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Monthly Archives: August 2014
Driving a Two Seater Car
Here is a test for this rainy Friday morning. But you don’t have to be driving a three wheeler Bond minicar a four wheeler is okay,but it can only have two seats!!!!! You are driving down the road in your … Continue reading
Posted in Just Fooling
Tagged Bond Mini-Car, bus stop rain, hospital, old lady, perfect partner, two seater, who, why
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Touring Newfoundland
A person comes across some unusual things when touring the back roads of Newfoundland. Today Linda and I headed toward Triton, it was a rotten day, rained the whole time and was cold. Naturally we were both dress in clothes … Continue reading
Posted in family, hms ganges, veterans
Tagged chinese, cod tongues, cold, ganges boys, orange lodge, royal navy, sashes, seal flippers, summer clothes., union jacks, weather wet rain
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Newfoundland’s Loss.
Yesterday Linda, Susannah and I took a two hour drive to Boyds Cove to visit the Beothuck Museum. It was an amazing place to visit but also a very sad and spiritual place. The Beothuck people are no more, long … Continue reading
Posted in family, veterans
Tagged Beothuck, decease, fish caribou, gone, greed, Newfoundland, settlers, shame, wildlife
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One Over the Military Police!!
Last night I lay in bed unable to sleep, probably because it was a strange bed. My mind wandered back to a time in Londonderry around 1960. The story of my one and only run in with the Military Police, … Continue reading
Posted in HM Submarines, military, The Royal Navy & Me, veterans
Tagged arrests, glasses, Londonderry, meatheads, military police, red cAPS, shore patrol, submarine, Taciturn
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How to Handle Your Banker
We have arrived in Grand Falls/Windsor and are staying with our youngest daughter Susannah (Budge) and her family. Didn’t do much today, first had a much needed nap this afternoon before visiting a couple of the local high points. The … Continue reading
Posted in family, veterans
Tagged answering machines, bankers, charges, nickle and dimeing, telephone
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A Deep Thinker
Just arrived in Deerlake Nfld about an hour ago, and settled into a bed and breakfast, As for being a deep thinker,I’m anything but tonight, very tired so you will have to for this other deep thinker. What deep thinkers … Continue reading
Posted in Just Fooling
Tagged another beer, babies, birth, deep, nuts, pain, shallow?beer
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Overheard While Awaiting Our Flight to NFDL
‘Lisa, hello! How’re you?’ ‘Good. Yourself?’‘Where’s your friend Madison today? She alright?’ ‘Yeah. Well, no, not really actually.’ ‘Oh? What you done?’ ‘Well, we had a bit of a falling out yesterday. You know, a bit of a misunderstanding.’ ‘That’s … Continue reading
Car Show Today
Don’t forget there is a car show today in Abram Village! Dream Machine Car Club, August 24th 12–4pm. Where-Evangeline Recreation Centre Abram Village PE. Registration 10am entry fee $10, spectators $5,children under 12 free. Come one come all, hope to … Continue reading
Posted in vehicles
Tagged and much more., antiques, canteen service, handsome driver, lots of cars, loverly area, mini convertible, nice people, sunny day
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The last Chapter
Well now, to the folks that have followed the Sunday chapters of my latest book, it is time to give me feed back. Good or bad I would truly like to hear your opinions. If you have suggestions or wish … Continue reading
Revelations XXI Armageddon (the final chapter)
Chapter Eighteen The Future 4012 Eve was concentrating on the monitors, calibrating and re-calibrating the recall cord, her fingers flying across the keypad. “Something is seriously wrong here we should have arrived by now, it is taking too long”. … Continue reading
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