Electrical in B.C.
 

Is teh electrical system the same in British Columbia as in the states or will we need adapter/converters?

I'm sorry, but you have to be kidding right?? We are the USA's biggest trading partner and as such electrical stuff sells freely across the borders.
Although having said that I do have to admit that BC doesn't have electric yet so you might want to bring some coal for the igloo.

Dont forget to bring shells for your shotgun....the polar bears are really bad in the summer when the come down from the north on the icebergs eh?

Oh, come on now, it's not that stupid of a question! How would one know without asking?

The US trades with European countries, too, yet you need adapter/converters, so what does that prove.

Yes, it is the same electrical system. Sheesh, folks, cut sherry1 some slack!

Yes, cut her some slack ... I used to world for an extremely well know worldwide IT company and for a year I worked out of the US office (but kept my house in Canada) ... even though my managers were located in the NYC area -
a) one had a hard time understanding he didn't have to dial a 'country code' when calling my home office ...
b) another came to my home town for some international team meetings - when we went by an A&P and McDonald's on the way from the airport to the office he was amazed that they were in Canada as well ...

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Well we can tit for tat on who knows what about what is in Canada and what is in the United States. I once made a reservation for lodging at an establishment in Canada that did not accept credit cards and was also not very anxious to accept a check, particularly one in foreign funds. The manager wanted a deposit in the form of Canadian cash or check in advance to secure the reservation. The amount was relatively small, but the problem became how to send it. The fee for an international money order was absurd. I could have paid in US dollars at parity more cheaply even though the exchange rate was about 63 cents to the Canadian dollar.

I asked my bank for help. The suggestion: Send a check. I asked how I could specify Canadian dollars. The answer: No problem, the Candians use dollars too. Just like we do.

I said in response that Canadian dollars were not of equal value to American dollars. So the argument became one of "Ain't done it," versus "Is do it." I decided to quit before I got farther behind.

I finally resorted to sending US dollars in an envelope through the mail which they held hostage until I showed up and paid in Canadian money.

Hey guy's, come on, let's be civil. With Chretien leaving in a few months, Canadians and Americans will be best buddies as it should be. No need for these petty arguments!

Just answer the question, guys. If the person has not been to Canada before why would she know? It is a legitimate question.

The plugs and voltage in the US and Canada are identical. You do not need converters.

You also do not need shotguns for polar bears.

Just purely to further a stereotype. Shotguns may work on beavers, but polar bears are way to big for that.

44 is minimum.

But then 'sherry1' is obviously a drunken Canadian since she capitalised B.C. ( spelling it correctly) and implied she was from the 'states' as opposed to from 'America' or the 'USA'.

Lots of humour on this board (or should I say bored).