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[VCheng]

Probably the poor quality stuff they pass off as maple syrup down there.

I mean come on now, we put it on our flag, dont compete, just accept

Them's fighting words mate! Everyone knows New York Maple Syrup is da best!

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

@Hamartia Antidote You might kill me for this but I always had the impression you were from the Connecticut. Don't ask why.

Nope, I'm in Massachusetts like Gomig. CT isn't too bad..however if you said Rhode Island I'd have to petition Trump to nuke you from orbit.

Them's fighting words mate! Everyone knows New York Maple Syrup is da best!

Vermont...

 

[Nilgiri]

Them's fighting words mate! Everyone knows New York Maple Syrup is da best!

If its not a quebecer thats utterly incomprehensible in speech making it in some sugar shack in operation before montcalm surrendered, its not real maple syrup friend.

Quebecers learned the high art by learning the trade from the natives you see, on their terms too (I believe the Frenchies were the ones who learned the native languages and cultures of iroqouis+algonquin etc much more than anyone else...hence how the alliances played out in time of war too)

You go in there and you can see the sugar boil "scars" on the copper vats (the range of variance depending on how the seasons were over time), the history is all there....not the yank amateurish hobbying

Vermont...

Thats cheating! Vermont is defacto part of us in maple syrup (and many other) terms. Just like Maine is in lumberjack terms.

 

[Gomig-21]

If its not a quebecer thats utterly incomprehensible in speech making it in some sugar shack in operation before montcalm surrendered, its not real maple syrup friend.

Quebecers learned the high art by learning the trade from the natives you see, on their terms too (I believe the Frenchies were the ones who learned the native languages and cultures of iroqouis+algonquin etc much more than anyone else...hence how the alliances played out in time of war too)

You go in there and you can see the sugar boil "scars" on the copper vats (the range of variance depending on how the seasons were over time), the history is all there....not the yank amateurish hobbying

Them New Yorkers, I'm telling you. New York this, New York that man the heck with NY! Especially the Giants and Yankees! Ooof.

Biggest travesty was selling Babe Ruth to that evil empire. Curse of the Bambino was one of the most painful things ever. Lasted 86 years, dammit!

Speaking of Quebec, I miss the Quebec Nordiques to tell you the truth. Used to be quite the rivalry with the Boston Bruins, but not as bad as those WRETCHED Montreal Canadiennes. La merde horrific!

The fights are the best!

 

[Nilgiri]

Them New Yorkers, I'm telling you. New York this, New York that man the heck with NY! Especially the Giants and Yankees! Ooof.

Biggest travesty was selling Babe Ruth to that evil empire. Curse of the Bambino was one of the most painful things ever. Lasted 86 years, dammit!

Speaking of Quebec, I miss the Quebec Nordiques to tell you the truth. Used to be quite the rivalry with the Boston Bruins, but not as bad as those WRETCHED Montreal Canadiennes. La merde horrific!

The fights are the best!

Indeed, one of the brawliest rivalries out there....I think the Bruins just subbed in full time for the Nordiques and things continued as usual for the habs lol. Silly Nordiques moving to colorado, BAH! LAME!

 

[Gomig-21]

Indeed, one of the brawliest rivalries out there....I think the Bruins just subbed in full time for the Nordiques and things continued as usual for the habs lol. Silly Nordiques moving to colorado, BAH! LAME!

Then the Avalanche suddenly became a powerhouse, going to the finals 5 times and wining the Stanley Cup twice.
Joe Sakic was a heck of a player. I remember those days very well.

 

[Vergennes]

Back in 2003,the city of Montpellier bought 3 Ford Crown Victorias for its local police force. (€40K each!) Obviously,those not very usual (and American !) cars have catched the attention of lot of people.

Turned out that those cars had very high levels of fuel consumptions and ironically,couldn't fit in most of the city's narrow streets.

Obviously our cities being relatively old with narrow streets aren't fit for those model of cars that are well fit to the 'new cities' built in the US and Canada which have large streets.

@Hamartia Antidote @Gomig-21 @Nilgiri

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

Back in 2003,the city of Montpellier bought 3 Ford Crown Victorias for its local police force. (€40K each!) Obviously,those not very usual (and American !) cars have catched the attention of lot of people.

Turned out that those cars had very high levels of fuel consumptions and ironically,couldn't fit in most of the city's narrow streets.

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Obviously our cities being relatively old with narrow streets aren't fit for those model of cars that are well fit to the 'new cities' built in the US and Canada which have large streets.

@Hamartia Antidote @Gomig-21 @Nilgiri

The Crown Victoria was basically the typical police car used throughout the US for decades. Probably
almost every police car you’ve seen in a US movie was a Crown Vic.

Not sure if they make them anymore but police forces have been switching to SUVs.

They had V8 engines so it’s going to go through lots of gas.

 

[Nilgiri]

Back in 2003,the city of Montpellier bought 3 Ford Crown Victorias for its local police force. (€40K each!) Obviously,those not very usual (and American !) cars have catched the attention of lot of people.

Turned out that those cars had very high levels of fuel consumptions and ironically,couldn't fit in most of the city's narrow streets.

