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Tag Archives: Kmart
My Beautiful Birthday Bride.
September 6th is a very important day on my calendar, Its Linda’s birthday. I met Linda way back in 1969 at the Charlottetown KMart. We started dating and shortly after we married and moved to Windsor Ontario. I had been … Continue reading
A Rumble In the Rambler!!!!!!
I my first encounter with a 1963 Rambler came about at the K Mart Auto Centre in Charlottetown in 1969. It was driven into a service bay by a very pretty young girl from Cymbria. This was then, and has … Continue reading
Posted in family, vehicles
Tagged 8 Track, bench seat, Bond Three Wheeler, double bed, heater, Kmart, portable record player, Rambler, submarine races, Vauxhall, Victoria Park
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Time To Re-tire
As the winter closes in I begin to think about having my snow tires installed. I always worry that I will put it off too long and a snow storm will hit. If that happens then I will have to … Continue reading
Posted in family, vehicles
Tagged amazingly cheap., anger, cheap, drink, Kmart, profits gone, re-treads, snow, snow tires
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This is Millvale
No tears today unless they are tears of happiness admiring the beauty of the Island. I have spent quite a lot of time speaking about the beauty of Ebenezer that we are soon to leave behind. The photo in this … Continue reading
Posted in family, Prince Edward Island, Uncategorized
Tagged Campaign, disgraceful.no respect., inside, Kmart, outside, Poppys, Royal Canadian Legion, Seats, standing only, tables, Target, Wal Mart
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Target Stores – Have They Shot Themselves in the Foot
It is almost that time of year again, Remembrance Day and the Royal Canadian Legion Poppy Campaign. Here in Charlottetown we are also awaiting the grand opening of a new target Store. On the CTV news last night veterans were … Continue reading
Posted in Prince Edward Island, veterans
Tagged Campaign, disgraceful.no respect., inside, Kmart, outside, Poppys, Royal Canadian Legion, Seats, standing only, tables, Target, Wal Mart
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US vs UK Cop shows
There is a huge difference between the television shows in the US and in the UK. A US cop show is over dramatized with car chases, spectacular crashes, Guns Galore, Handsome macho cops. Blood and gore, and finally very simple … Continue reading
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Tagged Essex, flashinglights, good salesman, Hwy 401, Kmart, late for work, Ontario, police car, siren, speeding, Winsdor
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The Friendly Island???
Yesterday I was reminiscing about my arrival on Prince Edward Island in 1969 and talking about the friendly people and the beauty of the tiny Province. Then I had another thought! not all people were so friendly or welcoming. My … Continue reading
Posted in family, Prince Edward Island
Tagged Essex, flashinglights, good salesman, Hwy 401, Kmart, late for work, Ontario, police car, siren, speeding, Winsdor
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Philip My Taiwanese Friend
I related Philip’s speeding incident with you yesterday, it was just one of the many situations he found himself in during the time I knew him. However the most difficult and possibly the funniest situation came about in the Windsor … Continue reading
Posted in family, vehicles
Tagged Essex, flashinglights, good salesman, Hwy 401, Kmart, late for work, Ontario, police car, siren, speeding, Winsdor
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How to Speed and Get Away With It — (once)
This is a true story, but not one I’d recommend you try if you find yourself stopped for speeding. In the 1970’s we lived in Essex, a small town just outside of Windsor Ontario where I managed the local K … Continue reading
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Tagged Essex, flashinglights, good salesman, Hwy 401, Kmart, late for work, Ontario, police car, siren, speeding, Winsdor
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