Room For All

Welcome to Wondercafe2!

A community where we discuss, share, and have some fun together. Join today and become a part of it!

Register Log in
Jae said:
asking a Tim Hortons worker if you should go to Second Cup.
Click to expand...

It wouldn't surprise if even Tim's employees don't like their coffee any more. I'm hearing more and more people around me switching to McCafe (in the absence of a Second Cup down here).
 
Thanks for the reminder......I need to make a doctor's appointment. Nothing serious or of concern.

My feet are happy. I have a pair of basic black Merrell tie on shoes that feel like slippers. They are wearing out, so I wanted to replace them. I went to the local store only to discover they have been discontinued. :cry:I looked online and found them at a place in Saskatoon of all places. :) Yay Saskatchewan. They came today and feel marvelous. They are stiff compared to my old ones, so need some break in time. Well worth the trouble for happy feet. :cool:
 
Hi!
Don't aact surprised; i've been here all along, curled up in the recliner and sometimes dozing but mainly listening and ccaring about your stories - letting others take care of the coffee and snacks and even the fire. Thanks.
This is the second day of snow for us - heavy wet sticky snow that blew up from the States yesterday and shut almost everything down. It's moving out this morning - just in time for another storm - this one approaching from the northwest - to hit this afternoon and evening. Needless to say that square dancing was cancelled for last evening, bowling cancelled for today.
It's March break in NB; Seelergirl, grandson, and Pete are in Florida enjoying Disney (grandson's first trip - we took Seelergirl and Granddaughter when she was seven - our first and only trip). The pictures they send are lovely - it looks like a lot of fun, and no winter coats, boots, etc.
They actually invited Seelerman and me to go with them but the invitation came late after they found out how much space they would have in their time-share, and health insurance would be outrageous at our ages and health conditions. Also I think it might be an ethical probleem for me to spend timee and money in the States at this time considering what I think of their ppresident and his supporters and their policies. Nevertheless I'm glad to see my family eenjoying themselves while I huddle inside.
 
Blanket 'd down covenanted until uncertain climate ... life goes on ... whether we know it or not? Some don't wish to know anything beyond the presence of self ... an IHC-y topic sometime nick-named ithchii ... somewhat fishy and mysterious ...

What else could we expect from those believing intellect beyond what they already know ... is evil ... thus the unknown portion of sol ... sub conscience? The lesser power through literary devices ... word to explore?
 
Joining @Seeler near the fire with lots of herbal tea. Not too much snow here, but I am coming down with a cold and need to get over it before Monday, when I will be the one to cover work for the next ten days, while my collegue will be enjoying a tropical island. Cat is snuggled up at my feet. Plan to do nothing and just relax.
We were at Disney when junior was 13 ,in November, which was a good time to avoid too big crowds, as the Christmas program wasn’t on yet. We both don’t like the extreme rollercoasters, which had the longest line ups, so we did not have to wait too long.
It was an experience of luxury and unlimited use of the earth’s resources- if you just think of the amount of electricity that place is using plus the amount of garbage it produces. However, we really enjoyed it.
 
Our excessive snow was pushed aside overnight yesterday. I got to drive to the downtown area for needed activities after almost a week of being snowbound. We were entertained watching people getting bogged down in the intersection beside out house. One school bus had quite a time getting unstuck.

In a while I have to contact someone who asked me to do a few hours of volunteering on Monday morning. I was happy to do that. Learned last night that we have a funeral to attend - five hours drive away that conflicts with that arrangement. I have to let her down and leave her struggling to find a replacement for me. Hopefully someone will trade their hours later in the week for my Monday ones. I could do a different day.
 
Got company this weekend. Mrs M's cousin's boy is looking at Western so they are coming down for a campus visit and, since we live 10 minutes from campus, they are crashing with us. Only had a short visit this Christmas (we popped in before our trip to Mexico but didn't stay over as we usually do) so will be nice to see them. Too bad Little M isn't around. He's interested in pursuing work quite similar to what her cousin does, and is transferring from comp sci to comp eng to enable that, so would be good for them to have a chance to chat.
 
