See how much sugar is in your Coke

tree damage

Boxing Day

Boxing Day, December 26, is the day after Christmas.

It is a statutory holiday in Canada. It is a holiday in the U.S., but not a statutory holiday.

In both countries, it is when most stores have big "Boxing Day" sales.

No one know why it's called "Boxing Day". It might be because everyone has a lot of empty boxes from Christmas presents.

Ice storm

When it rains and then the temperature drops to below zero, and the rain freezes, you have an ice storm.
Pretty to look at, but bad to drive in.
Also, the ice on the trees causes branches to fall and pull down electrical wires.

caroling

to carol - is a verb meaning: to sing Christmas carols (songs)

This was a common custom a long time ago, but it is very rare today

get all your ducks in a row ...

... is an expression which means: get organized

or: be prepared

baklava

Baklava is a dessert from the Mediteranean countries, for example, Lebanon.
It has a lot of syrupy sugar on it.

garbage truck

"No two snowflakes are alike."

"Let sleeping dogs lie."

... is an expression that means:

Don't complain or try to change things, because the result might be bad.

This is a cat, not a dog, but you get the idea :)

3 views of cat

bilingual gas pump

'bilingual' means: speaking 2 languages

but

in Canada, 'bilingual' means: speaking English and French

Most signs in Canada are bilingual, by law.

Shingu 2005

freeze

'freeze' - slang for when your computer stops working ...

more slang words for that: crash, bomb

chill

chill - slang - verb - means:

to relax and do nothing

'chill' as an imperative means: calm down

Orange Cones ...

... is the expression for these plastic/rubber things that they put up at construction sites.

sewer

A sewer is a hole at the side of the road where the rain water runs away.
If the sewer is too small, the road will be flooded.
This happened in July here.

'sewer mouth' is an expression for someone who swears a lot.
This is because sewers take away the water from toilets.

"Curiosity killed the cat."

... is an expression that means: you should not be nosey and pry into other people's business.

This expression comes from the way cats are curious about anything new, and sometimes get into dangerous situations.

KPI

"KPI" is an expression in business, meaning "Key Performance Indicator".
KPI's are ways of measuring an employee's performance.
For example, if you are a salesman, the amount of your sales is the most important KPI.

green screen

'green screen' is computer slang for the old type of computer that we used before Windows PCs.

'green screen' computers did not have pictures, only letters, and usually only one colour.