Cold Lake Kid, SASS # 51474

MY livery Stable at The Square Circle Wranglers home ranch and village.

Albertans are getting more stylish since I left home! (Wait! What did I just say!?!?)

As a long term (35+ years) Purchasing Agent for my city, I got to know where a lot of the bodies were buried and had an excellent "Posse" of other like minded senior staffers. When I was called in to help with the building specs, design and built in furbishing of a new community centre, my first question was: "Are we building this for people or the animals?" The Alderwoman whose ward the new centre was being built in went ballistic: "MY people are NOT animals!" Then knowing the ward she represented, I responded: "Ruth, when I can walk into the lobby of a community centre and find human excrement of the floor, the seating cushions burned and slashed, the toilets repeatedly deliberately blocked, taps and faucets snapped off, hardwood basketball court floors stabbed and carved, I don't know what you call it, but to me - That's animals!" She got up and left. The Commissioner of Rec & Parks said: OK, now maybe we can get some work done!" Since I was also sitting on the committee working on the design of our new Police HQ with it's cell block I had some ideas to minimize the vandalism. Worked out pretty good, if I do say so.

My wife, Sherron, was attacked by a bear in Sitka! Big Red just sat there!!

Naw, we have dress codes. We're Canadians after all: Muk-luks must be worn November 1 to May 1 and snowshoes must be checked at the outside valet stand, next to the dog sled corral. (You are provided with a receipt. No Tipping! Just a Nod and a Good Day EH!?!) Parkas may be unzipped once inside the store and insulated pants may only be removed if you are wearing long underwear under them. No Exceptions! Insulated flannel shirts MAY be unbuttoned while in the stores, but only if you are wearing underwear covering the chest.

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It happened here in Canada as well. My BIL, living in a small Quebec town outside Ottawa, caught it cleaning out his bird feeder, where squirrels had been feeding. It took quite a long hospital stay for him to recover. In his case, his face became so swollen and ravaged, his son did not recognize him and thought he was in the wrong room.

Narinder and Gopal were on the bus here in Ottawa, just back from India, and they were discussing their trip and visit to the jungle area of the Punjab. Narinder said, "It's spelled WOOOM" to which Gopal replied "NO! I'm sure it's WHOOOM" Karen, eavesdropping on them, said, "NO! Your both wrong! It's spelled WOMB" Narinder looked at her and said: "Oh come now Madam! When have you ever heard an elephant fart?" (MY SIL, Davinder, actually told me that one)

Canadian Tire is a LARGE country wide store that does most types of vehicle repairs and service, sells everything from tires and tube to oils and greases, all types of tools, food stuff, paint and paining supplies lighting products, clothing, garden supplies, toys, kitchen cooking equipment, utensils, electrical and plumbing supplies, snowblowers, shovels. Just about everything you can think of, tailored to the area they are serving. In US American, I think what we call a kettle, you call a teapot. What we call a teapot is a non electric pot with a lid and spout in which we put tea then pour hot water into, over the tea.

Anybody try to replace their kettle lately? The one we had sprung a leak at the fill window indicator, so off to Canadian Tire to buy a new kettle. HOLY *&^*%%!! $125.00 to $180.00 with programing smarts built in and a small touch screen!. And the thing wants to argue with me about the temperature, WHEN ALL I WANT TO DO IS BOIL SOME !@#%@$^&%^& WATER! NOW GET OFF MY SNOW COVERED LAWN! GRUMP!

Saxman Village outside Ketchikan, Alaska

Good thing the Russians have stopped their bullying and expansion tactics.

That picture reminded me of my Father's adventure in his Mitchel (B-25) Photo Survey aircraft. After the end of WWII it was decided to map the rest of Canada, since much of what was there was unknown: i.e. lakes, rivers, other features. They would fly, photographing strips 30 miles wide from the US/Canada border to the Arctic Circle. Once, gaining altitude while flying out of Fort Churchill, Dad was tending his three cameras in the nose when the pilot started screaming Gabe! Get out of the nose. Dad didn't hesitate and tried to crawl out of the nose, through the tunnel under the pilots compartment, only to receive : "A great kick in the ass! I looked about and saw feathers, blood and guts all over!" A Bald Eagle had taken exception to the aircraft and had headed to it, coming through the Perspex nose, knocking the three cameras off their mounts and making a general mess. They did an emergency landing at Fort Churchill, patched the nose as best they could and flew back to Ottawa to have the aircraft repaired and have the National Research Council technicians rebuild and recalibrate the cameras and mounts. Mother was happy because it meant Dad was home while the aircraft and the Trimetrogon camera system were repaired.

Why not use some of that confiscated Fentanyl ?

I was having similar issues with my OMVs: Trouble reaching the hammers and the grip was just a bit too large for my hand. Have you considered switching to the NMVs? I found them a lot more comfortable in my hand. Didn't do anything for my times, but they are more comfortable.

Fundy National Park and the shoreline, Alma, Nova Scotia

We really don't want them here.

I used to, but not anymore. I concluded their speeding was a contributing factor to accidents and the increase in my insurance rates. Now, here in Ontario, Canada at least, insurance companies look at your driving offence transcript and rate charge you accordingly.

Got all the way up to zero (Celsius = 32 F) here right now and the salt and calcium is starting to melt the ice and snow on the road and the windrows on the curbs. BUT, the ice is blocking the storm sewer grate and I see the start of a small lake at the end of my driveway, so I'll hobble out with the ice chopper and clear the ice off the grate.

One of the most photographed places in Canada, Peggy's Cove, Nova Scotia

Well, it WAS generated in Australia, so..........

Scenes from the White Pass Narrow gauge railway, following The Trail of "98. Skagway, Alaska. One of the favourite trips in my family. My Mother and Father, SWMBO and Big Red have made trips up there several times. Big Red liked the hostesses!

Look into a mercury recoil reducer and install it in the butt stock. I added on to a shoulder killer dangerous game rifle and it tamed it enough that I wasn't scared to fire it anymore and it made follow-up shots a lot quicker. They also make them for the fore stock, which might help tame muzzle rise.