What Do You Do to ENDURE Quebec's Winters?

[ShyMan]

EB, I'll for certain seek out a brick-&-mortar LL Bean to try out their winter boots. Indeed, I appreciate the need for a reliably waterproofed, well insulated winter boot. Growing up in NYC and Philly impoverished, my parents could not afford to buy us winter boots: I often wore plastic bags (those that are found in the meat and produce departments of supermarkets) over my socks to keep warm and dry, but to no avail -- luckily, we suffered no frost bites, but barely. Hence, my obsession with Gore-Tex lined shoes and jackets, which I could not afford until only recently.

Jalimon, I have only one scarf -- it's made in Germany partly of wool and acrylic. Oh, yes. That scarf did keep my face and neck from becoming frozen on many recent cold days in Montreal. Good idea -- I'll buy more, just in case I lose them like you I wonder if it really makes a difference whether a scarf is made of wool or acrylic.

HM, I too sweat like a big in the summer and the heat saps my energy. I find that the cold often invigorates me.

I also got myself two coats -- one jacket keeps me warm up to 5 degrees C. I have a new Kanuk parka that should keep me warm (and perhaps even hot) when the temperature drops below 0. I have lots of beanies to help prevent my brain from freezing

I don't see myself scraping snow and ice of my car. I'll be taking buses, the Metro or Uber to get around in the winters.

 

[hungry101]

I remember traveling to do a swing through the east coast and I had a light jacket. First stop in Montreal was to buy a full length wool winter dress coat and a long scarf. Now when I go I wear long underwear on the plane for the flight in. Find some thin wool poly blend that you can wear all the time. Merino wool is soft and non-itchy. I usually wear a pair of boots that can pass as shoes and I pack my dress shoes. This is a problem. What do men do in Montreal that have to wear dress shoes?

Also, I have volunteered to be bumped twice on flights returning to the states in March for Canadians going South for winter break. I think this is what they do. Hell I have to go south now a couple of times to break up the long winter.

 

[wonderlust]

I love Quebec winter too! Between pay week when I can't see my favorite SPs, I have my trusted pocket pussy with an 3 liter thrust buster size lube. Try it out Shyman. You won't be shy after that let me tell you.

 

[jalimon]

Guys forget about the big coat big boots and all. If you live out in the country ok yes like HM mentioned it's important to have the polar bear coat.

But for montrealer like us it's not needed. Number 1 is to have a coat that is long so you can wear it over you suit.

Second do not worry about big winter boots. As long as you keep walking your feet will not get cold. So buy winter boots that looks fine with nice pants. Look like doc martens type boots.

Then 3 most important article are a scarf, gloves and a hat or a tuque. When the extremities are warm the rest will be fine.

Cheers,

 

[EagerBeaver]

Trick is to dress using layers, you don’t really need heavy coats or big huge clonky boots.

That's almost verbatim the memo that the German army commanders got when they invaded Russia in World War II, and they set a modern world record for frostbitten feet because they ignored the importance of having waterproofed boots in muddy conditions. If they all had waterproof LL Bean boots, you would be speaking German right now. ShyMan does not need to go down that same road. I suspect he can afford a good waterproofed boot and he does not need to get beaten down by the elements as was the German infantryman in Russia at this time in 1941.

You need to read this and understand that the attitude you have about clothing for ShyMan is essentially the same as German high command had towards clothing its infantrymen for the Russian winter:

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/history...-World-War-Frozen-to-death-by-the-Fuhrer.html

 

[EagerBeaver]

I realize Shyman is not planning to invade Russia, but his posts suggest that he will willingly invade the Montreal winter in something more than 15 minute bursts outside. Just to drive home the point of being ill equipped for the harsh winter, here is an eyewitness account of German Soldiers returning from the Eastern Front from the article I linked in my last post:

"The horrific results of the lack of warm clothing were truly disgusting. The Italian journalist Curzio Malaparte recalled in his novel Kaputt how he had watched the German troops returning from the Eastern Front, and was in the Europeiski Café in Warsaw when "suddenly I was struck with horror and realised that they had no eyelids. I had already seen soldiers with lidless eyes, on the platform of the Minsk station a few days previously on my way from Smolensk.

"The ghastly cold of that winter had the strangest consequences. Thousands and thousands of soldiers had lost their limbs; thousands and thousands had their ears, their noses, their fingers and their sexual organs ripped off by the frost. Many had lost their hair… Many had lost their eyelids. Singed by the cold, the eyelid drops off like a piece of dead skin… Their future was only lunacy."

Let's not send Shyman to a future of lunacy. Let's help him stay warm!

BTW, Hitler thought the invasion of Russia would be over quickly (by the end of September 1941) which is why there was NOTHING by way of winter wear for those soldiers beyond what they could loot off Russian soldiers/civilians they opportunistically killed.

 

[TheBlob]

I do not endure it. I embrace it. I love skiing. I love the slow pace. That's my favorite season.

 

[ShyMan]

Trick is to dress using layers, you don’t really need heavy coats or big huge clonky boots.
Hat, scarf and gloves is a must as Jalimon mentioned.

I think that's how my mom got us through the winters in the East Coast as kids -- with mismatched hand-me-down clothes from relatives and neighbors. That's why I hate layering; I especially detest three piece-suits and luckily I could get away with wearing a two-piece suit for work. But I must layer to endure Montreal's winters and to look like a local.

