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Thanks, now I'm going to be walking around muttering the badger dance all day. I don't think badgers in Canada are being linked to disease in cattle. Yet? They do help keep the gopher population under control in Alberta, which is good for the cattle, as it means fewer holes for them to step...

The reindeer can dissipate their built up heat during the brief stops. The antlers form an advanced biological heat sink. And Santa can replace the incinerated members of the team with backups his elves have been caching at strategic locations around the world. His experiments with...

Thanks for the clarification regarding the 'canoes', guys. As for: Haven't you seen Showgirls? ;) The version I'm taking about is the one with the stick with the slightly angled, flattened end part, not the ankle-hooking inverted walking cane, if I'm catching your drift. And it's when...

Can someone clarify for me what an 'open canoe' is? I thought all canoes were open. If it's closed, isn't it a kayak? ;) We just call them canoes. Like how 'hockey' doesn't need the clarification of the word 'ice'. Having said that, I do enjoy canoeing. Would probably enjoy it more if I...

The line "put him in bed with the Captain's daughter" from 'What do you do with a drunken sailor' did not refer to an actual female person, but was a euphemism for the cat o' nine tails. Not sure what he's doing in bed with it, though? I've heard the Cat has nine tails because of the way the...

I don't recognize the one on the left, the one on the right does look like a red oak, but a somewhat deformed specimen. The ones around here are usually symmetrical. I probably shouldn't bother playing this game with Brits though, because your trees seem to be fairly different from mine.

A trap that I've found works pretty well is a large plastic bucket with a ramp leading up to the lip. Spread some peanut butter on the sides of the bucket so they climb inside to get it. Mice can jump surprisingly high, so make sure it's a deep bucket (like a commercial-sized oil or paint...

Thanks, that's an interesting tidbit. Yes, Ski-doo is a brand, made by Bombardier, but sometimes in Canada it's used as a general term, like Kleenex, or Bandaid. Which I realize may not help if you have different brands for facial tissues, or sticky wound dressings, but hopefully I'm not just...

I'm going to agree with the others, but will add that your socks will make a huge difference in your comfort level. Wicking moisture away from your feet is important and some heavy wool socks will allow you to wear shoes or boots with less insulation. And they can be changed for warm, dry ones...

I just wear them around the job site when it's muddy, and even then they get pretty uncomfortable after a little while. I also wear them when canoeing in cold weather so you can get out of the boat into the water without freezing your feet. I've seen Lee Valley has some with neoprene tops...

Welcome. Lots of the stuff I've learned here applies equally well in Canada, except that we seem to have a lot more space. I remember the porcupines chewing on the tv antenna when I was growing up in Haliburton. Kind of lulls you to sleep like nails on a blackboard. Guess they didn't have...

This year in Canada, we extended Daylight Savings Time by about a month (DST is what we call it when the clocks change for the summer). Apparently the change was driven by the American barbeque industry, because it makes for a longer bbq season. Sounds crazy, but makes sense in a bizarrely...

Gord Downie, of the Tragically Hip. Iconic Canadian rock band. Although I'm actually a fair bit east of the meridian in question, it lends itself better to a quote than, say, "That night in Toronto with its checkerboard floors, riding on horseback and keeping order restored", because that...

You'll probably have no shortage of answers, but my contribution is to suggest a Leatherman Wave. Big enough to feel useful, comfortable handles, locking blades (plain, serrated, saw, file) that you can access without opening the handles, and a useful selection of tools inside.

Depends how much protection you need, but this looks like it might work: http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.aspx?c=3&p=31213&cat=1,42207

I live at Yonge street and Eglinton avenue. Or Young-Egg in the vernacular. It's sort of midtown, a couple of major streets south of the 401. Trendy and urban without actually being downtown, but I can get downtown in a short subway ride. Lots of restaurants and bars in walking distance, and...

Crazy Manitobans. And they wonder why people think Canadians live in igloos. This guy is actually a professor at the University of Manitoba, affectionately called Dr. Popsicle. Obviously very valuable research, but it made me cold just watching the video. I fell through ice as a kid, but...

I didn't know that black squirrels were rare in England. You can't swing a cat without hitting one in Toronto. They're actually just mutant gray squirrels. Although I have seen a white (not albino) squirrel in Exeter, Ontario, which apparently is a small isolated population. I found a...

We've got a store in Canada that sells them, but it may be the same one you've already mentioned, as it's also made of red plastic. They ship internationally, but I don't know what the rates are like. Although the page does say they're made in Sweden, so you could probably skip the middle man...

Bass Pro's website does show that they carry Danners, but I've never looked at them in the actual store, so I can't say how the prices would compare. I think the website gives their prices in $US, and even though our $CAN is higher now, I don't know if retail prices reflect that yet...