Getting Into Canada

[Veronica]

Since this will be my first ever trip to Canada would someone please tell me what they require from a US citizen to enter the country ? Thanks. I get a different answer from everyone I ask.

Bill http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif

[BILLW]

Since this will be my first ever trip to Canada would someone please tell me what they require from a US citizen to enter the country ? Thanks. I get a different answer from everyone I ask.

Bill http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif

[LSH]

I looked it up, in preparation for my own border crossing. The best I can tell is this, you MUST have proof of US citizenship. Birth certificate and photo ID, or passport. I think I'm going with a passport. A passport costs if you want to get it quickly, as does the birth certificate, but I think the passport is the foolproof way to go.

I have been to BC a ton of times, but not in years, and this is the first time I've had to provide proof of citizenship. Another change in the new world since 9/11.

[This message has been edited by LSH (edited September 18, 2004).]

[2Much2Lose]

I've flown and driven into Canada, both before and after 9/11. I had to show my drivers license and birth certificate at the airport, and usually only have to show my drivers license when driving.In January this year when I drove, Canada only required my drivers license to get in. I did get pulled over and searched throughly each way which was new. I showed my passport getting back into the US which they always prefer over a drivers license. If you have a passport you are better off using that, if you don't bring a drivers license and a birth certificate. You'll need both. You won't always be asked for both, but it's better to be prepared.
If you are driving, you'll also want to have an international insurance card with you just in case you have an accident. Your insurance agent can mail you one if you call them.
Jenney

[Jenney]

I've flown and driven into Canada, both before and after 9/11. I had to show my drivers license and birth certificate at the airport, and usually only have to show my drivers license when driving.In January this year when I drove, Canada only required my drivers license to get in. I did get pulled over and searched throughly each way which was new. I showed my passport getting back into the US which they always prefer over a drivers license. If you have a passport you are better off using that, if you don't bring a drivers license and a birth certificate. You'll need both. You won't always be asked for both, but it's better to be prepared.
If you are driving, you'll also want to have an international insurance card with you just in case you have an accident. Your insurance agent can mail you one if you call them.
Jenney

[Boat House AKA member]

Hi I am from Canada so I can fill you in

You must be prepared to:
1. Like Hockey
2. Eat back bacon
3. Drink beer of 5% alcohol or more
4. Say "excuse me" and "sorry" a lot

[Kilgore]

Hi I am from Canada so I can fill you in

You must be prepared to:
1. Like Hockey
2. Eat back bacon
3. Drink beer of 5% alcohol or more
4. Say "excuse me" and "sorry" a lot

[Duncanin]

quote:Originally posted by BILLW:
Since this will be my first ever trip to Canada would someone please tell me what they require from a US citizen to enter the country ? Thanks. I get a different answer from everyone I ask.

Bill http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif


Good luck, you'll need it. http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif

[Duncanin]

quote:Originally posted by BILLW:
Since this will be my first ever trip to Canada would someone please tell me what they require from a US citizen to enter the country ? Thanks. I get a different answer from everyone I ask.

Bill http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif


Good luck, you'll need it. http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif

[Gord]

Just go to this website... it has all the info you'll need.
http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/menu-e.html

Sorry Bill for not answering yer email, just been tied up with medical stuff.

[Gord]

Just go to this website... it has all the info you'll need.
http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/menu-e.html

Sorry Bill for not answering yer email, just been tied up with medical stuff.

[BILLW]

quote:Originally posted by Gord:
Just go to this website... it has all the info you'll need.
http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/menu-e.html

Sorry Bill for not answering yer email, just been tied up with medical stuff.

No problem, thanks for the link.

Bill http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif

[nelsonaddison]

Where's Canada?

[Patti]

Where's Canada?

[BILLW]

quote:Originally posted by Patti:
Where's Canada?

Funny you should ask, I just got back from submitting my passport application.

Patti,
You're not DMD3 after a sex-change operation are you ? He asked retarded questions all the time, just like this one. Go to Yahoo maps and type in C A N A D A and press enter. If you need more help Borderstone knows the librarian, ask him, LOL.

Bill http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif

[Station Master]

is she/he friend or foe? fair or foul?

...vegetable or fruit? http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif

[jj]

is she/he friend or foe? fair or foul?

...vegetable or fruit? http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif

[Tyler]

quote:Originally posted by BILLW:
Funny you should ask, I just got back from submitting my passport application.

Patti,
You're not DMD3 after a sex-change operation are you ? He asked retarded questions all the time, just like this one. Go to Yahoo maps and type in C A N A D A and press enter. If you need more help Borderstone knows the librarian, ask him, LOL.

Bill http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif



If you like that check out Patti's profile. Under interests.

[brink]

quote:Originally posted by BILLW:
Funny you should ask, I just got back from submitting my passport application.

Patti,
You're not DMD3 after a sex-change operation are you ? He asked retarded questions all the time, just like this one. Go to Yahoo maps and type in C A N A D A and press enter. If you need more help Borderstone knows the librarian, ask him, LOL.

Bill http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif



If you like that check out Patti's profile. Under interests.

[BILLW]

quote:Originally posted by brink:
If you like that check out Patti's profile. Under interests.

Cute. Maybe it's his sister or girlfriend/cousin?

Bill http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif

[Tyler]

very possible.

[brink]

very possible.

[LSH]

I suck at keeping old paperwork. ARGH.
I thought I was doing myself a favor by finally updating my license with my current address (I've only been at it for 3 years!). SO, I get this done, only to find out that if my license was issued sooner than 6 mos. ago, and if my surname is different than the surname on my birth certificate, I need a TON of paperwork to prove who I am. SHEESH. Like I kept my first marriage certificate???
So, I am drowning in old paper, have an official copy of my birth certificate on the way and am going to pay dearly for expedited passport service.
I just have to remember, it will all be worth it in the end, right?
(oh why didn't I just go back to my maiden name???)

[Jim Dundee]

quote:Originally posted by Kilgore:
Hi I am from Canada so I can fill you in

You must be prepared to:
1. Like Hockey
2. Eat back bacon
3. Drink beer of 5% alcohol or more
4. Say "excuse me" and "sorry" a lot

Note that "Back Bacon" to a Canadian is "Canadian Bacon" to an American.

Also, don't forget to try the Salt and Vinegar potato chips while you're visiting. :)

John

[donquixote]

quote:Originally posted by Kilgore:
Hi I am from Canada so I can fill you in

You must be prepared to:
1. Like Hockey
2. Eat back bacon
3. Drink beer of 5% alcohol or more
4. Say "excuse me" and "sorry" a lot

Note that "Back Bacon" to a Canadian is "Canadian Bacon" to an American.

Also, don't forget to try the Salt and Vinegar potato chips while you're visiting. :)

John

[LSH]

Hi John,
We have salt and vinegar potato chips here also. An acquired taste, but not bad, if you like vinegar (which I do).

Ah, so canadian bacon is actually back bacon. Well, that solves that little mystery.

[Tyler]

quote:Originally posted by LSH:
I suck at keeping old paperwork. ARGH.
I thought I was doing myself a favor by finally updating my license with my current address (I've only been at it for 3 years!). SO, I get this done, only to find out that if my license was issued sooner than 6 mos. ago, and if my surname is different than the surname on my birth certificate, I need a TON of paperwork to prove who I am. SHEESH. Like I kept my first marriage certificate???
So, I am drowning in old paper, have an official copy of my birth certificate on the way and am going to pay dearly for expedited passport service.
I just have to remember, it will all be worth it in the end, right?
(oh why didn't I just go back to my maiden name???)

It is a pain in the butt, but a passport is the best ID you can have. I had to go back and get my marriage and divorce records and my name change records besides the birth certificate too. You'll be able to do it. Just congers up icky memories. eeeeewwww.

[brink]

quote:Originally posted by LSH:
I suck at keeping old paperwork. ARGH.
I thought I was doing myself a favor by finally updating my license with my current address (I've only been at it for 3 years!). SO, I get this done, only to find out that if my license was issued sooner than 6 mos. ago, and if my surname is different than the surname on my birth certificate, I need a TON of paperwork to prove who I am. SHEESH. Like I kept my first marriage certificate???
So, I am drowning in old paper, have an official copy of my birth certificate on the way and am going to pay dearly for expedited passport service.
I just have to remember, it will all be worth it in the end, right?
(oh why didn't I just go back to my maiden name???)

It is a pain in the butt, but a passport is the best ID you can have. I had to go back and get my marriage and divorce records and my name change records besides the birth certificate too. You'll be able to do it. Just congers up icky memories. eeeeewwww.

[violet Blue Horse]

Well thank you both for having pointed out to me one of the very few benefits of never having been married.


quote:Originally posted by brink:
It is a pain in the butt, but a passport is the best ID you can have. I had to go back and get my marriage and divorce records and my name change records besides the birth certificate too. You'll be able to do it. Just congers up icky memories. eeeeewwww.

[violet Blue Horse]

Well thank you both for having pointed out to me one of the very few benefits of never having been married.


quote:Originally posted by brink:
It is a pain in the butt, but a passport is the best ID you can have. I had to go back and get my marriage and divorce records and my name change records besides the birth certificate too. You'll be able to do it. Just congers up icky memories. eeeeewwww.

[Station Master]

quote:Originally posted by LSH:
I just have to remember, it will all be worth it in the end, right?

ya, especially the Canadian beers, ok beer http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif

[jj]

quote:Originally posted by LSH:
I just have to remember, it will all be worth it in the end, right?

ya, especially the Canadian beers, ok beer http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif

[Gaby]

Violet!
Are you implying that there are actually benefits to being married???????????