I'm beginning to realize the importance of keeping my fingers, toes and ears warm, which psychologically and physiologically help keep the rest of my body warm.

Wrapping a scarf around my neck and mouth certainly helps fight the bone-chilling winds. Of all places who would have thought I'd find a nice scarf at a Banana Republic store in sunny California and yet, I did, last night, which was the last day of a four-day Black Friday 50% off everything regular priced items throughout the store. After touching and trying on various scarfs, I settled on a cashmere (99%) scarf, which didn't feel itchy like the 100% wool ones. After sales tax and a 50% discount, it was only US$97. I googled cashmere on my mobile phone and read that it's not itchy. (I've never worn or own any cashmere before.)

I walk a lot especially in downtown Montreal. The great thing about downtown Montreal is that I can take shelter underground I love walking to and around Old Town and Old Port, especially in the snow -- everything is so pretty. Heavy socks blended with Merino wool are a must, as I've discovered early. I bought a couple of packs of those socks at Costco -- great price!

A few years back, I agreed to be bumped on my return Delta flight from YUL to the States in early January. Delta gave me a nice voucher (I think it was worth about US$800) and upgraded me free to First Class on one of the legs and put me up in a hotel for a couple of days at the Atlanta airport. I later used the voucher to fly business class to Montreal.

Nice video, Sasha. Oh, I've been in Montreal several times in January and February. In fact, the first time I booked with James @ Eurphoria, a snow blizzard closed most roads, schools and businesses, and the SP I was scheduled to see couldn't make it to downtown because the car she was driving was involved in a collision on a treacherous freeway.

 

[jalimon]

Shyman you should not have bought such a nice scarf. I lied a bit when I said I forgot many scarf at girl's incall... Truth is twice the girl found the scarf I was wearing so nice... What do you think happened... And I know you you would do the same. Offered it to them on the spot. But I buy mine at Winners for usually 16$ max

Cheers,

 

[ShyMan]

Shyman you should not have bought such a nice scarf. . . . But I buy mine at Winners for usually 16$ max

Hehe. I myself may never use such an expensive scarf. Christmas is around the corner so maybe I'll play Santa to a nice lady Winners has some good stuff for very reasonable prices -- I've bought a few shirts there.

 

[wonderlust]

Take may Advice ShyMan. Go buy yourself a couple of nice pocket pussies for Christmas and a big can of Lube for cases like this when your Sps are stranded so you can jerk off! Do it Shyman!!Do it Shyman! You won't be a shyman afer that!

 

[ShyMan]

Go buy yourself a couple of nice pocket pussies for Christmas and a big can of Lube . . .

Thank you for your kind advice. I don't think they make big enough pocket pussies for me. My Junk is 13 inch long with a 4 inch girth and my boys are 7 ounces each (they make lots of cream for the finale). If my Junk and boys were not shy, I would have been a very prolific international porn star. For Christmas, I'd probably ask Stormy Daniels to be one of my co-stars in a new flick since seasoned porn stars always love a comeback. But, as my Merb handle suggests, my Junk and boys are shy so no silver screen for me. But I'm very happy being in Montreal among friends in the winter months. And if the weather becomes too treacherous then I'll simply use my giant hands to spank my monkey, with lube as you wisely suggested.

Okay, I'll make sure to stock up on personal lube for the winters.

 

[Doggyluver]

I head south for 1 week at the end of November, 1 week at the beginning of January and a final week at the beginning of March

 

[ssj3]

Decided to listen to EB and got some LL Bean winter boots online for my upcoming trip..I got a half size bigger than my normal size since I figured thick socks would fill in the rest but doesn’t seem to be the case. I have to say that their customer service is awesome. They honored the coupon I used on my previous purchase for my “exchange” even though it was expired. Looking forward to trying them out soon.

 

[Sol Tee Nutz]

Work in Calgary. Plus 8 today and you can not see snow, even if you looked hard. Been great the last 10 days.

 

[Chigen]

My thoughts of my trip to Vegas in February.

 

[No_Church_InThe_Wild]

Montreal is a beautiful city that has a lot to offer.Having said that it could be a challenge living here in the winter months.
Some of us just never quite get used to it no matter how long we live here.
Myself it’s not so much the cold that gets to me . The thing that I dread the most is the nasty snowstorms that Quebec winter brings that make it a real nightmare for driving and walking.

Warm clothing and the even warmer beautiful women of Quebec I find make it manageable until spring comes along.
The occasional travel escape to warmer weather obviously helps .

 

[Tim Horny]

Bad news, a guy from Environment Canada interviewed on CTV news said that we are in for severe cold snowy weather till April.

 

[minutemenX]

Bad news, a guy from Environment Canada interviewed on CTV news said that we are in for cold snowy weather till April.

If you can dig from the grave any guy lived in Montreal 100 years ago he would tell you the same

 

[arrowdec]

Having a good coat, scarf, hat, gloves, boots, all that's already been told. I'll toss something else into the mix; skiing! If you have mates or a group to go skiing with, it makes the winter mildly more enjoyable, and somewhat acclimatizes you to the temperatures.

Bad news, a guy from Environment Canada interviewed on CTV news said that we are in for severe cold snowy weather till April.

As usual, the CTV isn't reporting any actual news, just common knowledge at best.