He would only head West and give you a larger pain…I’m staying here trying to help you guys by forcing him to stay in the stone castle…!!!
Fred,
You should not sacrifice yourself for the sake of Ottawa. You have a place in the southern 48 and you should flow south. Please don’t pick one of those rivers flowing north. I think you should apply for political asylum. Tell them you are being held against your will in the freezing cold, because of your full moon dances. That will certainly given any jury the mental picture of wanting you to be free and get out of Ottawa. Its the gowl durn gommerment, Ferd. Don’t let them getcha. However, on the bright side winter baths have become less of a concern or problem, so there is a positive side.
We are struggling with “Global Warming” here, as we put another sweater on and another log on the fire. 3 weeks to the Spring Fling and unable to get outside to level the track.
Fred Mills said:Fr. Fred
He would only head West and give you a larger pain......I'm staying here trying to help you guys by forcing him to stay in the stone castle.....!!!!
That is truly appreciated! I have a pain in my lower back as is, no need for an amplifier.
And how’s the snow? You know when I lived in Ontario I had some English friend - odd sense of humour! - from Victoria, BC call me and report on the condition of the daffodils.
Now I can check on the daffodils myself and enjoy the snow all at the same time. Bloody marvelous!
All this without being “stranded” on an island and spending big bucks on ferry rides. Not to mention when you live on an island there’s the danger of someone pulling the plug and things getting really soaked. Or soggier than usual.
But Spring has sprung and yes, as mentioned the yellow bellied marmots are out and about. Our brand new hot tub shall be hooked up on Monday. It is a scary thought: me relaxing in the hot tub contemplating nature and mulling over the next steps on my many projects. That might even mellow me out a bit. :lol: :lol: Actually I’m just looking forward to getting the jets working nicely to limber up. 
At least if you are relaxing in the hot tub, you won’t have to get (un)dressed for the midnight dances. Just hop out and go for it…:lol:
Now, now; Warren…I’m the guy that does the “Midnight, Nude Sundance”; and I’m up here in Ottawa…but they only take place on the night of the full moon. There is one coming up on May 2nd. The last one was on April 2nd, and it is considered a failure considering that we have been sitting here under a LOW for about 4 weeks. This snow/rain stuff is for anyone fool enough to live on the Left coast, but here we expect better.
Warren Mumpower said:Warren
At least if you are relaxing in the hot tub, you won't have to get (un)dressed for the midnight dances. Just hop out and go for it....:lol: :)
There probably is a law that prohibits such if adjacent to a Provincial Park, not to mention the trauma the wildlife would suffer. :lol:
I’ll let you know how the hot tub works for my general disposition. According to eye witnesses that’s mostly sunny anyway.
Fred Mills said:
That was why I am enjoying Stout. It is supposed to be a cure-all also.The next step is Sheep Dip, which cures everything; even the common cold !!</blockquote>My Great Uncle Jack Whetnall, who served in WW1 with my grandfather [who died in 1917] and the future father-in-law of his daughter, was the inventor of ‘Whetnall’s Lightning Pick-me-up’. This concoction was, as he once noted in a fit of lucidness, an essential part of trench warfare, and had saved many a Tommy Atkins from certain death and promoted a hasty recovery from most ailments, excluding decapitation.
Here it is - try it at your leisure/peril. You only need one qualification to quaff it down - sheer desperation.
Take a 10 ounce glass tumbler.
3/4 fill it with methylated spirits/ethyl alcohol
Top it up with as much ‘California Syrup of Figs’ as will leave room for the final ingredient,
A heaped tablespoon-full of Andrew’s/Kruschen’s Liver Salts
Stir it all up…
and drink it down in one.
You will never feel the same way again. Guaranteed.
tac
Ottawa Valley GRS
Terry A de C Foley said:Urgh. Syrup of Figs. I 'members that stuff. Not that I want to remember it. :(
Top it up with as much 'California Syrup of Figs' ...
Anyway, TAC, that concoction would have to cure anything – if you survived it.
Chris Vernell said:Terry A de C Foley said:Urgh. Syrup of Figs. I 'members that stuff. Not that I want to remember it. :(
Top it up with as much 'California Syrup of Figs' ...Anyway, TAC, that concoction would have to cure anything – if you survived it.
Yes, if simply for the fact that you wouldn’t want a second “cure” under any circumstances!