company too .... to go down in history for a quote about perversion well what more could one ask for?
Hi Jamison are you into ropes and perverted bijous?

 

[champagne1982]

I don't know if this is the kind of obscenity you wat t hear here in the bistro, but I have to share it.

Cold Lake is at 54 degrees north. This is a meagre 1200 kilometres south of the Arctic Circle at 66 degrees north. There's a very cold air mass hanging over the province and a severe storm system creeping in from the south.

It has snowed and blowed about 23 centimetres (9 inches) of snow since yesterday's lunchtime. This is not the least of the current weather nastiness, it's 31 degrees below freezing - celcius or -24 below zero fahrenheit (add 32 and that's 56 degrees below freezing). There's an ephemeral calculation that has to do with how quickly the cooling occurs, called windchill. Right now the wind is blowing around 35 kilometers or 20 miles an hour gusting to nearly 40 klicks or 30 miles per hour. So, this means it feels like -45C or -50F.

Dangerous weather? You bet.

 

[UnderYourSpell]

Goodness me batten down the hatches and stay safe x

 

[Homburg]

I don't know if this is the kind of obscenity you wat t hear here in the bistro, but I have to share it.

Cold Lake is at 54 degrees north. This is a meagre 1200 kilometres south of the Arctic Circle at 66 degrees north. There's a very cold air mass hanging over the province and a severe storm system creeping in from the south.

It has snowed and blowed about 23 centimetres (9 inches) of snow since yesterday's lunchtime. This is not the least of the current weather nastiness, it's 31 degrees below freezing - celcius or -24 below zero fahrenheit (add 32 and that's 56 degrees below freezing). There's an ephemeral calculation that has to do with how quickly the cooling occurs, called windchill. Right now the wind is blowing around 35 kilometers or 20 miles an hour gusting to nearly 40 klicks or 30 miles per hour. So, this means it feels like -45C or -50F.

Dangerous weather? You bet.

I honestly cannot concieve of weather that cold.

I am sending you warm thoughts. Please stay safe.

 

[champagne1982]

I honestly cannot concieve of weather that cold.

I am sending you warm thoughts. Please stay safe.

It's supposed to get colder before the end of the week. 3 years ago, in January 2005, the temperature was actually being advertised as 60 below, celcius. The only people moving were hospital staff and emergency service workers. There were a number of deaths from the cold, well, there are a number of deaths from the cold every winter, but that day saw more than average.

 

[Homburg]

It's supposed to get colder before the end of the week. 3 years ago, in January 2005, the temperature was actually being advertised as 60 below, celcius. The only people moving were hospital staff and emergency service workers. There were a number of deaths from the cold, well, there are a number of deaths from the cold every winter, but that day saw more than average.

And people still live there. No, people still want to live there.

It must be a truly amazing area otherwise.

 

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[Angeline]

Brrr I got the tailend of that here. My cars look like giant snowballs!

The worst for me (or I should say eagleyez because he's the one who always deals with it, that dear man) is when the ice on the car doors is so thick, you have to throw boiling water on them to even get to the door handle.

Champ's description even has Maine beat though. Brrrrr!

 

[Angeline]

It's supposed to get colder before the end of the week. 3 years ago, in January 2005, the temperature was actually being advertised as 60 below, celcius. The only people moving were hospital staff and emergency service workers. There were a number of deaths from the cold, well, there are a number of deaths from the cold every winter, but that day saw more than average.

When I was in school in Wisconsin, we had one day where, according to the morning news, it was around 60 below (not celcius!) and horribly windy. I bundled up in a gazillion layers and started to walk to my morning class (about a half mile away). I was literally blown about half a block down the street, so I struggled (and I do mean struggled) back to my apartment and turned on the tv, whereupon I discovered that the uni had cancelled classes that day (for like the first time in years). That's saying something. They never shut down there. I had never seen city busses run in blizzard-like conditions until I lived there.

God I can't wait to move south.

 

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[Homburg]

God I can't wait to move south.

You people are frightening me. I'm wearing shorts and a short-sleeve sweatsirt. And sandals. I just went outside, and found it chilly, but okay. If I had socks and shoes on, I'd be fine outside for a walk or bike ride or something. (Note: I wore shirts and no jacket on a trip to Connecticut recently, and it was 27F outside. My cold tolerance is a little wierd)

The temperatures you're talking about blow my mind. Come South, we are just fine poets down here. It's positively balmy in the lovely commonwealth of Virginia compared to where you folks are.

