We ducked a bullet today.....

Juat returned from our annual sojourn to Nutley New Jersey.... a great time as usual however upon our arrival home we found a note in our mailbox.... apparently we had one bitching rain storm on Monday night..... our neighours basement flooded as did our neighbour in back..... fortunately we only had a trickle of water that seeped through the wall from the adjoining unit..... no damage here

I will catch up on the postings over the next few days

Flash flood in Burlington, Ont.

https://ca.news.yahoo.com/photos/flash-flood-in-burlington-1407253789-slideshow/

Legendary Ojibwa sniper unsung hero of WW I

He was the most decorated First Nations soldier in the history of the Canadian military, but very few people have ever heard of Francis Pegahmagabow.

From the time he signed on in September 1914, until the war ended on Nov. 11, 1918, Francis fought.

 In fact, of the over 600.000 Canadians who served, he was one of only 39 in the Canadian Expeditionary Force to be awarded the Military Medal and two bars for valour.

In a quiet corner of the old cemetery on Wasauksing First Nation, his military stone stands alone, But the legend of Cpl. Pegahmagabow has lived on this reserve now for almost a century.

Read more: https://ca.news.yahoo.com/legendary-ojibwa-sniper-unsung-hero-203937989.html

Hello from Europe

Hello friends. After a 7.5 hr flights to Geneva we arrived and are now resting at the SIL & BILL. 5:30 here and have slept all of 15 minutes since Mtl. Supper soon and beddy by by.

After a rainy start to Sunday the clouds finally lifted on our day trip to the Nestle chocolate factory near Broc ,Swiss. Also we had a nice sunset on Lac Lemans.

Today we had a little outing to Evian les Bains,FR. My SIL lent us her car so I had to practice my shifting standard after not driving any for over 10 years. Went OK. It is a Fiat Panda. Kind of a small car.

Here are some pictures of the Royal Hotel in Evian. cheapest room is 640 euros and a suite goes for 4,400 per night.

We had coffee on the terrace, overlooking Lac Lemans. that's all we could afford there.

Thanks Ivan

The Light Turned Yellow

The light turned yellow, just in front of him. He did the right thing,
stopping at the crosswalk, even though he could have beaten the red light by accelerating through the intersection.

The tailgating woman was furious and honked her horn, screaming in
frustration, as she missed her chance to get through the intersection,
dropping her cell phone and makeup.

As she was still in mid-rant, she heard a tap on her window and looked up into the face of a very serious police officer. The officer ordered her to exit her car with her hands up..

He took her to the police station where she was searched, fingerprinted,
photographed, and placed in a holding cell.

After a couple of hours, a policeman approached the cell and opened the door.  She was escorted back to the booking desk where the arresting officer was waiting with her personal effects.

He said, "I'm very sorry for this mistake. You see, I pulled up behind your car while you were blowing your horn, flipping off the guy in front of you and cussing a blue streak at him. I noticed the 'What Would Jesus Do' bumper sticker, the 'Choose Life' license plate holder, the 'Follow Me to Sunday-School' bumper sticker, and the chrome-plated Christian fish emblem on the trunk, so naturally....I assumed you had stolen the car."

Thanks Pat

George Carlin on aging!

(Absolutely Brilliant)
IF YOU DON'T READ THIS TO THE VERY END, YOU HAVE LOST A DAY IN YOUR LIFE. AND WHEN YOU HAVE FINISHED, DO AS I AM DOING AND SEND IT ON.

George Carlin's Views on Aging

Do you realize that the only time in our lives when we like to get old is when we're kids? If you're less than 10 years old, you're so excited about aging that you think in fractions.

'How old are you?' ' I'm four and a half!' You're never thirty-six and a half. You're four and a half, going on five! That's the key.

You get into your teens, now they can't hold you back. You jump to the next number, or even a few ahead.

'How old are you?' 'I'm gonna be 16!' You could be 13, but hey, you're gonna be 16! And then the greatest day of your life! You become 21. Even the words sound like a ceremony. YOU BECOME 21. YESSSS!!!

But then you turn 30.  Oooohh, what happened there? Makes you sound like bad milk! He TURNED; we had to throw him out. There's no fun now, you're Just a sour-dumpling. What's wrong? What's changed?

You BECOME 21, you TURN 30, then you're PUSHING 40. Whoa! Put on the brakes, it's all slipping away. Before you know it, you REACH 50, and your dreams are gone....

But! wait!! !  You MAKE it to 60. You didn't think you would!

So you BECOME 21, TURN 30, PUSH 40, REACH 50, and make it to 60.

You've built up so much speed that you HIT 70! After that, it's a day-by-day thing; you HIT Wednesday!

You get into your 80's, and every day is a complete cycle; you HIT lunch; you TURN 4:30; you REACH bedtime. And it doesn't end there. Into the 90s, you start going backwards; 'I Was JUST   92.'

Then a strange thing happens.. If you make it over 100, you become a little kid again. 'I'm 100 and a half!'
May you all make it to a healthy 100 and a half!!

HOW TO STAY YOUNG  
1. Throw out nonessential numbers. This includes age, weight and height. Let the doctors worry about them. That is why you pay them.

2. Keep only cheerful friends. The grouches pull you down.

3. Keep learning.   Learn more about the computer, crafts, gardening, whatever, even ham radio. Never let the brain idle. 'An idle mind is the devil's workshop.' And the devil's   family name is   Alzheimer's.

4. Enjoy the simple things.  

5. Laugh often, long and loud. Laugh until you gasp for breath.

6. The tears happen. Endure, grieve, and move on. The only person, who is with us our entire life, is ourselves Be ALIVE while you are alive.

7. Surround yourself with what you love   , whether it's family, pets, keepsakes, music, plants, hobbies, whatever. Your home is your refuge.

8. Cherish your health: If it is good, preserve it. If it is unstable, improve it. If it is beyond what you can improve, get help.

9. Don't take guilt trips. Take a trip to the mall, even to the next county; to a foreign country, but NOT to where the guilt is.

10. Tell the people you love that you love them, at every opportunity.
AND, ALWAYS REMEMBER:
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.

Tueday's Vehicle - 2015 Aston Martin

Canada's shame

Monday's Vehicle - 1968 Jaguar E Type

Canada's shame

Sunday's Vehicle - 1955 Triumph TR3 B

Saturday's Vehicle - 1956 MG A

Friday's Vehicle - 1952/3 Kaiser Darrin

Canada's shame

Why? Because like a dog Stephen Harper likes to roll in shit

This is a point that needs to be shared. Why would the PM, Mr Harper, do this and associate with these people?'

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