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@Hamartia Antidote @Gomig-21 @Nilgiri

Lol ok who had too much wine in the decision making team this time? Mind you it would not be a bad choice for French rural police/gendarmes. Yes city driving mileage would be terrible where it could even fit in the first place in Europe. Gotta keep it to large open spaces and large open boulevard grid layout cities/suburbs. American cars generally are no good at start/stop low gear dominance driving....its why there are no chicanes and sharp corners in NASCAR

The Crown Victoria was basically the typical police car used throughout the US for decades. Probably
almost every police car you’ve seen in a US movie was a Crown Vic.

They are comfy (not buick comfy, but solid) and you can buy em real cheap used now that the police have largely dumped them. Very variable depreciation rates though, and generally skewed to bad...but at least can fix em up without too much cost if you know what you are doing. Lot of ppl might end up thinking you are undercover cop tho lol.

Not sure if they make them anymore

They stopped production about 6 years back, heck I think 10 years ago dealerships were already getting rid of their stock here in Canada because around that time ford stopped supplying them in Canada. Heck I dont think we even got past the 1999/00 model....mind you not really much difference.

 

[Gomig-21]

That is very cool, @Vergennes . Crown Vics are great cars and like @Nilgiri said, they are quite comfy too. Now I know why all those European police cars are tiny! I'm sure that the Crown Vic was also chosen because it is an intimating looking car as well. And Ford has almost an exclusive monopoly on all police cars throughout the country. Chevrolet tried to get in on the action with arguably one of the best sedans of the 70's - 80's in the Caprice Classic. What a beauty this thing was.

Then that classic, square design changed into the "round" world of cars but that came too soon. People weren't ready for that drastic change to round edges, so they didn't accept this new style very well.

And these things are sooped up pretty nicely. Now we mostly see Ford SUV's like Antidote mentioned and the bada$$-looking Dodge Chargers.

its why there are no chicanes and sharp corners in NASCAR

I was a big fan when this guy was tearing up the circuit and beating the likes of Dale Earnhardt Sr. and winning championship after championship.

Jeff Gordon was one of the few who would win a lot on the few NASCAR race tracks that did have a lot of corners, Watkins Glen, N.Y.

Other than that you're right, left turn, left turn, straighatawy, left turn left turn straghtaway lol.

 

[Vergennes]

That is very cool, @Vergennes . Crown Vics are great cars and like @Nilgiri said, they are quite comfy too. Now I know why all those European police cars are tiny! I'm sure that the Crown Vic was also chosen because it is an intimating looking car as well. And Ford has almost an exclusive monopoly on all police cars throughout the country. Chevrolet tried to get in on the action with arguably one of the best sedans of the 70's - 80's in the Caprice Classic. What a beauty this thing was.

Then that classic, square design changed into the "round" world of cars but that came too soon. People weren't ready for that drastic change to round edges, so they didn't accept this new style very well.

And these things are sooped up pretty nicely. Now we mostly see Ford SUV's like Antidote mentioned and the bada$$-looking Dodge Chargers.

In terms of vehicles,the north American police forces (US&Canada) are without any doubt among the best equipped in the world. (if not the best)

And don't worry,Fords are in good numbers among our police forces. But with models that may be probably not common in the US.

Focus or Mondeo.

But yeah,they make good cars.

 

[Nilgiri]

@Vergennes it just occured to me, montpelier ....isnt that where a certain Remi is located?

Coincidence of the derp?

 

[Vergennes]

@Vergennes it just occured to me, montpelier ....isnt that where a certain Remi is located?

Coincidence of the derp?

If you mean a "certain prankster",then you are spot on.

 

[Gomig-21]

@Nilgiri , one of the BEST things that has ever come out of Canada.

Just saw the documentary on their farewell tour in 2015 on HBO I think it was (they also aired the Black Sabbath farewell tour documentary as well.) Talk about one of the most influential rock bands in all of history, straight out of Toronto. I've seen them 3 times (once in the 80's, once in the 90's and 2000's) and they never disappointed. Neal Peart is 65 years old now and he was considered one of the best drummers -- if not, the best -- who ever lived. He also wrote all the lyrics to all the songs, what a talent. Very unique individuals and one of the top influential bands of all times. Many other great things out of Canada but these guys are tops!

 

[Nilgiri]

@Nilgiri , one of the BEST things that has ever come out of Canada.

Just saw the documentary on their farewell tour in 2015 on HBO I think it was (they also aired the Black Sabbath farewell tour documentary as well.) Talk about one of the most influential rock bands in all of history, straight out of Toronto. I've seen them 3 times (once in the 80's, once in the 90's and 2000's) and they never disappointed. Neal Peart is 65 years old now and he was considered one of the best drummers -- if not, the best -- who ever lived. He also wrote all the lyrics to all the songs, what a talent. Very unique individuals and one of the top influential bands of all times. Many other great things out of Canada but these guys are tops!

Yep Rush is simply the best. Right up there with Steppenwolf (my personal Canadian origin favourite though its really close with Rush), neil young, Guess who, bryan adams, barenaked ladies, nickelback, Shania....the list goes on....

More than compensates for Bieber , and anyway the music produced these days is largely terrible anyway.

Neal Peart is great, but my favourite drummers are Keith Moon and John Bonham always ...they were full on nuts and didnt care!