I am never sure at what point a thread becomes largely exhausted in terms of useful pertinent contributions and is then open for some humour. Talk of Winterpeg and winters in mid Canada plus whisky reminds me of the joke involving the newly arrived Scot being met at the railway station by a Canadian. It is midwinter and snow has been falling for hours when the Scot gets off the train to be met by the Canadian. With snow shoes which he has never seen before he and the Canadian trudge slowly through snow the depth of which the Scot has never seen. Suddenly out of the trees a large animal looking a bit like a blanket on four legs wanders towards them. The Scot is clearly worried about the size of the creature and the Canadian on seeing this, tries to reassure him, saying " Don't worry, Jock, that's only a Moose. The Scot replies: " A Moose ! Then let's hope we don't come across one of your rats "
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