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Re:3,200-year-old Egyptian tablet records excuses for why pe... by tigerlily on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @02:32PM (#31171278)
I once heard Canadians in Winnipeg joke there were but two seasons, Winter and Construction. I think this was in reference to road maintenance.

In NZ these days I feel like we have two: Drought and Mudslide.

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Re:3,200-year-old Egyptian tablet records excuses for why pe... by sizzzzlerz on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @03:33PM (#31172103)
L.A. boasts of three seasons: Drought, mudslide, and wildfire.
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Re:3,200-year-old Egyptian tablet records excuses for why pe... by pvarangot on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @03:20PM (#31171938)
That's hilarious. I lived with a really cold winter and it's not only road maintenance. If you have to do some renovations at your place they sometimes also need to happen on "construction" season, even if it's inside a lot of construction workers go to other places in the winter.
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Re:3,200-year-old Egyptian tablet records excuses for why pe... by dennis_jeeves1 on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @07:16PM (#31174353)
Actually it's 4: 1)Winter 2)More winter 3)Still winter and 4)Construction.
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Re:3,200-year-old Egyptian tablet records excuses for why pe... by tharkun__ on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @08:11PM (#31174740)
And also not exclusive to Winterpeg. It's used in many other parts of Canada as well. Construction season alternatively being named "orange cone season" as well as the roads are full of them.
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Re:3,200-year-old Egyptian tablet records excuses for why pe... by tragictrash on Tuesday April 26, 2022 @02:33PM (#31171299)
I needed this today, thanks!
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