How do they number their floors? I stayed at a hotel in Vancouver, BC a couple years ago and I don't remember it being different. How do they do it?

Chuck

Asprin
 

I need to go to Canada and get some of that kind of pain killer. After a three game night where the Jr. girls game lasted an hour and a half. I could use a good shot of something. Since I am a Baptist strong drink is a no-no. I guess strong pills are okay though. Don't ya just love this board? First night out did 5 games, what a mistake. I was sore all day Saturday, but this week I was off so I'll be ready to go 10/23.

Jerry

I'm not certain about Canada, but in Mexico I've seen buildings with the main floor label "Ground" floor, the next one up would be the "1st" floor. So, a three story building would have floors named ground, 1st, and 2nd. Perhaps Canada has something similar.

On my side of the country getting up into Canada usually
means you're gonna be talking mostly French. Well,
maybe French Canadian. "Par-lay voo fran-say, eh?"

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As the resident canadian authority here. (or one of them anyway), I`ll say that I`ve never heard elevators called lifts before.

I`ve heard them called "ascenseur" but only in the french parts of Canada. Most french people who live in Canada actually call them elevators anyway.

And that`s the way it is, eh?

Ren

Un peu, seulment. <i> Did I do that right?</i>

That's the system we use here in Australia. We also call elevators "lifts" (although the two are interchangable)

To the artist formerly known as OZ - yeah, that's the floor numbering system I meant. The ground floor has no number and the next floor up is numbered "1". Here in the land of infinite Michael Jordans, even if the ground floor has a name, such as "lobby" or "ground", the next floor up is numbered "2".

BTW - in a previous post, you called me (and others) a "seppo". Wasn't he one of the Marx brothers? Oh wait - that was Zeppo. Or maybe, Sneezy? :)

Also BTW - seriously, what's the difference between rugby and rugby union?

OK Mark, a seppo (which I have previously explained) is rhyming slang. Seppo, short for septic tank, rhymes with Yank. Came about during WW1 (or so I have been told). These days it is used almost exclusively to label Australian wannabe americans.

Rugby League vs Rugby Union
1. 13 players (league) 15 players (union)
2. In League each time you are tackled play pauses, you roll the ball between you legs to a player behind you, and then play continues. If this happens 6 consecutive occasions it is a turnover (similar to downs, but the only goal is to score a try (touchdown)).
3. In Union there is no limit to the number of time a team may be tackled. Instead they have "rucks" and "mauls", basically these are all-in tackles. When a player with the ball falls to the ground, they must release the ball backwards, and only players that are standing up may touch the ball with their hands. It sounds complex, but it is hard to explain via writing :)
4. The tactics of league are closer to Gridiron than Union. The main technique is to get territorial advantage using 5 tackles and then punt (or hope that the defence concedes a penalty).
5. Union's tactics rely heavily on kicking and quick ball movement.

Personally I was brought up on League, but have become a convert to Union. If you want to get a feel for Union I can suggest playing Jonah Lomu's Rugby on the Play Station - lots of fun!

But seriously, let me know if you require any further details.

Now a question for you - probably more suited to the Football board, but what the heck. Can any player in Gridiron pass the ball? Would it be legal for the QB to throw say a 20 yard pass to a receiver, for them to run 10 yards and then make another pass (either forwards or laterally)?

football question answered
 

Oz...

There may only be one forward pass during a down. The second forward pass would be a penalty. If the player catching the first pass wants to pass it backwards, toward his own goal line....that is acceptable.

OOPS!!
 

That's not true! Just another myth! :)

There may be any number of forward passes during a down. However, each one most be thrown from behind the LOS.

Re: football question answered
 

Furthermore, any forward pass must occur from behind the line of scrimmage (the point where the ball was place to start the down. A forward pass that is uncaught, is the end of the play. Play resumes from the previous line of scrimmage. A lateral or backwards pass that is uncaught is still live...it is essentially a fumble.

Re: OOPS!!
 

But, I think, that's true in HS ball only. In NCAA and NFL, there can only be one (legal) forward pass per play.

Of course, since I don't officiate football, I could be wrong.

Yes, you are correct. Forgive me, as I always think in NF terms! :)

However, in the NCAA and NF (not sure about NFL) you can have a legal kick and a legal forward pass during the same down. That play has been beat to death on a couple of football discussion boards!

BTW, just a little insight. The word "lateral" is to a football official, as the words "over the back" are to a basketball official. ;)

Lateral
 

Then what is the correct term for what most of us would (incorrectly) call a "lateral"?

Chuck