[Tyler]

quote:Originally posted by violet Blue Horse:
Well thank you both for having pointed out to me one of the very few benefits of never having been married.




Anything for a friend Violet!

[brink]

quote:Originally posted by violet Blue Horse:
Well thank you both for having pointed out to me one of the very few benefits of never having been married.




Anything for a friend Violet!

[LSH]

I LOVE vital check. I ordered everything from the counties they took place in online. ah. virtual depletion of my paycheck.
I will definitely hang on to these records...

[BILLW]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by donquixote:
[B] Note that "Back Bacon" to a Canadian is "Canadian Bacon" to an American.

Also, don't forget to try the Salt and Vinegar potato chips while you're visiting. :)

I must've missed this earlier. Sounds like our local diet. On the Eastern Shore of Maryland, USA they serve vinegar with what we call french fries and s&v potato chips are a staple. One famous boardwalk vendor even has a sign that reads "please do not ask for ketchup". And pork is pork, no matter how you slice it. So it sounds like I'm coming home, LOL. Thanks for the info.

Bill http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif

[charlene]

French fries and potato chips are two different things. Potato chips come in bags-for instance - LAYS. Salt & Vinegar is a flavour added to them. Being of a certain age and not having chemically altered/flavoured potato chips when I was a kid I just sprinkled vinegar right on my chips!
French fries with vinegar, salt, ketchup are de rigeur unless you have poutine-cheese curds and gravy on your fries...
Floridians don't use vinegar on their fries...or so it seemed when I was down there....a lot of mayo dipping tho!
lol

[charlene]

French fries and potato chips are two different things. Potato chips come in bags-for instance - LAYS. Salt & Vinegar is a flavour added to them. Being of a certain age and not having chemically altered/flavoured potato chips when I was a kid I just sprinkled vinegar right on my chips!
French fries with vinegar, salt, ketchup are de rigeur unless you have poutine-cheese curds and gravy on your fries...
Floridians don't use vinegar on their fries...or so it seemed when I was down there....a lot of mayo dipping tho!
lol

[Gord]

Mayo on fries??? ewwwwwwwwwww lol

[Gord]

Mayo on fries??? ewwwwwwwwwww lol

[johnfowles]

mummph Vinegar hate it in excess on anything
(a waste of grapes).
Anyway you are all completely missing the point
In England where "fish and chips" no doubt originated a "chip" is a friggin "french fry" and what you yanks call a "chip" is
a good old potato crisp in the terminolgy of their inventors (the no longer available?? Smiths Crisps not sodden Lays)

http://www.taquitos.net/dbimages13/Smiths-SNS.jpg
picture of a latter day Smiths packet (after they tried to push the inclusion of the hitherto traditional do-it-yourself salt packet)
IMHO the incorrect American use of "french fries" is purely due to the subservience in the 18th century by the newly independant folks on this side of the pond (including Canadians but that is another story) to all things/syatems/words from their recent allies in "frog-eating" France. Hence the fact that you all over here drive on the wrong side of the road and also that the Americans do not have a logical Left and Right sitting arrangement in their legislative assemblies, but rather the elected people are seated (as in France) in a stupid circle resulting in endlees shades/leanings of political thought and consequent confusion among the voters (just watch the current presidential debates here and try to decide just who is on the "left wing" (politically not the television series duh...)
Now where was I?? Oh yes vinegar!!
It is a fact that in most of the UK fish and chip emporiums the servers tend to have a very heavy hand with both the salt and vinegar shakers so unless you specify "just a little salt and vinegar please" it is almost impossible to taste the delicacy of the fish or the chips
in trying to find a pic of a Smiths crisps packet I found:-
http://www.bubblegun.com/culturepop/chrisps.html
which incudes a quiz (one answer to the final question is of course
"Gay-Poo Bumhole Piss Crisps" to which the obvious retort US style is go figure!!)
and which is good for a good few chuckles including:
"We’re also missing the long-gone Smiths, and their benchmark Cheese And Onion and Salt And Vinegar, and their abortive
attempt to introduce flavoured Salt And Shake crisps. Even so, Smith’s standard Ready Salted always tasted like someone had
pulled their trousers down, and sat in the vat on a hot summer’s afternoon."
quote:Originally posted by Gord re "Mayo on fries???":
ewwwwwwwwwww
I recall that in Holland the purchase of their "patates frites" inevitably entailed a liberal spread of Mayo which I personally prefer over vinegar any old day
So there!!


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[This message has been edited by johnfowles (edited October 08, 2004).]

[johnfowles]

mummph Vinegar hate it in excess on anything
(a waste of grapes).
Anyway you are all completely missing the point
In England where "fish and chips" no doubt originated a "chip" is a friggin "french fry" and what you yanks call a "chip" is
a good old potato crisp in the terminolgy of their inventors (the no longer available?? Smiths Crisps not sodden Lays)

http://www.taquitos.net/dbimages13/Smiths-SNS.jpg
picture of a latter day Smiths packet (after they tried to push the inclusion of the hitherto traditional do-it-yourself salt packet)
IMHO the incorrect American use of "french fries" is purely due to the subservience in the 18th century by the newly independant folks on this side of the pond (including Canadians but that is another story) to all things/syatems/words from their recent allies in "frog-eating" France. Hence the fact that you all over here drive on the wrong side of the road and also that the Americans do not have a logical Left and Right sitting arrangement in their legislative assemblies, but rather the elected people are seated (as in France) in a stupid circle resulting in endlees shades/leanings of political thought and consequent confusion among the voters (just watch the current presidential debates here and try to decide just who is on the "left wing" (politically not the television series duh...)
Now where was I?? Oh yes vinegar!!
It is a fact that in most of the UK fish and chip emporiums the servers tend to have a very heavy hand with both the salt and vinegar shakers so unless you specify "just a little salt and vinegar please" it is almost impossible to taste the delicacy of the fish or the chips
in trying to find a pic of a Smiths crisps packet I found:-
http://www.bubblegun.com/culturepop/chrisps.html
which incudes a quiz (one answer to the final question is of course
"Gay-Poo Bumhole Piss Crisps" to which the obvious retort US style is go figure!!)
and which is good for a good few chuckles including:
"We’re also missing the long-gone Smiths, and their benchmark Cheese And Onion and Salt And Vinegar, and their abortive
attempt to introduce flavoured Salt And Shake crisps. Even so, Smith’s standard Ready Salted always tasted like someone had
pulled their trousers down, and sat in the vat on a hot summer’s afternoon."
quote:Originally posted by Gord re "Mayo on fries???":
ewwwwwwwwwww
I recall that in Holland the purchase of their "patates frites" inevitably entailed a liberal spread of Mayo which I personally prefer over vinegar any old day
So there!!


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starts at
http://www.johnfowles.org.uk/lightfoot



[This message has been edited by johnfowles (edited October 08, 2004).]

[LSH]

hoo boy. ok. I didn't realize Canadians also referred to fries as chips. I like a wee bit of vinegar on my "chips" occasionally. mostly, I like a catsup/mustard mix. http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif
Mayo would just be gross...

[socialvandal]

We cross over into Canada at Niagara Falls 2-3 times a year with our drivers licenses & passports. We've never had a problem & have never been searched. I always hear from people with SUVs or vans that they get searched every time coming back into the states.

Going into Canada they ask what you're bringing into the country & if you have guns, knives, etc. They ask what the purpose of your visit is & how long you'll be there.
Some of the border guards are a bit gruff & some are more friendly.

Going back into the USA they want to know what you're bringing back. By the time I'm 1/2 way through my inventory of purchases they can't get rid of us fast enough! LoL...

If you're hungry while in the Niagara Falls area there's a restaurant on the Canadian side called "The Filling Station" with great
bar-b-qued baby back ribs & chicken. omg...
Really incredible!

The Falls are so gorgeous & overwhelming each time you see them - esp. at night with the lights on. Absolutely spectacular!

The thing we love best about Canada is how warm & friendly the people are. And they're
also extremely polite. (including the children & teenagers) Canadians also seem to be a bit more sophisticated than most Americans. It's a bit of culture shock but we like it!

Fun fun everyone!

[BILLW]

quote:Originally posted by charlene:
French fries and potato chips are two different things. Potato chips come in bags-for instance - LAYS. Salt & Vinegar is a flavour added to them. Being of a certain age and not having chemically altered/flavoured potato chips when I was a kid I just sprinkled vinegar right on my chips!
French fries with vinegar, salt, ketchup are de rigeur unless you have poutine-cheese curds and gravy on your fries...
Floridians don't use vinegar on their fries...or so it seemed when I was down there....a lot of mayo dipping tho!
lol

OK then ! Our terms seem the same as far as these two food choices are concerned. But assuming for a second that I have time to eat a full meal on this whirlwind trip can I assume "hamburger" and "steak" mean "ground beef grilled" and "unground beef grilled" ? LOL. Maybe I'll just walk around with John F. and let him order for me.

Bill http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif

[stationmaster]

Yes, then afterward you can go to the "Loo"
Well I ROTFL when I found out what that was. I thought it was some Oriental guy named Loo. http://www.smilieland.com/graphics/aktion082.gif

[Tyler]

quote:Originally posted by AnotherKathryn:
We cross over into Canada at Niagara Falls 2-3 times a year with our drivers licenses & passports. We've never had a problem & have never been searched. I always hear from people with SUVs or vans that they get searched every time coming back into the states.

