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[BethAnne]

I think it was LAST year (or the year before) that my niece was told in school that every family has a vet so she wondered if that meant that I had one too - she was surprise we had the same ones

 

[BethAnne]

Sitting in Second Cup warming up after attending a very chilly Remembrance Service at Memorial Park. At last beginning to thaw out.

Looked warmer in Calgary than it is here

 

[You just never know]

Looked warmer in Calgary than it is here

Was about -10 with a breeze making it feel cooler

 

[BethAnne]

Was about -10 with a breeze making it feel cooler

it's warmed up to -15C here with quite the breeze

 

[Mendalla]

I think it was LAST year (or the year before) that my niece was told in school that every family has a vet so she wondered if that meant that I had one too - she was surprise we had the same ones

Not many in my family tree. My great-uncle Cecil was the only one I know of. And he was an engineer so never saw action, just worked behind the lines (stationed in the UK).

 

[BethAnne]

Not many in my family tree. My great-uncle Cecil was the only one I know of. And he was an engineer so never saw action, just worked behind the lines (stationed in the UK).

On Dad's side, my grandpa trained the recruits before they went overseas in WWI...my uncle was overseas in WW2 and got gassed and died in 1946...and I have a great-uncle on mom's side who went overseas in WW2

 

[BethAnne]

Dad was too young, and then exempt as a farmer during WW2, and then failed the medical when he went to enlist for Korea

 

[Graeme Decarie]

My father was in the navy. He loved ships, and had several pictures of them in the house. But he soon learned that he got sick - stayed that way. When he got home, he took down the pictures of ships.
My uncle was at Dieppe and D-Day as a mine detector. He loved every minute, and talked of nothing else for the rest of his life.

 

[Graeme Decarie]

Oh, my father attended only one meeting of the Legion. (He was not a drinker.)
My uncle attended all of them.

 

[Luce NDs]

Drink to me only ... many ayes!

 

[BethAnne]

Brother-in-law was in the Navy

 

[Luce NDs]

Aye mam ...

 

[BethAnne]

Big load of items to sis this afternoon...got to play with niece for a bit

 

[Jae]

It's pretty bad when Remembrance Day broadcasting gets cut off for other programming

What cut in?

 

[Jae]

Not many in my family tree. My great-uncle Cecil was the only one I know of. And he was an engineer so never saw action, just worked behind the lines (stationed in the UK).

My Dad was in WWII, but he never saw action either. He was an Instructor in the Maritimes.

 

[Mrs.Anteater]

I have so far bought two poppies - and may yet have to buy more. The trouble is that they very, very easily fall off. When I go out, I have to put the poppy in my pocket - or lose it within 15 minutes.

I don’t understand people’s problem. Just save the little Canada flag pin from Canada day and use it as the centre of your poppy.

 

[BethAnne]

I don’t understand people’s problem. Just save the little Canada flag pin from Canada day and use it as the centre of your poppy.

That's what my sister does

 

[BethAnne]

What cut in?

Some news (?) show...they did go back to the Remembrance Day coverage but bumped us from Calgary's to Edmonton's - thankfully the official ceremony part was over and it was just the commentary part I missed.

 

[You just never know]

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