Jun 2, 2010 Posted in Fun and Inspiration

Gramps, the Canadian Weather and Cordaroy Pants

I haven’t written anything just for fun for awhile so I thought I’d share this amusing little diddy.

I’m in Vancouver now where it has been raining for three weeks straight.  I was in Calgary visiting my sister’s family on the weekend and it snowed there. Not just a light dusting but two days and about six inches of snow.

Back in Ontario on the same weekend, Mom tells me that it hit 39 degrees celsius!  Even for Canada, that is a pretty crazy weather pattern.

In any event, here is the amusing part of the story.  My Grandfather is 87 years old and don’t worry, he’ll remind you of that fact repeatedly.  I guess Mom was taking Gramps over to a friend’s place to eat on that very hot weekend back in Ontario.  As Gramps is getting into the car, she asks Gramps why he’s wearing a velour sweater when it is over 30 degrees out.

His answer was, “I just realized I can’t wear short sleeve shirts anymore.  My arms are starting to look wrinkly.”

I guess the dinner on the deck was pretty funny.  Everyone was in shorts and t-shirts sweating profusely while Gramps sat there stoically in his sweather and cordaroy pants not even mentioning the heat.  Classic.