Going into Canada they ask what you're bringing into the country & if you have guns, knives, etc. They ask what the purpose of your visit is & how long you'll be there.
Some of the border guards are a bit gruff & some are more friendly.

Going back into the USA they want to know what you're bringing back. By the time I'm 1/2 way through my inventory of purchases they can't get rid of us fast enough! LoL...

If you're hungry while in the Niagara Falls area there's a restaurant on the Canadian side called "The Filling Station" with great
bar-b-qued baby back ribs & chicken. omg...
Really incredible!

The Falls are so gorgeous & overwhelming each time you see them - esp. at night with the lights on. Absolutely spectacular!

The thing we love best about Canada is how warm & friendly the people are. And they're
also extremely polite. (including the children & teenagers) Canadians also seem to be a bit more sophisticated than most Americans. It's a bit of culture shock but we like it!

Fun fun everyone!



My mother and I were just talking about our trip to Canada, they also don't like you to take fruit in. We had just stopped at a fruit stand in Michigan. The Border guards enjoyed the fruit. Then coming back out I was stopped and they kept asking me if my mother was really my mother. We just laughed about that one. We came back through in Maine. I love it in Canada everyone is really friendly and courteous. So unlike the cities here.

[brink]

quote:Originally posted by AnotherKathryn:
We cross over into Canada at Niagara Falls 2-3 times a year with our drivers licenses & passports. We've never had a problem & have never been searched. I always hear from people with SUVs or vans that they get searched every time coming back into the states.

Going into Canada they ask what you're bringing into the country & if you have guns, knives, etc. They ask what the purpose of your visit is & how long you'll be there.
Some of the border guards are a bit gruff & some are more friendly.

Going back into the USA they want to know what you're bringing back. By the time I'm 1/2 way through my inventory of purchases they can't get rid of us fast enough! LoL...

If you're hungry while in the Niagara Falls area there's a restaurant on the Canadian side called "The Filling Station" with great
bar-b-qued baby back ribs & chicken. omg...
Really incredible!

The Falls are so gorgeous & overwhelming each time you see them - esp. at night with the lights on. Absolutely spectacular!

The thing we love best about Canada is how warm & friendly the people are. And they're
also extremely polite. (including the children & teenagers) Canadians also seem to be a bit more sophisticated than most Americans. It's a bit of culture shock but we like it!

Fun fun everyone!



My mother and I were just talking about our trip to Canada, they also don't like you to take fruit in. We had just stopped at a fruit stand in Michigan. The Border guards enjoyed the fruit. Then coming back out I was stopped and they kept asking me if my mother was really my mother. We just laughed about that one. We came back through in Maine. I love it in Canada everyone is really friendly and courteous. So unlike the cities here.

[johnfowles]

quote:Originally posted by stationmaster:
Yes, then afterward you can go to the "Loo"
Well I ROTFL when I found out what that was. I thought it was some Oriental guy named Loo.

Very interesting SM I have always meant to find out the derivation of the word "loo"
a quick google for "loo derivation" produced a detailed and fascinating ilustrated historical theory at:- http://www.michaelkelly.fsnet.co.uk/loo.htm
whiuch includes such germs as:-
"This is a very interesting question, and experts have debated it for years. Some authorities maintain that, like many an English tradition, the word 'loo' commemorates the death of a great number of Frenchmen, and derives in fact from the Battle of Waterloo."

British soldiers would come home and say, 'Hey, you'll never guess what, all the froggies
weed themselves and the guv'nor, quick as a flash, he goes, 'Waterloo? Water-Closet, more like, ha ha ha.'

Another possibility, however, is that the word 'loo' is an abbreviation of the word 'loony'
because the smallest room in the house was politely refered to as where a lunatic relation was kept out of view.
there are many great definitrions of UK expressions on the folowing site which should be required viewing for all Americans:-
http://english2american.com/mainpics/dictionary.gif (http://english2american.com/dictionary/)
including:-
"loo n. What we call the loo is what Americans very politely call the restroom. I believe that the derivation of this word is
from a long time ago when people used to shout "gardez l'eau" (the French equivalent of "look out for the water") and throw
their human waste out of the window onto gutters in the street."
other interesting entries include:-
"leg over n. Yep, more sex. To get one's leg over does indeed mean clambering over another person with the intention of
prodding at them"
and appropos earlier references in this topic:-
"chips n. Fries. However, it's lately been popular to call "thin" chips fries (I blame McDonalds) so Brits at least know what
fries are these days. Classic chips can be obtained from a chip shop ("chippie") and are a great deal more unhealthy. They
also vary quite creatively - if you buy them at nine o'clock in the evening they are hard, black and crunchy (because they've
been cooking since 6:30pm when the dinner rush came through) but if you buy them at 3am you will find them very akin to raw
potatoes, right down to the green bits in the middle (because they want all of these drunk punters out of the door so they
can go home). Since writing this, I have been told by a contributor that British chips are in fact more healthy than fries -
something to do with surface area and fat. Trust me, though... the British ones still look pretty gruesome"
and
crisps n.
"Chips. This particular confusion caused me no end of troubles in the US - I've never been so disappointed with a
bag of chips in my life (I'd even have preferred the 3am green ones)."
To summarise my initial entry here
It is no wonder that Brits look askance on the idea that anyone would wish to christen their child "Lou Rawls" which sounds
exactly like a bog roll
Bog???
bog n. One of our more... down-to-earth... words meaning toilet. More likely to be used in the context of "d'y'hear Fat Bob
took a kicking in the bogs in Scruffy Murphy's?" rather than "I say, Mrs. Bryce-Waldergard, I'm awfully sorry to trouble you
but I was wondering if you could point me in the direction of your bog?".
I also rather liked:-
bumf n.
"Copious amounts of paperwork or literature - you might hear people talk about the stack of bumf that came with their new video-recorder (VCR) . A contributor tells me it derives from the army and is a contraction of the phrase "bum fodder", meaning toilet paper
which neatly leads into
"bogie n. One of the charming little things everyone excavates from their nose now and again but likes to pretend they don't.
Americans call them "boogers"."
I also found during my searches that a well known Anglo-Saxon FLA (four-leter-acronym) is short for
"Felonious Unlawful Carnal Knowledge"
and finally go to:- http://www.uberbitchblog.com/index/weblog/comments/51/
scroll down to
3.10 Most Famous uses For That Word


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[This message has been edited by johnfowles (edited October 09, 2004).]

[johnfowles]

quote:Originally posted by stationmaster:
Yes, then afterward you can go to the "Loo"
Well I ROTFL when I found out what that was. I thought it was some Oriental guy named Loo.

Very interesting SM I have always meant to find out the derivation of the word "loo"
a quick google for "loo derivation" produced a detailed and fascinating ilustrated historical theory at:- http://www.michaelkelly.fsnet.co.uk/loo.htm
whiuch includes such germs as:-
"This is a very interesting question, and experts have debated it for years. Some authorities maintain that, like many an English tradition, the word 'loo' commemorates the death of a great number of Frenchmen, and derives in fact from the Battle of Waterloo."

British soldiers would come home and say, 'Hey, you'll never guess what, all the froggies
weed themselves and the guv'nor, quick as a flash, he goes, 'Waterloo? Water-Closet, more like, ha ha ha.'

Another possibility, however, is that the word 'loo' is an abbreviation of the word 'loony'
because the smallest room in the house was politely refered to as where a lunatic relation was kept out of view.
there are many great definitrions of UK expressions on the folowing site which should be required viewing for all Americans:-
http://english2american.com/mainpics/dictionary.gif (http://english2american.com/dictionary/)
including:-
"loo n. What we call the loo is what Americans very politely call the restroom. I believe that the derivation of this word is
from a long time ago when people used to shout "gardez l'eau" (the French equivalent of "look out for the water") and throw
their human waste out of the window onto gutters in the street."
other interesting entries include:-
"leg over n. Yep, more sex. To get one's leg over does indeed mean clambering over another person with the intention of
prodding at them"
and appropos earlier references in this topic:-
"chips n. Fries. However, it's lately been popular to call "thin" chips fries (I blame McDonalds) so Brits at least know what
fries are these days. Classic chips can be obtained from a chip shop ("chippie") and are a great deal more unhealthy. They
also vary quite creatively - if you buy them at nine o'clock in the evening they are hard, black and crunchy (because they've
been cooking since 6:30pm when the dinner rush came through) but if you buy them at 3am you will find them very akin to raw
potatoes, right down to the green bits in the middle (because they want all of these drunk punters out of the door so they
can go home). Since writing this, I have been told by a contributor that British chips are in fact more healthy than fries -
something to do with surface area and fat. Trust me, though... the British ones still look pretty gruesome"
and
crisps n.
"Chips. This particular confusion caused me no end of troubles in the US - I've never been so disappointed with a
bag of chips in my life (I'd even have preferred the 3am green ones)."
To summarise my initial entry here
It is no wonder that Brits look askance on the idea that anyone would wish to christen their child "Lou Rawls" which sounds
exactly like a bog roll
Bog???
bog n. One of our more... down-to-earth... words meaning toilet. More likely to be used in the context of "d'y'hear Fat Bob
took a kicking in the bogs in Scruffy Murphy's?" rather than "I say, Mrs. Bryce-Waldergard, I'm awfully sorry to trouble you
but I was wondering if you could point me in the direction of your bog?".
I also rather liked:-
bumf n.
"Copious amounts of paperwork or literature - you might hear people talk about the stack of bumf that came with their new video-recorder (VCR) . A contributor tells me it derives from the army and is a contraction of the phrase "bum fodder", meaning toilet paper
which neatly leads into
"bogie n. One of the charming little things everyone excavates from their nose now and again but likes to pretend they don't.
Americans call them "boogers"."
I also found during my searches that a well known Anglo-Saxon FLA (four-leter-acronym) is short for
"Felonious Unlawful Carnal Knowledge"
and finally go to:- http://www.uberbitchblog.com/index/weblog/comments/51/
scroll down to
3.10 Most Famous uses For That Word


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[BILLW]

quote:Originally posted by brink:
everyone is really friendly and courteous. So unlike the cities here.

brink,
I'm certainly looking forward to visiting Canada but I must say here in the US there are plenty of cities with friendly folks. I just got back from 5 days in NYC and they couldn't have been nicer and I travel to Baltimore every few weeks to the football stadium and it's a very friendly place. San Francisco is pretty sweet. I could go on but you get my point. Of course, I do prefer my home in the woods, LOL.

