Wednesday, July 10, 2013

WE GOT STUMPED TODAY…..TWICE

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Pheebs & I were needing a Jeep fix this morning so we loaded ourselves up & headed for Goderich. I was kinda interested in seeing how much progress they had made on moving that old CPR train station down at the beach. Short stop for a Pheeber walk & we were off to Mr. Submarine.  One 6" Tuna sub to go & back down to the north end of the harbor to eat our dead fish sandwich by the water. The heat & humidity just kept building so we didn’t hang around long & headed for home via the scenic country road route through Ben Miller. Good thing we did because I had to move the Winnie Wagon soon as we got home.  And that’s where we got stumped………

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STEEL BEAMS ARE ALL IN PLACE UNDER THIS HEAVY WOOD, BRICK, & STONE STRUCTURE

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TRAIN STATION IN BACKGROUND TO THE RIGHT OF WHITE WORK TRAILER WILL BE MOVED TO FOREGROUND CONCRETE FOUNDATION

After her medical tests Tuesday morning Kelly had a long day at Deer Park Lodge & was back again this morning for a few hours. Hard enough as it is without not feeling a hundred per cent to boot. And then there are these energy sapping humid days that are upon us at the moment. I don't know how she does it sometimes but her condition has continued to improve from a month ago at this time. August 1rst is her next appointment with the Stratford Specialist.

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So hot & humid today I ended up in the shower twice.  No doubt in this guy's mind about Global warming's affects on the world's climate. Anyone in any kind of awareness state has to be totally conscious of what is happening around us. And in the grand scheme of things it is happening quickly. The fires, the floods, the devastating hurricanes & tornados. In my mind it has everything to do with the reality of the way we human beings here on this Planet are conducting ourselves. We are a world on a collision course with ourselves.

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THIS LARGE EMPTY LAKE FREIGHTER HAS BEEN DOCKED HERE FOR A FEW YEARS NOW 

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GODERICH SALT MINE IN THE BACKGROUND

Well so much for that El-cheapo Walmart watch I was blowin about a few weeks back. Oh the watch itself is still working OK but the chincy crappy strappy broke & the watch fell off my wrist to the ground. Did I save the Walmart receipt in case I had to take the watch back? Hey, I'm not that smart:)) 

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DOGGY WALKING AREA NEAR THE BEACH

Not surprised the new Lone Ranger & Tonto movie crashed & burned at the box office this past week. After seeing the previews for it at the Superman movie awhile back it seemed rather obvious to me it was pretty bad. And, apparently the critics & public agreed.DSC_0015

KIND OF A LAZY DUCKY DAY ALONG THE WATER’S EDGE

New Blog Follower this morning & someone also new to the world of blogging & Bloggers. A big welcome from the Bayfield Bunch to Margie Lambert hailing from the TRAVELING BOOMERS. Thanks for stopping by:))

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Reading GYPSY'S post Tuesday morning I was reminded of something I see all the time that bothers me about many people's widespread laziness & inconsideration. Happens in every large parking lot across North America. Shoppers returning to their cars with a cartload of merchandise, loading things in their vehicles, & then abandoning their carts. Too lazy & too inconsiderate to walk that empty cart to a nearby cart station. I'm sure we all have had to stop & move abandoned carts out of the way.  To me it is just another indicator pointing directly to some of our society's ills & attitudes. I, like many others, am a cart returner & sometimes take the time to straighten up abandoned carts around the cart station & line them up in a neat fashion as well. Back in the early to mid 60's I worked in a Kitchener Supermarket for a short time. It was here I developed a working knowledge & habit of keeping things neat & organized on shelves as well as the stores parking lot.

