Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474

In Ottawa, Canada, where we go to great lengths to save the Spotted Owl, the Snail Darter, the Blanding Turtle etc. we get to put our household waste out every two weeks, (Three bags only or you pay extra,) plus recylable glass, plastic metals, pop cans etc. in a separate blue container. But wait! There's More! On the alternate weeks we get to put out paper and cardboard products for recycling. On either collection day, we can put out our yard waste, in large paper bags, and kitchen waste in Green bins. BUT WE get a nice big calendarized collection sheet reminder to post in our homes to remind us of What and When to put things out. Our big project to create energy by burning/plasmifiction of waste died when the money ran out and the consortium failed to reinvent the wheel by looking at or buying the existing technology from Sweden, where it has been working successfully. Just a case of Not Invented Here I suppose.

Busy days in ER and the surgical suites here in Canada and down your way.

Is this why people want Canada to join as the 51st? If it is, it's already too late. They're here too.

Heck, We pay hunters from New Zealand to hunt deer from helicopters using rifles banned from Canadian subjects ownership. Meanwhile, hunters including those of the First Nation are prevented from hunting them, in a controlled hunt, they would be willing to pay for! Only in Canada use say?!?* *Left Wing thought(?) process.

We see his concerns manifested here in Canada, where elections are over and won before the polls close in the West.

Canada Day 158th anniversary of Confederation.

I've kept my Wyatt Earp hammered SxS, even though I no longer shoot Classic Cowboy (Now El Patron). I just like the hammered girl. When she was giving me trouble with one barrel's firing pin, I used my Browning BSS (Sans ejector). Although it was faster, it just wasn't the same. No style points Heck, before my knees went, I even used the Open Hammer to hunt upland birds!

The Cold Lake Kid is a Metis. His Mother is Algonquin and Father is an Irish trapper, buffalo hunter and sometime employee of the Hudson Bay Company, around the Cold Lake, Grande Centre, Medley area. His Father made Poteen in the old country and still made the occasional batch from a still he cobbled together. Watching and fetching for his Father, the Kid learned the skill and decided making whiskey was a lot easier than trapping or skinning buffalo. That's how the Kid got into trouble: selling whiskey to relations and other band members in that part pf Rupert's Land. (Later called Alberta) He made a pretty good product, but he was cutting into the sales of the whiskey traders at Fort Whoop-Up (Later known as Calgary) and had to abandon his still and make a run for it following an unfortunate disagreement with representatives of the businessmen at Fort Whoop-Up. It turned out The Kid, while slow, was pretty accurate and accuracy counted more than speed in the ensuing discussions. Unfortunately, there were a lot of "representatives and distributors" at Fort Whoop-Up, who took exception to the Kid's accuracy. Thinking they would never look south of the Medicine Line, The Kid rode South East, finally ending up in Savannah, Georgia, in early 1863, after skirting some unpleasant, noisy activity along the way. Meeting a beautiful, smooth talking red head, named Melissa, and becoming convinced she only had eyes for men in uniform, the Kid marked his X on attestation papers., got sworn in by Major Hartridge, issued a nice uniform and was assigned to Company C, 27th Battalion, Georgia Infantry, as a Private. Unfortunately, Melissa's head was turned and her heart given to a dashing young officer and the Kid was left broken hearted. And in the Army. He discovered noisy battlefields were not the kind of place he liked to be, but an ornery Sergeant, always seemed to be close by, so taking French Leave was impossible. After the War of Northern Aggression ended, The Kid drifted back North, eventually reaching Upper Canada, just in time to learn it was no longer a colony, and had become a country, July 1, 1867 Sticking around for the festivities fire works and cannon fire, not directed at him, seemed a relaxing way to unwind after his recent adventures and feeling safely away from the Medicine Line and the residents of Fort Whoop-Up, the Kid let his guard down and got a little..........OK drunk at a Tavern, in the By Ward Market, whereupon he again fell afoul of the soulful looks of a comely barmaid, who convinced him his military experience could gain him a corporal or even a Sergeant's stipes in the newly formed 43rd Battalion of Infantry, The Carleton Blazers. (Later becoming The Cameron Highlanders.) It didn't, but he stuck around, because his spiffy new red tunic did attract the girls and found work in the local distillery, until the second wave of Fenian Raids began in May 1870. (He missed the first ones in 1866) Finding the prospect of someone else shooting at him and not caring for guard duty, the Kid stole borrowed a horse and headed back west.

All True Wyatt, All True! Trust me. I'm a Liberal. I'd never lie to you!