Bill http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif

[socialvandal]

Agreeing with Bill about San Francisco! I'm originally from there. It's an amazing city.

I now live north of Baltimore where people are also nice unless they're behind the wheel... I've seen cars actually piled on top of each other on side streets! The traffic here is hair raising! eek!

I'm so excited about the people who are going to Canada for the first time! If you have some time to kill try to swing by Niagara-On-The-Lake in the St. Catherines
area. (nearish Hamilton) What a charming place to spend a day! It's historic, scenic, charming... lots of great shops, restaurants, inns, hotels, etc. The entire town makes my heart go pitter-pat. I'd live there if I could, eh. (~giggle~)

[BILLW]

quote:Originally posted by AnotherKathryn:
Agreeing with Bill about San Francisco! I'm originally from there. It's an amazing city.

I now live north of Baltimore where people are also nice unless they're behind the wheel... I've seen cars actually piled on top of each other on side streets! The traffic here is hair raising! eek!

I'm so excited about the people who are going to Canada for the first time! If you have some time to kill try to swing by Niagara-On-The-Lake in the St. Catherines
area. (nearish Hamilton) What a charming place to spend a day! It's historic, scenic, charming... lots of great shops, restaurants, inns, hotels, etc. The entire town makes my heart go pitter-pat. I'd live there if I could, eh. (~giggle~)



I actually lived on California St. a few blocks uphill from Polk right near a cable car bell. Can't recall the cross street but everyone knows Polk St.right ? And now I live southeast of Baltimore, small world. But I meet lots of nice people in cities, LOL.

Bill http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif

[Tyler]

quote:Originally posted by BILLW:
brink,
I'm certainly looking forward to visiting Canada but I must say here in the US there are plenty of cities with friendly folks. I just got back from 5 days in NYC and they couldn't have been nicer and I travel to Baltimore every few weeks to the football stadium and it's a very friendly place. San Francisco is pretty sweet. I could go on but you get my point. Of course, I do prefer my home in the woods, LOL.

Bill http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif



Guess I should have clarified a bit better. I mean here as in the area I live in. Summit County, only exists because of tourism, but the locals "despise" tourists. Lines are too long, traffic is too slow, tourists are referred to as: tourons, rubber neckers etc. Tourists are also blamed for the high prices.
I am not a fan of Denver either. Last year Denver ranked in the top ten of cities with the rudest people. That was nationally.
So excuse my lack of clarification.

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[brink]

quote:Originally posted by BILLW:
brink,
I'm certainly looking forward to visiting Canada but I must say here in the US there are plenty of cities with friendly folks. I just got back from 5 days in NYC and they couldn't have been nicer and I travel to Baltimore every few weeks to the football stadium and it's a very friendly place. San Francisco is pretty sweet. I could go on but you get my point. Of course, I do prefer my home in the woods, LOL.

Bill http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif



Guess I should have clarified a bit better. I mean here as in the area I live in. Summit County, only exists because of tourism, but the locals "despise" tourists. Lines are too long, traffic is too slow, tourists are referred to as: tourons, rubber neckers etc. Tourists are also blamed for the high prices.
I am not a fan of Denver either. Last year Denver ranked in the top ten of cities with the rudest people. That was nationally.
So excuse my lack of clarification.

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[BILLW]

quote:Originally posted by brink:

So excuse my lack of clarification.

[This message has been edited by brink (edited October 09, 2004).]

I understand now, thanks for the insight.

Bill http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif

[LSH]

Hey brink,
I used to live in a vacation area also. Tourism...summers were rather hard on the tiny town of Clallam Bay. And storeowners actually had different prices for townies and tourists, which I thought was horrid. I don't think we actually hated tourists though.

Protesters were NOT our favorite people though. Clallam Bay is right next to Neah Bay. And when the Makah Tribe got the right to hunt grey whales in the traditional fashion, the whole place turned into a MADHOUSE. I remember all the protesters trying to involve the town people in the protest, and we continually explained that we lived next to the Makah Nation, they are our neighbors and we declined involvement, which pissed them off. They lined the beaches, clogged the streets and one the grocery store in town, 200 law enforcement personnel plus their vehicles were brought in to control the crowd. When they finally cleared out, these "environmentally evolved" people left tons of litter on our pristine beaches and in our forests and on our streets. that was a bad summer...

[violet Blue Horse]

Living in a tourist town is a bitch. I keep saying if I ever move I'm going to make sure the next town is not a tourist attraction. I've been searching high and low for that place too. Needs to be on or very near an ocean or lake with nearby mountains or hills - no flat land, none or very little tourist trade, four seasons including snow in the winter, small town or not more than 30,000 people with a decent bookstore. I thought I'd found it, but the town turned out to be a summer mecca for ocean fishermen. Still looking.

[violet Blue Horse]

Living in a tourist town is a bitch. I keep saying if I ever move I'm going to make sure the next town is not a tourist attraction. I've been searching high and low for that place too. Needs to be on or very near an ocean or lake with nearby mountains or hills - no flat land, none or very little tourist trade, four seasons including snow in the winter, small town or not more than 30,000 people with a decent bookstore. I thought I'd found it, but the town turned out to be a summer mecca for ocean fishermen. Still looking.

[TheWatchman]

Rockport, Mass fits the description that your looking for Violet. It's one of the most gorgeous places in the US. Small, quaint town right on the ocean.



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[Tyler]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by LSH:
Protesters were NOT our favorite people though.

I remember seeing that on TV, what a mess that was. Sometimes the protesters get so fanatical.
When I lived in Montana we had Earth First people up there, they were protesting the logging. We had a local that was killed from cutting a tree that they had place a spike in. The chainsaw hit the spike and kicked back.

[brink]

[QUOTE]Originally posted by LSH:
Protesters were NOT our favorite people though.

I remember seeing that on TV, what a mess that was. Sometimes the protesters get so fanatical.
When I lived in Montana we had Earth First people up there, they were protesting the logging. We had a local that was killed from cutting a tree that they had place a spike in. The chainsaw hit the spike and kicked back.

[Tyler]

quote:Originally posted by violet Blue Horse:
Living in a tourist town is a bitch. I keep saying if I ever move I'm going to make sure the next town is not a tourist attraction. I've been searching high and low for that place too. Needs to be on or very near an ocean or lake with nearby mountains or hills - no flat land, none or very little tourist trade, four seasons including snow in the winter, small town or not more than 30,000 people with a decent bookstore. I thought I'd found it, but the town turned out to be a summer mecca for ocean fishermen. Still looking.

Let me know when you find it, sounds perfect!

[brink]

quote:Originally posted by violet Blue Horse:
Living in a tourist town is a bitch. I keep saying if I ever move I'm going to make sure the next town is not a tourist attraction. I've been searching high and low for that place too. Needs to be on or very near an ocean or lake with nearby mountains or hills - no flat land, none or very little tourist trade, four seasons including snow in the winter, small town or not more than 30,000 people with a decent bookstore. I thought I'd found it, but the town turned out to be a summer mecca for ocean fishermen. Still looking.

Let me know when you find it, sounds perfect!

[LSH]

me too! sounds perfect. somewhere where the forest meets the sea.

[stationmaster]

Sounds like you need to move to my home province! Lots of forest and ocean there...
http://home.earthlink.net/~lkstrong/NfldMap2.gif

[Station Master]

quote:Originally posted by Gaby:
Violet!
Are you implying that there are actually benefits to being married???????????

on a +ive note, i'd be dead by now without marriage

l, do you put mustard on baked potatoes also?

i found only pleasant folks during my brief times in the states, NH mainly, it's these Canucks who usually give me the hard time, lol

SM, haven't been that far east but motherinlaw is from St. Pierre & Michelin and i've volunteered to escort her back there(with all my video gear http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif)

[jj]

quote:Originally posted by Gaby:
Violet!
Are you implying that there are actually benefits to being married???????????

on a +ive note, i'd be dead by now without marriage

l, do you put mustard on baked potatoes also?

i found only pleasant folks during my brief times in the states, NH mainly, it's these Canucks who usually give me the hard time, lol

SM, haven't been that far east but motherinlaw is from St. Pierre & Michelin and i've volunteered to escort her back there(with all my video gear http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif)

[charlene]

St. Pierre and Miquelon ya goof ball!
lol
http://spminfo.com/en/

[charlene]

St. Pierre and Miquelon ya goof ball!
lol
http://spminfo.com/en/

[Gaby]

quote:Originally posted by jj:
on a +ive note, i'd be dead by now without marriage

I know, jj – it was slightly tongue-in-cheek. http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif
My partner of 23 years helped me through a heart attack, last year; and, earlier this year, when he keeled over, I was there for him.
Btw, girls! If you feel a bit iffy on HRT – Get OFF it. Just go with the flushes. They’re better than the alternative!!!!!