Driving home from work yesterday, there were the following “news” on the local radio news:
A man who lives rural complaint that his phone landline was down for an extended time after the storm had hit and downed powerpoles. He did not experience any emergency but was upset and asked the question “ what would have happened if someone had a heart attack and there was no way to call for help? Who would be responsible for that?”
The second “ news” was about a woman who was getting the mail from people who don’t live there anymore in her mailbox. Again, she was upset and helpless, stating- “ what should I do? I can’t bring it to those people, it would tell them that I saw their powerbill”
First, I am really glad that there are obviously no more serious problems in Nova Scotia so that they have to fill the news with that kind of nonsense. Secondly, I was honestly questionning the quality of the journalistic skills of the person who determines what goes on the news. Thirdly, I wonder about people’s attitudes and expectations towards life and society.
Do people really expect that there are no consequences during and after a storm? That it is impossible and unusual to have a heart attack and die of it? Can they not handle the situation to deal with mail wrongly delievered without complaining?
And what influence does it have on other people’s expectations to make stupidity like this “ news worthy”?
 
Pinga said:
Wait, what? It is impossible and unusual to have a heart attack and die of it?
Click to expand...

Her point is that if you live in an area where phone lines are still above ground, as was the case here, outages are going to happen. I remember that from my cottage days in Haliburton. It's not news and it's not something you whine about unless it is really, unusually long. At least in the 21st century you can probably have cell service for backup. Back in the seventies when we were cottaging in the summer, a storm taking down phone lines meant getting a message out required taking the boat across the lake and hoping the store had service.
 
Pinga said:
Wait, what? It is impossible and unusual to have a heart attack and die of it?
Click to expand...
Pinga, I am talking about people’s expectations. If you expect that there will always be a phone and an ambulance within minutes, no matter if you chose to live out in an area where there is no cell phone coverage and you are not on high priority for restoring your power or phone because there is only two houses down there, you need to have a reality check.
I mean, you look around the world where people don’t even have the basic medical service or have to pay for it and can’t afford it.
If you want to be sure you have a phone available at all times, have a cell phone and don’t go anywhere where there is no coverage. Life always has risks.
 
If it is not sensational and celebrity status as a great person ... diminishment ... resembles the grief curve to those on top ... that's "U" subtle demos?

Chances?????? Do people put their neck on a chopping block when stumped by authority?

What do we really know about up there (AD) ... really nothing ... may result in established digs ...
 
We lived in a very rural area for many years. We designed our home to be as practical as we could within our money situation. Most of the usual services were electric, but we had lanterns available. We had a wood stove that was capable of keeping the house warm enough to prevent danger. This was before cell phones were common and anyway, even today, the area doesn't have coverage. Sometimes the power was out, sometimes the phone was out, sometimes the road was impassable etc. but we always managed just fine. We were aware that it was possible for someone to die before we could access help - but the chances were pretty small and not worth worrying about.

There do seem to be people with almost no coping skills. There do seem to be people who believe they can't 'stand' anything but total comfort. There do seem to be people who haven't given any thought to how to manage when systems go down.
 
Excitement comes with risqué activity ... sectarian tension has limits! Came after the herd mentality ... flocks of spurned souls as social psyche?

An -ism of opposing order?
 
Resiliency is not as common as it was.
Our furnace stopped working a Thurs. am. The company scheduled a repair for Fri.Their serve guy was doing another town Thurs.
We knew what to do.
Wash clothes and use the dryer. Put the dishwasher on.
Self clean the oven.
These all add heat plus we had the gas fireplace.
We would have slept either in the living room or used the winter camping sleeping bags.

As it was fiddling with the thermostat over-rode the issue and heat came on again and lasted until the repair.
 
Now doing a happy dance as off wok until after Easter. Spring Break. and heading on a cruise with my oldest (27) It is his grad present for completing his red seal in mechanics (automotive technician) last year.
I promised him a trip and Mon we drive to Vancouver. Then fly to Jamaica, and get on board. Grand Cayman, Cuba, Mexico and back to Jamaica and home before Easter. Woo Hoo!
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top