That triggered another bad memory involving our patrolmen's uniforms. Officers ALWAYS* had to wear their blue tunics, covering their service revolver, which was kept in a holster in the pants back hip pocket. The uniform tunic had open seam on both sides to aid in this, but you had to reach behind, lift the tunic "flap" and withdraw your round butt service pistol. (I had to send back a lot of 25 I had purchased because they came with a square butt, I said was OK. The reason they were not wanted was because the square butt bulged the tunic too much and looked unsightly. Only in Canada you say!) *A close friend got three days off for unbuttoning his tunic, while directing traffic at a failed stoplight, after 5:30, when the rush was over. Ground temp on the pavement that day was 95+

SOD Houses!? You lucky begger! Once it gets above freezing and our igloos melt, we have a period when we have to huddle under the pine trees until the ground dries enough to allow us to peg down the edges of our tipis.

I recall the discussions here. The standard issue carry gun was a .38 Spl. with a round butt and 4" barrel for uniformed officers. Detectives could carry a 2" barreled .32 We had a very senior officer*, (one rank below Deputy Chief) who insisted our officers carry only 5 rounds loaded in the cylinder. (He read a lot of westerns.) Officers were issued 6 rounds per year for practice, whether they needed it or not! My fight really got going when the Province of Ontario got around to recognizing the police were under gunned and started a province wide program to select a semi-auto pistol and mandated use of jacketed hollow points. One area Chief (There were 16 area municipalities in what is now Ottawa, following amalgamation) did not want the Glock 17 or 19 because "The grips fall off!" and "They go full auto!" while referring to a video of a Glock 18. And our own *very senior officer who tried telling the Chairman of the Police Commission that "We can't use hollow Points, they're against the Haig Convention!" AHH, the good old days. And "Bullet resistant vests aren't coming here! They'll give the officers a false sense of confidence!*"

On Demand Water Heater; Tuna; Safety Deposit Box.

Thanks to all for the explanations. Now I know what it was I left on the side of my plate and that it really wasn't a joke the waitress was pulling on us Canucks.

OK, so from a Canadian" WHAT ARE GRITS? And for God's sake don't tell me "Grits is Grits!" when I asked a Georgia waitress!

We use them frequently. OK, all the time. We feel it adds to the overall theme, even though some will act embarrassed and mumble the line, while others, (like me) will holler it out with gusto, in keeping with the theme of the match and the story line in the preamble that gives meaning to the start lines and sets the tone.

Not actually funny. Brazos! BUT it does confirm what I began to believe about the average Canadian voter. After the abrupt turn around in voter preference, the ruling party won again. This, despite it being pointed out that while the then "Dear Leader" had been ousted, (since it appeared the party was heading to annihilation at the polls) and a new Dear Leader crowned, while all the same minions who helped create the fiasco were still there! And they were re-elected. Talk about putting lipstick on a pig! Actions outside Canada created a tsunami of Canadian patriotism however, sponsored by the party whose former Dear Leader stated: "Canada is a Post National Country" and "Canada has no core values." and they all nodded and embraced the idea. (Actually funny to watch if you have a memory capable of retaining anything longer than a month! A side effect of the results of the election has been a dramatic increase in a different kind of patriotism, albeit Provincial/local with a huge spike in Western alienation and membership in WEXIT. Currently, 47+ % of Albertans are in favour of Independence and the numbers are rising. (FYI: Canada has a formulae for calling an Independence Referendum, originally put in place to placate the Province of Quebec, but it looks like Alberta may be the first to actually use it and leave. It is actually being scheduled by the Premier of that landlocked province. Have a look at a map and guess what is likely to happen!)

I would get the replacement tooth. I did since my age (81+) says I will loose more. Since I'm a "Gagger" I was advised an upper plate might trouble me, so I opted to begin laying the foundation for a full set held in place by posts for the potential uppers.

I would call the girl's mother to ensure she knew where the girl was. A 9 year old coming that far on a bus* is not something I would be comfortable with, even here in Ottawa, Canada. * Clarification for the picky: School Bus Excepted.

Just that the current King or Queen is facing is opposite of the previous.

That will take some time as there is no rush. The vinyl notes last much longer than paper. I understand the $20.00 bill is in the design stage and will feature His Majesty's face. The coinage design is ready, but I don't think any have been struck yet. His visage will, of course face the opposite direction from our late Queen.

Not only that, we can wash it! But luke warm of cold water is recommended! Here's what the reverse side looks like on some of them, although the reverses do change from time to time to commemorate people or events.

We had a few travel trailers before getting into a motor home. This is ours on a Ford E-350 Chassis. All the comforts of home. Just more condensed! Great for the away matches; even has a TV and DVD player!

Ours is a little more difficult, but not impossible, to counterfeit. The bills are all vinyl and coloured differently, in addition to a hologram. At the current exchange rate, it's probably not worth the material needed to make the the 5 and 10 dollar bills! LOL