John, I love chips and mayonnaise. I’m a cheap date!

Finally. Can anyone help me? If I get a taxi from Pearson to Union Station – are there plenty of regular trains to Hamilton?
Thanks.

[vlmagee]

Well, I have a different view of living in a tourist town. My favorite place to be is at my home on Saratoga Lake, just outside of Saratoga Springs. The whole area is a summer tourist mecca, and the healthy tourist industry is responsible for many of the nice aspects of the area. The only real irritation is the limited downtown parking in the summer, but I take that in stride. I moved there for the horse racing, so I have always experienced the summer crowds. The summer population is around 50,000; the year-round population is about 25,000. But without the horse racing and the performing arts center (an amphitheater), the area wouldn't be the same, and it wouldn't have much money either. Most people who are not school teachers or government employees work in some aspect of tourism (restaruants, hotels, motels, and shops on Broadway).

The "natives" don't mind the tourists, and it is the friendliness of the local people that demonstrated to me that people don't have to be rude (as they are in Fairfield County CT). Some locals even rent out their homes for the racing season, giving them some extra cash for their own vacations.

Even in the busy season, the "city" maintains its charm. You just have to leave time to find a parking place if you are going downtown, and you have to make reservations if you want to eat at the fancy restaurants (most of them are almost empty in the off season).

I'm not really trying to sell it, but I just love it and some of my friends from "the country" like it too (eg Cathy). She hasn't been there in the summer yet, but one can always just stay by the lake and not even know the crowds are there ... The area most definitely has four seasons, and is well known as part of the Fall foliage area. Winters can get very cold - the lake freezes in December and the ice doesn't break until late March. There is usually a lot of snow on the ground during that time, and a nice sprinkling of "snow days" for the kids.

Right now I have the "pleasure" of living in a Denver suberb. I don't ski, and I fail to see the charm here, although I did drive to the mountains to look at a rustic cabin. It was cute, but in the winter we'd get snowed in and my husband can't afford to miss work. And, outside of the mountains, the seasons are weird here. It is always sunny, and rarely cold, and even when it snows it doesn't last long (except in the mountains). The only real plus is that the humidity is low: good for my hair, but I have to keep my guitar humidified.

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Visit my business site at mageenet.biz (http://mageenet.biz), Hamilton Camp's Offical Web Site at hamiltoncamp.com (http://hamiltoncamp.com) , and Cathy Cowette's web site at cathycowette.com (http://cathycowette.com). Also visit Dr. Jack's Lightfoot page (http://longtailpublishing.com/jackpages/lightfoot.html).

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[ELizabeth]

Well Valerie I too love Saratoga and Saratoga Springs. My brother lives in Clifton Park, NY and every year I used to go up for the Travis (sp.?) Stakes in early August. I haven't been there in several years. GL connection - didn't he play at the Saratoga Center for the Performing Arts? I also lived in Denver - when my then husband was in graduate school at the University of Denver - I hated it. All I remember was it felt like I lived in a big brown bowl when the Rockies turned brown in the summer.

[LSH]

I've only visited Denver, but after ten days, my sinus were so dry, I wanted to sniff water up my nose! I've been spoiled by the temperate weather and humidity in the Northwest. I prefer cooler summers than one gets on the east coast or in semi-arid regions.

[Tyler]

Val
Did you notice that #26 sold on eBay last week. I missed the end of the auction so I don't know who got it, when I looked it ws at 5600.00 I think.

[brink]

Val
Did you notice that #26 sold on eBay last week. I missed the end of the auction so I don't know who got it, when I looked it ws at 5600.00 I think.

[violet Blue Horse]

I looked into moving to Canada at one point. No, I'm not THAT big a Lightfoot fan, but I had other reasons, and may have them again too. At any rate, I discovered that immigrating to Canada is an expensive proposition. I'd literally have to marry a Canadian to be able to afford it.

quote:Originally posted by stationmaster:
Sounds like you need to move to my home province! Lots of forest and ocean there...

[violet Blue Horse]

I looked into moving to Canada at one point. No, I'm not THAT big a Lightfoot fan, but I had other reasons, and may have them again too. At any rate, I discovered that immigrating to Canada is an expensive proposition. I'd literally have to marry a Canadian to be able to afford it.

quote:Originally posted by stationmaster:
Sounds like you need to move to my home province! Lots of forest and ocean there...

[stationmaster]

quote:Originally posted by violet Blue Horse:
I'd literally have to marry a Canadian to be able to afford it.

Is that a hint? lol

[Station Master]

Originally posted by Gaby:
>>My partner of 23 years helped me through a heart attack, last year; and, earlier this year, when he keeled over, I was there for him.

my, sad health news, love the support news! go easy but be fiesty, both of ya http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif

>>> Can anyone help me? If I get a taxi from Pearson to Union Station – are there plenty of regular trains to Hamilton?

i think char is a train vet with thorough info but the answer is 'not really'... the url with sched is at www.gotransit.com, (http://www.gotransit.com,) i'm checking westbound from Union to Hamilton ...do you need to go to downtown T.O. (Union) first or can you not take cab or airport limo directly (Hwy#403) from Pearson airport to Hamilton? probably same rate as going to Union and way less time depending on arrival day/time...

this thread has trickled out into many, many directions, lol...thx for the St.P&M link, char!

oh, glad i've clarified here, Gaby... weekends looks like you have to transfer to bus at Oakville...whereas on weekdays the train goes all the way to Hamilton from about 4:30 pm until 6:35 pm (the green shading means train)...char, help! these scheds make me dizzy, so does the Union train platforms but not as scarey as London underground maps!
http://www.gotransit.com/publicroot/schedule/pubsched.asp?table =01&direction=1&day=1&page=3&New=&station=&zone= (http://www.gotransit.com/publicroot/schedule/pubsched.asp?table=01&direction=1&day=1&page=3&New=&station=&zone=)

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[jj]

Originally posted by Gaby:
>>My partner of 23 years helped me through a heart attack, last year; and, earlier this year, when he keeled over, I was there for him.

my, sad health news, love the support news! go easy but be fiesty, both of ya http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif

>>> Can anyone help me? If I get a taxi from Pearson to Union Station – are there plenty of regular trains to Hamilton?

i think char is a train vet with thorough info but the answer is 'not really'... the url with sched is at www.gotransit.com, (http://www.gotransit.com,) i'm checking westbound from Union to Hamilton ...do you need to go to downtown T.O. (Union) first or can you not take cab or airport limo directly (Hwy#403) from Pearson airport to Hamilton? probably same rate as going to Union and way less time depending on arrival day/time...

this thread has trickled out into many, many directions, lol...thx for the St.P&M link, char!

oh, glad i've clarified here, Gaby... weekends looks like you have to transfer to bus at Oakville...whereas on weekdays the train goes all the way to Hamilton from about 4:30 pm until 6:35 pm (the green shading means train)...char, help! these scheds make me dizzy, so does the Union train platforms but not as scarey as London underground maps!
http://www.gotransit.com/publicroot/schedule/pubsched.asp?table =01&direction=1&day=1&page=3&New=&station=&zone= (http://www.gotransit.com/publicroot/schedule/pubsched.asp?table=01&direction=1&day=1&page=3&New=&station=&zone=)

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[Gaby]

Thanks for the link, jj.
Those schedules made me go cross-eyed but there seem to be trains from Union every hour.
Tho, after an eight hour flight I might just feel tempted to take a taxi straight to Hamilton!
Gord, please, any idea how much that would that cost?
Thanks.

[BILLW]

quote:Originally posted by Gaby:
Thanks for the link, jj.
Those schedules made me go cross-eyed but there seem to be trains from Union every hour.
Tho, after an eight hour flight I might just feel tempted to take a taxi straight to Hamilton!
Gord, please, any idea how much that would that cost?
Thanks.

Gaby,
Depending on what time/day you're needing to go from the airport to Hamilton I'd be glad to split the taxi/limo fare with you. I'm fairly good with trains and buses but I really don't like mass transit, LOL.

Bill http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif

[Gaby]

My Mum always warned me about getting into cars with strange men! lol

Seriously, Bill, that’s a lovely idea. Lets hope we can coordinate. http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif
I’m hoping to get into Toronto Sat 27th, midday. But this could change. The baggage handlers at Heathrow keep going on strike at weekends so, if things look the slightest bit iffy that week, I’ll just take off a few days early.

[charlene]

I'll be heading into Hamilton on saturday nov.27 as well. I'm not sure if i'll get a ride or take the GO train.

I would imagine it is quite expensive to take a cab from Pearson to Hamilton. It's 10 bucks for a cab ride that takes less than 10 minutes here in Whitby.

[charlene]

I'll be heading into Hamilton on saturday nov.27 as well. I'm not sure if i'll get a ride or take the GO train.

I would imagine it is quite expensive to take a cab from Pearson to Hamilton. It's 10 bucks for a cab ride that takes less than 10 minutes here in Whitby.