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BOTH THESE DRIVERS USED THEIR NOGGINS WHEN PARKING THEIR VEHICLES BY NOT JUST PULLING INTO THE SPOTS BEHIND THEM & STOPPING

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ONE OF SEVERAL TUG BOATS USED IN MANOEUVRING  LARGE LAKE FREIGHTERS AROUND ONCE IN THE HARBOR

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WORKING ON A NEW BREAKWATER IN THE HARBOR

And while on the topic of large parking lots here's another one of life's little mysteries for me. I've never figured out why when pulling into open parking places drivers don't move forward into the open space ahead of them making it much easier to later 'drive straight out' of that space instead of having to back out of that spot. I see it all the time. People will pull into that first spot & stop even though the space directly in front of them is open. I watch them later come out, get into their vehicles, then struggle & strain their necks trying to back out of their spot hoping to not back into or over anyone who just might happen to be returning their shopping cart of course.  And trying to back up without scraping all the paint & chrome off the car beside them as their front ends swinging around. Just another one of those little people mysteries for me.

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Ok, ok, & why do people abandon their shopping carts right in the middle of the aisles all the time while they inattentively & leisurely browse the shelves around them. Treat your shopping cart like you do your vehicle on the road. Would you leave your car in the middle of the street while you walk over to chat it up with a neighbor? Same thing in the Supermarket aisle. Pull over & park your cart out of the way. Be aware of the traffic around you please. Oh, & can you return your cart to the cart station when your done & not scrape the side of my Jeep off when you reverse out of your parking space please................

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Note on our mailroom chalkboard a couple weeks ago said anyone needing tree stumps removed on their property phone this #. We did & today the stump guy came with his stump removal machine & that' why I had to move Winnie the Bago when Pheebs & I returned from Goderich this morning. Fifteen minutes after Stumpy’s Tree Service arrived the stumps were gone & it had only taken me 7 years to decide on getting the job done. Had a couple Pine trees cut down back in 06 to make a parking spot for our RV. The Pine stumps were left in the ground & I have been tripping, stumbling, & falling, over those 2 darn stumps ever since. They were both right alongside the driver's side of our RV. Always in the way while opening bins & with the Class C Winnie Wagon it seemed my driver's door always opened right where the stump was. Nice to have them finally gone.............................

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‘STUMPY’S TREE SERVICE’ SEEMS LIKE AN APPROPRIATE NAME

Liked this video I pulled off an Astronomy site on our side bar this morning. Called Full Moon Silhouettes it is very well done.  No easy feat for the photographer getting things just right but he does it.  A relaxing moon rise & watch carefully for the tiny silhouetted people on the horizon line.

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GROANER'S CORNER:((  From A Mother With Love

Dear Child, I am writing this slow because I know that you can't read fast.
We don't live where we did when you left home.  Your dad read in the paper that most accidents happen within 20 miles from your home so we moved.  I won't be able to send you the address, as the last family that lived here took the house numbers when they left so that they wouldn't have to change their address.
This place is real nice. It even has a washing machine. I'm not sure if it works too well though.  Last week I put a load of socks & underwear in, pulled the chain, and haven't seen them since.
The weather isn't too bad here., it only rained twice last week, The first time it rained for three days and the second time for four days. The coat you wanted me to send you, your Uncle Steve said it would be a little too heavy to send in the mail with the buttons on, so we cut them off and put them in the pockets. We got another bill from the funeral home.
They said if we don't make the last payment on Grandma's grave, up she comes. John locked his keys in the car yesterday. We were worried because it took him two hours to get me and Shelby out.
Your sister had a baby this morning but I haven't found out what it is yet, so I don't know if you're an aunt or an uncle. If the baby is a girl, your sister is going to name it after me, she's going to call it Mom.
Uncle Pete fell in a whiskey vat last week. Some men tried to pull him out but he fought them off and drowned. We had him cremated and he burned for three days.
Three of your friends went off a bridge in a pick-up truck. Ralph was driving. He rolled down the window and swam to safety. Your two friends were in the back. They drowned because they couldn't get the tailgate down.
There isn't much more news at this time. Nothing much has happened.
PS, I was going to send you some money but the envelope was already sealed.

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- Tourists see the world, travelers experience it.
- Home is where your pet is:))
- "If having a soul means being able to feel
love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals
are better off than a lot of humans."
(James Herriot)
- The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails -William Arthur Ward
- The only thing better than right now will someday be the memories of right now...AL.
- It is not so much having nothing to do as it is not having the interest to do something....AL.

