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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
Canada’s Submarines??? An Admirals View
The history and purchase of the four Upholder class British submarines acquired in the 1990’s is a story of mostly disaster and waste. The first major disaster was fire aboard Chicoutime en-route from the UK. One submariner (Lt Chris Saunders) … Continue reading
Windsor All British Car Show
Its a sunny Saturday morning and I’m in Halifax at Caroline and Marks house. In a few minutes I shall be on the road heading for Windsor and the British car show. The show is held on the grounds of … Continue reading
Posted in Rover Automobiles, soccer, vehicles
Tagged aRGENTINA, British, car show, friends, Germany, Mini Coopers, rolls royce, Rovers, sunny, Windsor, World Cup.
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My Beautiful LTD
In Windsor Ontario in 1972 on a Monday morning I bought a beautiful 1965 Ford Galaxy LTD. Probably the nicest car I had owned to date. It was bright red with a black vinyl top, had power steering and brakes, … Continue reading
Posted in family, vehicles
Tagged Caroline, chrysler, ford, forty three years, Galaxy, happy, hospital, irreplaceable, love, LTD, Mini Cooper, Ontario, PEI, stitches, susannah, Windsor, write off
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Knocked Up in Windsor Ontario.
In 1972 Linda and I were just starting out together in what would become a life long love affair. We were young, energetic, excited and looking to the future. I had been transferred to Windsor by the company I worked … Continue reading
Posted in Belfast Social History, family, veterans
Tagged Ambassador, and more cars, beer sipping Ma Bell, Bill, boosted, bridge, careful what you say, Cars, Detroit, K Mart, knocked up, Sandra, Uniroyal, Windsor
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I’m Sad Sad Sad!!!
Because of my recent back injury I wasn’t able to attend the British Car Show held this past weekend in Windsor Nova Scotia. That’s why I’m feeling so sad today, friends sent me lots of photos just so I’d know … Continue reading
Posted in Rover Automobiles, vehicles
Tagged British Cars, car show, chassis, good price, Nova scotia, rare, Rover P3, rust, Windsor
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Submarine Ojibwa Last Voyage
Ojibwa will become the centrepiece of the new Elgin Military Museum of Naval History to be built in Port Burwell, Ontario on the north shore of Lake Erie. “This is going to be a museum of national and international status, … Continue reading
Posted in HM Submarines, military, veterans
Tagged crew, Disaster, experience, minidter of defense, Peter MacKay, submarine, Windsor
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Submarine in the Water
As a old time submariner with experience in diesel-electric boats, I’m more than a little bit worried by the sudden motivation to get these boats operational.. To begin with I have no faith in our present government and in particular … Continue reading
Posted in HM Submarines, veterans
Tagged crew, Disaster, experience, minidter of defense, Peter MacKay, submarine, Windsor
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The Price of Gas
There is a great gnashing of teeth and loud wailing cries emanating across the land. The cause! the price of gas!!!. Today we are paying anywhere between $1.35 and $1.50 per liter and it is predicted to go even higher. … Continue reading
Posted in family, Just Fooling
Tagged broke, cup of coffee, Detroit, e, groceries, Lambretta, Ontario, price of gas, retired, three speed, Triumph Bicycle, usa, Windsor
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