[Station Master]

i never get a seat on the GO train, youhave to be a pushy madman (mostly madwomen, lol) to get one

when i was work traveller i found the rates for airport limos were better than taxis (just my observation, gord http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif) so I used these guys http://hamilton.701.com/sites/701/HTML/greaterhamilton/329933.html
- you call them after you get your luggage and they drive up within 3 minutes... to go to the hotel area in Hamilton from Pearson is about $60-$70 ...good luck!

how many GL fan arrivals can you fit in a limo? lol

[jj]

i never get a seat on the GO train, youhave to be a pushy madman (mostly madwomen, lol) to get one

when i was work traveller i found the rates for airport limos were better than taxis (just my observation, gord http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif) so I used these guys http://hamilton.701.com/sites/701/HTML/greaterhamilton/329933.html
- you call them after you get your luggage and they drive up within 3 minutes... to go to the hotel area in Hamilton from Pearson is about $60-$70 ...good luck!

how many GL fan arrivals can you fit in a limo? lol

[BILLW]

quote:Originally posted by Gaby:
My Mum always warned me about getting into cars with strange men! lol

Seriously, Bill, that’s a lovely idea. Lets hope we can coordinate. http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif
I’m hoping to get into Toronto Sat 27th, midday. But this could change. The baggage handlers at Heathrow keep going on strike at weekends so, if things look the slightest bit iffy that week, I’ll just take off a few days early.

Well my daughter says flying to this show proves the "strange" part. I won't be getting up there until Sunday at the earliest so I guess I'm on my own. Hope to meet you all at the show.

Bill http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif

[charlene]

but JJ - you never get a seat becuz no one wants to sit beside you!
lol
I've never been on it during the weekday rush hours - although i have been on it when the JAYS were hot and we'd have the kids with us-wacky baseball fans all the way to Whitby...an airportlimo from whitby to airport is 95 bucks...hamilton is comparable.Tons of them at the airport..no waiting...business is slo....

[charlene]

but JJ - you never get a seat becuz no one wants to sit beside you!
lol
I've never been on it during the weekday rush hours - although i have been on it when the JAYS were hot and we'd have the kids with us-wacky baseball fans all the way to Whitby...an airportlimo from whitby to airport is 95 bucks...hamilton is comparable.Tons of them at the airport..no waiting...business is slo....

[Station Master]

quote:Originally posted by charlene:
but JJ - you never get a seat becuz no one wants to sit beside you!


after frantically running up all those stairs (i'm always late for everything) NO one should be even standing within 10 feet of me...i usually stop sweating when my stop comes, 45 minutes later, lol

hey, if you call this #1-800-465-3434, they said it's $69, GST included to downtown Hamilton...not too cheap but atleast it's CDN dough...there might be a bus for cheaper but might be last thing you want to deal with after flying, wish i could help more

ps) when i have gotten a seat, i've given it up for old ladies, the disabled or pregnant women and i don't seem to even get a nod, furthermore, young men sometimes try beat these folks to my vacant seat...times have changed! no such thing as single file anymore either, lol

[jj]

quote:Originally posted by charlene:
but JJ - you never get a seat becuz no one wants to sit beside you!


after frantically running up all those stairs (i'm always late for everything) NO one should be even standing within 10 feet of me...i usually stop sweating when my stop comes, 45 minutes later, lol

hey, if you call this #1-800-465-3434, they said it's $69, GST included to downtown Hamilton...not too cheap but atleast it's CDN dough...there might be a bus for cheaper but might be last thing you want to deal with after flying, wish i could help more

ps) when i have gotten a seat, i've given it up for old ladies, the disabled or pregnant women and i don't seem to even get a nod, furthermore, young men sometimes try beat these folks to my vacant seat...times have changed! no such thing as single file anymore either, lol

[Gaby]

Thanks so much! jj.
$69 seems pretty good to me, if it cuts out all the hassle (and sweaty bodies.) http://www.corfid.com/ubb/biggrin.gif
Pity we won’t be sharing, Bill, but we can all go out for a meal or a drink. Once we’re all together, we can organise something.

[violet Blue Horse]

No. I came to the conclusion that marriage was too high a price to pay. I'll just have to find another country that's cheaper to move to. I'm thinking New Zealand at the moment.

quote:Originally posted by stationmaster:
Is that a hint? lol

[violet Blue Horse]

No. I came to the conclusion that marriage was too high a price to pay. I'll just have to find another country that's cheaper to move to. I'm thinking New Zealand at the moment.

quote:Originally posted by stationmaster:
Is that a hint? lol

[TheWatchman]

quote:Originally posted by violet Blue Horse:
No. I came to the conclusion that marriage was too high a price to pay. I'll just have to find another country that's cheaper to move to. I'm thinking New Zealand at the moment.



Why is it expensive to move to Canada? I mean, what is it that makes it so expensive?

[BILLW]

quote:Originally posted by Gaby:
Thanks so much! jj.
$69 seems pretty good to me, if it cuts out all the hassle (and sweaty bodies.) http://www.corfid.com/ubb/biggrin.gif
Pity we won’t be sharing, Bill, but we can all go out for a meal or a drink. Once we’re all together, we can organise something.

Sorry too, but what costs $69.00 ? That 800 # is not reachable from my neck of the woods.

Bill http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif

[Gaby]

Oh, well.
I’ve emailed them for a quote. I know we’re travelling different days but I’ll get back to you, if they get back to me.
If you’ve tried ‘phoning them, with no result, and they don’t email me – we don’t use them. Simple as that!
jj seems happy with them so, I hope they come through. http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif

[Station Master]

bill, you call it when you arrive and it will be toll free...in the mean time to discuss stuff with that company the regular # is (905)624-2424 but long distance

btw, $69 is the fare from Pearson airport to downtown Hamilton, that's what i meant by $69

like char said, there are other taxi/limo services too...too bad times are still slow, especially in 'scenic' Nov, lol

[This message has been edited by jj (edited October 13, 2004).]

[jj]

bill, you call it when you arrive and it will be toll free...in the mean time to discuss stuff with that company the regular # is (905)624-2424 but long distance

btw, $69 is the fare from Pearson airport to downtown Hamilton, that's what i meant by $69

like char said, there are other taxi/limo services too...too bad times are still slow, especially in 'scenic' Nov, lol

[This message has been edited by jj (edited October 13, 2004).]

[Gaby]

They got back to me really quickly.
The Flat rate is $75.00 if you are going to Mountain, and $69.00 it is
Downtown Hamilton. Please call our toll free #:1-800-465-3434 once you get
to the Airport, the Dispatcher will assign the car#, and location to meet
your car.
Thanks, jj.

[BILLW]

quote:Originally posted by jj:
[B]
btw, $69 is the fare from Pearson airport to downtown Hamilton, that's what i meant by $69
B]

Thanks jj, it makes better sense now or $en$e.

Bill http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif

[BILLW]

quote:Originally posted by Gaby:
They got back to me really quickly.
The Flat rate is $75.00 if you are going to Mountain, and $69.00 it is
Downtown Hamilton. Please call our toll free #:1-800-465-3434 once you get
to the Airport, the Dispatcher will assign the car#, and location to meet
your car.
Thanks, jj.

Gaby,
If they got back to you that quickly they sound like they want business, which is a good thing. Thanks.

Bill http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif

[Station Master]

good stuff, guys http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif tell the driver to put on a station that plays Gord...and hope he knows who Gord is, and understands English http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif

[jj]

good stuff, guys http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif tell the driver to put on a station that plays Gord...and hope he knows who Gord is, and understands English http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif

[vlmagee]

quote:Originally posted by brink:
Val
Did you notice that #26 sold on eBay last week. I missed the end of the auction so I don't know who got it, when I looked it ws at 5600.00 I think.

Brink: I noticed that it was up for auction (again). Thanks for reminding me to check it out. It sold for $6001!

Sadly, in my recent hard drive crash I lost the latest version of my list of owners. And, sadder still, I hadn't backed that directory up since 10/02! I only got a couple of new listings in the interim, but unless I find a later backup I'm going to have to try to figure out what/who I'm missing. There's someone here on Corfid who has one - if you are reading, please write to me again! Thanks.

------------------
Valerie Magee

Visit my business site at mageenet.biz (http://mageenet.biz), Hamilton Camp's Offical Web Site at hamiltoncamp.com (http://hamiltoncamp.com) , and Cathy Cowette's web site at cathycowette.com (http://cathycowette.com). Also visit Dr. Jack's Lightfoot page (http://longtailpublishing.com/jackpages/lightfoot.html).

[This message has been edited by vlmagee (edited October 15, 2004).]

[Tyler]

quote:Originally posted by vlmagee:
Brink: I noticed that it was up for auction (again). Thanks for reminding me to check it out. It sold for $6001!

Sadly, in my recent hard drive crash I lost the latest version of my list of owners. And, sadder still, I hadn't backed that directory up since 10/02! I only got a couple of new listings in the interim, but unless I find a later backup I'm going to have to try to figure out what/who I'm missing. There's someone here on Corfid who has one - if you are reading, please write to me again! Thanks.



Didn't Sean (searam)buy the one that was for sale in the UK?

[brink]

quote:Originally posted by vlmagee:
Brink: I noticed that it was up for auction (again). Thanks for reminding me to check it out. It sold for $6001!

Sadly, in my recent hard drive crash I lost the latest version of my list of owners. And, sadder still, I hadn't backed that directory up since 10/02! I only got a couple of new listings in the interim, but unless I find a later backup I'm going to have to try to figure out what/who I'm missing. There's someone here on Corfid who has one - if you are reading, please write to me again! Thanks.



Didn't Sean (searam)buy the one that was for sale in the UK?