15 comments:

  1. I agree with you on global warming, and I almost think it is moving along on its own track now and we can't stop or reverse it. I guess not enough people even think about it.

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  2. Driving an RV probably isn't the most responsible thing to do. We may be the last generation that is allowed to have them, or can afford the cost of fuel. Can you imagine an electric class A.

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  3. Your thoughts on the grocery carts as so familiar...found myself snickering about parking and not pulling up. And we always gather up carts in the lot so they wont roll into our Jeep! I'll take your word on global warming, but it sure is nice in Polson, MT right now! Not hot or sticky!
    Hugs to Pheebs!

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  4. Everybody wants to have their cake and eat it too...I agree with Merikay. In Arizona it used to against the law to pull forward into the next parking slot...the cause of lots of accidents when the person pulls out....not sure if it still is illegal.

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  5. Does Ontario not have any grocery carts needing money, or token to unlock them from where they are parked? This has been in effect in Alberta and B.C. for I-don't-know how long now and you rarely see a cart not returned to where it came from. Some carts take quarters, some Loonies and our library was giving away a key ring with tokens for both quarter and Loonie.
    Even worse than abandoning their carts while they browse is when two people stop their carts side by side in the middle of the aisle while they stand and chat, and chat, and chat!!!
    I have pulled ahead to park and it does make it easier to pull out, but it doesn't work well when you are trying to load your groceries in the trunk.
    Just saw a tip on Facebook on how to remove stumps. Drill holes into the stump, pour in Epsom Salts, then water and let sit. Apparently it speeds up the decaying of the wood.

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  6. Yep, Global warming is real. Been seeing real signs up here in Alaska since 2005 for myself.
    I should have taken a pic of the RV I saw today. It is a converted very professional Trailways type Prevost bus. They have a one ton dully toad. They go large all the way. It looked great, but I would not have the skill or money to drive it.
    Glad you got those stumps removed ASAP.

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  7. Just love the Goderich Harbour and watching the Lake freighters loading up.
    We used to camp at Point Farms and could hear the blasting under the Lake in the salt mines.

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  8. I couldn't agree more on the shopping cart problem most places. And yes in Alberta they have tokens pr money to put into a slot to release shopping carts from the station. All-of-a-sudden people can remember to put it back in the station to get their money back.

    That was quite a big building to move there in Goderich. Amazing how they do it.

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  9. We have a grocery chain here, Aldi's that has the 25 cents for a cart you never see stray carts on the lot. I pull forward, I drive an SUV and so much easier to pull out. but if i'm buying a lot I dont as need to get to back hatch. Also love when people stand behind your car and talk when you are trying to back out.

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  10. It seemed to be the norm in the Aransas Pass, TX Wal Mart parking lot for people to leave their carts beside their cars and drive off. Drove me crazy--I was always rounding up strays!

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  11. In not only put the carts away neating...I'll grab one from an exiting customer and walk it back in. As for parking, I'm the queen co-pilot for spotting the perfect drive thru parking spot for the new big truck...makes total sense to me! Marking Aug 1 on my calendar...so hopeful answers are on the way!

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  12. "We are a world on a collision course with ourselves."
    Nicely put, Al...
    Box Canyon Mark

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  13. Global Warming/Climate Change is obviously a fact. The climate has NEVER remained constant and has changed as far back as the scientist have been able to measure. What is not a fact is that humans are the cause. If they are the cause then why was there climate change before humans became huge polluters over the past couple hundred years?

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  14. Al, I can't believe you ate a dead fish sandwich in front of all those live fish. Probably scared them all to death. LOL I always find a spot where I can pull through because I am lousy at backing our truck. It continues to amaze me how inconsiderate and lazy people are whether it be carts left in the lot or carts blocking the aisle.

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  15. We have an Aldis here too...What a great idea...No carts in the parking lot EVER!!! Great pics as usual...Hugs to all 3 of you and hope Kelly is on the mend..Let's get outta here!

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