NOTE: None of this was said to brag or anything. It is pure sympathy. Yeowch. I would not be able to deal with those sorts of temperatures.

 

[champagne1982]

It has snowed and blowed about 23 centimetres (9 inches) of snow since yesterday's lunchtime. This is not the least of the current weather nastiness, it's 31 degrees below freezing - celcius or -24 below zero fahrenheit (add 32 and that's 56 degrees below freezing). There's an ephemeral calculation that has to do with how quickly the cooling occurs, called windchill. Right now the wind is blowing around 35 kilometers or 20 miles an hour gusting to nearly 40 klicks or 30 miles per hour. So, this means it feels like -45C or -50F.

Dangerous weather? You bet.

Brrr I got the tailend of that here. My cars look like giant snowballs!

I blame America for all my weather problems.

It's supposed to get colder before the end of the week. 3 years ago, in January 2005, the temperature was actually being advertised as 60 below, celcius. The only people moving were hospital staff and emergency service workers. There were a number of deaths from the cold, well, there are a number of deaths from the cold every winter, but that day saw more than average.

And people still live there. No, people still want to live there.

It must be a truly amazing area otherwise.

This is a fantastic environment. The Lakeland region is Alberta's best kept secret. The wilderness is really, just over the hill. Some people who live in the city, actually have crown land up against their back fence. You can hear coyotes howling in the commercial sector, downtown.

Most people come for the money. A labourer earns 15 bucks an hour to start, if the employee sticks around longer than 2 pay periods, they get a loyalty bonus. After that, the pay raises are exponential until a general labourer with 6 months at the same company, likely makes more than a journeyman in the southeast of the country. The average annual income in my community is about 60,000 dollars a year.

The other segment of population are posted here with the military. Many singles and young marrieds hate the place but marry them up and get a child or two in their home and they stay.

Yes, there's dope. Quite a significant meth problem that is coming under control, but primarily because they've reached critical mass and if they keep going, noone with an addiction is left since they can't afford to live here. A 3 bedroom mobile home rents for about 1200 dollars/month.

The most positive thing about living here is the child safety. The neighbours and block parents in most residential areas are caring and very watchful of the children. After that comes the outdoor recreation facilities. Believe it or not, it's only colder than 20 below for 2weeks on average so, even the winter is fun and active.

There's a lake (yes, it's cold, this is Cold Lake, after all) that warms to a comfortable swimming temperature by mid-July. Many waterskiers and wind sailors wear wet suits. There's a ski hill (most of us who've skiied in the Alps and the Rocky Mountains call it a tbar on a meadow) just minutes from downtown.

That's why people still want to live here.

 

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[Homburg]

I blame America for all my weather problems.

This is a fantastic environment. The Lakeland region is Alberta's best kept secret. The wilderness is really, just over the hill. Some people who live in the city, actually have crown land up against their back fence. You can hear coyotes howling in the commercial sector, downtown.

Most people come for the money. A labourer earns 15 bucks an hour to start, if the employee sticks around longer than 2 pay periods, they get a loyalty bonus. After that, the pay raises are exponential until a general labourer with 6 months at the same company, likely makes more than a journeyman in the southeast of the country. The average annual income in my community is about 60,000 dollars a year.

The other segment of population are posted here with the military. Many singles and young marrieds hate the place but marry them up and get a child or two in their home and they stay.

Yes, there's dope. Quite a significant meth problem that is coming under control, but primarily because they've reached critical mass and if they keep going, noone with an addiction is left since they can't afford to live here. A 3 bedroom mobile home rents for about 1200 dollars/month.

How in the world do you live in a mobile home in that weather? Do you wrap it in cotton batting or something?

And rent kind of offsets the income, ouch.

The most positive thing about living here is the child safety. The neighbours and block parents in most residential areas are caring and very watchful of the children. After that comes the outdoor recreation facilities. Believe it or not, it's only colder than 20 below for 2weeks on average so, even the winter is fun and active.

There's a lake (yes, it's cold, this is Cold Lake, after all) that warms to a comfortable swimming temperature by mid-July. Many waterskiers and wind sailors wear wet suits. There's a ski hill (most of us who've skiied in the Alps and the Rocky Mountains call it a tbar on a meadow) just minutes from downtown.

That's why people still want to live here.

I'll take your word for it. Sounds like a lovely place to visit. *shiver*

The lakes here are comfortable to swim in by mid- to late- March, and stay that way probably til around early october. Same with the ocean. My kids were swimming in a local river last september.