[djb]

quote:Originally posted by johnfowles:
I recall that in Holland the purchase of their "patates frites" inevitably entailed a liberal spread of Mayo which I personally prefer over vinegar any old day
So there!![/B]

True about the mayo. I was in Holland this past June, and they loooove mayo on their fries.

My Dutch friend asked me if I thought that was weird. I said no. Been there, done that. Then I told him about the poutine we Canucks enjoy. And of course his response was, "Yeark!!! Now THAT is weird!"

[djb]

quote:Originally posted by johnfowles:
I recall that in Holland the purchase of their "patates frites" inevitably entailed a liberal spread of Mayo which I personally prefer over vinegar any old day
So there!![/B]

True about the mayo. I was in Holland this past June, and they loooove mayo on their fries.

My Dutch friend asked me if I thought that was weird. I said no. Been there, done that. Then I told him about the poutine we Canucks enjoy. And of course his response was, "Yeark!!! Now THAT is weird!"

[Boat House AKA member]

I am from Western Canada and never been further East than Ontario. But there is a rumour that the friendliest people on the face of the earth are from Newfoundland, and in my experience in meeting people from there I think the rumour is true

[Kilgore]

I am from Western Canada and never been further East than Ontario. But there is a rumour that the friendliest people on the face of the earth are from Newfoundland, and in my experience in meeting people from there I think the rumour is true

[Gaby]

quote:Originally posted by djb:
True about the mayo. I was in Holland this past June, and they loooove mayo on their fries.

Mmmmm!! And, just across the border, in Belgium, you can eat them with huge bowls of mussels. Scrummy!
What is poutine? – Sounds like I ought to avoid it. http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif


[This message has been edited by Gaby (edited October 16, 2004).]

[LSH]

thanks Gaby, now I want a pound or two of steamed clams and a vat of drawn butter..mmm. still not into the mayo/fries/chips thing. ick.

this thread has covered a lot of ground. http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif

[Station Master]

i love sweet potato fries dipped in mayo http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif
(but they dont' seem to ever get crispy, agh)

a GL pal who was up last convention lived off Harvey's (probably the worst kind,lol) poutine, had never had it before...when i've had the real stuff up north it was fried covers in cheese curds and gravy or tomato/meat sauce...after enjoying the decadence, i later felt the need to shove a pipecleaner through my arteries http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif

hey lsh, maybe this wacky thread will get more posts than SM's incredible pic thread, lol

[jj]

i love sweet potato fries dipped in mayo http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif
(but they dont' seem to ever get crispy, agh)

a GL pal who was up last convention lived off Harvey's (probably the worst kind,lol) poutine, had never had it before...when i've had the real stuff up north it was fried covers in cheese curds and gravy or tomato/meat sauce...after enjoying the decadence, i later felt the need to shove a pipecleaner through my arteries http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif

hey lsh, maybe this wacky thread will get more posts than SM's incredible pic thread, lol

[stationmaster]

quote:Originally posted by jj:
hey lsh, maybe this wacky thread will get more posts than SM's incredible pic thread, lol http://www.smilieland.com/graphics5/Mother-Goose11.gif

[Station Master]

ok, maybe that was streeetching it, lol

you truly have us wrapped around your fingers
http://www.dizpins.com/archives/images/2003marchpics/dlrp_gepetto_032603.gif

[jj]

ok, maybe that was streeetching it, lol

you truly have us wrapped around your fingers
http://www.dizpins.com/archives/images/2003marchpics/dlrp_gepetto_032603.gif

[Gaby]

Poutine:
Take one bowl of french fries, the greasier the better. Add a couple of tablespoons of cheddar cheese curds. Then smother with canned Franco-American [tm] beef gravy.

Oh, my god! You people actually eat that!! Yeeuuchh!!!!!! http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif
Sounds almost as healthy as deep-fried Mars Bars.

[Station Master]

lol, Gaby...i first tried it way up in Hearst, Ont (that's at the tip of Yonge St/Hwy#11) and it sure hits the spot on a cold day...i was watching smoke come out of smokestacks and it's weird but the smoke travels straight across the sky instead of upward, a local said 'that means it's cold' ...it was -40C, which is the temp where F and C are equal, no conversion necessary, so life's just generally less confusing up there, lol http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif)

yeah, there's enuf fat in the stuff to help one survive a good few weeks in those cold woods!

[jj]

lol, Gaby...i first tried it way up in Hearst, Ont (that's at the tip of Yonge St/Hwy#11) and it sure hits the spot on a cold day...i was watching smoke come out of smokestacks and it's weird but the smoke travels straight across the sky instead of upward, a local said 'that means it's cold' ...it was -40C, which is the temp where F and C are equal, no conversion necessary, so life's just generally less confusing up there, lol http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif)

yeah, there's enuf fat in the stuff to help one survive a good few weeks in those cold woods!

[Gaby]

I suppose if I were to do a forty-day trek in a Canary Yellow Canoe, the extra blubber might help!
-40º - Please tell me you are joking! I’m going to have to buy a whole new wardrobe just to see GL in concert?

[Station Master]

quote:Originally posted by Gaby:
-40º - Please tell me you are joking! I’m going to have to buy a whole new wardrobe just to see GL in concert?

hey Gaby, i'm NOT joking but you're NOT reading! lol....i said it was -40C (or F)up in Hearst, which is far north of where you'll be ...this maps shows Hearst right in the middle of it at the tip of the Hwy#11 marker, which is actually Yonge St...Hamilton is southwest of Toronto which is where Yonge St. starts...so no panic, Lightfoot women fans can still plan to dress skimpy during their visit, lol

http://www.upload4free.com/files/13814.gif

"it's the longest street in the world" http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif

(hey, i'm still trying to figure out 8th Ave, lol)

[This message has been edited by jj (edited October 18, 2004).]

[jj]

quote:Originally posted by Gaby:
-40º - Please tell me you are joking! I’m going to have to buy a whole new wardrobe just to see GL in concert?

hey Gaby, i'm NOT joking but you're NOT reading! lol....i said it was -40C (or F)up in Hearst, which is far north of where you'll be ...this maps shows Hearst right in the middle of it at the tip of the Hwy#11 marker, which is actually Yonge St...Hamilton is southwest of Toronto which is where Yonge St. starts...so no panic, Lightfoot women fans can still plan to dress skimpy during their visit, lol

http://www.upload4free.com/files/13814.gif

"it's the longest street in the world" http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif

(hey, i'm still trying to figure out 8th Ave, lol)

[This message has been edited by jj (edited October 18, 2004).]

[charlene]

i think i've been in every one of those little towns in north ontario....up to the north west is red lake. head north another 300 miles and you get to Pickle Crow on Pickle Lake....talk about remote - NO trains to run on time. following my grandfather the miner all over the province took us everywhere as kids.

[charlene]

i think i've been in every one of those little towns in north ontario....up to the north west is red lake. head north another 300 miles and you get to Pickle Crow on Pickle Lake....talk about remote - NO trains to run on time. following my grandfather the miner all over the province took us everywhere as kids.

[Gaby]

Char, that sounds lovely. It must have been so exciting.
Thanks, jj. My mistake. http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif
Skimpy clothes? No chance! Even for the highlight of the year, it’s still going to be jeans and t-shirt.

[Station Master]

so his wife was the mother of a miner's child? lol...holy, that's way further north than i was whining about (although i've been to Oulu, Finland...pretty near Arctic Circle) i've worked in many spots on north shore of Superior and got to charge mileage to a client when driving to visit/detour the Terry Fox site on the way to Thunder Bay...a rare perk, lol ...Whitby is a long way from Red Lake, pal...hey, how you gonna get yourself of THAT Pickle, lol

Gaby, you still might wanna bring longjohns, cardigan, toque and your turtleneck or dickie http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif

[jj]

so his wife was the mother of a miner's child? lol...holy, that's way further north than i was whining about (although i've been to Oulu, Finland...pretty near Arctic Circle) i've worked in many spots on north shore of Superior and got to charge mileage to a client when driving to visit/detour the Terry Fox site on the way to Thunder Bay...a rare perk, lol ...Whitby is a long way from Red Lake, pal...hey, how you gonna get yourself of THAT Pickle, lol

Gaby, you still might wanna bring longjohns, cardigan, toque and your turtleneck or dickie http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif

[violet Blue Horse]

From what I remember of my research the Canadian government requires that you have something like three or six months of income when you enter the country, and there is also what they call a "landing fee" you need to pay when you first touch down on Canadian soil. I don't remember how much the landing fee was or the exact income requirements. The income supposedly guarantees that you don't land there without the means to support yourself while you look for a job and a home. I believe there's a different process if you come into the country with employment already lined up, but again I don't remember. I remember looking at the total figure and thinking it would take me years of saving to be able to afford to immigrate.

quote:Originally posted by TheWatchman:
Why is it expensive to move to Canada? I mean, what is it that makes it so expensive?

[violet Blue Horse]

From what I remember of my research the Canadian government requires that you have something like three or six months of income when you enter the country, and there is also what they call a "landing fee" you need to pay when you first touch down on Canadian soil. I don't remember how much the landing fee was or the exact income requirements. The income supposedly guarantees that you don't land there without the means to support yourself while you look for a job and a home. I believe there's a different process if you come into the country with employment already lined up, but again I don't remember. I remember looking at the total figure and thinking it would take me years of saving to be able to afford to immigrate.

quote:Originally posted by TheWatchman:
Why is it expensive to move to Canada? I mean, what is it that makes it so expensive?

