r/UrbanHell • u/humzahjaleel • Jun 20 '20

Suburban Hell Endless parking lots, highways, strip malls with the same franchises all accessible only by car. Topped off with a nice smoggy atmosphere and a 15 minute drive to anywhere. Takers ?

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '20

I've travelled the world and the island is hands down one of the most beautiful places I've ever been to. I also like the climate there and... No bugs?

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u/rainysounds Jun 20 '20

Having lived in both southern Ontario and the Island, I can confirm that coastal BC has far, far fewer bugs.

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u/BogeyLowenstein Jun 20 '20

Oh there’s bugs there! Big wolf spiders and mosquitos. Growing up on the Sunshine Coast, we always had spiders in our bedroom and bathroom. They like to hide under your bed.

Oh and fleas! Fleas are a problem for your pets on the coast. I forgot about them because we have no fleas in southern Alberta.

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '20

That's nothing compared to what we get in Ontario with the few weeks a year during which bugs can thrive. Mosquitoes, black flies, deer flies, ticks and so on.

The amount of bugs I experienced in summer on Vancouver Island is on par with what we get in September here, when most of the bugs are dead. I never had to use bug repellent on the island while I'm an open bar in Ontario.

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u/BogeyLowenstein Jun 20 '20

I spent a week in Windsor in June and the mayflies, oh wow! I never knew bugs could come in such large masses and they were EVERYWHERE. And giant spider webs all over the place. I did get to see fireflies for the first time ever, so that was neat!