[Tyler]

Seems like my Dad told me once (many years ago) that you had to have enough money to live for a year and that was to guarantee that you didn't end up on the welfare rolls. He thought it was an idea that would be good for the US to adopt. Even with the currency exchange rate it seems like Canada is pretty expensive. I was looking at apartments and jobs when I was up there just to compare. We had a bunch of newly graduated nurses from Canada when I was in the ER, they said they could pay off their student loans so much faster working in the US.

[brink]

Seems like my Dad told me once (many years ago) that you had to have enough money to live for a year and that was to guarantee that you didn't end up on the welfare rolls. He thought it was an idea that would be good for the US to adopt. Even with the currency exchange rate it seems like Canada is pretty expensive. I was looking at apartments and jobs when I was up there just to compare. We had a bunch of newly graduated nurses from Canada when I was in the ER, they said they could pay off their student loans so much faster working in the US.

[LSH]

yeah, it would be a terrific policy for the US to adopt, but it won't happen, sigh. that's what the current taxpayers are for...

gaby, I'll be in jeans and a longjohn top for sure. maybe longjohns under the jeans.

[LSH]

well, just visited the acceptance agent at my local post office got my stuff together. almost done. He asked that I come back and give him a review of the concert. he was jealous lol. so the acceptance agent is a lighthead.

[Gaby]

Laurel! Seems like we’ve both been finalising things.
Today, I’ve confirmed flights, travel and medical insurance.
My cheap (HAH!!) flight has more than doubled, plus airport tax and insurance!!!!!!!!!
If it were anyone other than Gl……….frankly, I wouldn’t bother!

PS - (grin) If there are any engineers in Toronto who could show me round their factory and need some automation, lasercutting or bending (No jokes, please!) done in the UK, I might just about get it past my accountant.

[Cathy]

quote:Originally posted by vlmagee:
Well, I have a different view of living in a tourist town. My favorite place to be is at my home on Saratoga Lake, just outside of Saratoga Springs. The whole area is a summer tourist mecca, and the healthy tourist industry is responsible for many of the nice aspects of the area. The only real irritation is the limited downtown parking in the summer, but I take that in stride. I moved there for the horse racing, so I have always experienced the summer crowds. The summer population is around 50,000; the year-round population is about 25,000. But without the horse racing and the performing arts center (an amphitheater), the area wouldn't be the same, and it wouldn't have much money either. Most people who are not school teachers or government employees work in some aspect of tourism (restaruants, hotels, motels, and shops on Broadway).

The "natives" don't mind the tourists, and it is the friendliness of the local people that demonstrated to me that people don't have to be rude (as they are in Fairfield County CT). Some locals even rent out their homes for the racing season, giving them some extra cash for their own vacations.

Even in the busy season, the "city" maintains its charm. You just have to leave time to find a parking place if you are going downtown, and you have to make reservations if you want to eat at the fancy restaurants (most of them are almost empty in the off season).

I'm not really trying to sell it, but I just love it and some of my friends from "the country" like it too (eg Cathy). She hasn't been there in the summer yet, but one can always just stay by the lake and not even know the crowds are there ... The area most definitely has four seasons, and is well known as part of the Fall foliage area. Winters can get very cold - the lake freezes in December and the ice doesn't break until late March. There is usually a lot of snow on the ground during that time, and a nice sprinkling of "snow days" for the kids.

Right now I have the "pleasure" of living in a Denver suberb. I don't ski, and I fail to see the charm here, although I did drive to the mountains to look at a rustic cabin. It was cute, but in the winter we'd get snowed in and my husband can't afford to miss work. And, outside of the mountains, the seasons are weird here. It is always sunny, and rarely cold, and even when it snows it doesn't last long (except in the mountains). The only real plus is that the humidity is low: good for my hair, but I have to keep my guitar humidified.



I most certainly was there in the summer,a couple of times, in fact. Once before horse racing started and again just last year. Remember we went to the state park and took the Battle Of Saratoga tour, and almost roasted to death in the hot sun? And I went for a couple of swims in your pool, too.
My favorite thing to do at Val's place is to grab the fiddle, go sit down by the lake, under the big shade tree and fiddle for hours. There's something about the combination of the lake and fiddle that is very soothing.

My favorite thing about Saratoga Springs is the music scene. There's live music playing everywhere in the summer.

Cathy http://www.cathycowette.com

[LSH]

Gaby!
Just sent it all off via fedex ovnt to my expediting service. They'll have it Monday by 3 pm. then I just have to wait a week or so for my passport. EXCITEMENT! I've been trying to stay mellow and not think about it, so as not to jinx myself. As soon as I have my passport in my hot little hand, it'll be license to celebrate!
see you there girlie!

[Tyler]

quote:Originally posted by Gaby:
Laurel! Seems like we’ve both been finalising things.
Today, I’ve confirmed flights, travel and medical insurance.
My cheap (HAH!!) flight has more than doubled, plus airport tax and insurance!!!!!!!!!
If it were anyone other than Gl……….frankly, I wouldn’t bother!

PS - (grin) If there are any engineers in Toronto who could show me round their factory and need some automation, lasercutting or bending (No jokes, please!) done in the UK, I might just about get it past my accountant.

Aha! A little business and pleasure? When I was still on the ambulance I used to go to the ambulance barns, get a card, and turn it in for a tax write off.

[brink]

quote:Originally posted by Gaby:
Laurel! Seems like we’ve both been finalising things.
Today, I’ve confirmed flights, travel and medical insurance.
My cheap (HAH!!) flight has more than doubled, plus airport tax and insurance!!!!!!!!!
If it were anyone other than Gl……….frankly, I wouldn’t bother!

PS - (grin) If there are any engineers in Toronto who could show me round their factory and need some automation, lasercutting or bending (No jokes, please!) done in the UK, I might just about get it past my accountant.

Aha! A little business and pleasure? When I was still on the ambulance I used to go to the ambulance barns, get a card, and turn it in for a tax write off.

[Cathy]

quote:Originally posted by Gaby:
My Mum always warned me about getting into cars with strange men! lol

Seriously, Bill, that’s a lovely idea. Lets hope we can coordinate. http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif
I’m hoping to get into Toronto Sat 27th, midday. But this could change. The baggage handlers at Heathrow keep going on strike at weekends so, if things look the slightest bit iffy that week, I’ll just take off a few days early.

I once sat front row center, right next to Bill at a Lightfoot concert and he was a perfect gentleman. You have nothing to worry about, Gabe!

Cathy http://www.cathycowette.com

[Cathy]

quote:Originally posted by jj:
lol, Gaby...i first tried it way up in Hearst, Ont (that's at the tip of Yonge St/Hwy#11) and it sure hits the spot on a cold day...i was watching smoke come out of smokestacks and it's weird but the smoke travels straight across the sky instead of upward, a local said 'that means it's cold' ...it was -40C, which is the temp where F and C are equal, no conversion necessary, so life's just generally less confusing up there, lol http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif)

yeah, there's enuf fat in the stuff to help one survive a good few weeks in those cold woods!

Strange. I always thought smoke rose straight up on a cold day and traveled sideways when it's cloudy. Maybe that only happens in Maine. We are kind of weird up here.

I once had a college student from Tennessee that I hired one summer. He noticed another employee eating poutine and asked if he could have a taste. He though it was delicious, and asked what it's called, and where he could get some. The other guy, one of the worse practical jokers I've ever met, told the kid it was Poontang, and he could get it at the restaraunt down the street. Zack, the kid from Tennessee, called in a order of Poontang just about ever night that summer, while the rest of us sat back and tried not to giggle. I can't even imagine what the people at Pat's Bar & Grill thought.

Cathy http://www.cathycowette.com

[jj]

So Bill, to get back to your original question, last Friday (the 22nd) my daughters and I "crossed over" from Pennsylvania and they asked for ID for everyone in the car. I had my drivers license and all of our birth certificates and we got right through!

[BILLW]

quote:Originally posted by Frkmry:
So Bill, to get back to your original question, last Friday (the 22nd) my daughters and I "crossed over" from Pennsylvania and they asked for ID for everyone in the car. I had my drivers license and all of our birth certificates and we got right through!

Frkmry,
Thanks. Just for the heck of it I went and got a passport. I hope they like my picture,LOL.

Bill http://www.corfid.com/ubb/smile.gif

[Station Master]

quote:Originally posted by Cathy:
Strange. I always thought smoke rose straight up on a cold day and traveled sideways when it's cloudy


yeah, a low ceiling makes sense, i could have gotten Quirked around by a local with bad info, lol...let's find out:

Dear Quirks & Quarks,

What causes smoke emitted from smokestacks to travel across the sky rather than rise upwards?
I noticed this one winter morning when I was traveling through Hearst, Ontario. It was not a windy day.
Thanks,
jj

ps) 900 more replies here and we'll surpass the legendary StationMaster's pic posts http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif

[jj]

quote:Originally posted by Cathy:
Strange. I always thought smoke rose straight up on a cold day and traveled sideways when it's cloudy


yeah, a low ceiling makes sense, i could have gotten Quirked around by a local with bad info, lol...let's find out:

Dear Quirks & Quarks,

What causes smoke emitted from smokestacks to travel across the sky rather than rise upwards?
I noticed this one winter morning when I was traveling through Hearst, Ontario. It was not a windy day.
Thanks,
jj

ps) 900 more replies here and we'll surpass the legendary StationMaster's pic posts http://www.corfid.com/ubb/wink.gif